Behavioral Health Services Association of South Carolina elects officers
July 27, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – The Behavioral Health Services Association of South Carolina (BHSA) announces their Board of Directors for 2015-2016.
- Randy Cole, Chief Executive Officer of the Circle Park Behavioral Health Services serving Florence, SC has been re-elected President.
- Vice President is Vernon Kennedy, Sr., Executive Director of Fairfield Behavioral Health Services serving Fairfield County.
- Beth Powell has been elected as Secretary. Ms. Powell is the Executive Director of Cherokee County Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse and also serves as the Chair of the Public Policy Committee.
- Mike Dennis has been elected Treasurer of the association. Mr. Dennis is the Executive Director of the Tri-County Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse serving Orangeburg, Bamberg and Calhoun counties and also serves as Chair of the Electronic Health Records (EHR) Committee.
Regional Representatives serving on the Board of Directors are Sue O’Brien, Director of Spartanburg Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission, Region 1; Gayle Aycock, Executive Director of Lexington Richland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (LRADAC), Region 2; Glenn Peagler, Executive Director of Sumter Behavioral Health Services serving Sumter County, Region 3, also serving as the Chair of the Prevention Committee; and Jerome Tilghman, Executive Director of the Ernest E. Kennedy Center located in Berkeley County, Region 4.
Serving At-Large terms on the Board of Directors are: Bob Hiott, Executive Director of Behavioral Health Services of Pickens County; and Sammy Miller, Executive Director of the Dorchester Alcohol and Drug Commission.
- Donny Brock, Executive Director of Trinity Behavioral Care serving Dillon, Marion and Marlboro counties is the Chair of the Treatment Services Committee.
- Hugh Gray, Executive Director of Westview Behavioral Health Services serving Newberry County, serves as Chair of the Performance Committee.
The Mission of BHSA is to support member agencies in the provision of quality behavioral health services that effectively meet the needs of the client and the community. The vision of BHSA is a healthier South Carolina where the negative consequences of substance use and addictions and other behavioral health problems no longer impact the client and community.
