NEW: Raimondo Taps Former Director of BHDDH To Head Department
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NEW: Raimondo Taps Former Director of BHDDH To Head Department
Power would replace Rebecca Boss, who announced that she would be stepping down as Director in January, as GoLocalProv reported.
“With more than 30 years of experience working at the federal and state levels – including the decade she served as Director of BHDDH – Kathryn is eminently qualified for this role. I’m thrilled that she agreed to once again assume leadership of BHDDH and I look forward to continuing to work together as we improve outcomes for all Rhode Islanders who live with behavioral health challenges and developmental disabilities,” said Raimondo.
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About Power
Power directed the Rhode Island Office of Substance Abuse, the Governor’s Drug Program, the Rhode Island Anti-Drug Coalition, and was Executive Director of the Rhode Island Council of Community Mental Health Centers.
Prior to her appointment as Chair of the Governor’s Council on Behavioral Healthcare this fall, Power served as the Regional Administrator, Region One, for SAMHSA, an operating division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Power received her bachelor’s degree in education from St. Joseph’s College in Emmitsburg, Maryland and her master’s degree in education and counseling from Western Maryland College.
She is a graduate of the Toll Fellowship program of the Council of State Governments, which promotes the development of leaders through intensive work in policy, management, and executive decision-making. She also completed a program in senior executive leadership at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.
Power is a retired Captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve.