Paul Neitman, LMSW

Paul Neitman, LMSW, Senior Associate, has over 35 years of experience in the health and human service field, most recently as chief operating officer of Holy Cross Children’s Services in Michigan. Throughout his career at Holy Cross, where he started as a treatment specialist, Mr. Neitman served in both clinical and business leadership positions.  This included executive responsibilities for two acquisitions — an inpatient substance abuse treatment organization and a counseling organization.  During these acquisition activities, he served on the due diligence committee and lead the initiative to integrate the organizations into Holy Cross. Mr. Neitman also led a multi-year initiative to create the Samaritan Center — a one-stop human service center in Detroit.  The Samaritan Center, which opened in 2001 on the site of a closed hospital, now provides a variety of services to the neighborhood — urgent care, healthcare, dental services, behavioral health, skilled nursing services, job training, an alternative high school, and more — through collaborations with 80 other local health and human service organizations. He continues to serve on the organization’s board of directors and has been part of a team building the center to an operation with $100 million operating budget with more than 1,000 people employed within the center. In his work with Holy Cross, Mr. Neitman was instrumental in setting up the organization’s first foundation in 2009 and enhancing its ability to raise funds to serve the community.  His experience with board development and grant writing contributed to the success of the Holy Cross Foundation.  Most recently, he wrote a proposal for Michigan’s first social impact bond initiative. Throughout his career, Mr. Neitman has been involved with the design, funding, development, and operation of charter schools in both Michigan and Ohio that focused on the needs of at-risk youth.  He has also led the development of a college preparatory academy for foster care youth. Mr. Neitman currently serves as a board member on the Samaritan Center, Inc., Holy Cross Youth & Family, and the Michigan Federation. He also served on the editorial board for Residential Treatment for Children and Youth. He has a Bachelor’s degree from Miami University of Ohio and a Masters’ of Social Work Administration from the University of Michigan.