1. Meggan Christman Schilkie
megganchristmanschilkie@gmail.com
Astoria, NY; (917) 673-5770
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PROFILE/QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
 Demonstrated success in health, behavioral health care and social service innovation, public financing,
policy and strategy combined with extensive operational and leadership experience in the public and
non-profit sectors
 Proven ability to increase efficiency, productivity and revenue
 In-depth understanding of current City, State and Federal fiscal, regulatory, and legislative policy
including the Affordable Care Act and healthcare reform
Health Management Associates (11/14-Present)
HMA is a national healthcare consulting firm specializing in the fields of health system restructuring, health and
behavioral health care program development, health economics and finance, program evaluation, and strategic analysis.
HMA is a leader in providing technical and analytical services to health care purchasers,payers, and providers, with a
special concentration on those who address the needs of the medically indigent and underserved. Founded in 1985,
Health Management Associates has 19 offices around the country.
Principal, New York City Office
 Manages a portfolio of health and behavioral healthcare projects for healthcare providers, payers, government
agencies and large healthcare systems
 Creates successfulfunding applications including financial modeling and program design for a range of
organizations including outpatient mental health clinics, health homes, multi-service providers, trade
organizations and large hospital systems
 Provides strategic planning, financial analysis, training, technical assistance,implementation support,
guidance and project management to assist providers with navigating healthcare reform including delivery
system reform (DSRIP),the carving in of behavioral health services to managed care,payment reform, the
affordable care act and Medicaid expansion and reform
 Assists providers with preparing for value-based payments
 Provides interim executive leadership for non-profit and government organizations
 Conducts detailed analyses of organizational structure, provides technical assistance on the integration of
health and behavioral health services.
 Develops and expands business opportunities specifically focused on behavioral health, delivery system
reform, development of health homes, the integration of behavioral health and primary care.
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (5/05-Present)
Chief Program Officer, Bureau of Mental Health (06/13-Present)
 Oversaw $200M of behavioral health and human services including crisis, treatment,supportive housing, on
site rehabilitative services, case management,care coordination, vocational, rehabilitative, clubhouse
programs
 Oversaw training programs including the masters level social work one year residency scholarship program at
Hunger College, training for the NYPD on working with individuals with mental health problems, benefits
training for employment providers, training on performance-based contracting, training on recovery-oriented
services, provider training delivered through subcontracts with NYC coalitions and trade associations,
training for mobile crisis and homeless outreach providers on legal authority for involuntary hospitalization
 Managed operations including finance, contracting, budget, procurement, human resources, data governance
and administration for a Bureau of 12 offices, 180 staff
 Leadership role in the Behavioral Healthcare and Medicaid Reform implementation in NYC

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Astoria, NY; (917) 673-5770
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New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (continued)
Accomplishments:
 Expanded the Department’s data systems and IT infrastructure to improve efficiency, decision making and
performance and increase accountability of vendors.
 Secured and oversaw implementation of a Federal Health Care Innovation Grant to build a new continuum
of alternative services for people experience or at risk of a psychiatric crisis in New York City ($17.6M).
Parachute NYC
 Restructured a portfolio of contracts from cost-based to performance-based,reducing overhead and
improving efficiency in monitoring and management.
Deputy Director, Bureau of Mental Health (April, 2010-June, 2013)
 Managed quality improvement of $150M in contracted mental health and social services and housing services
including homeless outreach and the 9/11 mental health and substance use benefit program
 Created $12M in new services
 Liaison on budget and financial issues with New York State government
 Architect of budget restructuring and $20M growth in revenue
 Reduction of costs in major cost center by 41%
 Direct responsibility for 4 offices (Housing, Rehabilitation, Treatment,and Administration), 40 staff
Senior Advisor & Director, Office of the Exec. Dep. Comm., Mental Hygiene (Nov. 07-Apr, 2010)
 Chief of Staff to the Executive Deputy Commissioner for Mental Hygiene
 Managed intergovernmental affairs and constituent communication; Senior policy advisor
 Drafted speeches,correspondence, articles, presentations and publications
 Represented the Department’s interests on interagency workgroups with State and City agencies including the
NYPD,Dept. of Education, Criminal Justice, and Homeless Services defining long-term City strategy
Special Assistant to the Executive Deputy Commissioner for Mental Hygiene (2/06-11/07)
 Managed restructuring of a Division of 500 staff, 8 Bureaus
 Created quarterly program reviews
 Prepared policy positions, State and City budget analyses, white papers, and articles
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (continued)
Legislative Liaison, Bureau of Intergovernmental Affairs (5/05-2/06)
 Analyzed, tracked and led consensus-building on City, State and Federallegislation and policies affecting the
healthcare sector including mental health parity, DATA 2000, involuntary outpatient commitment and the
Zadroga bill to fund health and behavioral health services for first responders to 9/11

