Richard A. Bilangi has dedicated his professional life to the substance abuse and mental health treatment field. He received his Baccalaureate in Education from Goddard College and Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from Southern Connecticut State University.

Mr. Bilangi created Connecticut Counseling Centers, Inc. in 1983. Since the inception of Connecticut Counseling Centers, Inc. the programs, services and patient population has grown from 90 to 1200 daily patients receiving medical, substance abuse and mental health services with a staff of 90 professional, administrative and support employees.

Mr. Bilangi is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence representing Connecticut and serves as the Chairperson of the State Membership and Program Management Committees. He is Vice Chairman of the Connecticut Methadone Directors Association and represents methadone providers on the Provider Advocacy Council chaired by the Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Mr. Bilangi has served as an expert on CSAT and Connecticut advisory committees as well as an expert field reviewer for the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment in the development and revision of a number of Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIP).

Mr. Bilangi was awarded the Nyswander/Dole Marie Award at the Inaugural National Methadone Conference in 1991 for his significant contributions to the methadone treatment field.