Community Services Board

COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD
 
Dr. Annette Dobrasz, Ed.D.
Community Services Board President
University Professor
Email rdobrasz@roadrunner.com 
 
1st Vice President:  Robin Stevens
Community Representative
Email:   robinsue5868@gmail.com
 
2nd Vice President:  Kelly Biehls, Ed.M.
Community Representative
Email:  kelly.biehls@gmail.com

Stephanie Donovan
Vice President at Group Benefit Insurance, Community Representative

Dr. Ronald Barstys, PhD
Director of Special Programs & Educational Services, Orleans/Niagara BOCES, special interest in Mental Health

Suzanne Dietz
Mental Health Advocate

Richard Abbott
Community Representative and Niagara County Legislator

Betsy Farkas
Community Representative and Therapist Associate

Donald Jablonski
Director of Niagara County Employment & Training


Mental Hygiene Law Chapter 27, Title E, Article 41, Section 11: Composition of Boards

Niagara County Local Services Plan (LSP)
2024-2027 Local Services Plan with 2026 update
2024-2027 Local Services Plan with 2025 update
2024-2027 Local Services Plan
2023 Local Services Plan

Niagara County Community Services Board Meeting Schedule 2025

Meetings are typically the 3rd Monday of the month January– June and September - October, except if the 3rd Monday is a holiday then the meeting is held the 4th Monday of the month.

The July and August meetings are typically combined and held the first Monday in August.

The last meeting of the year is typically the 1st Monday in December.

All meetings begin at 6:00 p.m. at the
Niagara County Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services Administrative Office Location unless otherwise noted.

*2026 Schedule
January 26, 2026 (off schedule due to observance of Martin Luther King Jr Day; potentially combined January/February meeting)
February 23, 2026 (off schedule due to observance of Presidents Day)  
March 16, 2026

April 20, 2026
May 18, 2026
June 15, 2026
August 3, 2026 (off schedule, July / August meeting combined)
"September 21, 2026
October 19, 2026
December 7, 2026 (off schedule, November/December meeting combined)

*Note Tentative schedule: At the end of each CSB meeting the next meeting date is confirmed. As necessary, updates to the above schedule will be posted.

If you are interested in attending a meeting, please contact the Niagara County Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services Confidential Assistant for more information at (716) 439–7410.

2026 Meeting Information

12/07/26 Meeting Information
10/19/26 Meeting Information
09/21/26 Meeting Information
08/03/26 Meeting Information
06/15/26 Meeting Information
05/18/26 Meeting Information
04/20/26 Meeting Information
03/16/26 Meeting Information
02/23/26 Meeting Information
01/26/26 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet      
2025 Meeting Information

12/01/25 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
10/20/25 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
09/15/25 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
08/04/25 Meeting CANCELED
06/16/25 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
05/19/25 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
04/21/25 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
03/17/25 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
01/27/25 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
Meeting Information
2024 Meeting Information

12/02/24 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
10/21/24 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
09/16/24 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
08/05/24 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
06/17/24 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
05/20/24 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
04/15/24 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
03/18/24 Meeting Canceled Packet      
02/26/24 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
01/22/24 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
Minutes      
2023 Meeting Information

11/27/23 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
10/16/23 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
09/18/23 Meeting Information - MEETING CANCELED Agenda       Packet      
08/07/23 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
06/19/23 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
05/22/23 Meeting Information - MEETING CANCELED Packet      
04/17/23 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
03/20/23 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
02/27/23 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
01/23/23 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
2022 Meeting Info

12/05/22 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
10/17/22 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
09/26/22 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
08/08/22 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
06/27/22 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
05/16/22 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
04/18/22 CANCELLED Agenda      
03/21/22 Meeting Information Agenda       Packet       Minutes      
02/28/22 Meeting Information Agenda       Minutes      
01/24/22 Meeting Information Agenda       Minutes      
2022 Meeting Information More...