On October 24, 2011, CODAC welcomed its new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dennis Regnier, MA.
Dennis Regnier, MA is President and Chief Executive Officer of CODAC Behavioral Health Services. He joined CODAC in October of 2011, hailing from outside Chicago, Illinois where he was President and CEO of Grand Prairie Services, a nonprofit behavioral health organization with $14M annual budget and 14 locations. He was there since 2000.
Dennis’s 37-year career in behavioral health services began with the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities in 1974 where he held both clinical and administrative positions. He also has extensive experience in the for-profit health care industry, including senior leadership positions at Forest Health Systems, Century Health Care and Hartgrove Hospital.
He has a Master of Arts degree in Public Administration from Governors State University and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology from Illinois State University.
“I learned very early on that CODAC is a strong organization has demonstrated great innovation in its services,” Dennis says. “When you look at CODAC’s array of services, you see programs that are at the forefront of where our field is going … and that’s exciting!”
Dennis and his wife have one son who is in Medical School at University of Chicago. Falling in love with Tucson while visiting friends, they have owned a vacation home here since 2007.
Please join us in giving the Regnier Family a warm Tucson welcome.
CODAC Behavioral Health Services has programs that are accredited by CARF International and licensed by the Arizona Department of Heath Services/Office of Behavioral Health Licensure.