Ronald Manderscheid, PhD

Executive Director
National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors
25 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 500
Washington, DC
USA 20001
Email: mander5@covad.net

Biographical Sketch: Ron Manderscheid, Ph.D., serves as the Executive Director of the National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors. The Association represents county and local authorities in Washington, D.C., and provides a national program of technical assistance and support. Concurrently, he is Adjunct Professor at the Department of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, and President of ACMHA—The College for Behavioral Health Leadership. Dr. Manderscheid serves on the boards of the Employee Assistance Research Foundation, the Danya Institute, the FrameWorks Institute, the Council on Quality and Leadership, and the International Credentialing and Reciprocity Consortium. Previously, he served as the Director of Mental Health and Substance Use Programs at the Global Health Sector of SRA International and in several federal leadership roles in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Throughout his career, he has emphasized and promoted peer and family concerns.

Papers:
3055.0 Effect of the newtown tragedy on national mental health policies and programs 4136.0 Report on the affordable care act on the eve of implementation