Administrators
Sherry Linton-Massiah, MPH, MS
President | CEO
Sherry Linton-Massiah has extensive education and experience in non-profit program management, policy, and systems building in the areas of early childhood education and behavioral health. Mrs. Linton-Massiah has been an ardent and passionate advocate in her quest to improve access to high quality health and education services for children and families. Mrs. Linton-Massiah served as the Director of Communication and Partnerships at the Child First National Program Office, where she strategically cultivated key partners with the shared mission of expanding the continuum of behavioral health services to young children and oversaw all communication initiatives. Additional expertise arose from her positions as the Manager of Training, Quality Assurance, and Appeals in the Xerox Healthcare Division; Project Director of the Governor’s Early Childhood Cabinet; Policy Analyst for the Connecticut Association for Human Services; and the Director of Early Head Start, a program of Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN).
She holds a Master of Public Health degree from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and a Master of Communication from Central Connecticut State University. Her undergraduate degree from Trinity College, in Hartford, CT, focused on Political Science, with a minor in Progressive American Social Movements (SPASM).
Mrs. Linton-Massiah’s education and experience at the national, state, and community levels position her well to lead Integrated Health Services in improving community health and wellness by reducing and addressing barriers to care.
Last, but certainly not least, Sherry is a blessed wife and mother of two sons.
Jill Holmes Brown, LCSW, MSW
Chief Operating Officer
Jill Holmes Brown is a licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been working in Health Care with children and adolescents for over 25 years. Her experience working with families in both inpatient and outpatient led her to pursue a career in School Based Health. Ms. Holmes Brown was instrumental on the project of opening the first Elementary School Based Health Center in East Hartford, CT. For over a decade, she served as the Director of the East Hartford School Based Health Center Program, with oversight of a three-quarter-million-dollar Department of Public Health Grant. Ms. Holmes Brown was a member of the founding team that developed Integrated Health Services (IHS) as a nonprofit.
She currently oversees the IHS SBHC and Nursing Services at Goodwin University Magnet School System, as well as at Carmen Arace Intermediate, Middle, and Step to Success School in Bloomfield. Under her direction, a full self-sustaining dental restorative program has been implemented.
Ms. Holmes-Brown sits on many boards including, the CASBHC (Connecticut Association of School Based Health Centers), where she serves as the Chair. She also holds an appointed position on the Behavioral Health Partnership Oversight Council.
Ms. Holmes Brown earned her Master’s degree from the University of Connecticut, and her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Western New England University.
Ms. Holmes Brown has a passion for wellness and addressing barriers to care. She strives to ensure that ALL students and scholars have their complete medical, mental health, and dental needs identified and met. She champions the guiding principle that, “Healthy students make better Learners!”
Mara Sadloski
Practice Manager
Ms. Sadloski brings over a decade of experience managing client services and healthcare billing to her role as Practice Manager for Integrated Health Services.
As a valuable member of the team, Ms. Sadloski oversees billing and coding for a variety of medical services, maintains critical systems, and coordinates the function of various medical, dental, and behavioral health functions. Ms. Sadloski’s dedication to fostering a positive healthcare setting immersed in an educational environment is evident in each interaction with her colleagues and students.
Kendall Stenner, APRN
Family Nurse Practitioner
Kendall Stenner is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner. Her experience as an inpatient nurse led her to pursue a higher degree so that she might advocate for patient care, patient rights, and ethical consideration of practice on a provider level. As an APRN you treat the entire person, not just the disease. Her goal as an APRN is to bring a more educational and holistic approach to her traditional bedside nursing care.
She was an RN at Yale New Haven Hospital for 10 years; working in general medicine, women’s oncology, and at the covid sites. From there, she transitioned to The Childrens Center of Hamden where she worked as the Nursing Supervisor while finishing out her graduate school education. As an RN who only worked with the adult population for the last 10 years, this was an entirely new experience for her. Being a nurse for children with trauma and behavioral issues was a type of nursing that required more than medical bedside care; it required a new way of listening to and understanding her patients to help treat them.
Kendall earned her Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from The University of New Haven before returning to school to obtain her Nursing degree from Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing. She earned her graduate degree from Simmons University.
During her transition into that new role, Kendall also began one of her graduate school clinical rotations at Integrated Health Services (IHS). It was there that she gained a deeper passion for treating and educating today’s youth. Kendall has a passion for health, wellness, education, and advocating for each and every patient and is excited to bring that passion to the youth at IHS.
