Guy Maytal, MD is the innaugural Chief of Integrated Care and Psychiatric Oncology in the Psychiatry Department of Weill Cornell Medical College / New York Hospital in New York City. In that role, he serves as the Medical Director of the Weill Cornell Psychiatry Collaborative Care Center. He is also an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College.

Until May of 2018 Dr. Maytal was the Medical Director of Ambulatory Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Director of the MGH Psychiatry Urgent Care and Primary Care Psychiatry Clinics for 9 years. He served as the Psychiatric Liaison to the Palliative Care Team at MGH from 2007-2019 and was a senior member of the MGH Ethics Committee for 11 years. He was also an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, where he taught medical ethics and professionalism.

Dr. Maytal graduated with high honors from Harvard College and then attended the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Afterwards he trained at the MGH/McLean Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program where he served as Chief Resident of the Consultation-Liaison Service. He completed further training as the Psycho-Oncology fellow at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, and the Fellowship in the Division of Medical Ethics at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Maytal has spent much of his career developing systems of care that integrate mental health services and measures into general medical practice. His clinical practice focuses on urgently ill psychiatric patients and also on the care of patients with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses. Dr. Maytal lectures and publishes on physician-patient communication, the psychiatric aspects of medical ethics, the psychiatric care of the medically complex patient, the interface of spirituality and psychiatry, and managing challenging interactions with patients and families.

Richard Rodriguez has well over 20 years of experience in behavioral health care and currently serves as Director of Behavioral Health Network Services for Optum. He has been active in the development and design of programs to build and nurture positive relationships between the health plan and behavioral health providers (physician, hospital, ancillary, etc.). Responsibilities have also included directing and implementing strategic network initiatives relating to the development and management of provider networks in the California market, identifying gaps and shortfalls in network composition and services to assist consumers in accessing behavioral health care.

Mr. Rodriguez spent his early career working for non-profit community health programs including overseeing an agency HIV testing site, program planning, community outreach and direct treatment.

Mr. Rodriguez holds a Master’s degree in clinical psychology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he was awarded a fellowship and teaching assistantship during his tenor.

Outside of work, Mr. Rodriguez spends his time with his partner and Lab mix (only recently finding out she is Akita and Shar-Pei) enjoying the historic naval base in Alameda, CA, gardening and playing softball.

Dr. Michael M. Siegel currently serves as a Medical Director for Molina Healthcare of California. He has been active in the development and implementation of Health Improvement Programs; these have included case management for high risk OB and NICU initiatives. In his current role, he is responsible for the implementation and management of a home based palliative care program.  In addition he performs quality reviews of member’s medical care and he also adjudicates member complaints and appeals

Dr Siegel is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.  He is also a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society.

Guy Maytal, MD is the innaugural Chief of Integrated Care and Psychiatric Oncology in the Psychiatry Department of Weill Cornell Medical College / New York Hospital in New York City. In that role, he serves as the Medical Director of the Weill Cornell Psychiatry Collaborative Care Center. He is also an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College.

Until May of 2018 Dr. Maytal was the Medical Director of Ambulatory Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Director of the MGH Psychiatry Urgent Care and Primary Care Psychiatry Clinics for 9 years. He served as the Psychiatric Liaison to the Palliative Care Team at MGH from 2007-2019 and was a senior member of the MGH Ethics Committee for 11 years. He was also an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, where he taught medical ethics and professionalism.

Dr. Maytal graduated with high honors from Harvard College and then attended the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Afterwards he trained at the MGH/McLean Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program where he served as Chief Resident of the Consultation-Liaison Service. He completed further training as the Psycho-Oncology fellow at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, and the Fellowship in the Division of Medical Ethics at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Maytal has spent much of his career developing systems of care that integrate mental health services and measures into general medical practice. His clinical practice focuses on urgently ill psychiatric patients and also on the care of patients with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses. Dr. Maytal lectures and publishes on physician-patient communication, the psychiatric aspects of medical ethics, the psychiatric care of the medically complex patient, the interface of spirituality and psychiatry, and managing challenging interactions with patients and families.

Richard Rodriguez has well over 20 years of experience in behavioral health care and currently serves as Director of Behavioral Health Network Services for Optum. He has been active in the development and design of programs to build and nurture positive relationships between the health plan and behavioral health providers (physician, hospital, ancillary, etc.). Responsibilities have also included directing and implementing strategic network initiatives relating to the development and management of provider networks in the California market, identifying gaps and shortfalls in network composition and services to assist consumers in accessing behavioral health care.

