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Areas of Expertise
- Financial Management
- Budgeting & Financial Reporting
- Fiscal Interpretation & Analysis
- Contract Negotiations
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Sheila P. Kochis, C.P.A., Advisory Board
Member and Senior Consultant, has over fifteen years of experience in
accounting, fiscal management, and auditing.
Ms. Kochis brings a wealth of experience to the
OPEN MINDS team. She is currently the Internal Audit Administrator at
Franklin County Children’s Services in Columbus, Ohio. In this position,
Ms. Kochis is responsible for fiscal oversight of contract provider
agencies, and providing super- vision of its semi-annual administrative
review process, the COA peer review process, and the deceased child review
process. Ms. Kochis also works very closely with the Ohio Department of
Job and Family Services on a number of areas.
Prior to
her current position, Ms. Kochis served as Vice President/Chief Financial
Officer of St. Vincent Family Centers in Columbus, Ohio. In this role,
she was responsible for the fiscal management of $9 million operating
budget, as well as conducting contract negotiations with all payor
sources. She also worked with establishing new funding sources, including
grants. Ms. Kochis has also been the director of fiscal policy at the
Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Board in Franklin County, Ohio,
where she was responsible for reviewing Medicaid compliance reports,
developing all provider and vendor contracts, and designing and reviewing
all provider financial reporting and reconciliation processes. She also
provided training for providers in the areas of budgeting, fiscal
reporting, and Medicaid compliance.
Ms. Kochis received her master’s degree in public
administration from Central Michigan University. She is currently
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Monica E. Oss M. Colleen Elmer, M.S.W., M.B.A. J. Jay Mackie, Ph.D. John F. Talbot, Ph.D.
Senior Associates
Michael F. Barkey, M.S.W. John K. Connors, M.Ed., LPC Joseph P. Naughton-Travers, Ed.M. Daniel Y. Patterson, M.D. Michael LaRue, B.S., CPA
Senior Consultants
Michael A. Acosta, M.S.W. Dan M. Aune, M.S.W. Michael P. Bannon Stewart Bloom, M.S.W., LCSW Dale Chadwick, M.B.A. Joan Chick, M.S.N., R.N. Stephen A. DaRe, M.B.A. Robert F. Elmer, M.B.A. Richard Galica, M.S. Rosemary V. Hutchison, CGFM Jess C. Jamieson, Ph.D., M.S.W. Sheila P. Kochis, M.P.A., C.P.A. Gene F. Rosetti Joseph Rutherford, M.A., M.B.A. January H. Scott Kasi Tiller Janice Walker, R.N., M.P.H., Ed.D. Borden Wilson
Consultants
Mark D. Berg Stacey L. Biggins Raymond A. Borbidge, SPHR Louise R. Gregg, M.H.A. Paul D. Mangan Billye Joyce Roberts Philip L. Sowders Sarah C. Threnhauser Belinda Hazelwood Willis, M.Ed.
Researchers
Laura L. Morgan Laura Rudisill
Dee Brown Sue Buelow, M.S. John Heffner, M.H.A. John Kingsley Holton, Ph.D. Wendy K. Kidd, M.A., L.P.C. Sheila P. Kochis, C.P.A. John W. Kuenning, M.H.S. Karla McFarland, M.B.A. Nancy Thaler, M.S. |
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