Executives From Shatterproof, Kaiser Permanente, & KPC Health To Be Featured At The 2023 OPEN MINDS Executive Leadership Retreat This September 

GETTYSBURG, PA (August 6, 2023) — September 19 through 21, 300+ health and human services executives will gather in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania for The 2023 OPEN MINDS Executive Leadership Retreat. This renowned three-day gathering is dedicated to transforming healthcare executives of today into the great leaders that organizations need for tomorrow.

Throughout the retreat attendees will have the opportunity to explore lessons learned from past and present leaders on what it takes to inspire teams, embrace new challenges, build a diverse workforce, and develop a framework for organizational transformation in beautiful and historic Gettysburg.

In addition to the retreat’s exciting lineup of sessions and presenters, attendees can also participate in interactive experiences, two best practice seminars Building A Digital Transformation Roadmap, sponsored by Qualifacts and How To Develop A Strategic Plan. Plus, the full-day Health & Human Services Workforce Best Practices Summit, sponsored by NextGen Healthcare.

Keynote presenters include: 

• M. Lauren Sims, Former Payment Innovation Director at Elevance Health presenting, Behavioral Health Value & Satisfying The Three P’s – People, Providers & Payers on September 20
• Gary Mendell, MBA Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Shatterproof presenting, Shatterproof: Reversing The Addiction Crisis By Transforming Perceptions, Treatments & Communities on September 21

Featured sessions include: 
(view the full agenda at leadership.openminds.com)

• Performance-Based Compensation Plans For Clinical Team Members featuring Azuree Morris, M.Ed., Chief Human Resources Officer, KPC HealthImproving Your Choices: Models For Data-Driven Decisionmaking & Metrics-Based Management featuring Ellen McGuirk, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, South Coast Community Services
• Recruiting Best Practices For A Competitive Labor Market featuring Corina Casco, LCSW, MSW, Chief Program Officer, and Kymberly Garrett, MBA, GPHR, Chief People & Diversity Officer, Children’s Bureau
• Developing A Talent Management Strategy For The Future featuring Victor Armstrong, MSW, Vice President For Health Equity & Engagement, The American Foundation For Suicide Prevention, and Gina Forrest, Ph.D., MPH, Chief Culture Officer, Aspire Indiana
• Coping With Stress & Burnout – & Reclaiming Your Calling featuring Stuart Buttlaire, Ph.D., MBA, Regional Director Of Behavioral Health & Addiction Medicine, Kaiser Permanente
• Transformation Showcase: Developing Service Lines For the Future featuring Kristine Bashore, Chief Operating Officer, Caron Treatment Center

Registration is now open for this premier summit at openminds.com/register-now-elr/. Institute and Summit registration is an included benefit for partners and OPEN MINDS Circle Elite members. For more information on registration, sponsorship opportunities, or media inquiries, contact the Executive Education & Events team at 717-334-1329 or events@openminds.com.

Exhibitors at the Institute include: Cantata Health, Health Information Management Systems, Millin Associates, NextGen Healthcare

Institute Partners:

• Premier Partners:  NephU, Netsmart, NextGen Healthcare, PsychU, Qualifacts
• Gold Partners: Alera Health (Formerly Blaze Advisors), ContinuumCloud, Core Solutions, Inc, Easterseals Midwest, Easterseals UCP – North Caroline & Virginia, LifeSkills, Project HOME, Otsuka Market Access, Streamline Healthcare Solutions, Volunteers Of America
• Affiliate Education Sponsors: 5e Analytics, Altruix Pharmacy, Awake Labs, Brightside Health, Cantata Health Solutions, Carelon Behavioral Health, CCNY Inc., Concord Technologies, Eleos Health, Evernorth, eVero, Exym, Genoa Healthcare, Health Information Management Systems (HiMS), Humana Healthy Horizons, Inovalon, Integrative, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc., KiriWorks, Lucet, Millin Associates, Owl, Sigmund Software, Sigmund Software, Therapy Brands, Waypoint Interactive, ZMark Health

About OPEN MINDS

OPEN MINDS is a national market intelligence, management consulting, and marketing services firm specializing exclusively in the markets of the health and human service field that serve consumers with chronic conditions and complex support needs. OPEN MINDS mission is to provide payers, service provider organizations, and technology and scientific firms that serve these consumers with the market and management knowledge needed to improve their organizational efficiency and effectiveness.