Summa Health Behavioral Health Institute Leadership Council
This council was established in 2014 to facilitate strategic thinking and collaboration with select community members to advance the mission of the Summa Health Behavioral Health Institute and shape the future of behavioral health care in our communities.
Membership
Volunteer Chairs: Julia and Michael Pasternak
Physician Chair: Joseph D. Varley, M.D.
Members
- William Ayars
- Susan Baker Ross
- Lewis Bennett III
- Parker Berry II
- Robert Briggs
- David Brockman
- Vicki Brockman
- Wesley C. Buchanan
- Paula Burris
- Thomas Craig
- David Deckert, M.D.
- Pastor Jeffrey Dennis
- Fran Donovan
- Alyssa Lenhoff Briggs, Ph.D.
- David Lieberth
- Anju Mader, M.D.
- Lisa Mansfield
- Angela N. Miller, Ph.D.
- Irvin Musson III
- Elaine M. Shannon-Smith
- Paul Testa
- Ted Traut
- Lynn Vanca
- Rachel Whitehawk
List current as of October 17, 2024.
For more information: Contact Nancy McCann at Summa Foundation at 330.375.7485 or mccannn@summahealth.org.
Members in the news
- Dr. Massood and Simin Babai: A reflection on their remarkable journey and a family legacy filled with hope and healing
- Sharon and Rick Juve: Building on Summa's legacy
- Elaine Shannon-Smith: Expressing gratitude to Summa Health caregivers in memory of her daughter
- Summa Health receives $500,000 for First Step Addiction Treatment Program
- The Women’s Board of Summa Health: Continuing a legacy of enduring generosity
- New conference center to be named for Dr. Joseph D. Varley
- Virtual groundbreaking for Summa Health Behavioral Health Pavilion
- Summa Health to construct 60-bed facility for Behavioral Health on Akron Campus
- Phil Kaufmann honored at Summa Health Golf Outing