As part of our commitment to innovation and quality, Benchmark regularly seeks advice and feedback from industry experts. Our 2023 Advisory Committee includes these thought leaders in the human services space.
Mary Bea Eaton
Retired CEO, Scioto Properties Healthcare Real Estate
Val Bradley
President Emerita, Human Services Research Institute (HSRI)
Pat Frawley, PhD
Director, State of Vermont’s Crisis Intervention Network
Ron Manderschied, PhD
Principal, Capstones Solutions Consulting, past Executive Director National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Directors
David Mank, PhD
Past Director, Indiana University’s Institute on Disability and Community and former chair of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities
Nick Margiotta
Retired Phoenix Police Department, President, Crisis Systems Solutions
Mike Nardone
Health policy consultant, former CMS Director of Disabled and Elderly Health Programs and PA Medicaid Director
John O’Brien
Consultant in behavioral health systems design, held senior leadership roles at CMS and SAMHSA
Michael Smull
Innovator of Person Centered Thinking and Planning
Wayne Sneed
Police Chief, Austin City Independent School District
Marc Tasse’, PhD
Director, Ohio State Nisonger Center, a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Scott VanSant, MD
Forensic and adult psychiatrist IDD specialist, faculty member at the Medical College of Georgia