Community Services Board
Robin Stevens, BA
Community Representative, Employee at local OPWDD service agency
Rosamond Siegwarth, BA
Community Representative, Retired Director of Rivershore, Inc.
Dr. Peter Butera, Ph.D.
University Professor and Chair of Psychology
Candace Butcher
Community Representative, Mental Health Advocate, Retired - 25 years in Human Services
Dr. Thomas Gerbasi, MD
Retired Pediatrician with special interest in Developmental Disabilities and Autism
Dr. Ronald Barstys, PhD
Director of Special Programs, Orleans/Niagara BOCES, special interest in Mental Health
Suzanne Dietz
Mental Health Advocate
Richard Abbott
Community Representative and Niagara County Legislator
Betsy Farkas
Community Representative and Therapist Associate
Donald Jablonski
Director of Niagara County Employment & Training
Mental Hygiene Law Chapter 27, Title E, Article 41, Section 11: Composition of Boards
Niagara County Local Services Plan (LSP)
2023 Local Services Plan
Niagara County Community Services Board Meeting Schedule 2023
Meetings are typically the 3rd Monday of the month January – June and September - October, except if the 3rd Monday is a holiday then the meeting is held the 4th Monday of the month.
The July and August meetings are typically combined and held the first Monday in August.
The last meeting of the year is typically the 1st Monday in December.
All meetings begin at 6:00 p.m.
*2023 Schedule
January 23, 2023 (off schedule due to observance of Martin Luther King Jr Day)
February 27, 2023 (off schedule due to observance of Presidents Day)
March 20, 2023
April 17, 2023
May 15, 2023 - changed to May 22, 2023 (CANCELED on 5/19/23)June 19, 2023
August 7, 2023 (off schedule, July / August meeting combined)
"September 18, 2023
October 16, 2023
December 4, 2023 (off schedule, November/December meeting combined)
*Note: At the end of each CSB meeting the next meeting date is confirmed. As necessary, updates to the above schedule will be posted.
If you are interested in attending a meeting, please contact the Niagara County Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services Confidential Assistant, Lee Ann Cogar, for more information at (716) 439–7410.
| 06/19/23 Meeting Information | Packet |
| 05/22/23 Meeting Information - MEETING CANCELED | Packet |
| 04/17/23 Meeting Information | Agenda Packet Minutes |
| 03/20/23 Meeting Information | Agenda Packet Minutes |
| 02/27/23 Meeting Information | Agenda Packet Minutes |
| 01/23/23 Meeting Information | Agenda Packet Minutes |
| 12/05/22 Meeting Information | Agenda Packet Minutes |
| 10/17/22 Meeting Information | Agenda Packet Minutes |
| 09/26/22 Meeting Information | Agenda Packet Minutes |
| 08/08/22 Meeting Information | Agenda Packet Minutes |
| 06/27/22 Meeting Information | Agenda Packet Minutes |
| 05/16/22 Meeting Information | Agenda Packet Minutes |
| 04/18/22 CANCELLED | Agenda |
| 03/21/22 Meeting Information | Agenda Packet Minutes |
| 02/28/22 Meeting Information | Agenda Minutes |
| 01/24/22 Meeting Information | Agenda Minutes |
| 2022 Meeting Information | More... |