Meet The OPEN MINDS Team

Led by renowned industry thought leader, Monica E. Oss, our nationally-recognized team consists of 75+ advisors with deep expertise and comprehensive experience in the eleven sectors of the health and human service field serving complex consumers. Most team members are based in Gettysburg, with others working out of our satellite offices in North Carolina, Florida, Washington, Colorado, Montana, California, Maryland, Oregon, Kansas, and New Jersey. Get an overview of our full team below, or click on a specific team member to learn more and read their biography.

OPEN MINDS Senior Leadership

Monica Oss, OPEN MINDS

Chief Executive Officer & Senior Associate

Jay Mackie

J. Jay Mackie, Ph.D

Chief Financial Officer & Senior Associate

Timothy Snyder, Jr.

Chief Marketing Officer & Senior Associate

Chief Operating Officer & Senior Associate

Rob Hickernell, MBA

Executive Vice President

Kimberly Bond, MS, LMFT

Executive Vice President

Executive Vice President

Nicole Javitt, J.D.

Vice President

Executive Vice President

Vice President

Richard Louis, III

Vice President

Vice President

Senior Associate

Finance, Reimbursement, Operations Management

David Blaszczak

Senior Associate

Margaret M. Conner-Levin, MSW

Senior Associate

Steven Holoviak

Stephen Holoviak, Ph.D.

Senior Associate

Jerry Jeffe

Jerry Jeffe, MS

Senior Associate

Jerri Regan, MS, MPA, RN

Senior Associate

John Talbot, Ph.D.

Senior Associate

Michael Varadian

Michael Varadian, J.D., MBA

Senior Associate

Marketing Strategy & Marketing Planning

Bruce Gorman

Bruce Gorman, MCRP

Senior Associate

Senior Associate

Emily Korns, MBA, RDN

Senior Associate

Robert Leonard, Ph.D.

Senior Associate

Senior Associate

Brittney Snyder

Senior Associate

Strategic Planning, Innovation, & Service Line Development

Senior Associate

Susan Bergeson, M.B.A.

Senior Associate

Senior Associate

Joseph M. Costa

Senior Associate

Shannon Freedle

Shannon Freedle

Senior Associate

Mirna Holton, AM

Senior Associate

Leon M. Hoover, MSW, M. Mgmnt

Senior Associate

Pamela Hyde, J.D.

Senior Associate

Joe Naughton-Travers, Ed.M.

Senior Associate

Mary Parra, MPH, FACHE

Senior Associate

Ross Robinson, MBA MA

Senior Associate

Raymond Wolfe, J.D.

Senior Associate

Leadership Development & Organizational Governance

Lee Fortenberry, CFP, MSFS

Senior Associate

John Giglio, MA, J.D.

Subject Matter Expert

Robert Hess III MPH, PMP, CPHQ, SSBB

Senior Associate

William Holicky

William Holicky, MSW, ACSW

Senior Associate

Leon M. Hoover, MSW, M. Mgmnt

Senior Associate

Dorn Schuffman

Dorn Schuffman, MA

Senior Associate

Technology Planning, Implementation, & Optimization

Carol Clayton, Ph.D.

Senior Associate

Sharon Hicks, MBA, MSW

Senior Associate

Rafi Khan

Senior Associate

Michael Sullivan

Vice President

Mergers, Acquisitions & Affiliations

Senior Associate

V. James Fiorenzo, MBA

Senior Associate

Clinical Service Optimization & Management Best Practices

George Braunstein, RN, FACHE

Senior Associate

Greg Downing, D.O., Ph.D.

Senior Associate

Senior Associate

Abimbola Farinde, PhD

Senior Associate

Brian Friedman

Brian Friedman, Psy.D.

Senior Associate

Scott Spreat, Ed. D.

Senior Associate

Sun Vega

Senior Associate

William Wood, M.D., Ph.D.

Senior Associate

Payer Contracting, Reimbursement, & Partnership Development

Senior Associate

Senior Associate

Peggy DeCarlis, MSSA

Senior Associate

Senior Associate

Alice Kuchinskas

Senior Associate

Senior Associate

Senior Associate

Senior Associate

OPEN MINDS Advisory Board

Advisory Board Member

Alison Blodgett

Alison Blodgett, LBSW

Advisory Board Member

Leon Boyko, MBA, LCSW

Advisory Board Member

Lisa Brody, LPC

Advisory Board Member

Dee Brown, OPEN MINDS Subject Matter Expert

Advisory Board Member

Danielle Byron

Danielle Byron, PMP

Advisory Board Member

Lee Chapman, MHSA

Advisory Board Member

Candace Coffin

Candace Coffin, MSW

Advisory Board Member

Robert Cuyler

Robert Cuyler, Ph.D.

