Abraxas Youth & Family Services competitors

Michael Harle is a President and Chief Executive Officer at Gaudenzia Inc and is based in Norristown, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Jeremy Christopher Kohomban is the President and CEO of The Children’s Village and the President of Harlem Dowling. The Children’s Village, founded in 1851, and Harlem Dowling, founded in 1831, provide a broad continuum of residential and community-embedded programs, serving 15,000 children and families each year. Dr. Kohomban is an author, sometimes an activist, and always a pragmatic leader. He has played a lead role in the family support and residential treatment reforms that are transforming children’s care. Dr. Kohomban is driven by the belief that every child, regardless of age, deserves a family, and he is outspoken in his recognition of the social justice antecedents that drive child welfare and juvenile justice. Under his leadership, The Children’s Village, the nation’s oldest and once the largest children’s residential treatment center, has been transformed into a national model for community-embedded family support. The Children’s Village is the Gold Prize winner of the New York Community Trust-New York Magazine’s Nonprofit Excellence Awards, the US Congressional Coalition Angels in Adoption award, the Child Welfare League of America Exemplary Innovative Leadership Award and the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities, Samuel Gerson Nordlinger Leadership Award. Dr. Kohomban’s contributions are noted in the Congressional Record and successes recognized by many, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Fox Business, and NPR. City Limits magazine identified him as a leader with a “clear vision for the future”; David Tobis, in his book, From Pariahs to Partners, How Parents and their Allies Changed New York City’s Child Welfare System, describes him as “one of the most parent-focused, reform-minded, and effective administrators in the field.” Dr. Kohomban testified before the US Senate Finance Committee on the need for finance reform that supports children, families and communities and, in March of 2018, with the passage of the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), The Chronicle of Social Change noted that Dr. Kohomban was one of the most important off-the-Hill boosters of the FFPSA, described as the “biggest federal overhaul of foster care in decades.” He is chair of the Human Services Council of New York, the national co-chair of the Children Need Amazing Parents (CHAMPS) campaign, and a Trustee of Save the Children. He is a graduate of Emporia State University, Kansas, and holds a Masters from Long Island University, New York, a PhD from the School for Business and Leadership at Regent University, Virginia, and a LittD (Honorary Doctor of Letters) from Mercy College, New York.

Elizabeth Woike-Ganga is the President and Chief Executive Officer at BestSelf Behavioral Health. Elizabeth Woike-Ganga attended University at Buffalo.

Brent Turner is a Board Member at LHC Group Inc; Board Member at Surgery Partners, Inc.; and Chairman at National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems and is based in Area, Tamil Nadu, India. He has worked as Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration at PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTIONS INC; Treasurer at Correction Corp of America; and Board Member at National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems. Brent works or has worked as TRUSTEE at National Association of Behavioral Healthcare. He studied at Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management.

Experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the individual and family services industry. Strong business development professional skilled in Management, Leadership, Strategic Planning, and Research.

Lawrence Connors is a Chief Executive Officer at Jackie Nitschke Center and is based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He has worked as Chief Operating Officer at HSHS St. Mary s Hospital Medical Center, Chief Operating Officer at HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Green Bay, and Mental Health Counselor at Genesee Mental Health Center. Lawrence studied at University at Buffalo between 1977 and 1981 and Washington University School of Medicine between 1983 and 1985.