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Meet Our Team

Pamala Ryan, R.N. -

Executive Director

Pam has been working in the field of psychiatry for about fifty years. Since beginning her career, she has worked in inpatient and outpatient settings, had a private practice, provided clinical supervision, and worked in mobile treatment. It was during her first experience working in a mobile treatment that she saw how important the service was in reaching clients who may not otherwise be able to access the benefits of treatment. This experience, in combination with her numerous years in the field, shaped and solidified her strong belief that we need to meet clients where they are. Main Street Mobile Treatment was born out of Pam’s clinical beliefs and commitment to serving clients. It was also strongly influenced by her belief in offering employment to staff members in which they can do a job they love that is balanced with the rest of their lives. Pam currently continues to serve as Main Street’s Director, a position she enjoys immensely. Outside of work, Pam likes spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.

Nicole Ryan, Psy.D, Licensed Psychologist, LCPC -

Assistant Director

Nicole received her Doctorate of Psychology from Loyola University of Maryland. She has served as the Assistant Director at Main Street for the last 14 years and worked at Main Street in other roles prior to that. Nicole’s current role at Main Street includes coordinating Main Street’s training program for graduate students studying to become therapists, providing supervision to clinical staff at varying levels, fulfilling any duty which contributes to supporting Main Street’s mission and operations, and seeing clients. Nicole is passionate about working in community mental health as an avenue to positively impact people. She believes deeply in an individual’s capacity for change and growth and that the therapeutic relationship is a vehicle for that. When working with clients, Nicole believes that each client should be seen as a unique human and given empathy, positive regard, and acceptance. Nicole loves being a part of the Main Street family and is dedicated to making Main Street the best service that it can be.

Tina Blackwell, LCSW-C -

Director of Child and Adolescent Services

Tina Blackwell is a clinical social worker with over 40 years of experience. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Social Work. She has been the Director of Child and Adolescent Services at Main Street Behavioral Health for the last 17 years, where she coordinates services for children, adolescents and their families, supervises clinical staff, and develops and coordinates in-school community partnerships with Baltimore County Public Schools. Her career has included varied experiences, from working in the Baltimore and Carroll County schools, to working in psychiatric hospital settings with adults, children, teens and addictions, to having a private practice, and as a psychiatric evaluator in an emergency room. Although not currently seeing clients, Tina takes great pleasure in being able to supervise and train clinicians and in her work developing partnerships that provide mental health services to children and their families in the schools. Outside of work, Tina loves spending time with her beautiful grandsons.

Dr. Diane Zabielski, DNP, CRNP, PMHNP-BC -

Medical Director

Diane has been a Registered Nurse for over 27 years and has enjoyed caring for a variety of acutely and chronically ill patients across the lifespan finding her niche in psychiatric mental healthcare. Diane has a Master’s Degree in nursing education from Wilmington University, a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from American Sentinel, and a Post-Master’s Certificate in psychiatric mental health. As a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Diane strives to be an empathetic provider, recognizing that each person is unique and deserves an individualized, patient-focused path towards better mental health and well-being. Using Motivational Interviewing and medication management, she hopes to improve the mental health of those individuals seeking care.

Dr. Andrew Rudo -

Medical DIrector Emeritus

Dr. Rudo is a Board-certified psychiatrist who has served as Medical Director for the Main Street Community Mental Health Center in Reisterstown, Maryland since 2006. Prior to that, he held the position of Senior Vice President of Medical Services for Magellan Behavioral Health. Dr. Rudo received his medical degree from the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine in 1975. Following medical school, Dr. Rudo served as an intern at Maryland General Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, and then completed a psychiatric residency at the Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behavior in Baltimore, Maryland in 1979. He has worked in a variety of clinical settings and has lectured widely on a variety of psychiatric topics, taught psychiatric residents in his years on the faculty of the University Of Maryland Department Of Psychiatry, and authored many clinical monographs for Magellan Behavioral Health. In addition to his psychiatric practice, Dr. Rudo has truly been a “rockingdoc”, leading a performing classic rock and roll band for the past 40 years. He has also composed music that was featured on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition show and composed music for soundtracks of psychiatric/psychologic educational videos. He currently is studying jazz guitar.

Christina Rock, LCPC -

Senior staff therapist and supervisor

Christina has worked at Main Street Community Mental Health Center for 12 years. She obtained her Master’s in Clinical Psychology from Loyola University in Maryland and went on to obtain her Certificate of Advanced Study in Psychology and became licensed as a clinical professional therapist in 2011. She works primarily as a school-based therapist; however, she also works in mobile treatment and in the clinic. Additionally, she has the privilege of supervising upcoming clinicians who are in training. Her passion is to help children, teens and adults cope with symptoms of depression and anxiety, improve relationships, assist them in finding their inner strength, as well as manage stress associated with daily life and highly impactful and traumatic events. Christina has a love for reading, traveling, and spending time with friends and family

Aharon Miller, LCPC -

Therapist

Ari’s approach is strength-based and solution-focused. Assisting clients in identifying, channeling, and further developing their innate and learned abilities fosters a sense of healthy empowerment. This helps the client to continue using their tools to get closer to their goals, both small and large. This approach also organically fluctuates between light-hearted and deeply existential, depending on the needs and wants of the client at each particular therapy session, or even in each moment. Ari enjoys working with adults and older adolescents in individual therapy.

