Executive

Summary: Senior Executive with proven leadership and experience to

provide the guidance required to manage the day-to-day

operations of residential treatment centers and outpatient

mental health services.

Exceptional ability to recruit "key personnel" to fill strategic

positions within an organization, including physicians and

various other clinical and administrative staff.

Experienced motivational leader with strong management and

business skills to effectively lead multiple departments to

achieve the corporate vision. Strategize and implement company

goals and objectives, to meet or exceed corporate standards and

expectations. Assess organizational development changes to

achieve operational stability.

Extensive experience in developing policy and procedures for

quality program management and positive treatment outcomes as

well as policy development for all departments including,

business operations and clinical departments.

Seasoned experience working with State and local governments to

implement effective policy that supports quality mental health

programming, with significant experience testifying before house

and senate subcommittees.

Achievements:

. Developed and administered a multi-specialty children's health

clinic with annual gross revenues in excess of 7 million

dollars. The business was started with just $30,000.00 of start-

up capital.

. Certified Crisis Prevention instructor (2001 to 2008)

. Developed an emergency relief charity in response to the 2010

Haitian earthquake, and successful placed medical personnel in

clinics around the region.

. Recruited pediatric neurologists and child psychiatrists to

federal health shortage areas in the western United States.

. Developed a long term Residential Treatment Facility for youth

who were involved with the Idaho Department of Juvenile

Corrections

Education:

. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah Graduated - August 1992

o Bachelors of Science degree in Psychology

. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Graduated -

August 1994

o Certificate program from the Graduate School of Social Work

in Substance Abuse Counseling

Career History:

Matthew Smith Consulting 5/10 to Present

Title: Chief Consultant/ Owner

Duties include:

. Mental health care agency licensing

. Child behavior consultant

. Start-up business consulting

. Business restructuring and revitalization consulting

. Strategic Planning

. Policy development and management strategy.

. Professional staff recruiting

M. S. Global Initiatives, Inc. From:

1/10 to Present

Title: Founder/ Chief Executive Officer

Duties include:

. Organized medical response teams to respond to the victims of the

earthquake and cholera outbreaks

. Recruited physicians for permanent placement in clinics around the

region and provided initial start up capital for the physicians first

30 days of employment

. Currently working on developing economic development centers in small

to medium sized communities.

Family Treatment Center, Inc. From: 09/08 to

05/10

Title: Program Director

Duties include:

. Developed mental health and rehabilitation programs using

evidence-based and best practice procedures.

. Developed policies and procedures to support all programs and to

ensure compliance to State rules.

. Recruited professional staff and contractors to fill vacant

positions at the agency.

. Managed 45 professional staff

. Implemented a continuous quality improvement/assurance program

that ensured compliance to State and Federal rules and increased

patient treatment outcomes.

. Worked with Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to develop

rules regarding agency credentialing and the provision of mental

health services.

. Testified in support of modified rules in front of house sub-

committee on several occasions.

. Worked closely with local legislators and medical providers to

teach and explain the need to evolve toward best practice trends

in mental health care.

. Assisted physicians and lawmakers to understand how changes in

the States rules would affect their practice in a clinical

setting.

The Children's Center, Inc. From: 01/01 to 09/08

Title: Founder/ Chief Executive Officer

Duties include:

. Researched areas of market weakness within the medical/mental

health service system and developed a unique treatment solution

to solve the identified problem

. Identified and recruited key professional staff with the

appropriate skills and expertise to achieve the vision

. Managed 130 professional staff within three regional offices

. Responsible for driving the vision of the company

. Conducted and provided oversight for all business planning

. Conducted all needs assessments for each service area

. Provided corporate leadership and organizational oversight

. Performance management and Accountability

. Worked closely with agency CFO to develop and manage the company

budget and monitor each department's compliance to budgetary

requirements

. Developed the companies quality improvement/compliance programs

that ensured compliance to State and Federal rules while

ensuring high treatment outcomes

. Developed and maintained continual employee improvement and

training program to ensure all employees and contractors were

well trained and maintaining their ability to provide excellent

patient care

Testified in support of modified rules in front of house sub-committee

on several occasions

Worked closely with local legislators and local medical providers to

teach and explain the need to evolve toward best practice trends in

mental healthcare

Assisted physicians and lawmakers to understand how changes in State

rules affect practice in a clinical setting

Prepared and presented oral presentations to the legislative sub-

committees regarding the need for improved mental health services

within the state

Family Resource Centers Of America Inc. 10/97 to

12/01

Title: Founder/ Chief Executive Officer

Duties include:

. Founder and Program Director of a comprehensive medical and

mental health outpatient facility

. Developed mental health and Psychosocial Rehabilitation programs

using evidence-based and best practice procedures.

. Developed policies and procedures for all mental health services

to ensure compliance to state rules.

. Recruited professional staff and contractors to fill vacant

positions at the agency

Ashton Memorial & Youth and Family Renewal Center 7/94 to 8/96

Title: Program Director

Duties include:

. Program Director for a 45-bed adult and adolescent inpatient

substance abuse program and detoxification center for Ashton

Memorial Hospital.

. Worked with the Board of Directors to develop a long-term

residential program to house juvenile offenders in the region.

. Negotiated contracts with the department of Juvenile Corrections

to ensure facility financial stability.

. Developed a 50 bed Residential Treatment Center to rehabilitate

children referred to the Idaho Department of Juvenile

Corrections.

. Recruited "Key Staff" to properly manage all departments and

services.

. Management program to become in compliance and maintain

compliance to state licensing standards.

. Developed and managed the service delivery system that was

consistent with the state's treatment model.

. Recruited and managed qualified treatment staff to provide

counseling to all patients.

. Developed training programs for all staff to ensure current

evidence-based treatment protocols and best practices standards

of care.

. Developed and managed an effective policy and procedure manual.

. Acted as a liaison between state agencies and the program to

repair past damage to relationships.

Provo Canyon School 1/88 to 7/94

. Supervised 8 staff to ensure the safety and security of children

in treatment.

. Managed a unit of up to 24 boys providing Milue therapy and

skills training.

. Documented daily activities and interventions in treatment logs.

. Actively participated in weekly treatment teams.

Marc Weinpel ESQ.

Weinpel Law Office

1920 E. 17th Suite 211

Idaho Falls, Idaho 83404

Phone: 208-***-**** or

208-***-****

Dale Schneider, LCSW

LDS Social Services

7419 South 25th East

Idaho Falls, Idaho 83404

Phone: 208-***-****

Shane Elliott

Dept of Juvenile Corrections

P.O. Box 311

Teton, Idaho 83451

Phone: 208-***-****

"Additional References are available upon request."

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