Leadership

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us”—Ralph Waldo Emerson

This past year is certainly one we will likely remember for a long time. It has been a year of challenges, adaptations, and efforts to keep clients, staff, and communities safe while continuing to offer quality behavioral and physical healthcare. As an integral partner in the communities we serve, Comprehend, for 53 years, is the region’s longest sustained behavioral health provider serving the Buffalo Trace Region. 

Comprehend, Inc.’s 2019-2020 year consisted of many positive contributions to the communities we serve including:

• Began occupancy of the Harriet Hord Cartmell Medical Building
• Opened primary care services through Buffalo Trace Medical Arts
• Acquired and re-located Magee’s as a competitive employment worksite for clients
• Increased utilization of telehealth services to assure continued care for clients
• Maintained an “Essential” workforce to meet the behavioral healthcare needs of our communities
• Obtained Ohio Medicaid in-network provider status, thus opening up services to Ohio

As the Regional Community Mental Health Center and the only comprehensive behavioral health provider in the Buffalo Trace region, Comprehend is committed to continual growth in both services and quality of care. The inclusion this past year of primary care services through BTMA has allowed for a fully integrated array of healthcare services. We are committed to providing high quality services in a welcoming and caring environment. Even with all the changes and challenges of this year, we have continued to keep our doors open. We have ensured access to care, availability to crisis services, collaboration and response to our community, and a deep commitment to the provision of quality healthcare for all those we serve.

Looking to the future, Comprehend is poised to continue leading the initiative for improved, sustainable, and innovative integrated healthcare for our communities. We recognize that needs change and we will continue to be on the forefront leading those changes. As your community behavioral healthcare organization, we have risen to the challenge this year has given and we will continue to endeavor to be your provider of choice.

Respectfully,

Pamela Vaught, Ed.D. 

President/CEO 

Mr. David Reed (Chair)

Mr. Earl Bush (Vice Chair)

Mr. Tracey Florer (Treasurer)

Ms. Vicki Haley-Rosser (Secretary)

Dr. Michael Berry (Past Chair)

Mr. John Byard

Ms. Rebecca Cartmell

Mr. James “Buddy” Gallenstein

Mr. Bill Henry

Mr. Roger King

Mr. Martin (Marty) Voiers

Dr. Glenn Womack

Don Rogers

Interim CEO

Joseph G. Gulley

Interim Vice President of Finance

Mary Breeze 

Vice President of Human Resources

Dr. Jeff Drury 

Vice President of Clinical Services

Tara Ashcraft 

Vice President of Community Support

Kelly Miller 

Vice President of Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities

Damon Turner

Vice President of Children's Services

TBA

Vice President of Quality Compliance

Eric Ross 

Vice President of Information Systems

Dr. Dan Cardona 

Behavioral Health Medical Director

Dr. Peter Egan

Primary Care Medical Director