Behavioral Health News & Events
Volume 2, Issue 1 | January 2014
VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP AWARD | The TAMHO Volunteer Leadership Award recognizes the
extraordinary contributions of individuals through service on the TAMHO Board of Directors and/or
TAMHO’s Committees and Sections.
TAMHO MISSION
STATEMENT
VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP AWARD
Board of Directors
VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP AWARD
Committee or Section
Andy Black, President/Chief Executive Officer, Helen Ross McNabb
Center, Knoxville, Tennessee
David Cook, Clinical Therapist and Quality Assurance Specialist,
Professional Care Services of West TN, Covington, Tennessee
The TAMHO mission is to
serve its members, promote
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the advancement of
effective behavioral health
services, and advocate for
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people in need of care. To
achieve this mission, the
TAMHO Board of Directors
formulates an agenda each
TAMHO Installs New Leadership for 2014
The Tennessee Association of Mental Health
Organizations (TAMHO) elected officers for 2014
at the organization’s recent annual meeting held in
Murfreesboro. Robert N. Vero, Ed.D., Chief
Executive Officer, Centerstone of Tennessee,
Nashville, Tennessee, will serve as President. He
will succeed Charles Good, President and Chief
Executive Officer, Frontier Health, Gray,
Tennessee, who will remain on the Board as
Immediate Past President. Chris Wyre, Chief
Executive Officer/President, Volunteer Behavioral
Health Care System, Murfreesboro, Tennessee,
was elected President Elect and Robert Vaughn,
Chief Executive Officer, Carey Counseling Center,
Paris, Tennessee will remain on the Board as
Secretary completing the second year of a twoyear term. Mary Claire Duff, Chief Fiscal Officer,
Ridgeview, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, will serve a two
year term as Treasurer.
year that is designed to
improve the effectiveness
of treatment and support
services for people with
mental illness and to
increase access to these
services throughout the
state.
TAMHO Service Award
The TAMHO Service Award was established to
annually honor members of its Board of Directors
who have contributed through longevity of tenure.
The award recognizes a Board member’s tenure of
service of ten or more years with presentations
made at each five year increment.
30 YEARS OF SERVICE
Chris Wyre, Chief Executive Officer/President,
Volunteer Behavioral Health Care System,
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
This year three TAMHO Board members were
recognized for their service:
Andy Black, President/Chief Executive Officer,
Helen Ross McNabb Center, Knoxville, Tennessee
35 YEARS OF SERVICE
Dennis Freeman, Ph.D., Exectuive Director,
Cherokee Health Systems, Knoxville, Tennessee
We are very appreciative of their contributions
toward advancing the TAMHO mission and
behavioral health service provision in Tennessee.
10 YEARS OF SERVICE
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