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Walden Behavioral Care, LLC - Leadership Profiles
Walden / Corporate
Stuart Koman, Ph.D., President and CEO

Margaret Moran, R.N., M.H.S.A., Vice President of Marketing and Contracting

Walden / Waltham
Carol Pender, Assistant Vice-President of Human Resources

Paula C. Vass, MSW, LICSW, Assistant Vice President, Clinical Operations

Stuart Koman, Ph.D., President and CEO
- Co-founder, Choate Health Systems
- Principal, Koman Associates, organizational consultant to senior leaders in business and healthcare
- Senior Clinical Advisor, Public Consulting Group, providing strategic planning and systems re-engineering to state agencies throughout the northeast United States
- Former President, Charles River Health Management, a psychiatric contract management division of Community Care, Inc.
- Governing Board, American Psychological Association practice division (1992-2000)
- Author, co-editor, Handbook of Adolescents and Family Therapy
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Margaret Moran, R.N., M.H.S.A., Vice President of Marketing and Contracting
- Nurse executive
- Former Vice President of Marketing, Choate Health Systems
- Developed the mental health program for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Active in insurance and managed care associations, where she is well-known and widely respected for her industry knowledge and commitment to quality care
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Carol Pender, Assistant Vice-President of Human Resources
- Builds strong relationships with employees and management
- Assists management in achieving critical business strategies
- Former HR partner and consultant for both Genzyme Corporation and Codman (a Johnson & Johnson company)
- Served as Director of Human Resources for Adidas-Group/Reebok in Canton
- Served as HR Manager for both Covidien (formerly Tyco Healthcare) and Cabot Corporation
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Paula C. Vass, MSW, LICSW, Assistant Vice President, Clinical Operations
- Oversees all admissions for treatment of eating disorders
- Supervises clinical operations for patients receiving in-patient or residential care
- Previously served as Walden's Director of Social Work and Admissions
- Served as Clinical Director/Outpatient Therapist for Comprehensive Psychiatric Resources, Inc., Waltham, Mass.
- Served as Psychiatric Triage Clinician for North Shore Medical Center/Salem Hospital, Salem, Mass.
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