Board of Directors
Leadership

Jessica Lavender
(2020-2025)
President
All Committees
EmbraceU - Nashville, TN

James Rosser
(2019-2024)
Past-President
All Committees
Resnick Psychiatric Hospital at UCLA - Los Angeles, CA

Larry Meikel
(2004-2026)
Treasurer & CMS Liaison
Chair, Public Policy Committee
Classic Behavioral Healthcare - Lexington, KY

Jill Stanley Nagy
(2018-2023)
Secretary
Retired - Middletown, CT
General Board

Leslie Miao
(2014-2026)
Public Policy Committee
Conference Committee
Membership Committee
The Hume Center - Concord, CA

Charles Westfall
(2019-2025)
Membership Committee
Conference Committee
Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital - San Diego, CA

Melynda Boothe
(2020-2025)
Governance Committee
Oceans Healthcare - Plano, TX

Peter Thomas
(2021-2024)
Chair-Training, Research & Publications Committee
Conference Committee
Penn Medicine | Princeton House Behavioral Health - Princeton, NJ

Jean Scallon
(2021-2024)
Co-Chair-Conference Committee
Membership Committee
Signature Healthcare - Corona, CA

Emily Hunter
(2021-2026)
Mental Health Liaison Group Representative
Public Policy Committee
Training, Research & Publication
Compass Health - Crowley, LA

Carol Cestaro
(2022-2025)
Public Policy Committee
Training, Research & Publications Committee
Yale New Haven Hospital - New Haven, CT

Maggie Owens
(2022-2025)
Membership Committee
Vanderbilt Behavioral Health - Nashville, TN

Jenna Strodtbeck
(2023-2026)
Conference Committee
Membership Committee
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services - Grand Rapids, MI

Kristin Powers
(2023-2026)
Conference Committee
Membership Committee
Providence Health & Services - Portland, OR