Boris Vilgorin currently works at the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research at New York University Silver School of Social Work as the Health Care Strategy Officer providing technical assistance to all publicly funded mental health and substance abuse agencies in New York State transitioning to Managed Care and Value Based Services. Mr. Vilgorin currently is an Adjunct Lecturer at New York University Silver School of Social Work and Columbia University School of Social Work. He is a graduate of City College of New York with Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and the Baruch College with a Masters of Public Administration, Executive Program.  He has over 20 year career in Health and Human Services. Mr. Vilgorin was formerly the Vice President Managed Care & Business Development, overseeing Managed Care Contracts and Services for F•E•G•S behavioral health network which covered New York City and Long Island. It consisted of an array of programs serving persons with either mental illness or developmental disabilities – or both. In this position, he supported clinical, residential and health home programs. Mr. Vilgorin also assisted in the design and development of new business opportunities. In the past 10 years, Mr. Vilgorin was instrumental in designing and implementing projects that ranged from $1 million to $40 million.  Mr. Vilgorin was part of New York State Office of Mental Health Clinic Restructuring Stakeholder Workgroup and involved in implementation of New York State Department of Health Chronic Illness Demonstration Project, PROS and Health Home services. In addition, Mr. Vilgorin served in number of DSRIP/PPS Senior/Executive Committees and on a Board of Independ Practice Association (IPA). Prior to coming to FEGS, Mr. Vilgorin worked at Magellan Behavioral Health. At Magellan, Mr. Vilgorin implemented and supervised Call Center services, was part of development and implementation team and served as contract manager for ambulatory care network for the metropolitan region.

Mr. Copeland joined ICL in 2011. He has over 30 years of clinical and administrative experience both in the United States and England. Mr. Copeland received his social work degree in England in 1985 where he worked in inner city projects and subsequently as an administrator for a psychiatric social work team at St James University Hospital in Leeds, England. Mr. Copeland moved to Maine in 1993 where he took progressively more responsible positions at Tri-County Mental Health Services, assuming the position of CEO in 2005. In addition to leading the agency through serious financial stress, Mr. Copeland was also very active at a state level, being voted the President of the Maine Association of Mental Health Services. Mr. Copeland’s expertise is in combining the need for fiscal responsibility with clinical excellence, particularly when funding and resources are severely compromised. He is also a recognized expert in the role that trauma plays in seeking and receiving social and health care, and transforming service systems to be trauma informed.

Athena Mandros brings over five years of experience in research and publication to the OPEN MINDS team. She currently serves as the Director of OPEN MINDS Market Intelligence team. In this role, she is responsible for the research, analysis, and development of all special Market Intelligence Reports and resources produced by the OPEN MINDS team. Some of the topics of the briefing reports include non-traditional Medicaid expansion, State Innovation Model (SIM) Grants, and permanent supportive housing.

Ms. Mandros is also the editor of the OPEN MINDS Behavioral Health System State Profile series. The series is an annually updated market intelligence report on mental health and addiction treatment financing in each of the fifty states. The content of the profile series includes Medicaid managed care and fee-for-service enrollment numbers, top health plans, description of the Medicaid delivery system, behavioral health covered services and carve-outs, core coordination models utilized by the state such as health homes or ACOs, and a description of the dual eligible delivery system.

In addition to her work on these key market intelligence publications, Ms. Mandros serves as a resource for OPEN MINDS customers on state Medicaid policy, with a particular emphasis on behavioral health, developmental disabilities, long-term care, and corrections. Ms. Mandros tracks changes to state Medicaid programs, synthesizes state information to follow and analyze trends, and creates publications detailing state delivery systems and upcoming changes.

David E. Wawrzynek MS, MBA is Senior Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Spectrum Health and Human Services which is a private, non-profit community behavioral health organization, recognized as one of the most effective behavioral healthcare providers in Western New York. David has more than 37 years’ experience in public behavioral health and in his career has worked as a Substance Abuse Counselor, Mental Health Clinician/Supervisor, Clinical Program Director and Executive Management CFO. David has joined his clinical training and experience with his business/financial training and experience to bring a unique perspective and set of skills to the efficient and effective management of behavioral health services. In recent years David has been concentrating on the development of analytic modeling tools, communication platforms, and knowledge management supports to transform raw data into meaningful information to enable more effective strategic and operational insights and decision-making.

Nancy Wexler, DBH, MPH is the Director of Innovation and Collaborative Care for the University of Arizona Health Plans in Tucson, Arizona, where since 2012, she has developed integrated care delivery and population health payment models aimed at improving the quality, value, and experience of care. Prior to this, she spent almost 10 years at two Arizona Federally Qualified Health Centers where she developed and managed integrated health programs in the areas of school-based health, primary care behavioral health, oral health, and community-based services and before that, worked in the arena of child abuse prevention and family support. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the History of Science, received her Master’s Degree in Public Health from the University of Arizona, and completed a Doctorate of Behavioral Health Management at Arizona State University where she concurrently earned a graduate certificate in Healthcare Innovation.

Kristin has dual Masters of Science degrees in School Psychology and Mental Health Counseling.  She is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor from Pittsburgh, PA.  Kristin is the Clinical Lead Specialist for five of the Merakey Dual Diagnosis Treatment Teams (DDTT).  She provides support by conducting case consultations, record reviews and fidelity audits (to ensure teams are adhering to the DDTT Service Model).  Kristin also works with the Quality Improvement team at Merakey to analyze outcomes related to service delivery and the DDTT KPIs.  She works with the Clinical Director to create trainings and also provides education to staff related to evidence based practices for supporting dually diagnosed individuals (mental health/IDD).  She is also a member of the DDTT Steering Committee, and sits on several subcommittees including those related to NADD Accreditation and practices.

Dr. Kumpf received his PhD in Counselor Education & Supervision from Duquesne University; he is also a National Certified Counselor, Approved Clinical Supervisor, and a Licensed Professional Counselor from Pittsburgh, PA.  Dr. Kumpf is the Clinical Director for all nine of Merakey’s Dual Diagnosis Treatment Teams (DDTTs).  He provides clinical and administrative supervision to both of the DDTT Clinical Lead Specialists and he also works collectively with Merakey’s administration to develop innovative supervisory interventions that are used to enhance the efficacy of the DDTT program collectively.  Dr. Kumpf is an acting member of the DDTT Steering Committee, which supports the DDTTs by updating the DDTT service model, audit tools, outcome tools, policies, procedures, etc.  Dr. Kumpf is also the lead clinical consultant for several Merakey subcommittees such as the NADD Accreditation Subcommittee, and the Clinical Case Review Subcommittee.  Dr. Kumpf has taught at the University level for over 10 years as an Adjunct Professor of Counseling within Duquesne University’s Counselor Education Program as well as California University of Pennsylvania’s Counselor Education Department.  Dr. Kumpf is a practicing martial artist of 34 years and currently holds a 6^th degree black belt (Renshi-Go) in Isshinryu Karate through the Isshinryu Karate Association (IWKA) in Okinawa, Japan. He is a 7 time IWKA World Karate Champion, and he currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Isshinryu Karate Academy of Pittsburgh as well as the William H. Duessel Affiliation (WHD). Dr. Kumpf is recognized as a national and international authority on Isshinryu Karate and he continues to represent the IWKA and the WHD Affiliation by teaching seminars nationally on a range of martial arts related topics including kata/kobudo, self defense, and kumite.