Mr. Rodriguez spent his early career working for non-profit community health programs including overseeing an agency HIV testing site, program planning, community outreach and direct treatment.

Mr. Rodriguez holds a Master’s degree in clinical psychology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he was awarded a fellowship and teaching assistantship during his tenor.

Outside of work, Mr. Rodriguez spends his time with his partner and Lab mix (only recently finding out she is Akita and Shar-Pei) enjoying the historic naval base in Alameda, CA, gardening and playing softball.

Dr. Michael M. Siegel currently serves as a Medical Director for Molina Healthcare of California. He has been active in the development and implementation of Health Improvement Programs; these have included case management for high risk OB and NICU initiatives. In his current role, he is responsible for the implementation and management of a home based palliative care program.  In addition he performs quality reviews of member’s medical care and he also adjudicates member complaints and appeals

Dr Siegel is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.  He is also a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society.

Dr. Kiara Kuenzler is President and CEO of Jefferson Center for Mental Health, a non-profit, community focused provider of mental health and substance use disorder services in Colorado.  Jefferson Center serves more than 30,000 children, individuals and families each year through prevention, early intervention, treatment and recovery services. Dr. Kuenzler is a licensed Psychologist and received her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver, followed by a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Colorado Medical School, in Administration and Evaluation Psychology. In addition to her more than 10 years of experience in health care administration, quality, and program evaluation, Dr. Kuenzler spent many years providing direct clinical services and teaching at the University of Colorado, Denver. In her current role, Dr. Kuenzler brings a fierce passion and vision for a healthy community, where mental health and substance use matters and care is accessible to all. She seeks community partnerships and innovative solutions to meet the growing needs of the people served and drives excellence in care to promote wellbeing and thriving communities.

Jeffrey Friedman is a non-profit executive leader with 25 years of progressive senior and executive level management experience in serving disadvantaged, at-risk, and vulnerable individuals and communities in the New York metropolitan area. He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of CN Guidance & Counseling Services (cnGuidance.org), a four-decade-enduring nonprofit organization providing person-centered, comprehensive services to individuals and families on Long Island affected by mental health and/or substance use disorders.

As a results-producing leader (e.g., measurably improving client outcomes, reducing costs, and enhancing clients’ service experiences) with a passion for assuring sustained services for those in need, Mr. Friedman offers expertise in strategically assessing and addressing needs of nonprofit / health services organizations, individuals, communities, and high-needs populations, increasingly against a backdrop of fast-paced change in economic, political, and regulatory conditions. He is a leader who balances big-picture strategic planning with detailed day-today operations leadership and staff motivation. His daily practices encompass long-range sustainability planning, program visioning, and staff development. Leveraging more than two decades of progressive, senior-level, nonprofit management responsibility, Mr. Friedman is also a seasoned grant strategist: attracting millions of dollars in funding to fuel health and human services for needed programs. Mr. Friedman’s core beliefs lie in the power of strong partnerships, strategic alliances, and collaboration.

A leader with stamina, dedication, and an ability not just to endure change, but to lead it innovatively and collaboratively, he evokes strong inspiration, momentum, and results. Mr. Friedman’s expertise includes: partnership building, organizational steering, data-informed decision making, fiscal management and accountability, collaboration with boards of directors, developing and retaining staff, fundraising, managing grants, and prioritizing program evaluation and outcomes documentation.

Previously serving as the Executive Director of The Retreat, a domestic violence shelter and comprehensive domestic violence services organization in eastern Suffolk County, NY, Mr. Friedman assured the ongoing provision of direct hotline, emergency shelter, advocacy, and counseling services and linkages to services for people affected by mental and emotional health disorders (including conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder), substance abuse behaviors, HIV, homelessness, ongoing threats to personal wellness and safety, and urgent need for comprehensive receipt of critical services including medical, psychiatric, and psychological care.

Mr. Friedman has led staff sizes ranging from 40 to 300+ in exploring, pursuing, winning, and implementing relevant federal and foundation funding opportunities—including grants from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Office on Violence Against Women, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Prior to joining The Retreat, Mr. Friedman served and helped drive & inspire the missions of other non-profit groups including Federation Employment and Guidance Service in New York City and ARC [previously Association for Retarded Citizens] in Port Henry, New York.

Mr. Friedman earned a Master of Arts in Administration for Nonprofits from State University of New York at Plattsburgh (May 1995) and a Bachelors of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling from Boston University (September 1992). He has led CN Guidance as Chief Executive Officer since October 2013.

