National Council for Behavioral Health

Tomasz L. Jankowski, DPT, MHA, MBA is President and CEO of Northeast Kingdom Human Services with offices in Derby and St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Prior to that he has served as Director of the Neuroscience Institute and Director of Ambulatory Rehabilitation at the Mercy Health and The Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center, respectively. His professional career spans almost three decades and includes multiple branches across the healthcare industry, such as neurosciences, mental health, addiction, intellectual and developmental disabilities, rehabilitation, physician group practice, and home healthcare. Dr. Jankowski holds a doctorate degree in physical therapy from Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, New Hampshire, Master’s Degree in Hospital and Health Administration, and Master’s Degree of Business Administration, both, from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Jankowski is an accomplished author and contributor on multiple healthcare topics, whose work has been published in the Remington Report, Healthcare Review, Strategic Healthcare Marketing, and the Managed Care Contract Negotiator. He has served and continues serving on multiple corporate boards. He is a certified Strategic Planner by the American Management Association, a member of professional associations, and a past member of the Editorial Board of ACHE’s Healthcare Executive. Dr. Jankowski is an avid endurance athlete who has raced in over twenty Ironman triathlons, including the Ironman Hawaii World Championship.

Yaberci Perez-Cubillan is a bilingual, bicultural, Hispanic female, exceptional, proactive and hands-on driven leader with more than seventeen years of experience in the behavioral health industry with a rich mix of technical, financial, and operations experience. Yaberci is a progressive, decisive, and innovated, highly valued for vision and strategy development, translating objectives into action plans. She cultivates and maintains key relationships with external partners. She is a dynamic leader known by colleagues and staff as a fine mentor and teacher that staff are keen to support.

Yaberci currently serves as Acacia’s Senior Vice President for Behavioral Health and Service Integration where she is responsible for the clinical and programmatic oversight of the second largest portfolio at Acacia Network. The behavioral health portfolio employees over 600 individuals; provides services to a unique patient population of 5,700 individuals and families and generates north of 80 million dollars annually.

The behavioral health portfolio includes a total of thirty- two programs. It includes both outpatient and residential modalities i.e., Detox, Rehab, CCBHCs, Article 32, Article 31s, Residential programing for youth, males & women & children. These programs are licensed by OASAS and/or OMH.). The portfolio also has a significant number of federal and local grants ranging from the provision of integrated care to work performed at Ryker’s Island.

Yaberci has been on the cutting edge of service delivery and successfully led one of a few programs to become a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC). CCBHC is an outgrowth of the Federal Mental Health Excellence Act establishing the highest standards for integrated behavioral health treatment, the foundation to the movement into value- based payment in the behavioral health field.

Yaberci has become a topic expert and has participated in many panels joining efforts with the National Council of Behavioral Health highlighting innovated approaches to care and the use of the CCBHC model to treat co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Yaberci is a recipient of the 2016 Social Work Leadership award by the Latino Social Work Coalition; 2016 Spirit of a Leader, Acacia Network; 2020 Exemplary Leadership, Entre Nosotras and 2020 NASW SAPHIRE Leadership Award.

Yaberci is a Hunter College School of Social Work graduate. She is a trained Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-R). She completed a Post-Master’s Certificate Program in Executive Leadership at New York University, Silver School of Social Work. She is an active member of the Adaptive Leadership in Human Services Taskforce (2020).
Yaberci teaches at Adelphi University, where she is an Adjunct Professor having a direct impact on the next generation of social workers pursuing their MSW degree.

Yaberci sits on the following governing boards: Coalition for Behavioral Health; ASAP; NY Council; Coalition of Latino Social workers.

Richard Edley is lead executive for RCPA, responsible for all aspects of operations and direction for the association. His professional career began in 1988 and most recently he was president and CEO of PerformCare/Community Behavioral HealthCare Network of Pennsylvania, Inc., a national, full-service, behavioral health managed care organization. Dr. Edley oversaw all aspects of the organization including operations, business development, provider contracting, and finance with annual revenue of over $350 million. His baccalaureate degree is from Boston University and he holds master’s and doctorate degrees in clinical psychology from Emory University. He was an intern and post-doctoral fellow at McLean Hospital, where he held a faculty appointment at Harvard Medical School, Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Edley is a national presenter and is published in a broad variety of areas.

