Executive Moves

Nikole Benders-Hadi, MD, has been appointed chief medical officer of online behavioral healthcare company Talkspace. 

Colby Newsome, PharmD, has been named director of behavioral health pharmacy for Appalachian Regional Healthcare.

Magdalena Spariosu, MD, has been named director of behavioral health for Englewood (N.J.) Health.

Springfield, Mo.-based Burrell Behavioral Health has appointed Kristen Weaver as the executive director of the Burrell Foundation.

Centene has promoted Wendy Welch, MD, to chief medical officer for its behavioral health business.

Donna Anthony, MD, PhD, has been named director and team lead of the neuropsychiatric program at Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, Conn.

Here are 11 exec moves that behavioral health leaders should know that Becker's has reported on since July 25:

Charles Heitman will be transitioning into the new role of behavioral health and community relations specialist for Mountain Home, Ark.-based Baxter Health.

Jon Stout has been 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 has been named the inaugural executive director of Nantucket, Mass.-based Community Solutions for Behavioral Health.