New Strategy Development Experts Join OPEN MINDS’ Rapidly Expanding Team
Gettysburg, Pa. (May 1, 2016) — OPEN MINDS, a national strategic advisory and management consulting firm, announced the addition of two new Senior Associates to their rapidly growing team. Shannon Freedle and Grady Wilkinson, MSW each bring more than 30 years of experience in the health and human service industry, with extensive work in strategy development. The new associates will help the OPEN MINDS team meet the demands of their rapidly growing client list.
Shannon Freedle has more than thirty years of experience in the health and human service field, including twenty years in executive management of organizations with behavioral health services. He brings hands-on executive experience to OPEN MINDS’ clients in mission-critical areas of strategic planning, business development, service line development, and management of mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining OPEN MINDS, Mr. Freedle served as Chief Executive Officer of TeamBuilders Counseling Services, a non-profit behavioral health agency that he founded, serving twenty-four counties across New Mexico. In that role, Mr. Freedle had a wide range of executive responsibilities including fiscal and administrative management; program and policy development and administration; proposal and grant writing; and collaboration on local, state and national levels.
Grady Wilkinson, MSW brings more than 35 years of experience serving community-based behavioral health systems to the OPEN MINDS team. Mr. Wilkinson is well known for leading struggling corporations to stabilization and success, becoming innovative, dynamic providers of high-quality, consumer-focused services. He currently serves in a part-time position as Director, Strategic Initiatives at Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center, where he is helping to enhance continuity of leadership, provide assistance in developing and pursuing strategic initiatives, assisting in the development of new service lines and service sites and providing consultation for the current Chief Executive Officer. In his previous role as Chief Executive Officer at Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center, Mr. Wilkinson developed and implemented an aggressive strategic plan to stabilize corporate finances, re-engineer business practices, improve client care methods and increase internal and external accountability. He is also credited with leading the corporation to a higher level of visibility in advocacy at local, state and national levels.
“We are pleased to welcome these two new Senior Associates to the OPEN MINDS team,” said Monica E. Oss, OPEN MINDS Chief Executive Officer. “Their knowledge and experience will be a great asset for our internal team, as well as our clients. While strategy development will be one of their main focuses, their diverse skill sets will allow them to work with our clients on many different projects.”
The OPEN MINDS team of 85+ professionals provide research and management expertise and experience. Most team members are based in Gettysburg, with satellite offices in North Carolina, Florida, Washington, Colorado, Montana, California, Maryland, Kansas, and New Jersey.
OPEN MINDS is continuously expanding and still searching for professionals in a number of fields. If you are interested in joining our team, please visit our website to review the list of current openings at https://www.openminds.com/market-intelligence/industry-bulletins/join-our-team/.
OPEN MINDS is a national strategic advisory firm specializing in the sectors of the health and human service industry serving individuals with complex support needs: mental health; addiction treatment; children & family services; intellectual & developmental disabilities; chronic disease management; long term care; social services; correctional health care, reentry & diversion; and juvenile justice.
Founded in 1987 and based in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the 75+ associates believe by providing the latest market intelligence and management best practices to organizations serving the health and social support needs of the most vulnerable consumers, those organizations will be better able to provide efficient and effective services. Learn more at www.openminds.com.
For additional questions and inquiries, please contact Angela McDonald, Marketing Manager, OPEN MINDS at 717-334-1329 or openminds@openminds.com.