BEACON Corporate

Elizabeth Pattullo, MEd, Chairman and Founder
Timothy Murphy, MPP, Chief Executive Officer
Michael McGreal, MBA, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Brian Wheelan, MBA, Executive Vice President for Corporate Development and Strategy
Christine Degan, RN, MA, Vice President for Clinical and Quality Management
Tisa Hughes, General Counsel
Russell T. Kopp, MBA, CPA, Chief Financial Officer
Laurie Rogers, Vice President of Human Resources
Courtney Sullivan, MBA, Vice President of Operations and Strategic Initiatives
Anup Vidyarthy, MS, MBA, Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Beacon Health Strategies

James Spink, MPA, President, Beacon Health Strategies

Beacon CBHM/CHIPA

Randy Davis, PhD, President

Beacon Autism Services Group

Howard Savin, PhD, Chief Executive Officer

Beacon UK

Emma Stanton, MD, Chief Executive Officer

Elizabeth Pattullo, MEd

Chairman and Founder

Elizabeth Pattullo, one of Beacon's founders, is responsible for all strategic and business development activities. Creating the business concept of delivering client-focused, cost effective behavioral health services, Ms. Pattullo has grown Beacon into a company that manages more than seven million members in 14 states. Having lectured at both the Heller School at Brandeis University and Harvard University Medical School, Ms. Pattullo has more than 30 years of public and private sector management experience in complex and highly-charged environments. As executive director for Mental Health Management of America (MHMA), she administered the first and largest carve-out of mental health and substance use disorder services for Medicaid enrolled clients in the country. Under her leadership, MHMA improved treatment outcomes while reducing overall costs by $50 million. Ms. Pattullo earned her M.Ed. from Harvard University. Back to Top

Timothy Murphy, MPP

Chief Executive Officer

Timothy Murphy joined Beacon in 2007 as president and is responsible for leading the company's strategic and operational planning and management. Prior to joining Beacon, Mr. Murphy served as the secretary of Health and Human Services for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In this capacity, he oversaw a $12 billion budget and approximately 22,000 employees that delivered programs and services through 15 state agencies to more than one million Massachusetts residents. A recognized leader in health care policy, Mr. Murphy's signature accomplishment during his tenure was the development, passage, and initial implementation of the landmark Massachusetts health care reform law. Prior to his governmental service, Mr. Murphy was a successful investment banker in New York City advising and raising capital for both corporations and non-for-profit institutions. He holds a BA from Merrimack College, where he is a member of the college's Board of Trustees, and an MPP from Harvard University. Back to Top

MICHAEL MCGREAL, MBA

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Michael McGreal joined Beacon in 1996 as one of the original seven employees and it's first director of Finance. In the company's formative years, Mr. McGreal led the development and implementation of the company's information systems, accounting standards and internal control systems. As executive vice president and chief operating officer, he has been critical to the company's growth while overseeing operations and administration. Mr. McGreal holds a BS in Finance from Framingham State College, and received his MBA from the Olin School of Management at Babson College. Back to Top

BRIAN WHEELAN, MBA

Executive Vice President for Corporate Development and Strategy

As executive vice president for Corporate Development and Strategy, Mr. Wheelan leads the company's sales, development, partnering and acquisition activities. In his previous role as Beacon's chief financial officer, Mr. Wheelan's many accomplishments included creation of the Client Analytics Group that now performs in-depth analysis of utilization trends, member outcomes and return on investment for care management strategies, on behalf of Beacon customers. Before joining Beacon, Mr. Wheelan was a manager at Bain & Company, where he specialized in corporate strategy development and mergers and acquisitions for hospital systems, long-term care systems and large payers. Prior to Bain, he served as assistant secretary for Policy and Planning and the deputy director of Medicaid for the Executive Office of Health and Human Services of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Mr. Wheelan graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a BA from Dartmouth College and earned his MBA from the Harvard Business School. Back to Top

