With more than 35 years of experience in behavioral health and community mental health systems, he specializes in psychiatric rehabilitation, developmental disabilities services, managed behavioral healthcare, and standards of care involving inpatient, outpatient, and residential treatment programs. His background includes oversight of psychiatric hospitals, community mental health centers, emergency psychiatric services, group homes, halfway houses, case management systems, and community support programs serving mentally ill and developmentally disabled populations. He also has prior expert witness experience involving consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony related to abuse and neglect, wrongful death and injury, restraint practices, accreditation compliance, and behavioral health standards of care.

Throughout his executive leadership career, he managed large behavioral health delivery systems for public agencies, psychiatric centers, managed care organizations, and healthcare networks. His responsibilities included administration of inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services, crisis intervention systems, residential treatment programs, utilization management, provider credentialing, quality assurance, fiscal operations, and implementation of community-based behavioral healthcare models. He additionally directed managed care behavioral health systems involving Medicaid, Medicare, and commercial populations, while overseeing accreditation initiatives, performance management programs, and regulatory compliance activities.

Beyond healthcare administration, he has participated in research, teaching, and consultation activities involving psychiatric rehabilitation, high-risk psychiatric populations, residential mental health services, and community support systems. His background includes consultation regarding Joint Commission standards, NCQA behavioral health requirements, Medicaid managed care initiatives, and restructuring of behavioral healthcare delivery systems. He holds an Ed.D., a Master of Arts in Psychology, and board certification in Healthcare Management, along with fellow status in several healthcare and behavioral health professional organizations.