Board of Directors
Shannon Jaccard, MBA
Board Chair
Behavioral Health Consultant and Adjunct Professor at Alliant University, Member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network, and Former CEO of NAMI San Diego
Steven Fasick
Vice-Chair
Founder and Managing Member, Ross Capital Partners LLC
Dennis Morrison, PhD
Treasurer
Private Behavioral Health Consultant and Former Chief Clinical Officer at Netsmart Technologies
DeQuincy Lezine, PhD
Secretary
CEO of Prevention Communities, Lifetime Achievement Award Winner of SAMSHA 2015 Voice Award, Internationally Recognized Speaker, Published Author.
Ronald Forbes, MD
Director
Former Medical Director of Central State Hospital (VA), Psychiatric Consultant
Rochelle Head-Dunham, MD, DFAPA, FASAM
Director
Executive Director and Medical Director for Metropolitan Human Services District (MHSD)
Jan Kasofsky, PhD
Director
Senior Vice President of Behavioral Health & Human Services at Access Health Louisiana
Pierluigi Mancini, PhD
Director
Author, Behavioral Health Expert, Cultural Competence Consultant, Immigrant Behavioral Health, Health Disparities and Media Expert, Program Developer, Public Speaker
Shelby Rowe, MBA
Director
Program Manager for the Suicide Prevention Resource Center at the OU Health Science Center
Kenneth Thompson, MD
Director
Principal Psychiatrist, Visible Hands Consulting and Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at University of Pittsburgh
Joe Williams
Director
Wagga Wagga Citizen of the Year, SPA’s LiFE Award, published author and public speaker
Michael Cason
Director Emeritus
President, Enterprise Integrators, Inc.
Executive Team
David Covington, LPC, MBA
President and CEO
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Paul Galdys, MBA, CPRP
Deputy CEO
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Ruchi Sukhija, MS, MBA
Chief Operating Officer
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Lisa St. George, MSW, CPRP
VP Peer Support & Empowerment
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Sue Ann O’Brien, LPC, MBA
Executive VP; President and CEO Behavioral Health Link
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D. Brian Karr, CPA
Acting Chief Financial Officer Send an email
Jamie Sellar, MA, LPC
Chief Strategy Officer Send an email
Karen Jones, MBA
Chief of Staff Send an email
Stephanie Hepburn, JD
Chief Content Officer Send an email
Thomas Castellanos, CPA
Executive VP Treasury Facilities Development Send an email
Medical Leadership
Chuck Browning, MD
Chief Medical Officer Send an email
Michael Riddle, MD
Associate Chief Medical Officer Send an email
Matthew Holtsclaw, DON, BTAS
Chief Nursing Officer Send an email
Consulting Leadership
Wayne Lindstrom, PhD
VP of Consulting and Business Development
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Carlos Mackall, MS, CAADC
VP of Strategy
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Courtney Mullins, MBA, MA, LPC, LCMHC
Senior Principal Consultant
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Kristen Ellis, LMFT
Senior Principal Consultant
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Grace Wolf, MS, CRC, LCMHC
Senior Principal Consultant
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Regional Leadership
Kevin Huckshorn, PhD, MSN, RN, CADC
Executive VP – Northeast Region Send an email
Amy Pugsley, MA, CHC
Executive Vice President
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Joy Brunson-Nsubuga, MA, LMFT, LCAS, CCS
VP Southeast Region
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Marleigh O'Meara, MC, LPC, NCC
VP Southwest Region
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Administrative Leadership
Elizabeth Collins
Director of CBO Send an email
Elizabeth Becker
Director Quality and Compliance Send an email
Aisha DePriest
Associate Director of Contracts and Credentialing
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Aaron Foster, MA, LAC, CRC, CRSS
Director of Consulting and Education Send an email
Signa Oliver, JD
Human Resources Director Send an email
Mitch Vasquez, MS-IMPM, PMP
Director of EHR and Information Systems Send an email
Stephen Ward
Controller Send an email
State Leadership by Region
West
Georgea Madeira, LMFT, MBA
California State Director
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Joe Vela, EdD
Washington State Director
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Southwest
Chris Damle
Arizona State Director
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Karina P. Diaz, LPAT, ATR, IFS
New Mexico State Director
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Southeast
Lysha Best, MA, MBA
North Carolina State Director
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Shawne Langston-Emery
Louisiana State Director
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Northeast
NaTascha Hughes, MSol, ICADC, CMHS
Delaware State Director
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Vincent Sabino, MBA, MSW, LISW-S, LICDC-CS
Ohio State Director
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Tammala Watkins, LCSW
Virginia State Director
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