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Astoria, NY; (917) 673-5770
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Coalition of Voluntary MH Agencies, NY, NY (2/99-5/05) (Coalition of Behavioral Health Agencies)
Policy Advocate
 Managed a $500K grant program providing crisis counseling to children & families post-9/11
 Analyzed City, State and Federal budgets; drafted lobbying documents and created budget proposals on behalf of
Coalition representing 100+ health and human service providers
 Testified at legislative hearings and public forums; Drafted and published biweekly newsletter for policy makers,
providers, advocates and other stakeholders
 Oversaw membership services and development: Increased membership revenue by 10%
Special Projects Associate
EDUCATION
 MBA, Columbia University, focus on Strategy and Management
 BA, Fordham University: Presidential Scholarship and Robert J. Wotring Scholarship;
Graduated with DepartmentalHonors
 NYC Leadership Institute: Class of 2011
PUBLICATIONS,PRESENTATIONS and AWARDS
 Value-Based Purchasing and the Future ofBehavioral Health for the Missouri Coalition ofBehavioral
Health Providers
6/22/16 (Lake Ozark, MO)
 Rubin J, Schilkie M. “The Promise and Peril of Value Based Behavioral Health Care” (Pg. 1); Summer, 2016
Mental Health News.
 Value-Based Purchasing in NewYork State for the North Country Behavioral Health Network
12/5/15 (Lake Placid, NY)
 The Future ofCommunity Behavioral Health: Leveraging the Transformation to Value -Based Healthcare
https://www.healthmanagement.com/knowledge-share/webinars/webinar-replay-the-future-of-community-
behavioral-health/
11/10/15 (National webinar)
 Protecting What’s Precious, Making the Transition to Managed Medicaid Behavioral Health and Value-
Based Care
NewYork Association ofPsychiatric Rehabilitation Services
http://www.nyaprs.org/conferences/annual-conference/2015.cfm
9/16/15 (Albany, NY)
 Children’s Summit, NewYork City and Albany, NY
http://www.ctacny.com/guiding-transformation-lessons-learned-slides.html
6/29/15 (NYC),6/30/15 (Albany)
 Foundations in Essential Medicaid Managed Care Business and Operations Practices
http://mctac.org/files/misc/30/mctac-training-slides-final-pdf-syracuse-6.11.15.pdf
5/11/15 (NYC),6/11/15 (Syracuse),7/9/15 (Albany)
 Employment Services in Supportive Housing
 Panel Member, Aspen Institute, “Reinventing Health Care, Lessons from the Field”
 Seward,Schilkie, Marsik “Supportive Housing: A Cornerstone to Recovery in a Changing World” (Pg. 6);
Winter, 2012 Mental Health News.
 Sederer L, Petit, J, et. al. “Changing the Landscape:Depression Screening and Management in Primary Care, a
Policy Paper.” Joint Center Health Policy Institute, 2005.
 “On the Ground After September 11th
”, (Chapter 48, “We Can’t Afford Not To”)
 Panel member and contributing author: NYS/NYC Mental Health-Criminal Justice Panel

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megganchristmanschilkie@gmail.com
Astoria, NY; (917) 673-5770
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 Recipient of New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Distinguished Service Awards
presented by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Commissioner Thomas Frieden (2007)
ADDITIONALWORK AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
 Freelance technical assistance work in database development and information management
 Extensive experience in non-profit art community
 Teaching and mentoring students at Fordham University
 Volunteer work in Adult Day Care Centers and Residential Adolescent Drug Treatment Facilities