United Services

honors  many

DAYVILLE — United Services, Inc., Connecticut’s largest private, nonprofit behavioral health center celebrated its 52nd Anniversary recently with its Annual Dinner.

United Services President/CEO Diane L. Manning reflected on United Services eventful past year, which included breaking ground on the long-awaited expanded Windham Regional Health and Wellness Center. Located on public transportation routes in Mansfield just over the Windham town line, the new center will offer expanded behavioral health, autism and related wellness services for adults, children and families. The new center is projected to open in early 2018.

United Services outpatient mental health caseload is now 256 percent of what it was less than 10 years ago, yet the agency continues to face funding and program cuts, Manning said.

United Services elected new board leadership for the 2016-17 year as well as one new member.

United Services’ new Board leadership includes vice chairman John Deary of Pomfret, and treasurer Anne Konczakowski of Windham.

Newly elected to the United Services Board of Directors was Sheldon Mossberg of Columbia. Returning Board members include chairman Jeffrey Kramer of Storrs; secretary Romeo Blackmar of Pomfret; Mary Bromm of Ashford; James Clark of Canterbury; Robert Leonard of Dayville; Dr. John Duers of Chaplin; Terri Pearsall of Putnam; Cheryl Lewis of Putnam; Michael Turano of Canterbury; Maximo Garcia of Willimantic; Todd Pearsall of Woodstock; Idun and Preston Green of Windham; and John Fournier of Willimantic.

United Services also honored retiring board members Jeanne Nuhfer of Columbia and Linda Loretz of Ellington.

Manning recognized two community partners whose support over the previous year made a particularly large impact in the programs United Services provides to northeastern Connecticut.

Among those honored were: The Women’s Institute for Housing and Economic Development. United Services is proud to partner with The Women’s Institute in the rehabilitation of the former Powdrell & Alexander Mill in Killingly to create 32 units of supportive and affordable housing. Also honored was The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut, which has been a strong partner to northeastern Connecticut non-profits.  Celebrating 30 years at United Services was Medical Director Dr. Jay Patel. Debora Moyer, program manager for parenting services programs, marked 25 years with the agency. Celebrating 15 years with the agency were Chief Financial Officer Robert DeVerna and Executive Assistant Lydia Gullifer.