The Tennessee Association of Mental Health Organizations (TAMHO) elected officers for 2015 at the organization’s recent annual meeting held in Murfreesboro. Chris Wyre, chief executive officer/president, Volunteer Behavioral Health Care System, Murfreesboro, will serve as President. He will succeed Robert N. Vero, Ed.D., chief executive officer, Centerstone of Tennessee, Nashville, who will remain on the board as Immediate Past President.
Robert Vaughn, chief executive officer, Carey Counseling Center, Paris, TN was elected President Elect and Liz Clary, chief executive officer, Peninsula Behavioral Health, Knoxville, will serve a two year term as Secretary. Mary Claire Duff, chief fiscal officer, Ridgeview, Oak Ridge, TN, remain on the board as Treasurer completing the second year of a two-year term.
Additionally, Robert Vaughn, chief executive officer, Carey Counseling Center in Paris, TN was recognized with the TAMHO Service Award for thirty (30) years of service on the TAMHO Board of Directors. The TAMHO Service Award honors members of its Board of Directors who have contributed through longevity of tenure. The award is bestowed to Authorized Delegates who have provided service of ten or more years with presentations made in subsequent five-year increments.