Experience

Chestnut Health Systems

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Jan 2018 - 6 years

  Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area -CEO of a private, community-based not-for-profit behavioral and primary health care system. -Chestnut is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. -Chestnut operates seven major service lines in nine Illinois locations: 1. Substance Use Disorder Treatment 2. Community Mental Health Services 3. Housing/Supportive Housing 4. Primary Health Care 5. Prevention 6. Credit Counseling 7. Applied Research, Training, Tools, and Publications

• Chief Clinical Officer

  • 2015 - 2018

  Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area -Supervised six service lines and two administrative units. -Served in a lead role in the adoption of enhanced integration activities between service lines. -Coordinated and oversaw our Strategic Plan goals and progress. -Worked with other leaders to pursue new revenue and program growth opportunities. -Helped to resolve programmatic, budgetary, and employee relations issues.

• Compliance/Ethics Officer

  • 1999 - 2015

  Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area -Oversaw employee reports of misconduct, conducted investigations, and disseminated the organization's Code of Conduct.

• Director Of Business Development

  • 1995 - 2000

  Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area -Marketed and sold employee assistance and behavioral health services to commercial audiences. -Designed and packaged new employee assistance and behavioral health service lines. -Handled expansion opportunities and collaborative partnerships on behalf of the CEO.

• Employee Assistance Consultant and Trainer

  • 1989 - 1995

  Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area -Delivered all aspects of EAP work, including client assessments, referrals, and follow-ups; supervisory training and consultation; critical incident intervention; account management; and proposal writing and sales presentations.



Lighthouse Institute, (LI)

• Associate Research Scientist

  • 2003 - 2015

  The research division of Chestnut Health Systems, Inc. -Expanded the use of standardized LI tools in the commercial sector. -Using a variety of methodologies, conducted program evaluations and outcome studies in employee assistance, managed behavioral care, and behavioral health treatment. -Assisted senior scientists in preparing research proposals that interfaced with workplace behavioral health issues. -Developed a validated outcome measure designed for EAPs that was endorsed by EAPA as the "best practice" tool. Known as the Workplace… Show more -Expanded the use of standardized LI tools in the commercial sector. -Using a variety of methodologies, conducted program evaluations and outcome studies in employee assistance, managed behavioral care, and behavioral health treatment. -Assisted senior scientists in preparing research proposals that interfaced with workplace behavioral health issues. -Developed a validated outcome measure designed for EAPs that was endorsed by EAPA as the "best practice" tool. Known as the Workplace Outcomes Suite (WOS), the tool was used by over 400 EAPs. CGP warehoused and analyzed WOS data for 25,000 completed EAP cases. Show less



Chestnut Global Partners

• Managing Director

  • 2000 - 2015

  Bloomington, IL -Responsible for operations, strategic partnerships, and growth for a domestic and international Employee Assistance Program (EAP) firm with a diverse array of complementary product lines. -Complementary product lines included Work-Life, Managed Behavioral Health, Crisis Intervention Abroad, Expatriate Family Support, Corporate Wellness, Workplace Training, and Outcome Evaluations/ROI Calculator. -Established international joint venture (JV) companies in world regions with high business… Show more -Responsible for operations, strategic partnerships, and growth for a domestic and international Employee Assistance Program (EAP) firm with a diverse array of complementary product lines. -Complementary product lines included Work-Life, Managed Behavioral Health, Crisis Intervention Abroad, Expatriate Family Support, Corporate Wellness, Workplace Training, and Outcome Evaluations/ROI Calculator. -Established international joint venture (JV) companies in world regions with high business potential, including Brazil (2002), China (2005), Russia (2008), Native America (2009), India (2010), Belgium (2013), and Hungary/Eastern Europe (2014). -Beyond our JV offices, we contracted with 123 additional EAP network provider partners for 160 employer groups. -Served as an "EAP for EAPs" by supplying international services to 29 different EAP providers for 160 employer groups. -Before selling in 2018, CGP had 651 employer customers, over 1 million covered employees, and $12 million in annual revenue. Show less



EPIC

• Program Director

  • 1988 - 1989

  Peoria, IL -Directed a day training program for adults with intellectual disabilities.



Bridgeway Community Mental Health Center

• Rehabilitation Counselor

  • 1984 - 1986

  Galesburg, Illinois -Conducted psychosocial skills training and delivered recreational activities for adults with serious mental illness.



Rehabilitation Institute

• Workshop Supervisor

  • 1982 - 1983

  Kansas City, Missouri Area -Conducted vocational training for adults with intellectual disabilities or serious mental illness at various community job sites.