Simcoe Addiction and Mental Health

Meet the Team

At SAMH, it is our mission to ensure your success and well-being. We pride ourselves in our ability to provide cutting-edge care from industry expertsfrom our Admissions staff to our Counsellors and Clinical staff. Our team is committed to helping our clients achieve lasting and sustainable recovery. 

All members of our team are licensed in their field of expertise and have extensive experience treating addictions, mental health disorders and trauma.

Our counselling, clinical and medical team are registered with the following Colleges and  Associations:

Medical Team

Dr. Hadi Bahiraei


Clinical Advisor
Ph.D, Registered Psychologist, C.Psych

Dr. Ron Phillipson


Addictions Physician
BSc, MD, CCFP, FASM

Dr. Lori Weisberg


Psychiatrist

Seanesta Ronan


Registered
Practical Nurse

Clinical Team

Bibin K. Ittiavira


Clinical Therapist
MSW, RSW.

Stacy Spencer


Clinical Therapist
MSW, RSW

Kristina Barton


Addictions Counsellor
RSSW, AMH

Dayna Fraser


Addictions
Counsellor

Shannon Nunes


Addictions
Counsellor

Thomas Hayes


Addictions Counsellor
Outpatient Program
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Robert Winsor


Addictions
Counsellor

Kavya Harish


Addictions
Counsellor
ADTP

Candace May


Residential Peer Support Worker

Operational Team

Vance Walters


Executive Chef

Carmen Lippa


Chef

Adam Baddley


Chef

Cory Burgaretta


Facility Manager
AMHF

Marianne Noseworthy


Housekeeper


Nissa O'Campo


Housekeeper


Laura
Blake


Yoga Teacher
E-RYT200, YACEP, CCYT
Reiki First Degree

Olga
Whitham


Creative Art Administrator


Leadership Team

Angie Beninato


CEO, Executive Director
AAC

Victoria Lagendyk


Director of Operations
BA, BEd, AAC

Raymond Moore


Clinical Director
ICADC, ICCS

Julieta Cervantes


Director of programming


Chrissy Mavroutsikos


Human Resources & Administrative Manager
BA, SSW

Francesco Pennacchio


Finance & Operations Manager
BA

Jason Hillier


Director of Community Partnerships
RSSW, Psychotherapist

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