Samaritan Center’s James Koontz M.D., Retires as CEO, but Stays as Medical Director

OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Industry Newsmakers James Koontz, M.D., retired as chief executive officer (CEO) of Samaritan Center, a mental health services provider in Vincennes, Indiana, but will remain with the organization as its medical director. Dr. Koontz had served as CEO since 1983; he has 35 years of experience in community mental health and started with Samaritan Center as a psychiatrist in 1974. The Samaritan Center Board selected John Manning, formerly the organization’s chief operating officer (COO) to serve as its next CEO. Mr. Manning has served with Samaritan Center since 1978 in a series of . . .