CHRISTINE DEGAN, RN, MA

Vice President for Clinical and Quality Management

Christine Degan joined Beacon in 1998 as director of Quality Management and Improvement to lead the company's first NCQA accreditation. Ms. Degan successfully led Beacon to obtaining full accreditation within two years of hire, and has led subsequent NCQA accreditations in 2003 and 2006. As director of Quality Management and Improvement, Ms. Degan was instrumental in the design and development of an Aftercare Follow Up program that produced top in the nation Medicaid HEDIS Follow Up After Mental Health Hospitalization rates. As vice president for Clinical and Quality Management, she now oversees the Clinical, Quality and Member Services of the company, ensuring high quality services for our partner health plans and their membership. Ms. Degan received her RN degree from College of Marin in California and her bachelor's and master's degrees in social science research from the University of New Hampshire. Back to Top

TISA HUGHES

General Counsel

Tisa Hughes joined Beacon in 2010 as the company's general counsel. Before joining Beacon, Ms. Hughes was vice president, deputy general counsel at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Prior to working at Blue Cross, she was an attorney in the health law group of the Boston based law firm, Ropes & Gray. Ms. Hughes received a BA from Dartmouth College and a JD from the University of Chicago. Back to Top

Russell T. Kopp, MBA, CPA

Chief Financial Officer

As Beacon's chief financial officer, Russell T. Kopp is responsible for leading the finances of the organization. Prior to joining Beacon in 2009, Mr. Kopp was the CFO of Network Health, a Massachusetts Medicaid managed care organization, where his contribution was integral to the health plan's dramatic growth. Mr. Kopp has extensive finance and operations experience in previous roles as senior vice president for Network Management – New England at United Healthcare and as vice president for Finance and Treasurer at Tufts Health Plan. At Tufts, he directed finance and accounting, treasury, underwriting and actuarial services, corporate compliance, internal audit, and real estate for 19 years. Mr. Kopp earned an MBA from the Wharton Graduate School, University of Pennsylvania and an engineering degree from the University of Rhode Island. He is a certified public accountant, a member of the Massachusetts Society of CPAs, and president of the Edinburg Center, a Massachusetts mental health agency. Back to Top

LAURIE ROGERS

Vice President of Human Resources

Laurie Rogers was one of Beacon's first employees, joining the organization in 1996. As vice president of Human Resources, she has developed all personnel policies and implemented systems to support recruitment, learning and development, benefits administration and employee relations for Beacon's employees. Ms. Rogers plays a key role in the organizational development at Beacon's home office, as well as all local offices. Her consistent focus on staff development is demonstrated in the growth of Beacon's committed, successful workforce. Ms. Rogers has over 15 years of experience in Human Resources, beginning her career at John Hancock Life Insurance Company, where she was responsible for payroll, Human Resource system issues, growth and retention and benefit administration. Ms. Rogers has a certificate in Human Resource Management from Bentley College. Back to Top

Courtney Sullivan, MBA

Vice President of Operations and Strategic Initiatives

Courtney Sullivan joined Beacon in 2007. In her current capacity as vice president of Operations and Strategic Initiatives, Ms. Sullivan oversees the corporate operations strategy and management. Ms. Sullivan also leads Beacon's corporate communications and business implementation departments. Prior to joining Beacon Health Strategies, Ms. Sullivan served as chief of staff in the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services, and as budget director in the Massachusetts Senate Committee on Ways and Means. She received her BA in political science from Merrimack College and her MBA from Boston University. Back to Top

ANUP VIDYARTHY, MS, MBA

Vice President and Chief Information Officer

As vice president of Information Technology, Anup Vidyarthy is responsible for developing the information technology strategy and managing all aspects of technology for Beacon Health Strategies. Mr. Vidyarthy has more than 15 years of experience in health care strategic planning, business process engineering, and outcomes based process improvements, implementation of enterprise wide managed care systems, telecommunications and call center technology. Mr. Vidyarthy joined Beacon Health Strategies in 1997 and has led the development, implementation and maintenance of Beacon's information system platform, business intelligence/reporting systems and eServices applications. Prior to that, he was the director of MIS for the Executive Office of Elder Affairs, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, where he led the development and implementation of a statewide case management system across 23 agencies. Mr. Vidyarthy is an active member of the Massachusetts Health Data Consortium CIO Forum and holds a BS in electrical engineering from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, India, an MS in Information Systems and an MBA from Southern New Hampshire University. Back to Top