Dr. Steven Ronik is currently the Chief Executive Officer for Henderson Behavioral Health. Henderson is a nationally recognized behavioral health system, known for its innovative and leading evidence-based clinical services. Prior to his current role, Dr. Ronik held several leadership positions at Zucker/Hillside Hospital at Northwell Health, formerly known as the Northshore/LIJ Healthcare System in New York City.

Dr. Ronik has served as the Chairperson of the Florida Council for Community Mental Health—the leading trade association for behavioral healthcare organizations in Florida. He has been recognized for his leadership with numerous awards, including the Ultimate CEO Award from the South Florida Business Journal, the EPIC Award from the Mental Health Association of Southeast Florida, Advocate of the Year Award from Broward County, and the Time Award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Dr. Ronik is a board member for the National Council for Behavioral Health and Mental Health Corporations of America.
Dr. Ronik currently serves as adjunct professor for Nova Southeastern University. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree with highest honors, from the State University College of New York at Oneonta, an MSW from Adelphi University, and a Doctorate in Organizational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Ronik also provides consultation services to many organizations relative to leadership, management, and organizational development.

Shauna Reitmeier serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Northwestern Mental Health Center. Shauna has led the organization through dynamic growth and development, including the successful implementation of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic model of service delivery. Under Shauna’s leadership, NWMHC doubled its revenue, increased its staff by 35 percent, and doubled the number of clients served.

In addition to her leadership and management responsibilities at NWMHC, she is a Licensed Graduate Social Worker and sees clients at the Crookston clinic location. Shauna holds a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and a bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Before joining NWMHC, Shauna worked with the National Council for Behavioral Health, providing contract management and technical oversight to integrate primary and behavioral healthcare across the country. While serving in multiple roles at Washtenaw Community Health Organization, she gained extensive experience in quality and process improvement, strategic planning, and integration of systems.

Shauna currently serves on several boards, including the National Association of Rural Mental Health, The MN Association of Community Mental Health Programs, North Region Health Alliance, H.O.P.E. Coalition, and the Crookston Lions. Most recently, Shauna was appointed by MN Governor Tim Walz to serve on the newly created Blue Ribbon Commission on Health and Human Services.

She lives in Crookston with her husband and stepson.

Lee Johnson, MPA, serves as the Deputy Director for the Texas Council of Community Centers, a state association that represents the 39 Community Centers of Texas. In this role, Mr. Johnson advises on legislative strategy, appropriations issues, strategic communications, public policy development and implementation. Prior to joining the Texas Council, he served as Legislative Director for a State Representative and, in the private sector, managed the Urban and Land Use Planning efforts of a commercial development firm in Austin, Texas, engaging county and city officials across the state. Mr. Johnson holds undergraduate and masters degrees in Public Administration and Political Science from Texas State University.

Pat Coleman is President and CEO of Behavioral Health Response, Inc. (BHR). BHR is a professionally staffed and accredited clinical contact center that provides expert behavioral health and crisis response services through a variety of platforms 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to agencies and companies worldwide.

Pat’s professional career and educational achievements exemplify her belief that faith, family and community can shape and reshape the course of one’s life. She holds an MBA from Fontbonne University and a Bachelor of Science from St. Louis University. She’s been with BHR since 1997; has held various positions and in December 2012 was appointed to her current role.

Pat is adjunct faculty for Washington University Brown School of Social Work and teaches a class titled: (Managing People).

Pat serves as Advisory Board Chair for Fontbonne University Eckelcamp’s Business School, board member of Metropolitan Zoological Parks and Museum District, executive committee board member of the St. Louis Regional Chamber, and Director (Region 7) -National Council for Behavioral Health.

Driven by challenge, undaunted by obstacles, decisive and hands on, Pat Coleman integrates faith, family, and community by valuing innovation, remaining flexible to change and being committed to excellence through teamwork.

As Chief Executive Officer for nonprofit Valle del Sol, Carmen Heredia oversees integrated behavioral health and primary care health centers. Valle del Sol is a federally qualified health center with eight locations in Maricopa County and nine locations in New Mexico. Having served the community for fifteen years at Valle del Sol in several management and direct-care positions, her focus has been promoting quality service delivery and organizational excellence. Carmen is currently transitioning to the role of Chief Executive Officer of Valle del Sol.

