Complex Care (I/DD, Autism, Dementia, and Mental Health) Fellowship: A Collaboration to Advance Learning, Design Care Standards, and Address Workforce Barriers. The Felllowship is sponsored by The Network: TUFH and Woods System of Care. Children and adults with intellectual disability, autism and complex behavioral and medical conditions that frequently co-occur experience significant barriers to accessing healthcare and, despite medical advances, continue to experience far greater health disparities than other populations. Globally, more than 200 million people have an intellectual disability, and 75 million have autism.
The purpose of the Complex Care (I/DD, Autism, Dementia, and Mental Health) Fellowship purpose is to design and implement a population health approach to address barriers to care. A population health approach is needed to address the complex needs of this population across the entire lifespan to develop a framework that can identify gaps in services and reduce barriers to care. In addition to the fragmented nature of service systems preventing easy access to healthcare, another major barrier to care is the lack of healthcare providers across all disciplines who are qualified and trained to treat complex populations effectively. Health professions schools, including schools of medicine, nursing, and allied health, do not provide didactic or clinical training on providing care for individuals with intellectual disability, autism, and complex conditions. For this reason, TUFH and Woods System of Care have partnered to establish the Mollie Woods Hare Global Center for Excellence, which will be launched as an outcome of the Complex Care (I/DD, Autism, Dementia, and Mental Health) Fellowship.
Sailaja Musunuri
Dr. Musunuri is an experienced and compassionate physician and psychiatrist (double Board Certified in Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry), providing high quality medical and psychiatric care with diverse clinical operations experience. In her role as Chief of Psychiatry and Executive Vice President of Integrated Medicine at Woods Services, Dr. Musunuri oversees integrated healthcare, ensuring that all services are interconnected in order to provide whole-person care. In addition to providing oversight of clinical programs and direct care for individuals with intellectual disability and complex healthcare needs, Dr. Musunuri is a committed mentor who dedicates tremendous energy to training the next generation of child and adolescent psychiatry fellows, adult psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners and other clinical practitioners. Dr. Musunuri’s professional training includes receiving her M.D. from Siddartha MedicalCollege/Nagarjuna University, Vijayawada, India, completing her internship in Psychiatry at Medwin Hospital, Hyderabad, India, and residencies in Adult and Child/Adolescent Psychiatry respectively at SIU School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, U.S., and Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.
lizhayden01@gmail.com
Tine Hansen-Turton
Tine Hansen-Turton is a seasoned and successful Healthcare and Human Services Executive and policy advocate with 25-years of experience in C-suite executive leadership, serving in CEO/CSO/COO roles in NGOs, Private and Government Organizations. She serves as the President/CEO of Woods System of Care, a large US-based (Pennsylvania/New Jersey) population health management organization that provides integrated healthcare, behavioral health and social services, education, adult-day and residential support to 32,000 people with special needs and autism. She is Administrator for CCA, the trade association for 3500 retail-healthcare clinics. She teaches leading NGOs and policy at University of Pennsylvania (PENN) and received her BA from Slippery Rock University, her Master of Government/Public Administration from PENN and her JD from Temple University Law School.
tinehansenturton@gmail.com
Christine Kirkbride
Christine Kirkbride, MSW, LCSW is the Interim CEO of Legacy Treatment Services and Executive Director of Community Treatment Solutions. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New Jersey. Christine’s experience spans the continuum of care including crisis response, residential treatment, and outpatient therapy. She is responsible for overseeing the agency’s programs and services including Ambulatory and Emergency Services, Adolescent Residential Services and Prevention and In Community Services. Christine serves on the board of directors for The Bridge, a nonprofit behavioral health agency, Shore Medical Center, and Aurora Staffing. Under Christine’s leadership Legacy has obtained over $13 million in new grants since December 2023.
