OPEN MINDS

Consultants & Advisors

Monica E. Oss
Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS

Areas of Expertise

Ms. Oss has addressed dozens of national associations and affinity groups in the field including: the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers; the American Psychological Association; the Child Welfare League of America; the National Community Behavioral Healthcare Council; and the National Alliance of the Mentally Ill. She has also served as the chairperson of the behavioral health track of the National Managed Health Care Congress and chaired the judging committee of the Eli Lilly Behavioral Healthcare Leadership Award.

Ms. Oss has led a range of industry research and management consultation initiatives, serving as principal investigator on research projects that included examination of managed behavioral health enrollment, employee assistance program models, rural mental health delivery models, and HMO behavioral health benefits plans. In addition, she has provided strategic consultation to provider and professional organizations, advocacy initiatives, state and county government agencies, pharmaceutical companies, technology companies, and venture capital firms.

Ms. Oss is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and has completed her doctoral course work in marketing and health care policy at George Washington University. She serves on the advisory boards of the Shippensburg University Health & Human Service Management Program, the Institute for Behavioral Health Informatics, and DrugRisk Solutions. She has previously served on numerous boards and advisory committees, including that of her local county’s mental health/mental retardation oversight board and a regional Head Start program.