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William (Bill) Brien Named Assistant Director of Business Administration in Addictions & Geriatric Divisions

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

On October 1st, William (Bill) Brien will start in the role of Assistant Director of Business Administration in our Divisions of Addictions Psychiatry and Geriatric Mental Health and Memory Care. This position will support the fiscal management and administrative operations of both Divisions, including the following: 

 - The Addiction Psychiatry Division’s academic and clinical components which include all the Strong Recovery clinics (Opioid Treatment Program, Substance Use in Primary Care, Adult Chemical Dependency, and Adolescent/Young Adult)  

- The Geriatrics Mental Health and Memory Care Division’s academic and clinical components which include Older Adults, Memory Care, Alzheimer and Dementia Care, Capacity Clinic, and Telepsych Program

Bill’s experience includes years of management including serving in senior leadership roles at several human services and healthcare organizations. During this time, he has enjoyed “working with good people who do meaningful things that positively impact others.” Most recently, he was at the Children's Institute as the Director of Finance and Administration. His prior work included implementing strategies and projects with medical practices to support their transformation toward patient-centered care models. This work included mentoring and coaching practice leaders and staff; team building; selecting and implementing quality initiatives and developing the capacity to use data to drive improvement. Earlier in his career, he worked in behavioral health at Rochester Regional Health and served as an Executive Director of two non-profit organizations.

He earned his bachelor’s degree from William Penn College and master’s degree from the State University of New York College at Brockport. Bill also studied health policy at D’Youville College and has received training in Organizational Leadership and Lean Six Sigma. Bill enjoys basketball, golf, and riding his bike along the Auburn Trail. Most of all, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Tina, their two daughters and six grandchildren.

We are very excited to have him as part of the Adult Ambulatory Services Administrative team!