John Whitenack - Assistant Director
John Whitenack has worked in the Department of Human Services since 1974, starting in Marlboro Psychiatric Hospital as a building maintenance worker. By the time Marlboro closed in 1998, John was the Chief Operating Officer. From 1998-2000, John served as the Bureau Chief of Budget Planning and Fiscal Monitoring for DMHS. In 2000, John served as the COO of Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital until starting as Acting Assistant Director of the Office of State Hospital Management in September 2010.
As Assistant Director, OSHM, John oversees and coordinates the operations of each state hospital. He also supervises the Centralized Admissions Office.