Stacy DiStefano

With over 25 years of leadership experience in the health and human services industry, Stacy DiStefano has been recognized for her clinical acumen, with a deep understandingof SPMI and IDD populations, market intelligence, and systemic effects of the opioid crisis. Stacy is currently the Chief Operating Officer for Chimes International. Ms. DiStefano was the Chief Operating Officer at OPEN MINDS, overseeing Strategic Consulting Services, Business Development and Marketing teams. After leaving this role, she served on the OPEN MINDS Advisory Board, where she contributed to projects involving national provider organizations, managed care organizations, and pharma and technology vendors, which allows her to bring a timely national perspective to the Chimes Family of Services. Prior to OPEN MINDS, Stacy spent 12 years with Resources for Human Development (RHD) in Philadelphia, PA, where she began as NJ Supportive Housing Program Director, overseeing the inception of the program bringing individuals out of state psychiatric hospitals into home and community-based services. She was integral in expanding the program to six counties, after which she was then promoted to Director of National Business Development & Social Innovation,and eventually to Vice President of Innovation. From 2007-2009 Ms. Distefano served as the Ocean County Campaign Coordinator for NJ of Obama. She is the founding Principal of Consulting for Human Services, which she has operated since 2015. Ms. DiStefano earned her Master’s of Counseling from the University of Phoenix Campus and her Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Arizona State University. She serves on several non-profit Boards and is a member of the HealthCare Business women’s Association.