Facilitator

Tim Kearney: Dr. Kearny earned his BA with a combined major in Psychology and Spanish Literature at Yale University and pursued graduate work at Fuller Theological Seminary where he earned his MA (Theology) from the Graduate School of Theology an d his PH.D. (Clinical Psychology) from the Graduate School of Psychology. He has also completed the post graduate Primary Care Behavioral health training program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worchester. He is licensed psychologist in Connecticut. He joined the Community Health Center behavioral health staff in 1998. He is the author of Caring for Sexually Abused Children: A Handbook for Families and Churches (Intervarsity Press, 2001). In addition to administrative and clinical leadership of the Behavioral Health programs at CHC, Dr. Kearney supervises and trains postdoctoral psychology residents, co-leads psychotherapy groups with students and younger staff to train them in the provision of child group therapy, and provides direct client care with clinical focus of providing care to children and adolescents and their families, especially those impacted by medical illness, trauma, and abuse.

Didactic Presenters

Megan McFarlane: Megan McFarlane is a Behavioral Health Workforce Consultant for Community Health Center, Inc. In this role, she serves as as subject matter expert, directing analysis and reporting of stakeholder interviews and contributing to project reports. Prior to CHC, Inc., Megan worked at the MITRE Corporation as a Health Communication Science Lead, where she led cross-functional teams and directed end-to-end qualitative research studies for projects serving multiple federal agencies. Before her time at MITRWE, Megan was an assistance professor of communication at Marymount University in Arlington, VA, where her research agenda focused primarily on women's health and maternal health.

Shannon Hanson: Shannon Hanson is a Senior Program Manager for Education at the Weitzman Institute, where she oversees the planning and implementation of multiple continuing education initiatives for healthcare professional nationwide. In this role, she manages the full lifecycle of diverse educational programs, collaborates with internal and external stakeholders, and leads and mentors teams to ensure high-quality, impactful learning experiences. She is committed to advancing innovative, equitable, and community-responsive educational approaches that strengthen the health care workforce. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Fairfield University and a Master of Social Work from the University of Connecticut.

Panelists 

Chelsea McIntosh: Chelsea McIntosh, PsyD, ABPP is a clinical psychologist and the behavioral health therapy student and postdoctoral psychology residency programs. Dr. McIntosh has worked at CHC since her postdoctoral year in 2014 and has been a supervisor since 2016. Dr. McIntosh obtained her undergraduate degree at Drew University and her doctorate in clinical psychology from Baylor University. Dr. McIntosh trained as a generalist, working across a diversity of settings such as probation, adolescent residential, university and other educational settings, as well as the outpatient settings. Her clinical interest focus on interpersonal , systems-based work, and the implementation of general practice, taking evidence-based treatment and adopting it to various populations and settings. An additional interest is the development of clinical identity and how it impacts ethical decision making and the therapeutic relationship.

Mandi Gingras: Mandi Gingras is the Director of Education for 3RNET, the National Rural Recruitment and Retention Network, a nonprofit organization connecting health professional with careers in rural and underserved communities. She leads recruitment and retention education for 3RNET members and safety net facilities nationwide. Mandi brings almost 20 years of healthcare workforce recruitment experience, including prior roles with New Hampshire-Vermont Recruitment Center, Bi-State Primary Care Association, and McLaren Health Care/ Karmanos caner Institute. Her back ground spans primary care, oral health and surgical specialty recruitment, along with workforce consulting, J-1 wavier, and loan repayment program support. A lifelong resident in rural communities, Mandi is passionate about helping organization attract and retain providers who will thrive in rural and underserved settings. She is an active member of SHRM, ASHHRA, and AAPPR and completed recruiter credential training through HealthcareSource and Lean human Capital.

Heather Jefferies: As the Executive Director of OCBH, Heather Jefferies participates in a wide variety of forums to ensure OCBH's members' voices are present and actionable. Over the last 30 years working in Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health, I have been privileged to sit in a variety of seats. I provided direct services as a clinician, served as a program director, an Executive and Board Officer. I developed, implemented, and operated equitable, accessible programming within government BH clinics, non-profit clinic settings and criminal justice programs. In each of these seats I typically served individuals who were multisystem involved and frequently had co-occurring concerns. I have been honored to support moving services in Oregon toward an increasing focus on whole-person healthcare and creating continuous improvement in both delivery and operations across the sector. I intimately understand both the strengths and struggles of Oregon systems that support Oregonians on their path to recovery and health. As the Executive Director of Oregon Council for Behavioral Health, I have charged by the OCBH Board to grow the association's capacity to represent, serve and lift the voice of our diverse statewide integrated continuum of Behavioral Health Care. OCBH had over 60 agency members providing the full continuum of BH services from prevention through residential services and withdrawal management including urban, rural, frontier, for all persons across the lifespan.

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