OPEN MINDS Announces Employee Stock Ownership Programs Roundtable Featuring Stars Behavioral Health Group’s Kent Dunlap

Gettysburg, Pa. (January 21, 2024) — On January 25, 2024, at 1 p.m. ET, President and Chief Executive Officer for Stars Behavioral Health Group (SBHG), Kent Dunlap will present an introduction to Employee Stock Ownership Programs (ESOP), how and why SBHG became one, and what this has meant as a business strategy for SBHG during the OPEN MINDS Circle Elite Executive Roundtable, Exploring Employee Stock Ownership Programs: The Stars Behavioral Health Group Case Study. He will also discuss the impact of this move on employees and their engagement with SBHG.

“Health and human service executives might not be as familiar with the potential strategic business advantages of ESOPs, as they are with mergers and acquisitions,” said OPEN MINDS Chief Executive Officer Monica E. Oss. “This is a chance to hear about the opportunities and challenges of this approach.”

Executive attendees of this session will learn:

• Understanding what an ESOP is and its strategic business advantages for for-profit companies.
• Understanding the challenges of operating an ESOP.
• Understanding the positive impacts on employees.

To register for the 1:00 p.m. ET, January 18 event, visit https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5445790268258355296. There is no cost to register, but a free membership in the OPEN MINDS Circle is required.

Speaker Bios

Kent Dunlap, President & Chief Executive Officer, Stars Behavioral Health Group (SBHG)

Kent Dunlap, MPH, has over 40 years of experience in health care management. His early career was in general hospital administration before operating several psychiatric hospitals in Southern California. After serving in leadership positions with three national behavioral health care companies, he joined Stars Behavioral Health Group (SBHG) in 1996. He has served as SBHG’s president and chief executive officer for the past eight years, after many years as its chief operating officer (COO). In addition, for 17 years, Mr. Dunlap simultaneously served as Executive Director of Star View Children and Family Services, a non-profit organization affiliated with SBHG.

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 fields 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. Learn more at www.openminds.com.