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@dhhs.nc.gov
Michiele Elliott, Eastern Branch Manager: South Piedmont, North Coastal, South Coastal, Michielle.Elliott@dhhs.nc.gov
Renee Kowalski-Ames, North Coastal Mental Health (MH) Team Leader, Renee.Kowalski@dhhs.nc.gov
Bryson Brown, South Piedmont MH Team Leader, Bryson.Brown@dhhs.nc.gov
Jay Silva, ICF/MR Eastern Region Team Leader, Jay.Silva@dhhs.nc.gov
Laurel Callis, Administrative Assistant, Laurel.Callis@dhhs.nc.gov
Renewal of License Coordinator, dhsr.mhrenewal@dhhs.nc.gov
Physical Address: 805 Biggs Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603
Telephone: 919-855-3795
Asheville Licensure Office
Scott Conrad, Mountain MH Team Leader, Scott.Conrad@dhhs.nc.gov
Physical Address: 12 Barbetta Drive, Asheville, NC
28806
Telephone: 828-665-8705
Fax: 828-670-5040
Black Mountain Office
Denise Erwin, ICF/MR Western Region Team Leader, Denise.Erwin@dhhs.nc.gov
Physical Address: 952 Old U.S. Highway 70 West, Black Mountain, NC
Telephone: 828-669-3372, ext. 244
Lexington Licensure Office
Robin Sulfridge, Western Branch Manager: North Piedmont, Foothills, Mountains, Robin.Sulfridge@dhhs.nc.gov
Vacant, Foothills MH Team Leader
Barbara Perdue-Evans, North Piedmont MH Team Leader, Barbara.Perdue-Evans@dhhs.nc.gov
Physical Address: 48A U.S. Highway 64 West, Lexington, NC
Telephone: 336-236-7309
Clinton Licensure Office
Wendy Boone, South Coastal MH Team Leader , Wendy.Boone@dhhs.nc.gov
Physical Address: 109 West Main Street, Clinton, NC
Telephone: 910-592-7266