christine.kirkbride82@gmail.com
Karen Coleman
Karen Coleman is an experienced business leader and social welfare advocate who has cultivated a successful 30-plus year career in health care and human services. Since 2021, Karen Coleman has led Tabor Services in its efforts to provide stability and support to children and families. Ms. Coleman not only has a heart dedicated to assisting children and families, she possesses executive experience in organizational, policy, business development, strategic planning, and fiscal management. She has a clear vision, possesses strong leadership, and extraordinary passion for the people she serves. In every role Ms. Coleman has taken on, she has prioritized enhancing operational efficiency to provide high-quality services to the children and families under their care.
karencoleman411@gmail.com
Stephanie E. Farrow
Stephanie is a human services professional with over 20 years of experience in the industry. As the Residential Director at Brian’s House, she has started over 24 new programs, helping Brian’s House to achieve significant business growth. Stephanie is also the Director of Lifesharing at Brian’s House, a new residential program that is on the rise. Stephanie has been at Brian’s House since 2015; before that, she worked at CADES for 14 years. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Albright College and an M.A. from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Non-Profit Leadership and Health Management.
maddie8024@gmail.com
Lori Plunkett
Lori Plunkett has dedicated over 40 years to working with people with disabilities. She joined Brian’s House as a direct support counselor and worked her way up to become the Chief Executive Officer. Throughout her career, Lori has consistently advocated for people with disabilities, nurturing, encouraging, and speaking for those who cannot speak for themselves. Brian’s House became affiliated with the Woods System of Care in 1996 and has since grown to over 70 residential and lifesharing programs. It also provides day and employment services as well as Primary and Urgent Care for people with disabilities. Lori holds a B.S. in Special Education from Millersville University and a M.S. in Administration from West Chester University.
lplunkett@brianshouse.org
Erin Drummond
Erin Drummond is the Vice President of Employee Success & Engagement for Woods System of Care. Ms. Drummond has over 20 years of experience in leadership roles, focusing on employee training and development, engagement, program management, team and organizational effectiveness, and leadership coaching. She is committed to driving positive change and helping Woods System of Care thrive through strategic talent management, analysis, innovative process design, and collaboration. Ms. Drummond received a BA in Sociology from Bloomsburg University, an MS in Counseling Psychology from Holy Family University, and an MS in Nonprofit Leadership and Population Health Management from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She also holds a certificate in Leadership Coaching for Organizational Performance through Rutgers University.
erindrummond13@gmail.com
Joseph Haber
Joseph Haber, MA, MSW, LCSW is the Vice President of Legacy Treatment Services Ambulatory and Emergency Services Division. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New Jersey, a Certified Mental Health Screener, and a Disaster Response Crisis Counselor. Joe’s experience spans the continuum of care, and he is responsible for overseeing the agency’s emergency services programming, outpatient programming, prevention programming and case management programs including budgeting, staffing, training, and strategic planning for service divisions. Joe has spearheaded several new initiatives and is responsible for the development of several new programs including integrated care, community-based crisis response and the development of co-response crisis models.
josephahaber@gmail.com
Cory Storch
Cory Storch has served Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services since 1977. He began his career at Bridgeway as a graduate of the University of Arizona’s Master’s in Rehabilitation Counseling. Cory’s skills were quickly recognized and he served as Team Leader, Program Director, Executive Director, and ultimately in his current role as President & CEO. For 47 years, Cory has advocated for the recovery and community integration of people with mental health conditions, many of whom struggle with co-occurring addictions, chronic medical conditions, poverty, and homelessness. Under his leadership, Bridgeway grew from a small, primarily vocational service organization serving 200 people in Union County NJ, to a leading behavioral health care provider serving more than 8,000 people annually across northern New Jersey. Bridgeway now provides integrated care and screening woven throughout evidence-based mental health service lines. Bridgeway has grown to offer Assertive Community Treatment; Supported Education and Supported Employment; Homeless Outreach and Supportive Housing; Jail Diversion; Psychiatric Screening and Urgent Mental Health Care, Outpatient Counseling and Substance Use Treatment services. Recently, Bridgeway opened the doors on its first CCBHC location: The Center for Integrated Behavioral Health Care in Hoboken, New Jersey. Cory is a co-founder of the Supportive Housing Association of NJ and serves on various state stakeholder advisory groups.
