- Jackson, Miss.-based Defining Wellness Centers appointed Heather Kent as its next executive director.
- Mental health and substance use treatment provider Forge Health named Paul Martino as its next chair of the board of directors.
- Cincinnati-based Central Clinic Behavioral Health announced Kimberly Mages, PhD, will be its next president and CEO.
- Juno Beach, Fla.-based Beach House Behavioral Health appointed Candance Henderson as executive chairman.
- Maine Behavioral Healthcare appointed Lee Wolfrum, DO, as medical director of Spring Harbor Hospital in Westbrook.
- Los Angeles-based Path Mental Health appointed Jay Meyers as its next chief commercial officer.
- Path Mental Health appointed David Katcher as its chief operating officer.
- Tracey Straba was appointed Path Mental Health’s first general counsel.
- Chris Veal, MSN, RN, was appointed CEO for the Northwest Texas Healthcare System Behavioral Health Hospital in Amarillo.
- Brett Hart, PhD, joined Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota as vice president of behavioral health and mental health parity.
- Patrice Harris, MD, was appointed to Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare’s board of directors.
- Nikole Benders-Hadi, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of online behavioral healthcare company Talkspace.
- Colby Newsome, PharmD, was named director of behavioral health pharmacy for Appalachian Regional Healthcare.
- Magdalena Spariosu, MD, was named director of behavioral health for Englewood (N.J.) Health.
- Springfield, Mo.-based Burrell Behavioral Health appointed Kristen Weaver as the executive director of the Burrell Foundation.
- Centene promoted Wendy Welch, MD, to chief medical officer for its behavioral health business.
- Donna Anthony, MD, PhD, was named director and team lead of the neuropsychiatric program at Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, Conn.
- Charles Heitman transitioned into the new role of behavioral health and community relations specialist for Mountain Home, Ark.-based Baxter Health.
- Jon Stout was appointed chief business officer of Motivo, a clinical supervision platform that connects therapists with virtual clinical supervisors to complete the therapist licensure process.
- Rosemary McLaughlin was named the inaugural executive director of Nantucket, Mass.-based Community Solutions for Behavioral Health.
- Carelon Behavioral Health, a subsidiary of Elevance Health, named Manuel Arisso as chief network officer.
- Julia Bernstein was appointed chief operating officer of Brightside Health, a telehealth company offering mental healthcare to people with clinical depression, anxiety and other mood disorders.
- Richard Hallworth was appointed president and CEO of Coral Gables, Fla.-based behavioral health provider Acorn Health.
- James Butler, MD, PhD, was named the new chief medical officer of Oceans Healthcare, based in Plano, Texas.
- Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek appointed Juliana Wallace behavioral health initiative director in the governor’s office.
- Stacey Trooskin, MD, PhD, was named executive medical officer of the Mazzoni Center, a health and wellness center serving Philadelphia’s LGBTQ+ community.
- Rajendra Badgaiyan, MD, was appointed chair of the department of psychiatry for Cleveland-based MetroHealth System.
- Mark Russ, MD, was named chief medical officer of Silver Hill Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in New Canaan, Conn.
- Crawford County Mental Health Center in Pittsburg, Kan., appointed Jeffrey Burch, PsyD, its next director of behavioral justice services.
- Melanie Hake was appointed executive director of Erie, Pa.-based Stairways Behavioral Health.
- Guy Maytal, MD, was appointed chief of integrated care and head of psycho-oncology for value-based mental health and substance use care provider Forge Health.
- James Wolak, MD, was named South Portland-based Maine Behavioral Healthcare’s vice president of medical affairs, intensive services.
- Jason Staats was appointed CEO of Erlanger-based SUN Behavioral Health Kentucky.
- Barry Herman, MD, was named chief medical officer of ADHD Online — an organization offering HIPAA-secured ADHD assessments online from licensed psychologists — and its parent company, Mentavi Health.
- Brent Forester, MD, joined Tufts Medicine as psychiatrist-in-chief and chair for the department of psychiatry at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.
- Christian Losch was named CEO of Casa Palmera, a residential and outpatient behavioral health treatment center in Del Mar, Calif.
- Kevin Andrews was named the next COO of Palm Springs, Fla.-based Retreat Behavioral Health.
- Collegiate Behavioral Health Associates named Steve Wigginton CEO.
- Ellie Mental Health tapped Melissa Amponsah as its first chief marketing officer.
- Ryan Wade, MD, was appointed medical director of the Freedom Institute, an addiction treatment center in New York City.
- Brightline, a virtual behavioral health provider for children, selected Myra Altman, PhD, as its new chief clinical officer.
- Coleman Matthews was named the new CEO of El Dorado, Ark.-based Newhaven Counseling and Health Services.
- Nashville, Tenn.-based Centerstone has named Anne Tyree CEO for its Illinois region.
- Tiffany Lacy Clark was named the new president and CEO of St. Louis-based Behavioral Health Response.
- Gregory Bledsoe, MD, joined Kindly Human, a peer counseling platform for behavioral health support, as a strategic adviser.
- Franklin, Tenn.-based mental health treatment provider Summit BHC named Paul Gilbert its chief legal officer.
- Irvine, Calif.-based Discovery Behavioral Health named Sharon Zimbler as regional vice president of its eating disorder division.
- Telepsychiatry company Brightside Health appointed Chris Murray its CFO.
- Aware Recovery Care, an in-home mental health and substance use treatment provider, named Lauren Grawert, MD, its chief medical officer.
- Landmark Recovery, a Nashville, Tenn.-based inpatient addiction treatment provider, named Matt Boyle as its CEO.
- AJ Henry was appointed COO of Landmark Recovery.
- Matthew DiGiacobbe was named CFO of Landmark Recovery.
- Jason Kirby, DO, was appointed chief medical officer of Landmark Recovery.
- Landmark Recovery selected Justin Hartman as chief revenue officer.
- Katharine Woods, DO, was named chief medical officer of the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals and Eleanor Slater Hospital in Cranston.
- David McIntosh was appointed CEO of Indianapolis-based Hopebridge Autism Therapy Centers, which has locations across 12 states.
- St. Louis-based Ascension named Greg Sizemore CEO of its Nashville, Tenn.-based Saint Thomas Behavioral Health Hospital, a joint venture with Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare.
- Digital health and wellness platform Noom named Linda Anegawa, MD, its first medical director.
- Mill Brown, MD, was named chief medical officer of Spring Health, the developer of a digital mental healthcare platform.
- Centre Hall, Pa.-based Meadows Psychiatric Center named Rod Kornrumpf its new CEO and manager director.
- Ryan Boxill, PhD, was named executive vice president and COO of East Boston Neighborhood Health Center.
- Miriam Hamideh, PhD, was elected president of the Los Angeles County Psychological Association.
- Mark Palmenter was named chief marketing officer of Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare, one of the largest networks of behavioral health facilities in the U.S.
- Michele Broadnax was appointed to the board of directors of the National Alliance on Mental Illness’ Greater Los Angeles County chapter.
- Kimiko Boyd was named chief operations officer of San Diego-based Concert Health, a national mental health medical group.
- Katie McLaughlin, PhD, was appointed the first executive director of the new Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health at the University of Oregon in Portland.
- The American Hospital Association’s Committee on Behavioral Health selected Matthew Stanley, DO, as its 2023 chair.
Jill Howard, RN, was appointed the 2023 chair-elect for the AHA behavioral health committee.