Membership Meeting
DATE:November 16, 2016 / Time:
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. / Presiding:
Debra Wentz / Recorded By:
Shauna Moses
Board Members Present: Mary Pat Angelini, Bob Budsock, Harry Postel, Lou Schwarcz, Greg Speed, Mary Gay Abbott-Young, Cheryl Marks Young
Other Members Present: Mike Armstrong, Community Hope; Drashan Bhatt, Ocean Mental Health Services; Allan Boyer, Volunteers of America; Lynne Chandler, St. Clare’s Hospital; Donna Clinger, Alternatives; Jim Curtin, Daytop Village of New Jersey; Kathleen Dedrick, Integrity House; Beth Dunlap, Oaks Integrated Care; Rick Garlipp, CPC Behavioral Health Care; Derry Holland, Oaks Integrated Care; Jacques Hryshko, FAMILYConnections; John Kulesza, Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey (CSPNJ); Susan Loughery, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton; Tony Lucibello, Northwest Essex Community Health Network; Kendria McWilliams, Maryville Addiction Treatment Centers; George Mladenetz, Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey; James Parauda, Tri-County CMO; Lenn-Cola Parker, Healthcare Commons Inc.; Don Parker, Carrier Clinic; Jen Petro, CareLink Services; Faith Rice, New Jersey Association of Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders; Jody Silver, CSPNJ; Lynn Stefanowicz, Riverview Medical Center; Tim Sullivan, Core Solutions; Amanda Zacharias, South Jersey Behavioral Health Resources; John Zukauskas, NewPoint Behavioral Health Care
Staff: Mary Abrams, Shauna Moses, Debra Wentz
Absent: Mary Jo Buchanan (excused), Carolann Cavaiola, Anthony Comerford, Alan DeStefano, Anthony DiFabio, Deborah Hartel, Deborah Megaro, Harry Marmorstein, Jim McCreath, Pete Scerbo
AGENDA ITEMS/ISSUE / DISCUSSION / ACTIONS TAKEN/OUTCOME / TIMEFRAME / WHO’S RESPONSIBLE
Fee-for-Service (FFS) / Bob Budsock, MS, LCADC, President and CEO, and Kathleen Dedrick, CFO, Integrity House; and Greg Speed, MSW, LCSW, President and CEO, Cape Counseling Services gave presen-tations on how they had planned for and succeeded in changing their business models to adapt to FFS and their recommendations for other providers to succeed in the new reimbursement system. / N/A / N/A / N/A
State and Fed-eral Election Results and the Impact on Beha-vioral Health Care / William Healey, Senior Vice President, Alman Group, LLC, shared his insights on how the behavioral healthcare field could be affected by the new Adminis-tration. He emphasized the impor-tance of advocating to the Con-gressional delegates, particularly the newly elected Representative Josh Gottheimer. Bill also stressed the need to educate the guberna-torial candidates and stated that a key message should be the savings that community providers achieve in other areas of the State Budget. (continued) / N/A / N/A / N/A
AGENDA ITEMS/ISSUE / DISCUSSION / ACTIONS TAKEN/OUTCOME / TIMEFRAME / WHO’S RESPONSIBLE
State and Fed-eral Election Results and the Impact on Beha-vioral Health Care / Bill stated that storytelling is an important part of advocacy; it provides a “powerful take-away” for the elected officials.
Debra Wentz noted that NJAMHAA is working on setting meetings with the gubernatorial candidates. She reinforced Bill’s message about the importance of advocacy from all members. / NJAMHAA will continue to advocate and provide resources for members to advocate locally. / Ongoing / Provide materials to members: Debra Wentz, Shauna Moses, Mary Abrams, Ksenia Lebedeva
Advocate: NJAMHAA staff and members
Consent Agenda / There was no quorum. / The items on this consent agenda will be included in the next consent agenda to be voted on at the next Board meeting. / January 18, 2017 Board meeting / Debra Wentz, Shauna Moses
Upcoming Meetings:
§ Board Meeting, Wednesday, January 18, 2017, from 10:00 a.m. to noon at NJAMHAA
§ Membership Meeting, Wednesday, February 8, 2017, from 10:00 a.m. to noon at NJAMHAA
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