Our Staff

Meet the caring, compassionate staff at Azure Acres.

Leadership and Administrative Team

James Winder, MHA
Chief Executive Officer
Mark Sawyer
Group CEO
Mark Matulich, CPA, CFE
Group CFO
Lynette Grelet
Director of Operations
Kim Yates
Director of Admissions
Audrey Mello
Director of Utilization Management
Tiffany Parker
Human Resources Manager
Mila Sardelli
Regional Director of Marketing & Business Development

Medical & Nursing Team

Daniel J. Ceglowski, MD, MBA, FACEP
Medical Director
Vina Literato, RN
Nursing Manager
Candice Lipson, RN, MSN, CNL
Chief Nursing Officer
Alessia Bhargava, MD
Consulting Psychiatrist
Tracy Dempsey
Nurse Practitioner
Sheena Perry, MSN, PMHNP-BC, APRN, CNE
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Clinical Team

Ella Jackson, LMFT
Clinical Director
Lee Merriam, CADC-II
Director of Outpatient Services - Sacramento
Bradly Snell, CADC III
Program Director
Tanine Falatoonzadeh, AMFT
Therapist
Mustafa Ghassemi, AMFT
Therapist
Amanda Silva, MSW, LCSW
Therapist
Kristin Kolbinski, Psy.D.
Therapist
Kellie Beals, Psy.D
Therapist
Joshua Katell, MSW, ASW
Therapist
Marisa Shanahan, AMFT
Therapist
Jym Schmidt, SUDCC, RPS
IOP Counselor
Hailey Brock, RADT
Counselor
Leyla Palacios, BS, RADT
Counselor
Michael Frank, RADT
Counselor
Kyle Rooks, BA, CADC-II
Counselor & Case Manager
Tiffany Revilla, SUDRC
Alumni Coordinator