Jesse has worked in the Healthcare industry since 2003, primarily in the medical device space. He has direct experience in device management across a wide portfolio of technologies including medical imaging, general biomedical, and surgical instruments. Hands on experience leading teams focused on maintenance, device tracking, lifecycle management and capital planning for replacement. He has held national roles overseeing supply chain, logistics, contracting, pricing/marketing, customer contact center, and a wide range of back off support functions.
Christopher Sour is an Investment Analyst currently working at CVS Health. As an alumni of the CVS Financial Leadership Development Program, Chris has worked in Internal Audit, Corporate Treasury, and Investment Management. In his current role, Chris aids in the management of hedge fund, CLO, equity portfolios, and pension plan assets. Responsibilities include making new investments across the asset classes, managing risk, on-going monitoring of investments and allocating capital across the asset classes.
Stephanie Begen retired in 2021 after 44 years as an educator in the greater Hartford region. She began her career as an elementary Special Education Teacher in Hartford and wrapped up the last 22 years of her career as a middle school Special Education Teacher in Berlin. Along the way she also worked at the Capitol Region Education Council, the University of Connecticut, Division of Child and Family Studies, and at Newington Children’s Hospital as a Patient/Team Coordinator for the PEDAL program. Stephanie was a passionate educator working with families/caregivers, service providers and outside agencies to ensure that her students’ educational, emotional, and healthcare needs were met.
Yanira Nazario is a Universal Banker at M&T Bank, with over 15 years of experience in banking. She is passionate about the community she serves and dedicated her time volunteering in and around Hartford County.
Nestor Leon has over 25 years of workforce development experience. He has designed, implemented and monitored programs that provide pathways to economic self-sufficiency. He has coordinated programs in multiple states such as Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, and Virginia that resulted in improved access for low-income customers. He is currently working with the Connecticut State College and Universities (CSCU) on a 35-million-dollar statewide healthcare and social work initiative.
James Cornell is the Senior Manager of Accounting Compliance at Hartford Steam Boiler. For the last 17 years, he has provided his assurance and financial analysis experience to healthcare and insurance entities in Connecticut. He joined the IHS board in May 2023.
Dr. Andrew Feller is a Family Physician who currently works with Trinity Health of New England. For the last 20+ years, he has split his time working as a family doctor in East Hartford, taking care of hospitalized patients at St. Francis Hospital, and teaching residents and medical students at University of CT in Farmington.
Matthew Cholewa is an attorney with over 30 years of experience. Matt has spent about half his career in private practice and half in the title insurance industry and is currently employed with Old Republic National Title Insurance Company as First Vice President & Senior Underwriting Counsel for its Commercial Agency Services office based in Hartford, Connecticut. While in private practice, Matt’s practice consisted of commercial and residential real estate transactions, real property related litigation, zoning, tax appeals and other small business matters.
Jeff Walsh is a graduate of Babson College in Wellesley, MA, with a degree in Accounting. Prior to joining CRT as their CFO, Jeff worked in public accounting for 19 years, specializing in non-profit and governmental audits throughout the northeast region. Jeff has extensive experience with the Federal Single Audit and State of Connecticut Single Audit requirements, in addition to Form 990 preparation and indirect cost rate calculations.
Dr. Saunders is a staff psychologist working at the Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital and is also Board Certified in Clinical Psychology. She is the Director of the new initiative, the Center for Gender Health at Hartford Healthcare. In 2015, Dr. Saunders was named Employee of the Year for Hartford Hospital and in 2019, she was the recipient of the Ned Graffagnino Award for distinguished service in the areas of community-oriented work and collaboration with other mental health professionals. Her areas of expertise include LGBTQ mental health, child psychopathology, behavior management, parent training, and family therapy. She appears regularly in local TV news to provide psychological input on topics relevant to youth and families and currently has two weekly segments on WFSB/Ch. 3 Great Day CT, related to child mental health.
Kareen Wilson is a team leader, owner, and patient-therapist at Contemporary General Dentistry in West Hartford, CT, and Smile Studio Dentistry in Hartford, CT. Kareen also works as an adjunct professor in the leadership program at Goodwin University. She has over twenty-five years of experience in clinical dental hygiene and office management.
For over 25 years Doug Edwards has been a family services consultant who designs and facilitates fatherhood-focused programs. He provides professional development and training for family workers at state and non-profit human services agencies.
Joe Murphy is a Certified Financial Planner™ at Gateway Financial Partners. He has over 40 years of experience in Wealth Management and Investment Planning, including working with teams in the bank investment arena.