Advisory Board Member

Brandon Danz

Brandon Danz, MHA, MPA

Advisory Board Member

Kristi Daugherty, LCSW, LISW-S, MBA

Advisory Board Member

A. Blair Elder, Ph.D.

Advisory Board Member

Niels Eskelsen, MBA, CPA

Advisory Board Member

Jon Evans

Jonathan Evans, MS

Advisory Board Member

Advisory Board Member

Michael Foust, LCSW

Advisory Board Member

John Holton, Ph.D.

Advisory Board Member

Steve Hornberger, MSW

Steve Hornberger, MSW

Advisory Board Member

Stephen Howe

Stephen Howe, MSW

Advisory Board Member

Advisory Board Member

Richard Knecht, MS

Advisory Board Member

Shelia Kochis

Shelia Kochis, Ph.D., MPA, CPA

Advisory Board Member

Katie Lioy

Katie Lioy, MSMTI

Advisory Board Member

Richard Maye

Richard Maye, MBA

Advisory Board Member

Ronald Morton

Ronald Morton, MPA, CBHE

Advisory Board Member

Bruce Nisbet, OPEN MINDS Advisory Board Member

Bruce Nisbet, LMSW, DFNAP

Advisory Board Member

Perry Patel, MBA, CHA

Senior Associate

Rebecca Plonsky, LICSW

Advisory Board Member

Steven Remillard

Steven Remillard

Advisory Board Member

Shirley Repta

Shirley Repta, Ph.D., MBA, RN

Advisory Board Member

Joe Rutherford

Joseph Rutherford, MBA

Advisory Board Member

Lisa St. George

Advisory Board Member

Jamie Stewart, MBA, CPA

Advisory Board Member

Peggy Terhune, Ph.D.

Advisory Board Member

Victor Topo

Victor Topo, MSW

Advisory Board Member

Alberto Varela

Alberto Varela, M.D.

Advisory Board Member

David Wawrzynek, MBA

Advisory Board Member

Edgar Wiggins

Edgar Wiggins, MHS

Advisory Board Member

Art Williams

M. Arthur Williams

Advisory Board Member

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COVID-19 Risk Management Plan August 11, 2021

We are excited to return to sunny southern California for The 2021 OPEN MINDS Management Best Practices Institute at the picturesque Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa, August 23-26, 2021. To help plan your in-person attendance, visit https://openminds.com/live-mbpi/ for a schedule of events happening throughout the week.

The resurgence of the COVID Delta variant has certainly created new challenges for the country and for our families. Fortunately, the available COVID vaccinations have been very successful in preventing symptomatic infections and illness. But I did want to let you know that our team at OPEN MINDS is committed to making our executive events as safe as possible and have an active risk management plan in place. I wanted to share with you the key elements of our plan:

Masking. Every participant will receive a mask as part of their registration materials. Unvaccinated people will be required to wear masks – and vaccinated attendees will be encouraged to wear masks. If the local or state governments have more restrictive standards (including mandatory masking or requiring proof of vaccination) at the time of our institutes, we will follow those standards.
Social Distancing. We are working with the event venue to hold all sessions in the largest possible rooms with seating as far apart as possible. In order to accomplish this, we ask that you select in advance the sessions you plan to attend in-person at the event venue. This will assist us with room and seating arrangements.
Outdoor Events. Where possible, we will use outdoor spaces for networking events and smaller sessions.
Hand Sanitation. Hand sanitation stations are available throughout the event venue and hand sanitizer is included in your registration materials, courtesy of our partner, Qualifacts+Credible.
Virtual Sessions. Every session will be partially or fully available in a virtual capacity:
- We are livestreaming via GoToWebinar our plenary sessions – keynote addresses and plenary panels. You can participate online from your hotel room (or from your home office if you can’t attend on-site). We will be accepting questions from both the onsite and online audiences.
- Each executive seminar is being offered at two separate times, one live at the event venue and the other exclusively for virtual attendees.
- We are recording the audio for each session – and will post the audio along with presentation materials after each session.
- A virtual exhibit hall will be available with access to all exhibitor contact information, product demos, and engagement opportunities.

We will continue to monitor any changes in the CDC recommendations for the continued safety of the public. If you have any concerns or questions, feel free to reach out to a member of our team at events@openminds.com or by phone at 877-350-6463. We look forward to seeing you at The 2021 OPEN MINDS Management Best Practices Institute.

Monica E. Oss
Chief Executive Officer
OPEN MINDS

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