PROVIDENCE, R.I. Governor Raimondo has picked Maria Montanaro, the one-time CEO of the Thundermist Health Center, to head the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH). <\/p>\n
Montanaro is leaving her post as the chief executive officer of Magellan Behavioral Care of Iowa, and will be joining BHDDH starting on February 2, according to the governors office. <\/p>\n
During her time with Magellan, she managed more than $330 million in Medicaid services for 450,000 recipients for the state of Iowa. <\/p>\n
Montanaro has a track record of successfully leading innovation and transformation, according to the governors office. <\/p>\n
Prior to leaving Rhode Island for Iowa in 2012, the statement said, she worked as a senior adviser for integrated health management services at Blue Cross, Blue Shield of Rhode Island. She was also the chief executive officer of Thundermist Health Center from 1997 to 2011. <\/p>\n
Montanaros appointment is subject to Senate confirmation. She is stepping into a role previously held by Craig Stenning, who left after being notified by Raimondo he would not be reappointed. <\/p>\n
Rebecca Boss will continue to serve as acting director of BHDDH until February 2. <\/p>\n
Montanaro is a first cousin of former AFL-CIO leader Frank Montanaro, according to House spokesman Larry Berman. And she's a second cousin of the former state legislator of the same name who currently runs the General Assembly's Joint Committee on Legislative Service, according to Berman. <\/p>\n
Montanaro has a masters degree in social work from the University of Illinois and a bachelor of science degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. <\/p>\n
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