Leadership Team

Wheeler Clinic is guided by a diverse and talented team of leaders who are firmly committed to promoting recovery, health and growth at all stages of life.

Susan Walkama, LCSW, President and Chief Executive Officer
Wendy DeAngelo, MBA, Chief Business Development Officer
Athena Dellas, MBA, Chief Financial Officer
Patricia Speicher Werbner, Chief Human Resources Officer
Sabrina Trocchi, Ph.D. Candidate, MPA, Chief Operating Officer
Elisabeth Cannata, Ph.D., Vice President, Community-Based Family Services and Practice Innovation
Sandra S. Cohen, MA, CPHQ, Vice President, Quality/Compliance Officer
Heidi Joseph, RN, MSN, Vice President of Health Center Operations
Kimberly M. Nelson, LCSW, Senior Vice President, Services
Todd M. Raymond, Vice President, Facilities
Michael F. Russo, Psy.D., Vice President, Education Services
Nicolangelo Scibelli, LCSW, Vice President of Information Technology
John R. Sponauer, MBA, Vice President, Communications
Judith Stonger, MA, CPS, CARC, Vice President, Prevention, Wellness and Recovery

Wheeler Leadership News

CHDI Issue Brief Examines Strategies from Wheeler’s New Britain Project LAUNCH Grant POSTED ON: 05.31.2017

The Child Health and Development Institute, Inc. released an Issue Brief focused on the results and success of a federal Project LAUNCH grant, managed and implemented by Wheeler in collaboration with community partners in New Britain.

Wheeler Receives Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation, Primary Care Medical Home Certification POSTED ON: 05.24.2017

Wheeler Clinic has received Ambulatory Health Care accreditation and Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH) certification from the Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.

Wheeler Leaders Recognized by YWCA for Commitment to New Britain Community POSTED ON: 05.11.2017

Wheeler’s Sabrina Trocchi, Ph.D. Candidate, MPA, chief operating officer, and Melissa Mendez, LCSW, IMH-E , director of Early Childhood Programs, received Women in Leadership awards from the YWCA of New Britain on May 11 at the Aqua Turf in Southington.

“Working Women: The New Face of Addiction” CT-N Video Available POSTED ON: 04.11.2017

The complete video of an April 6 community forum “Working Women: The New Face of Addiction,” is available here.

Wheeler Leaders Are Panelists for Community Forum on Women and Addiction POSTED ON: 04.07.2017

The New Britain Museum of American Art set the stage for a community forum entitled “Working Women: The New Face of Addiction” which explored the unique challenges facing women who use and misuse opioids, and strategies to prevent, identify and treat their addiction.

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