Acadia Healthcare has appointed Stephanie Eken, MD, as chief medical officer. 

The National Association for Behavioral Healthcare has named Frank Ghinassi, PhD, as chair of the board of trustees for 2024. 

The former head of Optum's behavioral health division has joined Brightside Health's board of directors. 

Plano, Texas-based Oceans Healthcare has appointed Michael Jellinek, MD, and Courtney Phillips, PhD, to its board of directors.

Tanya Barros has been appointed behavioral health service line administrator of Far Rockaway, N.Y.-based Episcopal Health Services.

Here are seven behavioral health leadership moves to know that Becker's has reported on so far in March:

Richard Leclerc has been approved as the new director of the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals, the Rhode Island Current reported March 14.

The president of Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital in Nashville, Tenn., and Vanderbilt Behavioral Health has announced plans to retire at the end of the fiscal year.

Teresa DeLuca, MD, has joined the board of directors for LifeStance Health, a nationwide provider of virtual and in-person outpatient mental healthcare for all ages across 33 states.

Katie Gregory was appointed vice president of business development of Centered Health, a network of mental health treatment centers across Southern California.

Brad Smith, MD, has been named chief medical officer of Oconomowoc, Wis.-based Rogers Behavioral Health. 

Oconomowoc, Wis.-based Rogers Behavioral Health has named Ashley Muchnick COO, a system spokesperson confirmed with Becker's. 

Emily Sexton, MSN, RN, has been appointed CEO of Henry Ford Behavioral Health Hospital, a collaboration between Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare and Detroit-based Henry Ford Health.

Here are three behavioral health leadership moves that Becker's has reported on in February:

Jeanne Lackamp, MD, has been named director of the University Hospitals Behavioral Health Institute, in addition to appointments as psychiatrist in chief and chair of the department of psychiatry for UH.

Danette Smith has been appointed the next commissioner of the Colorado Behavioral Health Administration.

Marketa Wills, MD, has been named the next CEO and medical director of the American Psychiatric Association.

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Mary Anne Albaugh, MD, has been appointed medical director of Dickinson Center in Ridgway, Pa., an affiliate of Journey Health System, the Courier Express reported Jan. 31.

James Lehane has retired from his role as president and CEO of Middletown, R.I.-based Newport Mental Health, The Newport Daily News reported Jan. 25.