About NASA's Employee Assistance Program
All Federal agencies provide an Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Free and confidential services include voluntary, short-term counseling and additional referral for various issues affecting mental and emotional well-being, such as alcohol and other substance abuse, stress, grief, financial issues, domestic violence, employment issues and family problems. These services are available to employees and their family members. Each NASA Center and associated facility features a professional EAP counselor to assist employees with questions or concerns about workplace or personal issues.
EAP counselors can also assist NASA managers and supervisors with employee and organizational challenges and needs, such as employee productivity issues, civility, threat assessments, and identifying ways to improve communication within an office or division.
For Employees
| Center | Contact Person | Business Hours Phone & Email | After Hours Phone # |
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| ARC | Robert McIntyre |
650-988-7402
Bob_Mcintyre@concern-eap.com |
800-344-4222
866-315-7380 |
| DFRC | Kathleen Christian |
661-276-2000
kathleen.a.christian@nasa.gov | 866-315-7380 |
| DFRC | Monique Pierre-Louis |
661-276-2034
monique.pierre-louis@nasa.gov | 866-315-7380 |
| GRC | Ellen Hartson |
216-433-2989
ellen.m.hartson@nasa.gov |
800-521-3273
216-241-3273 |
| GRC | Swan Khanna-Salehi |
216-433-2989
skhanna@easeatwork.com |
800-521-3273
216-241-3273 |
| GSFC | Stanley Comisiak |
301-286-4600
stanley.comisiak@nasa.gov |
800-222-0364
866-315-7380 |
| HQ | Wendy Davis |
202-358-0130
wendy.e.davis@nasa.gov |
800-222-0364
866-315-7380 |
| JPL | Cynthia Cooper |
818-354-3680
cynthia.d.cooper@nasa.gov | 866-315-7380 |
| JPL | Steve Degelsmith |
818-354-3680
steven.p.degelsmith@nasa.gov | 866-315-7380 |
| JPL | Joann Sexton |
818-354-3680
joann.h.sexton@jpl.nasa.gov | 866-315-7380 |
| JSC | Takis Bogdanos |
281 483 8392
takis.bogdanos@nasa.gov | 866-315-7380 |
| JSC | Jackie Reese |
281-483-3014
jacqueline.e.reese@nasa.gov | 866-315-7380 |
| JSC | Gay Yarbrough |
281-483-0338
gay.a.yarbrough@nasa.gov | 866-315-7380 |
| KSC | Patricia Jean Bell |
(321) 861-8647
patricia.bell@nasa.gov | 866-315-7380 |
| KSC | Walter Hersing |
321-867-7398
walter.s.hersing@nasa.gov | 866-315-7380 |
| LRC | Mike Verano |
800-950-3434
mverano@diamondhealth.com |
800-950-3434
866-315-7380 |
| MAF | Eugenie Gluth |
504-257-2415
Eugenie.v.gluth@maf.nasa.gov | 866-315-7380 |
| MSFC | Lynn Motley |
256-544-7549
lynn.m.motley@nasa.gov | 866-315-7380 |
| SSC | Porter J. Pryor |
228-688-3005
porter.j.pryor@nasa.gov | 866-315-7380 |
| WFF | John Ogram |
757 442 5445
jogram@pol.net | 866-315-7380 |
| WSTF | Kelli Doss |
575-647-2867
kdoss@swccnm.com | 866-315-7380 |
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Confidentiality
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Employee privacy is protected by strict confidentiality laws and
regulations and by professional ethical standards for EAP counselors.
EAP Counselors may be contacted in person, by telephone, or e-mail.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: E-mail contacts with an EAP Counselor are NOT confidential. Because NASA e-mail is not inherently confidential, it is recommended that no personal information be transmitted electronically to an EAP counselor. An e-mail contact with an EAP counselor should be limited to requesting an appointment or discussing other non-confidential information and questions.
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After-Hours EAP Services
- If you or a family member need assistance after-hours (evenings, holidays, weekends and during busisness travel in different time zones), NASA has contracted with an EAP provider (ProtoCall), which is staffed with professional EAP counselors. A toll-free phone number is available to contact ProtoCall. At some NASA Centers (ARC, GRC, GSFC, HQ, LRC), their EAP vendors also provide after hours toll-free numbers. Employees are encouraged to use these vendor after-hours first before contacting ProtoCall; however, ProtoCall can always be used by all eligible employees. Click here to access your Center.s EAP counselor and after-hours toll free numbers.
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EAP Oversight Manager
- If you have any comments or questions about the NASA EAP, have experienced difficulty in reaching an EAP counselor, or have trouble accessing resources on this webpage (e.g., after hour EAP services), please contact Janine Hardin at 321-867-2423( janine.e.hardin@nasa.gov) .
For Supervisors & Managers
EAP Counselor and COTR Quarterly ViTS
- Tuesday June 12, 2012 at 1:00pm ET
- Tuesday September 11, 2012 at 1:00pm ET
It is also recommended that supervisors and managers contact their Center/Facility EAP office to discuss any employee EAP-related issues, as NASA EAP counselors are the best onsite resources for guidance and advice in these matters.
References / Resources
- Substance abuse
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- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Alcohol and Drug Information/Resources
- Occupational Health and Safety Administration: Workplace Substance Abuse
- Alcohol Screening.Org
- Depression
- Stress
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- MedlinePlus' Stress page
- National Institute of Mental Health: Coping with Traumatic Events
- Eldercare
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- American Psychological Association (APA) - Elder care: More than parenting a parent
- Relationships
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- HelpGuide.Org: Coping with a Breakup or Divorce
- Workplace stress
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- American Psychological Association
- NASA