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Meet Our Speakers

George combines his years of experience in different facets of community behavioral

health to consult with local, regional, statewide organizations and associations to

implement effective health care policy, models for payment reform, integrating health

care, contracting with managed care entities, service delivery issues as they relate to

mental health and substance use disorders, and developing new business structures to

meet the challenging environment of health care delivery and payment reform.

One of his unique strengths is working with boards of directors to enhance their

effectiveness during substantial times of change. He served on the Board of Directors for

the National Council for Behavioral Health for several years and other nonǦprofit boards

in Colorado. He received the 2015 National Council for Behavioral Health Impact Award

for “Visionary Leadership.” George is well known for his ability to work with multiple

stakeholders on health care policy and integration including Federally Qualified Health

Centers, Hospitals, School Based Health Centers, and other primary care clinics.

George was be a speaker and trainer at the National Council for Behavioral Health

“NATCON Conference” April 3Ǧ5 in Seattle, WA focusing on board effectiveness, hiring

and evaluating your CEO, and facilitating a Board Lunch and Learn.

George DelGrosso

Principle

George DelGrosso Consulting

Contact: 720.376.3972

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Judy Fitzgerald

was appointed Commissioner of the

Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and

Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) by Governor

Nathan Deal in 2016. She has been with DBHDD since

2012, previously serving in the roles of Chief of Staff and

Deputy Commissioner.

Fitzgerald is a social worker with a careerǦlong focus on

behavioral health and public service delivery systems.

Prior to joining DBHDD, she worked in a variety of health

and human service settings. She served as Vice President

of Strategy for View Point Health, one of Georgia’s

twentyǦsix community service boards. She has also

worked as a consultant on child and adolescent services

in several states and was the Executive Director for the

Mental Health Association of Georgia. Fitzgerald was privileged to begin her career in the

Mental Health Program of The Carter Center, working for former First Lady Rosalynn