Terry Stevens MA LPC CEO Cenpatico Arizona: Ms. Stevens has over 30 years of behavioral health experience in both public and commercial managed care. The last 20 years she has lived and worked in Arizona. She received her master’s degree from the University of Illinois in Clinical Psychology. She began her career as a child and family therapist in a rural community mental health center in central Illinois. Before coming to Cenpatico, Ms. Stevens was the Chief Operation Officer for a behavioral health crisis network and the operations manager for Medical Professionals of Arizona-Department of Psychiatry. Ms. Stevens is a licensed counselor, a certified coach and a certified focus director.

Jay Gray Ph.D COO Cenpatico Arizona: Dr. Gray has 20 years experience developing and successfully managing behavioral health and educational systems of care. He has held leadership positions in a number of behavioral health organizations prior to joining Centene, including EMPACT-SPC, ComCare, ValueOptions and Desert Springs Professionals. He holds a Ph.D. in Counseling and Student Personnel Services from Kansas State University, a master’s degree in Theology with an emphasis in counseling from Bethany Theological Seminary, a master’s degree in Agricultural Industries from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, and a graduate certificate in Organizational Development from George Williams College. He completed a pre-doctoral internship in Professional Psychology at Arizona State University.

Melinda Vasquez Chief Officer of Cultural & Community Affairs: Ms. Vasquez has extensive experience with various Medicaid, Medicare, and Commercial Health Plans with a wide spectrum of responsibilities. Ms. Vasquez is responsible for the Community and Peer & Family Advisory Councils as well as the Cultural Competency Plan. She oversees Customer Service as well as local Natural Supports Specialists and Community Connections Coordinators. Prior to joining Cenpatico, Ms. Vasquez worked with Cenpatico Behavioral Health in Austin as the Director of Business Implementations and with NurseWise to design and coordinate the development of a centralized call center for the corporate office of several Medicaid plans. Ms. Vasquez has over 14 years of experience in managed care, with responsibilities crossing multiple operational functions.