Jodi Kapes

Behavioral health director appointed at MVHS

Published Mar 13, 2017 at 4:00pm

Jodi Kapes has been named director of behavioral health for the Mohawk Valley Health System.

She has served as the mental health supervisor at St. Elizabeth Medical Center since 2010.

Kapes also has a private counseling practice in New Hartford.

She earned her master of social work with a family mental health concentration from Syracuse University.

Prior to joining St. Elizabeth, she worked as a school social worker at Vernon-Verona-Sherrill schools.

Kapes is a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers and the National Association of Social Workers.

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