AHA’s Committee on Behavioral Health names 2025 chair, chair-elect and new members

The AHA's Committee on Behavioral Health today announced its chair, chair-elect and new members for 2025. The officers are:

• Zelia Baugh, executive vice president, behavioral health, JPS Health Network,  committee chair. 
• Mary Marran, president and COO, Butler Hospital and chief administrative officer, Care New England, chair-elect. 
• Jill Howard, R.N., senior consultant, Sheppard Pratt Solutions, past chair. 

 
Joining the committee as new members are:

• Paul Rains, R.N., president, St. Joseph’s Behavioral Health Center and system senior vice president of behavioral health, Common Spirit. 
• Scott Nygaard, M.D., former chief operating officer, Lee Health. 
• Marlene Martin, M.D., director, addiction care team, University of California San Francisco Medical center; director, addiction initiatives, UCSF Latinx Center of Excellence; and associate professor of clinical medicine, UCSF.   

 
Reappointed to another three-year term is:

• Amanda Klahr, R.N., nursing director, inpatient behavioral health services, Denver Health 

The committee advises AHA on policy and advocacy and provides a forum for strategic discussion of issues important to behavioral health providers and the field. Learn more about AHA’s work on behavioral health.