Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Leadership

Dr. Gary Blau is an Executive Director at The Hackett Center for Mental Health and Chief, Child, Adolescent and Family Branch at Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and is based in Rockville, Maryland. He has worked as Director of Clinical Services at Child and Family Agency of SE Connecticut, The Village for Families and Children (Formerly Child and Family Services) at The Village for Families & Children, and Director of Mental Health at Connecticut Department of Children and Families. Gary attended Auburn University between 1983 and 1988 and University of South Florida USF between 1979 and 1983.

Neeraj Gandotra is a MD at Yale School of Medicine, Chief Medical Officer at Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and Faculty Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine at UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and is based in Rockville, Maryland. He has worked as Chief Medical Officer at Delphi Behavioral Health Group. Neeraj attended UMBC.

I am a seasoned, strategic communications executive with more than 30 years of successful experiences in the news media, public relations and public affairs. I flourish in an external affairs capacity with deep expertise in the intersection of media relations, crisis communications, reputation management, strategic communications, content creation and integrated marketing communications.

I have varied experiences working in healthcare, public health, education, and transportation sectors in both the public and private sector. I'm passionate about health equity as health is wealth, and everyone should have a fair and just opportunity to be healthy. I deliver strategic approaches to promote healthy families and communities by respecting audiences that need the right communications products and messaging. I'm a savvy media relations professional with a penchant for garnering top media placements. Persuasive, enterprising and resourceful, I will add value to any organization and engage a variety of stakeholders to execute successful campaigns.

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Dr. Gary Blau is an Executive Director at The Hackett Center for Mental Health and Chief, Child, Adolescent and Family Branch at Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and is based in Rockville, Maryland. He has worked as Director of Clinical Services at Child and Family Agency of SE Connecticut, The Village for Families and Children (Formerly Child and Family Services) at The Village for Families & Children, and Director of Mental Health at Connecticut Department of Children and Families. Gary attended Auburn University between 1983 and 1988 and University of South Florida USF between 1979 and 1983.

Neeraj Gandotra is a MD at Yale School of Medicine, Chief Medical Officer at Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and Faculty Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine at UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and is based in Rockville, Maryland. He has worked as Chief Medical Officer at Delphi Behavioral Health Group. Neeraj attended UMBC.