Scott Mitchell Email & Phone Number

Naperville, Illinois

A Not for Profit Executive with with a strong record of success in administration, leadership, financial analysis, strategic planning and visioning in the nonprofit sector of healthcare and faith- based organizations. With a doctoral degree in clinical psychology and a master degree in theology brings a unique perspective to organizational leadership.o Management – Solid background in planning and executing strategic plans through work with board of directors and administrative staff to strengthen and develop the organization. Experience in leading an organization successfully through a national accreditation process many times. o Leadership - Respected leader who has demonstrated ability to build and challenge effective teams to live out the mission of the organization and build strategic alliances that contribute to innovation and continuous improvement of the organization. Uses principles of adaptive leadership to help organizations grow in resilience in order to continually modify their approach to be relevant in an ever-changing world.o Communication - Persuasive communicator with well-developed presentation and negotiation skills. Able to develop productive relationships with colleagues, collaborative partners and staff at all levels. o Fund Development and Community Involvement - Demonstrated ability to relate effectively with donors that has resulted in consistent annual contributions to the organization. Extensively involved in the community as a representative of the organization and well respected as a community and spiritual leader.

Provided creative leadership to provide general oversight, supervision and development of the clinical program. Coordinated the development of the organization into electronic records management, electronic billing and the development of the excellent reputation of the organization’s clinical, consultation and educational programs. o Was involved in recruiting and hiring new licensed therapists who were credentialed either as Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Doctoral-level Psychologists, Licensed Family Marriage Therapists, or Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors.o Was responsible for interfacing with the organization’s consulting psychiatrist and local psychiatric hospitals in order to provide clinical staff with resources from a medical perspective. o Led the organization in the analysis of contracting with managed care companies and other insurance companies. I ultimately led the organization in contracting with various insurance companies and successfully negotiated contracts and the establishment of the organization being recognized as a multidisciplinary group by the insurance carriers. o Continuously analyzed the organization’s payer mix of insurance and self-pay, average collected fees and fee subsidies so that the organization’s fee revenue was continuous and robust. o Led the development the organizations first electronic records keeping system through the use of Microsoft Word templates.

Psyd, Clinical Psychology

Maed, Counseling Psychology