Contact OCA

Central Office Staff
44 Holland Avenue
Albany, New York 12229

Phone: (518) 473-6579
Fax: (518) 474-8998

Bureau of Recipient Affairs
John Allen, Director
Joseph Swinford, Deputy Director
Tony Trahan, Advocacy Specialist II
Lorraine Washington, Mental Health Program Specialist I
Bureau of Family Affairs
Thomas O’Clair, Advocacy Specialist II

Regional Advocacy Specialists

Central Region
Elizabeth Patience
(315) 426-3930
Hudson River
Mitchell Klein
(845) 454-8229
Long Island
Leon Marquis, Mental Health Program Specialist I (631) 761-2508
New York City
Celia Brown (Manhattan, Queens, Bronx)
(212) 330-6352
Digna Quinones (Staten Island, Brooklyn)
(212) 330-6386
Western Region
Randy Hill
(716) 533-4085

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Last Modified: 2/21/2013

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