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Colleen Merlo

CEO · Association for Mental Health and Wellness INC

CEO at Association for Mental Health and Wellness INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Ambiguous identity This name matches 2 other individuals we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Reported compensation
$203K
Others who share this name
2

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as CEO of Association for Mental Health and Wellness INC, based in Ronkonkoma, NY.
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Received $203K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Board Chair of Health and Welfare Council of Long Island INC, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Colleen Merlo, a licensed social worker, is a seasoned nonprofit leader with over twenty years of experience in Long Island's not-for-profit sector, focusing on critical issues such as domestic violence, mental health, gender equity, and poverty. Her dedication to these causes is evident in her past role as Executive Director of L.I.

Against Domestic Violence, where her visionary leadership led to innovative programs, including the region's first pet-friendly shelter for domestic violence victims. Currently, she serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Association for Mental Health and Wellness, a position she has held since November 2020.

Merlo is married with two children and resides in Rocky Point.

Compiled from public web sources (3 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

Real tenure, career, and education — from public web sources, what you need to vet a founder or leader beyond the filing window.

Tenure here
Joined L.I. Against Domestic Violence as Executive Director by 2014 (served more than six years, departing November 2020).
Earlier career
  • Chief Executive Officer, Association for Mental Health and Wellness (November 2020 – Present)
  • Executive Director, L.I. Against Domestic Violence (prior to November 2020, for more than six years)
  • Executive Director, Mental Health Association in Suffolk County (prior to L.I. Against Domestic Violence)
Education
  • SUNY Stony Brook's School of Social Welfare · Master's degree in Social Work
  • John Jay College of Criminal Justice · Bachelor's degree in Forensic Psychology

Standing

Recognition & press

Non-Profit Leadership Excellence award, Long Island Business News (2020)Top 50 Women in Business award, Long Island Business News (2019)Past Co-Chair, Suicide Prevention Coalition of Long IslandBoard Member, Health and Welfare Council of Long IslandBoard Member, Suffolk County Family Violence Task ForceBoard Member, Suffolk County Teen Pregnancy Advisory Board

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Association for Mental Health and Wellness INC CEO · $11.5M revenue · Ronkonkoma, NYTO EMPOWER AND INSPIRE PEOPLE OF ALL COMMUNITIES TO IDENTIFY, PURSUE AND SUSTAIN HEALTHY, MEANINGFUL LIVES. THE VISION OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL…pay $7K → $203KFiled FY2025, FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$203Kreported comp
Health and Welfare Council of Long Island INC Board Chair · $7.2M revenue · Huntingtn Sta, NYSERVE THE MOST VULNERABLE ON LI BY CONVENING AND SUPPORTING AGENCIES THAT SERVE THEMFiled FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Colleen Merlo

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Colleen Merlo 2 organizations · Albany, NY, West Babylon, NYMental Health Association in New York State INC
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Colleen Merlo 1 organization · Ronkonkoma, NYL I Against Domestic Violence INC

Network

Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

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President/CEO · FY2023
$210K
V
President/CEO · FY2024
$194K
M
CEO · FY2020
$180K
L
Executive Vice President · FY2024
$177K
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Chief People and Experience Officer · FY2025
$169K
S
Psychiatric Np · FY2025
$164K
P
COO · FY2022
$153K
V
Deputy Director · FY2024
$133K
M
COO Through 11/4/2024 · FY2024
$127K
A
Deputy Director · FY2022
$113K
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Deupty Director of Cm Init · FY2023
$111K
M
Controller · FY2025
$108K

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