Mark is an experienced senior executive with an established track record of achieving successful growth and positive outcomes for several leading not-for-profit enterprises in the Chicago area. Mark comes to Envision from One Hope United, where he has worked for the last seven years. He has most recently been their Chief Operating Officer, prior to that, the Executive Director of One Hope United’s Northern Region, where he led the development of programs resulting in significant measurable improvements in the quality of client lives. Additionally, Mark has experience as the Executive Director of the Midway Center for Metropolitan Family Services and as the Director of Operations/Director of Child and Family Services for Christopher House.

Mark holds masters degrees in Social Work and Education. His bachelors degree is in Sociology.

Dr. Kiara Kuenzler is President and CEO of Jefferson Center for Mental Health, a non-profit, community focused provider of mental health and substance use disorder services in Colorado.  Jefferson Center serves more than 30,000 children, individuals and families each year through prevention, early intervention, treatment and recovery services. Dr. Kuenzler is a licensed Psychologist and received her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver, followed by a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Colorado Medical School, in Administration and Evaluation Psychology. In addition to her more than 10 years of experience in health care administration, quality, and program evaluation, Dr. Kuenzler spent many years providing direct clinical services and teaching at the University of Colorado, Denver. In her current role, Dr. Kuenzler brings a fierce passion and vision for a healthy community, where mental health and substance use matters and care is accessible to all. She seeks community partnerships and innovative solutions to meet the growing needs of the people served and drives excellence in care to promote wellbeing and thriving communities.

Hyong Un, M.D. is the Chief Psychiatric Officer for Aetna and Head of Aetna Employee Assistance Program.  Dr. Un has been with Aetna since January 2002.  In his role, Dr. Un supports the development of behavioral health care strategy as well as the development of innovative behavioral health disease and care management programs that promote overall optimal health and integration of behavioral health with medical management.   Dr. Un also has strategic, programmatic, operational and financial oversight of Resources for Living, Aetna’s Employee Assistance Program.

Prior to joining Aetna in 2002, Dr. Un was the Psychiatrist-in-Chief of Friends Hospital, the nations’ first private psychiatric hospital and Chief Medical Officer for Penn-Friends Behavioral Health System of the University of Pennsylvania.     Dr. Un’s clinical interests and expertise include behavioral and psychosocial determinants of overall health and productivity as well as fields of neuropsychiatry and psychopharmacology.  Dr. Un serves on numerous national committees including advisory board to the Director of NIMH, Workplace Mental Health Board of the APA, and National Centers of Excellence for Depression.  He is a member of the American Psychiatric Association.

Dr. Un graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Medicine in 1981 and completed his residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in 1985.

Faith oversees Telecare’s Development Department.

In this role, Faith is responsible for all new business development, start-up operations, strategic growth, and government relations.

Prior to joining Telecare, Faith held executive positions with behavioral health organizations in Washington state, including West Seattle Psychiatric Hospital (now known as Navos). She also served as Assistant Director of San Mateo County Behavioral Health.

She holds a BA from Pomona College and an MBA from Stanford University.

She is a member of the National Council for Behavioral Health, the National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors (NACBHDD), and NAMI.

Kim Scott is responsible for providing executive leadership for all Trillium Group operations. He provides direct supervision to the organization’s Chief Executive Officers, and leadership in the development of organizational policy and procedure, compliance with national accrediting bodies, and program and business development activities. Kim is committed to the health and well-being of Oregon’s children and families, and has dedicated his life’s work to making the world a safer, more supportive place for ALL people to thrive. Over the past few years, Kim Scott and his team at Trillium have adopted a trauma-informed lens to the work of the organization. Understanding the profound impact that trauma and stress have on individuals, families, organizations, systems, communities, and all human systems has led Trillium down a path toward creating a network of trauma-informed community partners determined to change the conversation about people and problems from, “What’s wrong with you?” to “What has happened to you?” and now to “What’s possible for you?”.

Jamie Vandergon, President of Trillium Family Services, provides leadership to a diverse array of community based and inpatient behavioral health programs across the state of Oregon.

Over the past seventeen years Ms. Vandergon has held leadership positions within the organization and continues to grow the size and scope of Trillium’s programs. Ms. Vandergon is a passionate advocate for addressing upstream issues and expanding school and community based mental health promotion programs across the state.  Ms. Vandergon began her career working in community-based children’s mental health programs at Johns Hopkins Hospital and initially began working for Trillium Family Services in 2002 as a school-based Child & Family Therapist. In 2007 she left Trillium briefly to spend some time working with Multnomah County as a Family Care Coordinator on system wide transformation efforts and the creation of a more robust system of care. Ms. Vandergon earned her Master of Science degree in Psychology from Loyola University in Maryland and is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Oregon.