Elisheva Kates, LCSW-C -

School Therapist

Eli Kates, LCSW-C, has been with Main Street for six years. A graduate of the University of Maryland School of Social Work, where she concentrated in clinical services, she works as a school therapist in both middle and high school settings. Eli helps a wide range of pre-teens through young adults with a variety of issues, including depression, anxiety, ADHD and other mental health concerns that effect many teenagers.

Christy Spacek, LCPC -

Professional Counselor

Christy Spacek has worked for Main Street Mobile Treatment Associates and Community Mental Health Center since 2018. Christy earned her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from UMBC in 2006 and earned her Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Walden University in 2015. Christy is licensed as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and has experience working with adults, adolescents, and children. Some of Christy’s experience prior to coming to Main Street include providing case management services, working in an adult Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program (PRP), working at a youth service bureau, and working as a multi-systemic therapy therapist; which involved working with families of at-risk adolescents to help them avoid out of home placements. Christy currently sees patients in the clinic, the mobile treatment program, and in schools as part of the school community partnership. Christy mostly utilizes a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Person-Centered Therapy approach to counseling in order to help each individual achieve their greatest potential.

Philip Browning, LCPC -

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor

Phil is a native of Central Maryland and completed his Master’s Degree in psychology at Loyola University in Maryland in 2006. He joined the Main Street team as an Outreach Worker in mobile treatment later that same year. Phil recently became a licensed graduate professional counselor and has expanded his work with Main Street as a counselor in both the clinic and in mobile treatment.

Joshua Mandell, LCPC -

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor

Josh is a Licensed Professional Counselor. He holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology (Counseling) from Loyola University Maryland and received his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Josh’s experience includes working for the Kennedy Krieger Institute on the Inpatient Neurobehavioral unit as a Clinical Assistant and for the Shafer Center for Early Intervention as a Registered Behavior Technician, working with children and adolescents on the Autism Spectrum. He also has experience working with young adults, adults, and seniors with various psychiatric diagnoses. He has been utilizing skills from treatment modalities such as Person-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Emotion Focused Therapy. In his personal time, he enjoys hiking, dog training, and skiing.

Sameka Ricks, RN -

Nurse Outreach Worker

Sameka began her nursing career as a LPN then continued to become a RN. She has been a nurse for 12 years. Over those 12 years, she has worked in several specialties but always found her way back to psychiatry. She has worked in patient populations from adolescents to geriatrics. In her work, Sameka believes in building a trusting relationship with clients, allowing them to be themselves all while educating them on safety and making good choices to have the best quality of life. Sameka enjoys spending time and making memories with her family and friends.

Patricia Steed, M.S. -

Mobile Outreach Worker

Patricia earned her Bachelor’s degree from Wayne State University in Detroit MI where she grew up. She taught Special Education for 5 years before going back to earn a Master’s Degree in psychology from Western Michigan University. She worked as a mental health case manager before being employed as a psychologist at Kalamazoo Regional Psychiatric Hospital for 5 years in Kalamazoo MI. Patricia then moved to East Lansing MI where she had a private practice for 8 years. In 2003, Patricia relocated to Baltimore to be closer to her family and began working at Main Street in 2007. Patricia has worked in the field of mental health for over 30 years and has worked as an outreach worker at Main Street Mobile Treatment for the past 12 years. She has a son, daughter-in-law and grandson.

Harry Calvert -

Outreach Worker

Harry hails from Owings Mills, Maryland. He graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2019, and he is currently working towards his Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology with hopes of going on to earn his PhD in Clinical Psychology in the future. He joined Main Street in 2019, and he is enjoying working with the clients and other team members!

Amy Schoedel -

Office Manager

Amy is originally from New Hampshire and received her undergraduate degree from Towson University and her Master’s degree in business from Stevenson University. She began working at Main Street in 2011 and some of her main roles include managing the front desk staff, billing and patient account management, IT oversight, accreditation coordination, and generally keeping the office running smoothly. Her favorite part of working at Main Street is the opportunity it gives her to have a positive impact on the lives of others. Outside of work Amy enjoys the outdoors and spending time with her husband and cats.

Emily Levy -

Human Resources

Emily was born and raised in Baltimore, MD. She started with Main Street in 2005 and some of her main roles include insurance credentialing, authorizations for services and billing. Her favorite part of working at Main Street is how supportive everyone is of each other. Outside of the office she enjoys reading and spending time playing and baking with her children and husband.

Beverly Smetana -

Front Office Coordinator

Beverly has worked in the medical field for 30 years. In her role of front office coordinator she is responsible for overseeing the front office staff and assisting the patients. Beverly has been with Main Street since 2016 an enjoys working with staff and the patients daily.