Experience

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  Self-Employed

  • Independent Healthcare Consultant
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  Self Employed

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Independent Healthcare Consultant

    • Mar 2014 - Present
    • Greater Boston Area

    Independent Executive Healthcare Consultant specializing in Behavioral Health program design and development, and program/service line clinical and operations management. Specialized services in areas of Healthcare Corporate Compliance, Quality Management, Staff Training and Development, Contrac...

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  Horizon Health

  • Staples and St. Paul MN, Wheeling W.VA, Saginaw...

  • Interim Program Director of Psychiatric Services

    • Oct 2010 - Dec 2016
    • Staples and St. Paul MN, Wheeling W.VA, Saginaw...

    Interim Behavioral Health Leadership positions managing both Behavioral Health Service Lines as well as single Behavioral Health Programs in both single and multi-site settings, across the full age spectrum. Services included Inpatient, Outpatient, IOP, Partial Hospital, Inpatient Detox and Outpa...

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  Walden Behavioral Care

  • Waltham, MA

  • Interim Director of Quality Improvement

    • Mar 2014 - May 2014
    • Waltham, MA

    Short-term consulting assignment providing oversight for the Quality Improvement program for Walden's inpatient behavioral health and eating disorder units in accordance with Joint Commission, CMS, DMH and other regulatory and contractual requirements. Focused consulting work in the area of ...

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  Lowell Housing Authority

  • Lowell, MA

  • Resident Services Specialist

    • Jan 2013 - Mar 2014
    • Lowell, MA

    Temporary Federal Contract Responsible for the overall coordination of social service and mental health supports for elderly and disabled residents in multi-site public housing. Responsible for the development of strong linkages with community agencies to provide programs and services to allow r...

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  Triangle, Inc.

  • Malden, MA

  • Chief Program Officer

    • Nov 2006 - Nov 2008
    • Malden, MA

    Administrative, clinical, and fiscal management of agency rehabilitation services including Adult Day Health, Day Habilitation, Community Day Services, School-to-Career, and Deaf Services as well as Vocational and Employment Services for individuals with physical, cognitive, mental health and int...

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  Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH)

  • Chief Operating Officer - Taunton State Hospital

    • 2001 - 2005

    Direct and manage 187 bed JCAHO Accredited/CMS Certified Hospital with $27 M Operating Budget, over 500 state and contract personnel and multi-building hospital complex and campus of over 220 acres. Inpatient programs included Forensic Evaluation, Secure Treatment, Psychogeriatric, Psychosocial ...

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  Charles River Hospital

  • Director of New Business Development/Quality Management

    • 1999 - 2001

    Program design/development of new substance abuse ambulatory services clinic/product line. Responsible for clinical protocol development, clinic licensure, design/development of marketing tools, policies, procedures, forms and documents for product line replication package, and outcomes measureme...

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  Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cru...

  • Boston Massachusetts

  • Director of Program Planning and Development

    • 1997 - 1999
    • Boston Massachusetts

    Statewide responsibility for strategic program planning activities including the development of community collaborations, legislative and community advocacy to promote and fund new programs. Lead responsibility for grant writing and funding proposals. Successful track record of funding awards in ...

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  Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH)

  • Lowell, Massachusetts

  • Superintendent/Site Director

    • Jun 1980 - Jul 1997
    • Lowell, Massachusetts

    Superintendent/Site Director/Solomon Mental Health Center/Greater Lowell Area (Manager VIII)Executive Administrator of JCAHO Accredited/CMS Certified Community Mental Health Center with full range of Inpatient, Outpatient, Emergency, Case Management, Ancillary, Core Services and Business function...