Meet the Speakers Headlining

Becker’s Behavioral Health Summit

Our event roster includes 45+ elite behavioral health speakers. Join the movers and shakers of the industry in these important discussions.


Doc Rivers
Head Coach of the NBA Milwaukee Bucks

Steven Airhart
Group Chief Executive Officer
Hartgrove Behavioral Health System & Garfield Park Behavioral Hospital

Stuart Archer
Chief Executive Officer
Oceans Healthcare

Ishan Arvin
MHA, BSN, RN
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Arvin Mental Healthcare Consultants

Tammer Atallah
MBA, LCSW
Executive Clinical Director, Behavioral Health Clinical Program
Intermountain Health

Joe Austerman
DO
Section Head, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Cleveland Clinic

Funda S. Bachini
MD
Division Chief, Psychiatry
Phoenix Children's

Scott Baker
Executive Vice President, Growth & Partnerships
Array Behavioral Care

Dawson Ballard
RHIA, CCS-P, CPC-CPC-P, CEMA, CPCD, CUC, RCMS, CEMA, AAPC Fellow
Coding Auditor
Rush University Medical Center

Jason Barker
Chief Executive Officer
ABA Centers

Brian Barnett
MD
Clinical Director, Psychiatric Treatment Resistance Program
Cleveland Clinic

Ted Bender
PhD
Chief Operating Officer
ABA Centers of America

Melissa Bowker-Kinley
Vice President, Medical Affairs, Child and Adolescent Services
MaineHealth Behavioral Health

Laura Buckley
Chief Operating Officer
Connections Health Solutions

Derek Bullard
Chief Executive Officer
Already Autism Health

Ashish Buttan
Vice President, Physician Partnerships and Ambulatory and Chief Ambulatory Performance Officer
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Rebecca B. Chickey
MPH
Senior Director, Behavioral Health Services, Clinical Affairs and Workforce
American Hospital Association

M. Justin Coffey
MD
Professor, Psychiatry, Geisinger; Chief Medical Officer
Workit Health

Corey Cronrath
DO MPH MBA
Chief Medical Officer
Mental Health Cooperative

Rachel Dalthorp
MD
Executive Medical Director
LifeStance Health

Dan Davidson
Founder and Board Member
Galen Mental Health

Nikita Duke
DNP, PMHNP-BC
Vice President, Operations - Behavioral Health
Fast Pace Health

Ken Dunham
MD, MAEd, FAPA
Executive Director Medical Operations, Behavioral Health
Sentara Health

Omar Fattal
MD, MPH
Deputy Chief Medical Officer and System Chief, Behavioral Health
NYC Health + Hospitals

Sonja Flood
LCSW
Senior Director, Behavioral Health Service Line
Inova Health System

Shauna S. Futch
Program Director, MGH Visiting
Massachusetts General Hospital

J.R. Greene
FACHE
Founder and Vice Chair
Psychiatric Medical Care

Eve Hosford
Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Behavioral Health
Rochester Regional Health

Sam Huber
MD, MS
Medical Director, HARP Behavioral Health Adult Services
MVP Health Care

Veronica Hughes
RN, MSN
Vice President, Behavioral Health Nursing Strategy and Quality - Midwest
Advocate Health

Tracey Izzard-Everett
Vice President, Behavioral Health Services
Sentara

Tyler Jones
MD
Senior Medical Director
Optum

Sabina Lim
MD, MPH
System Vice President, Behavioral Health Safety and Quality
Mount Sinai Health System

Christina Mayfield
MSN, PMH-BC
Director, Behavioral Health Services
Mary Greeley Medical Center

Patricia McClure-Chessier
Chief Healthcare Executive Leader
Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System

Stephen Merz
FACHE
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Sheppard Pratt Solutions

Russ Micoli
Vice President, Behavioral Health Services, Business Development and Strategy
Virtua Health

Bonnie Moore
RN
Director, Inpatient Behavioral Health Services
Children's of Alabama

Dorinda Mueller
NP, RN, BSN
Chief Executive Officer
Signature Healthcare Services

Eric Paul
President, Behavioral Health Services
HCA Healthcare

Lisa Pearson
Vice President, Behavioral Health
Chase Brexton Health Care

Chris Perry
MHA, BSN, RN, FACHE
Vice President, Quality and Risk Management
Perimeter Healthcare

Leopoldo Pozuelo
MD
Chair of Psychiatry and Psychology
Cleveland Clinic

Ujjwal Ramtekkar
MD, MBA, CPE
Cheif Medical Officer
LifeStance Health

Doc Rivers
Head Coach of the NBA Milwaukee Bucks

Matthew Ruble
MD
Chief Medical Officer
Discovery Behavioral Health

Patrick Sanders
Chief Executive Officer
Montrose Adult Behavioral Hospital

John Santopietro
MD, DLFAPA
Physician-in-Chief, Behavioral Health Network and Senior Vice President
Hartford HealthCare

Michelle Schafer
MS, CEAP, LMHC
Chief Executive Officer
Mental Health Cooperative

Jim Serratt
Chief Executive Officer
Parkside Psychiatric

Jessica Small
President, Aurora Psychiatric Hospital; Wisconsin Behavioral Health Operations
Aurora Health Care

Nick Stavros
Chief Executive Officer
Community Medical Services

Becky Stoll
Senior Vice President, Crisis Services
Centerstone

Celeste Sweitzer
LCSW
Director, Behavioral Health Director - California Region
CommonSpirit Health

Robert Trestman
PhD, MD
Professor and Chair, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Carilion Clinic and Carilion School of Medicine, Virginia Tech

Alex Vance
LMHC
Senior Vice President and Head, Clinical Data Stratgegy
Holmusk

Jaime Vinck
President
Meadows Behavioral Healthcare

Arpan Waghray
MD
Chief Executive Officer
Providence's Well Being Trust

Jeremy Weisz
Co-Founder and CEO
Greenspace Health

Jenny Welling-Palmer
Chief Strategy Officer
Thriveworks

Jill Wiedemann-West
MA
Chief Executive Officer
People Incorporated Mental Health Services