VARNUM CONGRATULATES Brad Casemore

Congratulations, Brad, on this well-deserved recognition for all that you have done for behavioral health in Michigan!

Brad Casemore

Chief Executive O cer

Southwest Michigan Behavioral Health

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Ti eny Jones

North Market Regional Director and Primary Care and Administrative Director of Behavioral Health Services

Henry Ford Health

Ti eny Jones manages a $50 million patient revenue portfolio for behavioral health at Henry Ford Health and $55 million for primary care and more than 250 team members.

“Ti eny successfully and e ciently leads multiple teams while also providing her team members with knowledge and support to ensure that the highest standards of care are provided to our most in-need populations,” said Amanda May, manager of Behavioral Health Integration and training director of MI Mind at Henry Ford Health.

Jones and her team grew virtual care and telehealth services by 20% to more than 130,000 virtual visits annually. ey were also instrumental in creating and implementing a collaborative care model that integrated virtual behavioral health into primary care, pediatric and women’s health clinics throughout the state.

In addition, Jones is a mentor for Henry Ford Health’s Women Improvement Network Mentoring program. She also volunteers at Big Brothers Big Sisters, serves as a youth track and eld coach for Embrace Sportz and is a member volunteer for the Michigan Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Sheryl Kubiak, Ph.D.

Dean of the School of Social Work Wayne State University

Dr. Sheryl Kubiak established the Center for Behavioral Health and Justice at Wayne State University to provide mental health care to Michigan residents and prevent their incarceration.

Kubiak oversees 40 team members who enhance crisis response, divert youth and adults from detention, facilitate medication assisted treatment for people entering jail with opioid use disorder and create a toolkit that improves assisted outpatient treatment in 34 counties.

As a Wayne State dean, Kubiak manages 80 faculty, 30 sta , 14 Board of Visitors members, a 30-member community coalition, a $7 million budget and $25 million in grant funding. In this role, Kubiak has forged countless partnerships to expand workforce opportunities for people with behavioral challenges.

“Sheryl has championed some of the greatest sustaining progress in Michigan, crossing rigid boundaries between systems. She actively engages people and leaders with living/lived experience to analyze problems, brainstorm solutions and lead change,” said Michigan Health Endowment Fund Senior Fellow Lynda Zeller.

Kubiak also advises Michigan’s Mental Health Diversion Council and is a state Judicial Council member.

Elizabeth Koschmann, Ph.D.

Founder and Executive Director TRAILS

Dr. Elizabeth Koschmann founded TRAILS (Transforming Research into Action to Improve the Lives of Students) at the University of Michigan a decade ago and grew it into a $19 million organization funded by the state, National Institute of Mental Health grants and philanthropic support. TRAILS gives schools training and resources to deliver “evidence-based, culturally responsible mental health services” to students.

Koschmann leads seven divisions and 70 people in 18 states. In the last two years, her organization trained 8,000 school professionals, who then provided about 200,000 students with mental health care.

Koschmann is a member of the Governor’s Return to Learn Advisory Council and Student Recovery Advisory Council of Michigan and serves on the Schottenstein Program for Resilience board.

Julia Kyle

Director of Behavioral Health Strategy & Planning

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Julia Kyle’s responsibilities include network innovation and program expansion for BCBSM’s more than 5 million members. Her recent accomplishments include adding more than 2,400 therapists to the network through a virtual provider partner, implementing an integrated care program for more than 213 primary care practices in the rst year and expanding community-based crisis services statewide.

“Julia’s passion for addressing the mental health epidemic was exempli ed after the recent (Michigan State University mass shooting) crisis. She diligently worked to mobilize Blue Cross to meet the grieving communities’ needs,” said Amy McKenzie, M.D., BCBSM vice president of Clinical Partnerships and associate chief medical o cer.

Kyle is a member of the Canton Community Foundation and the National Association of Social Workers Michigan, allowing her to advocate for residents and colleagues within the behavioral health space.

Matt LaCasse, D.O.

Lead psychiatrist, Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Dana Lasenby Executive Director and CEO Oakland Community Health Network

Jed Magen, D.O. Chair of the Department of Psychiatry Michigan State University

Nasuh Malas, M.D.

Kelly Mays

Community and Sta Training Manager, Hegira Health Inc.

Director of the Adolescent

Addiction Recovery Center, University Pediatricians

One of the big wins of Dr. Matt LaCasse’s career is working with the Children’s Foundation, Children’s Hospital of Michigan and University Pediatricians to build the Adolescent Addiction Recovery Center.

Under LaCasse’s leadership, Troy-based AARC provides therapy-focused care for youth younger than 18 dealing with substance use disorder, regardless of their ability to pay. LaCasse is a member of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the American Society of Addiction Medicine and an American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Substance Use committee member.

