Jody brings over 20 years of experience working across the behavioral health system in applied research, clinical training and implementation, and direct service roles. She is passionate about increasing access to quality services for individuals struggling with substance use, mental health, and other challenges.
Jody founded C4BHI in 2008 with Win in an effort to help communities enhance their available behavioral health services. For the past 11 years and counting, Jody has been engaged in both implementation and spearheading evaluation efforts to integrate behavioral health into medical and other healthcare settings across different populations. Her other evaluation work includes program evaluation to assess the impact of direct service models including outpatient treatment centers, peer recovery centers, and community-embedded pediatric clinics serving children in immigrant families. She serves as a national trainer in manualized approaches integrating motivational interviewing and cognitive behavior therapy and a regional trainer in motivational interviewing. Over the years, Jody has served as a technical assistance expert for the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration and a reviewer for peer-reviewed publications. In the past, her direct service work included serving youth and their families and young adults struggling with substance use and co-occurring mental health needs.
Jody holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and a psychologist-doctorate license in the State of Vermont. Jody helped start the Vermont Evaluation Network and volunteers in multiple capacities within her local community. Off the clock, you can find Jody in the Vermont woods with her spouse and dogs, running, cooking, or traveling to see her adult children.