Our Team

Our team of more than 20 scientists, researchers, consultants, and others experienced in quality improvement training has worked with individual behavioral healthcare organizations and national, state, county, and city agencies on multiple projects.

Leadership

The following individuals provide leadership to the NIATx Foundation Board of Directors.

Todd Molfenter, Ph.D


NIATx Foundation President

Guy Hardcastle, MPA

NIATx Foundation Vice President of Customer Engagement

Lynn Madden, Ph.D., MPA


NIATx Foundation Board of Directors President

Dick Dillon


NIATx Foundation Board of Directors Vice President and Treasurer

Board of Directors

The NIATx Foundation Board is made up of industry leaders in their respective fields.

Lisa Blanchard, MA, LHMC


Chief Clinical Officer, Spectrum Health Systems, Inc.
NIATx Foundation Board Member

John Coppola, MSW


Retired Executive Director, New York Association of Addiction Service Providers (ASAP)
NIATx Foundation Board Member

Kana Enomoto, MA


Director of Brain Health, McKinsey Health Institute;
Partner, McKinsey & Company
NIATx Foundation Board Member

Patrick Gauthier


Director, AHP HealthCare Solutions
NIATx Foundation Board Member

David Gustafson, Ph.D.


Founder and Director, Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies (CHESS);
Emeritus Research Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin
NIATx Foundation Board Member

Ed Kopetsky


Retired Executive Vice President and CIO, Stanford Medicine Children’s Health
NIATx Foundation Board Member

Annie Peters, Ph.D., LP


Executive Director, NAATP Foundation for Recovery Science and Education (FoRSE)
NIATx Foundation Board Member

Christopher Wilkins, Sr., MHA


Sr. Vice President for Operations, Mountain Lake Associates;
Strategic Consultant, Discovery Behavioral Health
NIATx Foundation Board Member

Experience You Can Count On

The NIATx Foundation team is committed to working with all stakeholders to break through barriers that limit delivery of life-saving SUD care. Our network of experts offers the experience, expertise, and guidance to ensure that efficient, effective, impactful, accountable, and, importantly, sustainable systems of care emerge to serve patients and families.

Consultants bring experience from many fields, including:

  • State Government
  • Social Work
  • Clinical Services
  • Quality Improvement
  • Business Systems
  • Process Improvement
  • Implementation Science
  • Engineering
  • Healthcare Management