MANSFIELD — Sherry Branham-Fonner’s first priority five months ago was keeping the lights on and day-to-day operations going at Richland County Mental Health and Recovery Services. Selected as the agency’s executive director after the November termination of long-time director Joe Trolian, Branham-Fonner was promoted from her associate director’s role by the local mental health board. […]
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Branham-Fonner selected chief of Richland County Mental Health & Recovery Services
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was updated at 2 p.m. with comments from Sherry Branham-Fonner. MANSFIELD — Sherry Branham-Fonner has been elected Executive Director of Richland County Mental Health and Recovery Services. The agency’s board unanimously selected Branham-Fonner on Tuesday night. Board chair Susan Bemiller emailed Richland Source a brief press release early Wednesday morning. Sherry […]
Richland County Mental Health Board terminates director for ‘neglect of duty’
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board fired its executive director Joe Trolian following a hearing on Monday night. Trolian began work at the agency in August 2003 as the clinical director and became the executive director in October 2007. The board voted 11-1 to terminate him “for neglect of duty […]
Richland County Mental Health board sets hearing for director on Nov. 13
MANSFIELD — A hearing into administrative “neglect of duty” allegations against Richland County Mental Health & Recovery Services Executive Director Joe Trolian is scheduled for Nov. 13. That session, scheduled for 5:30 p.m., was announced after an executive session on Monday evening during a special board meeting at the agency offices on East First Street. […]
Richland County Mental Health board plans special meeting today at 5:30 p.m.
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Mental Health & Recovery Services Board will meet in special session Monday at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be to “discuss operational issues and (then) move into an executive session to consider the employment of a public employee,” according to interim Executive Director Sherry Branham-Fonner. The meeting comes six days […]
Richland County Mental Health board picks interim executive director
MANSFIELD — Sherry Branham-Fonner was appointed Wednesday morning as interim executive director of Richland County Mental Health & Recovery Services. The unanimous vote by the agency’s board to elevate the current associate director came after the board also voted unanimously to place Executive Director Joe Trolian on paid administrative leave. Both votes came during an […]