MindPath Care Centers Leadership Team
MindPath’s dedicated leadership team works hard to ensure compassionate and effective patient care for therapy, medication management and all of our mindcare services. Each member of the leadership teams upholds and models MindPath’s core values of Integrity, Community, Accountability, Results and Enthusiasm. Below you can learn more about each of these talented individuals and their role here at MindPath Care Centers.
Clinical Leadership
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Medical Director
W. Scott Griffies M.D., DFAPA, is the Medical Director at MindPath, as well as the Director of Clinical Education and Director of the Mind-Brain-Body Center. He has over 25 years of experience in clinical and psychiatric leadership, with a career focused on psychosomatic medicine, administrative psychiatry, and program development. -
Medical Director
Named one of three top psychiatrists in Charlotte by peers in Charlotte Magazine’s 2019 Top Doctor, Dr. Herman has earned a number of achievements and leadership certifications on her way to being MindPath Care Centers’ Regional Medical Director of Western North Carolina. -
Medical Director
Priyanka is a board-certified psychiatrist who joined Community Psychiatry in 2012 and became the company’s Medical Director in 2019. -
Clinical Director of Psychotherapy
Louise holds a B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from the University of North Carolina at Asheville. Louise also holds a MSW from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a guest lecturer at both the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work, as well as the School of Medicine. Louise thrives in her role as a leader and mentor, serving as a Clinical Field Instructor to the UNC School of Social Work, NC State University School of Social Work, and Smith College of Social Work. -
Director of Therapy
Dr. Courtney Thomas is a licensed clinical psychologist who joined Community Psychiatry in 2021. He completed his graduate training at Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois. -
Associate Clinical Director of Psychotherapy
Maureen holds a B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Philosophy and Religion from Appalachian State University. She earned her MSW from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2010. Maureen has maintained her NC license as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker since 2010 in and takes great pride in her guild’s commitment to the emotional, physical, and collective wellness of individuals and their communities. Her role as a social worker is woven into every aspect of her life. -
Medical Director of Clinical Trials Institute & Interventional Psychiatry
Sandeep Vaishnavi, MD, PhD is the Medical Director of the MindPath Clinical Trials Institute and the Medical Director of the MindPath Interventional Psychiatry/Brain Stimulation Program. He is certified in Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties. He is also certified in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. His education includes a fellowship at Johns Hopkins and a residency at Duke University.
Executive Team
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Chief Executive Officer
Christopher Brengard joined Community Psychiatry in 2021. Prior to joining CP, Chris served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 2000 to 2020 at U.S. Renal Care, Inc. -
Chief Operating Office
Julie brings over 25 years of health care experience to the Community Psychiatry leadership team serving as Chief Operating Officer. -
Chief Financial Officer
Mark joined Community Psychiatry in 2021. As Chief Financial Officer, he is responsible for overseeing key strategic initiatives and driving performance across the organization. -
Chief People Officer
Maureen brings over a decade of senior human resources leadership experience to Community Psychiatry. -
Chief Strategy Officer
Jeff Williams is a versatile executive with a diverse background spanning pharmaceutical, healthcare IT, drug development and B2C web-based services and has focused on both clinical, corporate and consumer target markets from start up to scale up. He became CEO of MindPath Care Centers in late 2018 and then CSO at Community Psychiatry upon the acquisition of MindPath by Community Psychiatry. -
Chief Growth Officer
Mike Huguelet joined Community Psychiatry + MindPath Care Centers in 2021 with over 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry. Most recently, he served as the Chief Development Officer with U.S. Renal Care, and he previously served as a Vice President of Corporate Development with DaVita Healthcare Partners leading DeNovo and M&A growth efforts in both kidney care and integrated care. -
General Counsel
Vicki joins Community Psychiatry with 20 years’ experience practicing law. Prior to joining Community Psychiatry, she served as Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary for the American Renal Associates (ARA), a national provider of dialysis services with more than 240 clinics across the United States. -
Divisional VP - Southeast
In her role as Divisional VP, Abigail (Abby) is responsible for the P&L, growth, and operations in the Southeastern United States, ensuring that MindPath is delivering the highest quality care to our patients, and collaborating with our people team and Office of the CMO to ensure that we are a best place to work for our team members and clinicians. -
SVP, Demand Management
Erika has a B.A. and M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a second Master's in Digital Marketing from the University of San Francisco. She completed executive education programs at Wharton School of Business and at Cornell University. Erika has over 20 years’ experience in healthcare and has worked with a prestigious list of high growth companies to scale quickly and effectively. -
VP of Strategy & Innovation, Director of Telehealth
In early 2017, Dr. Garza started working for MindPath Care Centers as the Director of Telemedicine. He developed and implemented a telepsychiatry service that now employs over 180 providers and sees more than a 18,000 patients per month, placing this program as the largest telepsychiatry/teletherapy program in the state of North Carolina. Now, he is currently acting as the VP of Strategy and Innovation and Director of Telehealth, where he oversees growth strategies for MindPath that are directly related to increasing quality of healthcare services. -
Regional Vice President, SC
Kim Finucan LPC, LPC/S, DBTC, NBCCH joined MindPath Care Centers in 2020 as the Regional Vice President of South Carolina. Maintaining licensure as both a licensed professional counselor and licensed professional counselor supervisor, Kim has a strong commitment to providing services in a way that honors diversity, inclusion and belonging. With over 20 years of behavioral health experience in both clinical and executive roles, she has developed risk management systems, led organizations as they sought to change financial and clinical outcomes while maintaining a client focus. -
Senior Vice President Corporate Development
Prior to joining MindPath he was the Vice President of Business Development for a Dental Support Organization, helping it grow its number of locations by 50% through partnerships, acquisitions and de-novos. Previously, Surry worked at PPD in Corporate Development & Strategy, as well Barclays in its Healthcare Investment Banking Group.