From new CEOs to medical directors, here are nine behavioral health leadership moves that Becker's has covered in January:
- Mary Anne Albaugh, MD, was appointed medical director of Dickinson Center in Ridgway, Pa., an affiliate of Journey Health System.
- James Lehane retired from his role as president and CEO of Middletown, R.I.-based Newport Mental Health, with Dayna Gladstein appointed as his replacement.
- Raymond Kotwicki, MD, was appointed president and chief medical officer of intensive outpatient services for Atlanta-based behavioral health provider Hightop Health.
- Minneapolis-based Meridian Behavioral Health, which provides substance use disorder treatment services, named Lewis Zeidner, PhD, its new CEO.
- Beau Lynch was appointed CEO of Conway (Ark.) Behavioral Health Hospital, which is under Acadia Healthcare.
- Michelle Shafer was appointed CEO of Nashville, Tenn.-based Mental Health Cooperative.
- Justin Looser was named CEO of Hampstead (N.H.) Hospital & Residential Treatment Facility.
- Ave Marie Costa was appointed director of development of the Gateway Foundation, a substance use disorder and behavioral health treatment organization.
- Cathy Lovejoy was appointed CEO of behavioral health and housing services provider Lakeview Health Services.