Staff and Contacts

The Mental Health Licensure and Certification Section has a main office in Raleigh. There are four regional offices located in: Asheville, Black Mountain, Lexington, and Clinton.

Two mental health teams and one ICF-MR team work from the Raleigh office.  One ICF/MR team works out of the Black Mountain office. Two mental health teams work out of the Lexington office.  One mental health team works out of each office in Asheville and Clinton.

Raleigh Office
Stephanie Alexander, Chief, Stephanie.Alexander@ncmail.net
Michiele Elliott, Eastern Branch Manager: South Piedmont, North Coastal, South Coastal, Michielle.Elliott@ncmail.net
Renee Kowalski-Ames, North Coastal Mental Health (MH) Team Leader, Renee.Kowalski@ncmail.net
Bryson Brown, South Piedmont MH Team Leader, Bryson.Brown@ncmail.net
Jay Silva, ICF/MR Eastern Region Team Leader, Jay.Silva@ncmail.net
Laurel Callis, Administrative Assistant, Laurel.Callis@ncmail.net
Renewal of License Coordinator, dhsr.mhrenewal@ncmail.net
Physical Address: 805 Biggs Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603
Telephone: 919-855-3795

Asheville Licensure Office
Scott Conrad, Mountain MH Team Leader, Scott.Conrad@ncmail.net
Physical Address: 12 Barbetta Dr., Asheville, NC 28806
Telephone: 828-665-8705
Fax: 828-670-5040

Black Mountain Office
Denise Erwin, ICF/MR Western Region Team Leader, Denise.Erwin@ncmail.net
Physical Address: 952 Old Us Highway 70 W, Black Mountain, NC
Telephone: 828-669-3372, ext. 244

Lexington Licensure Office
Robin Sulfridge, Western Branch Manager: North Piedmont, Foothills, Mountains, Robin.Sulfridge@ncmail.net
David Rodgers, Foothills MH Team Leader, David.Rodgers@ncmail.net
(Vacant), North Piedmont MH Team Leader
Physical Address: 48A US Highway 64 West, Lexington, NC
Telephone: 336-236-7309

Clinton Licensure Office
Wendy Boone, South Coastal MH Team Leader , Wendy.Boone@ncmail.net
Physical Address: 109 W Main Street, Clinton, NC
Telephone: 910-592-7266