jeannine.arlotta@bridgewaybhs.org
Monica Moser
Monica Moser has dedicated 20 years of her professional life to working with and supporting individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. She has a strong background in licensing and regulatory compliance. During her time at Woods Services, she founded and opened Woods Community Services, which is an affiliate of the Woods System of Care. Mrs. Moser, through a population health approach, built successful and integrated whole-person specialty group homes for medical and behaviorally complex I/DD adults who were either on waiting lists or in hospital and institutional settings. This new line of business ensured that adults from Pennsylvania would continue to be served by the Woods System of Care, and receive the highest level of medical, dental, and behavioral health while living an everyday life integrated within their community. Mrs. Moser earned her Master’s Degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and is an active member of Pennsylvania Advocacy and Resources for Autism and Intellectual Disability.
maireymoser@gmail.com
Dawn Diamond
Ms. Diamond is a seasoned professional who has dedicated over thirty years working with underserved populations. Her career began with the Head Start Early Childhood Program, where she pioneered specialized services for pre-school-aged children and their families. In her current role, she is responsible for driving and inspiring a culture that embraces change. She provides leadership over multiple residential, education and vocational programs serving individuals with complex medical, intellectual and behavioral challenges. Ms. Diamond is also a Clinical Assistant Professor in the ODL Department at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia, PA. Ms. Diamond holds an M.S. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Florida Institute of Technology and a B.A. in Psychology from Salisbury State University in Maryland.
dmdiamond1967@gmail.com
Thomas W. Grant
Tom Grant is the EVP for Financial Management & Chief Information Officer for the Woods System of Care. In his role, Tom serves as a leader in finance, information systems, and affiliate governance. As CIO, Tom drives the creation of a data-driven organization supported by common systems in a shared operating environment, including EHR and financial systems. On the finance side, Tom works closely with the Woods Board of Trustees, reviews affiliate operating and capital budgets, oversees treasury operations, health and retirement benefits, negotiates funding agreements, and insurance / risk management. Tom was previously CFO for Woods Services and started his career as an equity research analyst and strategic management consultant. Tom has an MBA from the University of Virginia and a BA from Davidson College. The Woods System of Care is a US $500 million+ life cycle care management organization focused on the integration of physical, behavioral, residential, educational and vocational care for children and adults with developmental disabilities, behavioral challenges, and other vulnerabilities.
twgrant@gmail.com
Tinesha Banks
Dr. Banks comes to Woods with a Doctorate in Public Health and over two decades of experience in non-profit executive leadership roles which includes her most immediate past role as the President & CEO of Tabor Services, a family services agency and Woods affiliate. In her role at Woods, Dr. Banks is responsible for leading the Performance and Quality Management Department in partnering with interdisciplinary teams across the organization to drive performance outcomes through the use of enhance data-driven decision-making, careful monitoring and evaluations, and innovative performance management principles.
tbanksyachtrock@gmail.com
Anthony DiFabio
Dr. Anthony DiFabio is President & CEO of Acenda Integrated Health, an organization that provides over 100 life-enhancing programs and services to over 20,000 New Jersey community members annually. Dr. DiFabio’s vision for innovative care and strategic development has elevated him as a leader and advocate within the health and social services industry. He has been awarded and recognized for his leadership as he continues to define the next generation of comprehensive and integrated community health care. Dr. DiFabio received his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Loyola College of Maryland, Masters of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Farleigh Dickinson University, and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Vanderbilt University. He is married to Dr. Alicia DiFabio and is the father of four beautiful daughters.
ajakubowski@robinsnestinc.org
