North Central Behavioral Health announces management changes

The North Central Behavioral Health Systems board has announced changes in its management team, effective Jan. 1.

Don Miskowiec, president and CEO, will retire Jan. 1 after a 25-year tenure in the position.

Diane Farrell, chief clinical and compliance officer, will retire after 35 years of providing leadership to clinical operations and processes at the organization.

Jodi Mahoney, current executive vice president and chief operating officer, has been named president and CEO, effective Jan. 1. She has been with the organization since 1997 and has held a variety of management roles overseeing education and prevention, treatment and other administrative areas and currently serves on the Illinois Association for Behavioral Health board, is a member of the Governor’s Connect Illinois Task Force Telehealth Committee and is a past board member for the Community Behavioral Healthcare Association of Illinois.

Mahoney has provided consulting services for multiple behavioral health providers on the implementation of telehealth within their service lines and has provided national presentations on electronic health record implementation and telehealth for the National Council for Community Behavioral Health Association and Open Minds Consulting, both located in Washington.

Mahoney holds a master’s in business administration from the Graduate School of Management at Lewis University, Romeoville. She currently resides in Oglesby with her husband, Jim; two children, Tessa and Travis; two dogs, Rosie and Gabby; and her cat, Izzy.

Larry Block, current vice president and chief financial officer, has been named executive vice president and will remain CFO. Block has been CFO since 1996 and oversees financial operations and human resources. He has more than 30 years financial management and consulting experience in behavioral health. Block holds a bachelor’s in accounting from Illinois State University and is a certified public accountant.

Current assistant vice president and director of integrated care, Noelle Sliker, will become vice president and chief operating officer.

Sliker has been with the agency since 2007 in a variety of clinical and management roles. She has played a pivotal role in developing the Primary and Behavioral Health Integrated Care Treatment Model and is responsible for the development and oversight of the care coordination department within the agency.

In addition, Sliker is credited with researching, recommending and facilitating the utilization of the evidenced-based functional assessment tool Daily Living Activities 20, which is pivotal in prescribing behavioral health treatment that allows individuals to live their fullest lives possible. Sliker holds a master’s in social work from Illinois State University, Bloomington, and is a licensed clinical social worker.