Hyong Un, M.D. is the Chief Psychiatric Officer for Aetna and Head of Aetna Employee Assistance Program.  Dr. Un has been with Aetna since January 2002.  In his role, Dr. Un supports the development of behavioral health care strategy as well as the development of innovative behavioral health disease and care management programs that promote overall optimal health and integration of behavioral health with medical management.   Dr. Un also has strategic, programmatic, operational and financial oversight of Resources for Living, Aetna’s Employee Assistance Program.

Prior to joining Aetna in 2002, Dr. Un was the Psychiatrist-in-Chief of Friends Hospital, the nations’ first private psychiatric hospital and Chief Medical Officer for Penn-Friends Behavioral Health System of the University of Pennsylvania.     Dr. Un’s clinical interests and expertise include behavioral and psychosocial determinants of overall health and productivity as well as fields of neuropsychiatry and psychopharmacology.  Dr. Un serves on numerous national committees including advisory board to the Director of NIMH, Workplace Mental Health Board of the APA, and National Centers of Excellence for Depression.  He is a member of the American Psychiatric Association.

Dr. Un graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Medicine in 1981 and completed his residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in 1985.

Allen Brown, MSSW, is CEO of Adult and Child Health in Indianapolis, a nonprofit agency employing 700 employees in central Indiana. Organized as a certified community mental health center and licensed child placement agency, Adult and Child is expanding into community health clinic services as an FQHC Look Alike program.  Accredited by the Joint Commission, Adult and Child’s programs for the underserved include behavioral health, primary care, child welfare, supportive housing, and supportive employment.  Prior to joining Adult and Child in 2014, Allen held managed care and community mental health leadership positions in Texas, Colorado, and Georgia.

Christy’s background spans 30 years as a state administrator, provider and system leader in managed behavioral health, healthcare integration and recovery-focused provider networks in Arizona and other states. She was early innovator in implementing an integrated service system for adults with co-occurring mental health/substance use disorders, including strategies for network development, financing, licensure and consensus building. She also oversaw the expansion of Arizona’s contracted behavioral health managed care system to a more recovery focused model, including expansion of peer-delivered mental health, addiction and peer-delivered services. Today she directs strategy and operations of Partners In Recovery, a integrated behavioral/medical health home system serving 8,000 adults with serious mental illness in Arizona. Christy has been the recipient of numerous awards including the Visiting Scientist award from Harvard University and the prestigious Behavioral Health Leadership in Services Award from the ASU Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy. She is a contributing author to multiple articles and books on peer support and recovery services. More recently, Christy’s interests have turned to health IT and using technology to improve behavioral healthcare practice and outcomes. She is a member of the governing board of Health Current, Arizona’s health information exchange, and serves as a co-principal investigator for a National Institute of Mental Health research project focused on health information sharing preferences among persons with serious mental illness.  She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois and her master’s from the University of Arizona.

David Heffron is a Vice President of Operations for Telecare Corporation. David has worked in the field of behavioral health for over 34 years. David has worked as a front line clinician and a manager in both inpatient and field based services. As the leader of Telecare’s Recovery Centered Clinical System, David leads and trains staff at all levels in a recovery, strengths based approach to engaging individuals with serious mental illnesses and co-occurring conditions. David understands that an individual’s readiness for change must come from that individual’s unique hopes and dreams and a strong internal belief that they can once again, control their life’s journey.

Sandra Stein, M.D. has been the Medical Director of Care Integration at Banner University Health Plans in Arizona since October of 2017. From Oct. 2015-Sept. 2017 Sandra served as the Chief Medical Officer for Intermountain Centers in Arizona. From March- September 2015 Sandra served as the Behavioral Medical Director for the Arizona Comprehensive Medical Dental Program (CMDP)/State of Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS). From July 1997-March of 2015 Dr. Stein served as a Medical Director for the Community Partnership of Southern Arizona (CPSA), the Regional Behavioral Health Authority (RBHA). Dr. Stein has a double board certified in general and child and adolescent psychiatry. Sandra Stein, M.D graduated from Albany Medical College in Albany, NY in 1992 and did an internship, general psychiatry residency and child psychiatry fellowship which were completed in 1997 at University of Arizona Health Sciences Center in Tucson, Arizona.