Carmen is a double-devil, having received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Arizona State University. She is Licensed Master Social Worker in Arizona and focused on planning and administration in her degree program.

She is currently serving as the Chair of the Board of St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix. Carmen and serves on the boards of the Arizona Council of Human Service Providers, the Arizona Alliance of Community Health Centers, and serves on the board of the National Council of Behavioral Health representing Region VIII.

A leader in her community and organization, Carmen strives for equality and inclusion of underserved populations especially regarding access to quality healthcare and education. As a Mexican immigrant, she passionately volunteers in Latino engagement and voting efforts with her family. Carmen lives in Mesa, Arizona, with her husband and three children.

With over 35 years of experience, Camille Schraeder has an extensive history of community involvement and is a strong advocate for abused, neglected, and at-risk Children, Youth, Families at the local, state, and federal levels. In 1995 Camille founded Redwood Children’s Services, (Now Redwood Community Services), a large multiagency serving thousands of clients a year, within three Northern California Counties. Under her leadership, RCS developed and provided community-based services, prevention services, homeless services, mental health services, foster care, and adoption services. She served as the CEO until 2019.

In addition to serving as the Public Policy Officer for Redwood Community Services, Camille currently leads Redwood Quality Management, which is an Administrative Services Organization managing access, quality assurance, network adequacy, and leveraging Medi-Cal eligibility for both the Children and Adult System of Care of Mendocino County. The Mendocino County System of Care has served over 4000 unduplicated clients annually.

Camille is the Volunteer Founder and Director of the Potter Valley Youth and Community Center (PVYCC), a founding member of the Children’s Action Committee (CAC), a member of the Policy Council on Children and Youth (PCCY), and an active leader in policy change for children, youth and families.

With Mrs. Schraeder’s leadership, Redwood Community Services, Inc. has been a COA accredited agency for the last eight years and is a long-standing leader in her counties receiving numerous community awards for her work. Among them are Chamber of Commerce Leader of the Year and Business person of the year; Lifestyle Magazine Distinguished Leader; Women helping Women award Soroptomist Ukiah Chapter; Lake County Star of the Year for two years, Treatment Foster Care Implementation Group, Public policy advocate for 1115 Waiver, California Alliance of Child & Family Services, and California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies. Camille has also been recognized by her peers receiving the Advocacy of the Year and the Executive Leadership Sabbatical award by the California Wellness Foundation and was an elected Mendocino County Board of Education Trustee and was a recipient of the 2005 CA Wellness Foundation Leadership Award.

Camille holds a master’s degree in Psychology and a Group Home Administrators License in the State of California. Camille serves on the Board of the California Alliance of Children and Families and the California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies.

Because of her experience growing up within the Group home and Foster Care system, Camille has a poignant and passionate perspective. Her lifelong commitment has been to be an advocate for the most vulnerable populations in rural California and she continues to inspire those around her to be leaders, advocates, and champions for change.

Jodi Daly, Ph.D. is the President and CEO of Comprehensive Healthcare in Yakima Washington. Comprehensive Healthcare is a non-profit behavioral health agency that serves six counties in the State of Washington, and offers an all-inclusive continuum of services to those in need of mental health and substance use education, support, and treatment. Comprehensive Healthcare has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval, symbolizing the organization’s commitment to providing safe, high-quality, and effective care.

Jodi has worked in health care for 25 years in various settings and roles, but found her niche in Community-Based Mental Health – a field that treats clients and their families with compassion and empathy, while focusing on strengths that allow individuals to make informed choices. Additionally, Jodi has been a strong voice for clients, advocating on their behalf for desperately needed funding as well as regulatory and policy changes. She is a member of the Washington State Council for Behavioral Health, the Joint Commission Behavioral Health Care Accreditation Advisory Council, and has been appointed to the Governor’s Social Supports Community Leaders Group in Washington.

Jodi holds an undergraduate degree in Social Work, a Master of Arts in Counseling and Guidance, and a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology. She attributes much of her community-based mental health knowledge to the many, varying mentors and coaches she has encountered throughout her career. Their expertise and passion greatly contributed to her professional success, and inspired her to serve historically marginalized populations.