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Gary Lamson, Vinfen’s CEO since 1998, is responsible for the initiation development and management of a comprehensive mental health, mental retardation and addiction service delivery system that benefits more than 7,000 consumers in eastern Massachusetts and northern Connecticut.
He oversees the service delivery sites, including day and residential programs, and a 72-bed nursing home (the Hancock Center). These services currently operate at a budget of approximately $100 million. |
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From 1971-98, he served as Vice President and Chief Executive Officer for Behavioral HealthCare at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Under his leadership, a behavioral health provider network of outpatient and day treatment programs throughout the State of New Jersey was formed.
Lamson holds a Master’s degree from the Columbia University School of Social Work. Some of his professional activities and affiliations include:
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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Corporations of Massachusetts
Member, Board of Directors; Chair, Residential Committee |
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Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers
Member, Board of Directors; Chair, Legislative Committee |
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Behavioral Health Strategies, LLC
Member, Board of Directors |
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Mental Health Corporation of America
Member, Board of Directors |
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American Public Health Association |
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Housing Coalition of Middlesex County |
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Institute for Behavioral Healthcare |
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Mental Health Corporations of Massachusetts, Inc. |
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National Community Mental Healthcare Council |
For further information or photo requests, contact:
Howard Newman
Senior Communications and Public Affairs Specialist
newmanh@vinfen.org (617) 441-1726 |
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