Here are seven behavioral health leadership moves to know that Becker's has reported on so far in March:
- Richard Leclerc was approved as the new director of the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals.
- Mary Pawlikowski, the president of Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital in Nashville, Tenn., and Vanderbilt Behavioral Health, announced plans to retire at the end of the fiscal year.
- Teresa DeLuca, MD, 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, was named chief medical officer of Oconomowoc, Wis.-based Rogers Behavioral Health.
- Rogers Behavioral Health also named Ashley Muchnick COO.
- Emily Sexton, MSN, RN, was appointed CEO of Henry Ford Behavioral Health Hospital, a collaboration between Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare and Detroit-based Henry Ford Health.