Dr. Tom Simpatico is the founder and CEO of MHISSION Translational Systems, LLC. MTS is a spin-off corporation of and partner with the University of Vermont College of Medicine and recently became a partner with the Oracle Corporation. Starting in 2001, Dr. Simpatico and his team have created a suite of tools and technologies called the MHISSION System (an acronym pronounced “mission”) that more effectively connects targeted populations with a constellation of treatment and service options. This innovative system uniquely uses cutting-edge technologies to create new paths for information exchange and interoperability among treatment and service providers, outreach agencies, law enforcement, corrections, veterans’ groups, and other entities that typically operate in isolation.
In addition to serving as MTS CFO, Mr. Dugan is the Founder, President and Managing Principal of Dugan, Colthart & Zoch, P.A., a New Jersey-based certified public accounting firm engaged in the practice of public accounting, tax planning and preparation, estate planning, forensic accounting, business valuations, litigation support, business succession planning, and management consulting services. The firm is registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB).
Mr. Dugan is a graduate of Fairfield University with a BS in Accounting and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the Bergen County Estate Planning Council.
He is former president of the Harrington Park, NJ Board of Education.
MoreColby Kelly provides strategic counsel for brand development as well as a full range of marketing communications services focusing on institutions in the public health, education and social justice sectors. She is expert in brand positioning and message development, adept at orchestrating and integrating web content, social media, traditional media, advertising and events to build impact. She specializes in partner engagement across federal, state and regional organizations to target audiences. During two decades working in television communications, Ms. Kelly developed and executed national communications strategies to leverage the power of PBS and cable documentaries working with Bill Moyers, the Skoll Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and many other producers and funders to promote social change and government policy on issues including mental illness, addiction, end-of-life care, Alzheimers disease, obesity, bullying and chemical pollution. Most recently, as Senior Vice President for Marketing and Communications at Childrens Health Fund, Ms. Kelly developed and executed media strategies leading to millions of media impressions through coverage and op-eds in such diverse media as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, CNN, Good Morning America, the Washington Post, NPR and the Colbert Report.
Mark J. Heyrman, JD is Cinical Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School. His principal responsibilities involve teaching effective advocacy to students of the Law School's Mandel Clinic through supervising these students in litigation and legislative advocacy on behalf of persons with mental illness. He also teaches Law and the Mental Health System and, with the other clinical teachers, Pre-Trial Advocacy and an Intensive Trial Practice Workshop.
Mary Hauser has over 40 years of addiction and behavioral health field experience including directing prevention, intervention, treatment and research programs. She is adjunct faculty at multiple universities and serves as a consultant at the state, federal and inpatient/outpatient program level. Ms. Hauser has a Masters Degree in Psychology and has lectured and trained extensively around the country. Since 1999, Ms. Hauser has been the Vice President of the Addiction Services Division at Dominion Diagnostics.
Dr. Lamberti is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He is Director of the Schizophrenia Treatment Research Program where he oversees research and education related to community care of adults schizophrenia and other serious mental disorders. He is also Chair of the Research Subject Review Board for Social and Behavioral Sciences.
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Mark Larson is Vice President for Policy at the Center for Health Care Strategies. Previously, Mr. Larson served as commissioner of the Department of Vermont Health Access from 2011-2015. In this role, he was responsible for oversight and management of Vermont’s publicly funded health insurance programs serving more than 200,000 Vermonters. He led the development and implementation of Vermont’s health insurance exchange and played an instrumental role in planning for Green Mountain Care, Vermont’s proposed universal health care program.
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Judge Steven Leifman serves as Associate Administrative Judge in the Miami-Dade County Court Criminal Division and Special Advisor on Criminal Justice and Mental Health for the Supreme Court of Florida. He has been at the forefront of a public policy movement in the criminal justice system to reduce the number of people with mental illness in prison, and to develop alternative approaches that offer treatment and support for recovery.
Dr. Maruti is a psychiatrist with sub-specialty in Addiction Psychiatry from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and has developed research expertise in risk assessment, quality improvement, and outcomes measurement. Prior to attending medical school he worked in a variety of research and development positions in biotech and health care consulting for almost a decade.
Kellie Meyer is the President of Kellie Meyer Training Solutions founded in 2011. In 2003, she was part of a team from NAMI Indiana (National Alliance on Mental Illness) that developed a program for prison personnel to have a better understanding of mental illness, and to improve communication and interactions with offenders. The results were striking. “Use of force” among those trained decreased by 70 percent.
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Robert Pierattini, MD is Professor of Psychiatry & Chair, Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont College of Medicine. He is the Physician Leader of the Psychiatry Service at The University of Vermont Medical Center.
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David E. Smith, MD specializes in Addiction Medicine, the psycho-pharmacology of drugs, new research strategies in the management of drug abuse problems, and proper prescribing practices for physicians. He is the Founder of the Haight Ashbury Free Clinics of San Francisco, a Fellow and Past President of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), Past President of the California Society of Addiction Medicine, Past Medical Director for the California State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, Past Medical Director for the California Collaborative Center for Substance Abuse Policy Research, and former adviser to the Betty Ford Center. Current appointments include Chair of Adolescent Addiction Medicine at the Newport Academy in Southern California and Medical Director for Center Point drug rehabilitation centers. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of California, San Francisco.
Dr. Robert L. Weisman is Senior Medical Director of Adult Ambulatory Services in Department of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center and Director of Clinical Care for the New York State ACT/FACT team serving mentally disordered offenders in the community. For their work with Project Link, Dr. Weisman and his colleagues received the 1999 American Psychiatric Association’s Gold Award, and the 2009 NAMI New York State Program Award. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, member of the American College of Psychiatrists and Board Certified in both General and Forensic Psychiatry.
Kevin Casey is currently the Network Homeless Coordinator for VA New England Healthcare, overseeing a full continuum of services for Veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness throughout New England. He also coordinates the Veterans Justice Program, which includes both prison reentry and jail diversion services for eligible Veterans throughout New England. Mr. Casey has over 40 years of experience in human services, and over 22 years of experience teaching on the graduate level. He is currently an adjunct professor at Boston College Graduate School of Social Work. In 2014 he received the Meritorious Service Award from the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans as well as the ICARE award from VA New England Healthcare.