A highly sought-after industry expert, LaCasse is regularly invited to speak at industry and community events and educate state and national residents about the impact of substance use disorder in youth.

Under Dana Lasenby’s leadership, OCHN delivers mental health services to more than 27,000 Oakland County residents, many with intellectual and developmental disabilities, serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders. She manages about 240 people and a more than $400 million budget.

Lasenby’s accomplishments include launching a Youth and Family Care Connection program in January to support the mental health needs of children and youth and connect families to the resources they need.

As a member of the State of Michigan’s Autism Council, she advocates for pre-paid inpatient health plans and community mental health service programs.

“She is committed to ensuring that public behavioral health resources are used wisely, operating with transparency, integrity and honor,” said Kevin Fischer, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness Michigan.

Tammy McCrory

Founder and CEO McCrory Center

Tammy McCrory is a member of the Michigan Psychological Association Master’s Committee, the Detroit Optimist Club and member and past vice president of the Metro Detroit Association of Black Psychologists.

McCrory Center, which she founded as Social Care Administrators in 2012, provides a variety of services, including clinical case coordination, comprehensive behavioral health services and autism treatment. As a part of the state’s Black Leadership Advisory Council Health Committee, she has advocated for reforms to mental health licensure exams that reduce disparities in access to care.

McCrory previously worked as a health information and technology release specialist at Sinai Grace Hospital and interim director of maternal and infant health at the Detroit Health Department. A regularly published author, McCrory was named as one of Oakland County’s 2023 class of 40 Under 40.

Carmen McIntyre León, M.D. Chief Medical O cer Michigan Department

of Corrections

Dr. Carmen McIntyre León received the Exemplary Psychiatrist Award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness in 2020 “for going the extra mile” and advocating for care and research that bene t mentally ill individuals. She leads more than 300 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants, nurses, and mental health professionals. Her work includes developing strategies to improve the well-being of the 32,000 inmates under their charge.

McIntyre León’s recent big wins include establishing birth doulas to guide women prisoners through pregnancy and childbirth. She also launched MDOC’s Medications for Addictions program to reduce deaths due to substance use disorders.

“I admire the determination and knowledge that Dr. McIntyre has in good and sound public policy,” said Robert Kosowski, executive director for the Michigan Psychiatric Society.

McIntyre León serves on the boards of Crisis to Connection Imperative for Our Black Boys, the Center for Behavioral Health and Justice and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s Physician Diversity Council.

As head of MSU’s psychiatry department, Dr. Jed Magen oversees work at two medical schools, National Institute of Health grants and 58 faculty members, sta and psychiatry residents.

Magen’s team provided mental health rst aid to survivors of the mass shooting on MSU’s campus earlier this year. And a faculty member under his direction received a $15 million state grant to implement a program that prevents violence in Michigan schools.

“His exceptional leadership was apparent in the aftermath of an attack at MSU when Psychiatry faculty and residents quickly scheduled town halls, manned listening sessions and established psychological rst aid clinics for the university community,” said Norman Beauchamp, M.D., MSU executive vice president for Health Sciences.

Magen is a member of the executive committee of the American Association of Chairs of Departments of Psychiatry and a member of the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners board.

Director of Pediatric Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Service Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics Associate Professor, and Physician Co-Lead for the Michigan Medicine Workplace Violence Prevention Lead Team, University of Michigan’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital

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Malas is a thought leader in the eld of behavioral health and a champion for pediatric patients needing accessible behavioral health care,” said Luanne omas Ewald, COO of the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital.

Malas operates in numerous capacities. He directs care to children receiving inpatient psychiatric care, consults medical units and the emergency department, oversees service delivery, quality and operations for children’s psychiatric hospital service, and oversees faculty, fellows, nurses and other sta . His achievements include expanding services to provide around-the-clock consultations and being primary investigator for the Children’s Hospital Suicide Zero Suicide Initiative. e initiative is a partnership with Cardinal Health, the Children’s Hospital Association and other national peer institutions to treat and educate children and their parents about suicide prevention.

Malas is a member of the Governor’s Commission on School Mental Health and Safety.

Kelly Mays helps manage more than 400 team members and training projects, such as Hegira stakeholder engagement courses on suicide prevention and restorative health writing. She also collaborates with public initiatives, such as the Michigan Community Sexual Violence Prevention advisory committee, that identify and address health inequities.

A licensed therapist, Mays was named Hegira Health’s 2021 employee of the year for her many achievements, including contributing to a 25% increased presence on social and traditional media.

Mays is a widely regarded voice in Michigan on suicide prevention. By leading more than 200 workshops for 4,000-plus professionals, she has increased HHI’s suicide prevention programming resources by nearly 30 percent.

She is also a member of the Michigan Suicide Prevention Community Technical Assistance program and Westland Youth Assistance Program.