Outreach Leadership

Christal Montague, MSW, LMHC, CASAC, CARC

Christal Montague, MSW, LMHC, CASAC, CARC

Christal Montague joined the Outreach staff in 2019. In her roles as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, she ensures the agency remains well positioned for the evolving behavioral […]

Enoch Chan, MD

Enoch Chan, MD

In August 2019, Enoch Chan, M.D. joined Outreach as the organization’s full-time Medical Director. A medical practitioner for more than 20 years, Chan previously served as consulting physician to Outreach, […]

Melvin Swain, LMSW, CASAC-MA

Melvin Swain, LMSW, CASAC-MA

Melvin Swain serves as Director of Outreach House I in Ridgewood, Queens where he manages staff, programming, and compliance, and oversees daily operations for the 30-bed drug and alcohol treatment program for adolescents.

Kelsey Silver, LMFT

Kelsey Silver, LMFT

Kelsey Silver is Director of Quality and Information, overseeing administration of the agency's AVATAR Electronic Health Record (EHR), and interfacing with multiple departments to support the agency’s vision.

Debra Pantin, MSW, MS

Debra Pantin, MSW, MS

Debra Pantin joined Outreach in July 2018 as President and CEO – the second person to hold that position in the agency’s 42-year history. The industry veteran possesses more than […]

Janet Walpole, LCSW

Janet Walpole, LCSW

Janet Walpole, LCSW, joined Outreach five years ago as Director of the Greenpoint, Brooklyn outpatient program, where she oversees adult and adolescent outpatient services, which are offered in English, Polish, and Spanish. […]

Kendra Chiu

Kendra Chiu

Kendra Chiu oversees the research, writing and reporting of private and state grants, and is involved in most of Outreach’s programs through internal and external marketing, outcomes evaluation, and more. […]

Krista Whitman, LCSW-R, CASAC

Krista Whitman, LCSW-R, CASAC

Krista Whitman has over 15 years of experience in addiction treatment and management. As the Director of Outreach’s Brentwood Outpatient Services at Suffolk Avenue, she manages daily operations, program development and clinical culture.

David Vizzini, MS, CASAC

David Vizzini, MS, CASAC

David Vizzini has spent the majority of his 20+ year career with Outreach. He has been Director of Outreach House II in Brentwood, Long Island since 2016.