Beacon Health Strategies

 

JAMES SPINK, MPA

President

Jim Spink joined Beacon in 1997 as a quality specialist and soon was promoted to an account manager role. Through his leadership as an account manager, he was instrumental in developing the co-location model that is preferred by customers today. As president of Beacon Health Strategies, Mr. Spink oversees client management, business development, and clinical and administrative operations for all Beacon Health Strategies clients. He represents the company in policy forums both locally and nationally. Mr. Spink received a BS in psychology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a MPA from Suffolk University. Back to Top

Beacon CBHM/CHIPA

 

RANDY DAVIS, PHD

President

Randy Davis, PhD, is president of Beacon Comprehensive Behavioral Health Management (BCBHM), a managed behavioral health care organization, which is part of the Beacon family of companies, including Beacon Health Strategies, Psychcare, Autism Services Group, and Beacon UK. Dr. Davis also serves as executive vice president of College Health IPA, a behavioral health Independent Practice Association of more than 3,500 clinicians including psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, and licensed marriage and family therapists, which contracts with BCBHM for clinical and administrative management services. In 1990, Dr. Davis founded BCHBM's predecessor company, Comprehensive Behavioral Health Management, and College Health IPA in 1990, where he developed an innovative regional managed behavioral health company that contracted with national health insurers to execute a local strategy in California for delivering and managing mental health and substance use services on behalf of 2.8 million members. In his present role, Dr. Davis is responsible for the development and management of Beacon's western region business. A licensed psychologist, Dr. Davis was the president of a single specialty, multi-disciplinary behavioral health group from 1977 until 1997. He also consulted on the development and maintenance of a behavioral health delivery system serving a Medicaid population in Puerto Rico. Dr. Davis has had extensive experience in public speaking on mental health issues, including hosting a Los Angeles-based radio program for many years. Back to Top

Beacon Autism Services Group

 

HOWARD SAVIN, PHD

Chief Executive Officer

Howard Savin, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, senior behavior health care executive and entrepreneur. As founder of Autism Services Group in 2010, a member of the Beacon family of companies since July 2011, Dr. Savin developed the first independent autism insurance benefits management company in the United States. In his capacity as ASG CEO, Dr. Savin is responsible for developing clinical management, care coordination and provider network strategies to allow families grappling with an autism diagnosis access to effective services in a cost effective manner. Prior to forming ASG, Dr. Savin's accomplishments include the development of a multi-site group mental health practice serving suburban Philadelphia that became a national managed behavioral health care company, AGCA. Additionally, Dr. Savin has served as regional clinical operations director for American Biodyne and was a regional vice president at Merit Behavior Care Corporation, where his duties at both companies involved implementation of a broad range of commercial and public sector contracts. He also served as senior vice president and chief clinical officer for Devereux – the nation's largest not-for -profit provider of child and adult behavior health services. Dr. Savin has also published and presented extensively in the areas of quality and accountability. Back to Top

Beacon UK

 

EMMA STANTON, MD

Chief Executive Officer

Emma Stanton, MD, combines her role as chief executive of Beacon UK with practicing psychiatry at St. Thomas Hospital, London. From 2010 – 2011, Emma was a Commonwealth Fund Harkness Fellow in Health Care Policy and Practice, and is now a senior associate at the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Harvard Business School, where she researched the value-based approach to healthcare delivery. She is a former advisor to England's chief medical officer, Professor Sir Liam Donaldson, and co-founded Diagnosis, a clinical leadership social enterprise. Emma holds an executive MBA from Imperial College, London and an MRCPsych from the Royal College of Psychiatrists and a BM from Southampton University. Dr. Stanton's publications include Clinical Leadership: Bridging the Divide (Quay Books, 2009) and MBA for Medics (Radcliffe, 2010). Back to Top