The National Council for Behavorial Healthcare

About Us: Executives and Staff

Linda Rosenberg, MSW
President and CEO

With more than 30 years of distinguished service in mental health policy, services and system reform, Ms. Rosenberg is one of the nation’s leading mental health experts and has been President and CEO of the National Council since August 2004

Prior to joining the National Council, Ms. Rosenberg served as the Senior Deputy Commissioner for the New York State Office of Mental Health with an annual budget of nearly $4 billion. Ms. Rosenberg had responsibility for New York’s adult and child psychiatric hospitals as well as the states forensic hospitals and services. She tripled New York’s assertive community treatment capacity; expanded children’s community based services; developed an extensive array of housing options for people with mental illnesses and addictions; implemented a network of jail diversion programs including New York’s first mental health court; and promoted the adoption of evidence based practices and consumer and family programs.

A certified social worker, as well as a trained family therapist and psychiatric rehabilitation practitioner, Ms. Rosenberg has extensive experience in the design, implementation, and management of hospital and community psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation programs.

Ms. Rosenberg has held faculty appointments at a number of Schools of Social Work, serves on numerous agency and editorial boards, and writes and presents extensively on the need for community services and the impact of organizational, financing, and service delivery strategies on continuity of care and consumer outcomes.

 

Jeannie Campbell
Executive Vice President

Jeannie Campbell serves as the chief operating officer of the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, leading the administrative and fiscal management of the organization as well as overseeing the member services, communications, public policy and practice improvement functions. Campbell is particularly focused on bringing learning innovation to  National Council members, helping to improve both their clinical and business practices.

A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Ms. Campbell also leads the National Council’s efforts to improve healthcare for veterans. She orchestrates the National Council’s Annual Conference, the field’s premier training and networking event.

 

Meena Dayak, MA
Vice President, Marketing and Communications

Meena Dayak has more than 15 years of experience in marketing and media relations for nonprofit healthcare organizations. She spearheads branding, PR, social media, member communication, and public education initiatives — including Mental Health First Aid — at the National Council and serves as editor-in-chief of National Council Magazine. Her mission is to help member organizations tell a compelling story so the world will recognize that mental illnesses and addictions are treatable health conditions from which persons can recover and lead full lives.

Prior to joining the National Council Ms. Dayak managed marketing initiatives for healthcare standards, information, and education programs at the United States Pharmacopeia. Earlier, Ms. Dayak worked with a direct marketing firm specializing in association membership and conference communications. She has a masters degree in public communication from American University in Washington DC.

 

Charles Ingoglia, MSW
Vice President, Public Policy

With more than fifteen years experience in behavioral healthcare, Charles Ingoglia has worked as a provider, advocate, and educator for government and public sector organizations.

In his current role as Vice President, Public Policy for the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, Mr. Ingoglia directs the federal affairs function of the nonprofit trade association as well as its policy and technical assistance outreach to more than 1,700 member organizations across the nation. Most recently, his efforts have centered on key issues such as parity, healthcare reform, and incrasing access and retention in community behav.

Prior to joining the National Council, Mr. Ingoglia provided policy and program design guidance, including the review of state Medicaid Waiver applications and other HHS regulations, to the Center for Mental Health Services at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

His previous experience also includes directing state government relations and service system improvement projects for the National Mental Health Association, serving as a policy analyst for the National Association of Social Workers, and designing educational programs for mental health and addictions professionals for the Association of Ambulatory Behavioral Healthcare. In addition, he has worked in a transitional shelter with homeless persons and provided individual, group and couples counseling at the Whitman-Walker Clinic in Washington, DC.

Long committed to social service and education, Mr. Ingoglia also spends his time as adjunct faculty at the George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management and as a volunteer with local social work and youth health organizations.

 

Kathleen Reynolds, LMSW, ACSW
Vice President, Health Integration and Wellness Promotion

Kathleen Reynolds has a long and distinguished career devoted to improving the lives of persons with mental illness and substance use disorders. Reynolds was executive director of the Washtenaw Community Health Organization in Ypsilanti, Michigan and a leading proponent in integrated health, bringing together primary care and behavioral health services for vulnerable populations.

Reynolds received the National Council’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008 and is the co-author of Raising the Bar: Moving Toward the Integration of Healthcare.

As a member of the Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards, Reynolds did much to help shape state policy in support of behavioral health. She serves as adjunct faculty at Eastern Michigan University and  previously taught at Madonna University and the University of Michigan, where she received a master's degree in Social Work in 1982.

 

Tom Willis
Vice President, Finance and Administration

Tom Willis came to the National Council in 1979 and assumed his present role of Chief Financial Officer in 1982. He has served under all five CEOs that the National Council has had since its inception and has, over 28 years, filled varied roles as the National Council's needs evolved — he has served as editor of National Council News, the National Registry of Community Mental Health Services, and Community Mental Health Journal. He also coordinated the 1983 Annual Conference and served as Interim Director twice during CEO vacancies.

Working with church volunteers, committees, and community groups for 14 years before joining the National Council prepared Willis for an association that values volunteer leaders and community partnerships. A BS in Music Education from Auburn University and a graduate seminary degree may be unrelated to accounting and budget reports, but along with organizational history, Tom contributes perspective to the finances and internal administration of the National Council.

 


 

Contact Staff

Bob Beckwith
IT Manager

Thea Browning
Membership Services Associate

Jeannie Campbell
Executive Vice President

Shellee Chen
Conference Associate

Meena Dayak
Vice President, Marketing and Communications

Rebecca Farley
Policy Associate

Laura Galbreath
Director of Health Integration and Wellness Promotion

Bryan Gibb
Director of Public Education

Chuck Ingoglia
Vice President, Public Policy

James Lee
Senior Accountant

Danny Linden
Conference Director

Terry O'Grady
Administrative Assistant

Susan Partain
Outreach Associate

Kathy Reynolds
Vice President, Health Integration and Wellness Promotion

Linda Rosenberg
President and CEO

Nathan Sprenger
Marketing and Communications Associate

Kara Sweeney
Director of Membership

Mohini Venkatesh
Director of Federal and State Policy

Tom Willis
Vice President, Finance and Administration