Mental Health Medical
Resume:
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
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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