BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260527T140000Z DTEND:20260527T150000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Healthcare Roundtable--Behavioral Health Integration DESCRIPTION:Please join us for this important conversation with Steve Kerrigan\, President and CEO of the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center\, on why behavioral health integration is becoming non-negotiable and what it takes to actually do it\, including: \n\n\n\n * Embedding behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment into primary care\n\n * Designing care teams and workflows that support whole-person care\n\n * Lessons learned from operating integrated models day-to-day\n\n * What other healthcare employers can realistically apply from the community health center experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStephen J. Kerrigan has held a number of key positions in government and politics for nearly three decades. Steve currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center with sites in Worcester\, Framingham and Milford\, Massachusetts.\n\n \n\nPrior to joining Kennedy CHC\, Steve was the Principal of the Kilgeever Consulting Group\, a public affairs firm that focused on government relations\, business development and management consulting. In addition\, Steve served as the Chief Executive Officer of both the 2012 Democratic National Convention Committee and the 2013 Presidential Inaugural Committee\, as well as in the role of Chief of Staff for President Obama's 2009 Presidential Inaugural Committee.\n\n \n\nAs Chief of Staff to Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly\, Steve set the public agenda and guided the initiatives of the largest regulatory and law enforcement office in New England. Previous to his time in state government\, Steve served as a trusted advisor and Senior Aide to Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) both in the Senate and outside of government for two decades. Steve was a member of the Finance Committee and the Board of Selectmen in his native Lancaster\, Massachusetts.\n\n \n\nOutside of the workplace\, Steve devotes time to his work on the Boards of NARAL Pro-Choice America and the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund. Steve was the Democratic Party's nominee for Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor in the 2014 election cycle.\n\n \n\nA graduate of Saint John's High School and the University of Maryland\, Steve lives in Lancaster\, Massachusetts. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Please join us for this important conversation with Steve Kerrigan\, President and CEO of the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center\, on why behavioral health integration is becoming non-negotiable &mdash\; and what it takes to actually do it\, including: \;
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\n \;  \;* \; \;Embedding behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment into primary care
\n \;  \;* \; \;Designing care teams and workflows that support whole-person care
\n \;  \;* \; \;Lessons learned from operating integrated models day-to-day
\n \;  \;* \; \;What other healthcare employers can realistically apply from the community health center experience
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\nStephen J. Kerrigan has held a number of key positions in government and politics for nearly three decades. \; Steve currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center with sites in Worcester\, Framingham and Milford\, Massachusetts.
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\nPrior to joining Kennedy CHC\, Steve was the Principal of the Kilgeever Consulting Group\, a public affairs firm that focused on government relations\, business development and management consulting. \; In addition\, Steve served as the Chief Executive Officer of both the 2012 Democratic National Convention Committee and the 2013 Presidential Inaugural Committee\, as well as in the role of Chief of Staff for President Obama&rsquo\;s 2009 Presidential Inaugural Committee.
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\nAs Chief of Staff to Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly\, Steve set the public agenda and guided the initiatives of the largest regulatory and law enforcement office in New England. \; Previous to his time in state government\, Steve served as a trusted advisor and Senior Aide to Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) both in the Senate and outside of government for two decades. \; Steve was a member of the Finance Committee and the Board of Selectmen in his native Lancaster\, Massachusetts.
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\nOutside of the workplace\, Steve devotes time to his work on the Boards of NARAL Pro-Choice America and the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund. \; Steve was the Democratic Party&rsquo\;s nominee for Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor in the 2014 election cycle.
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\nA graduate of Saint John&rsquo\;s High School and the University of Maryland\, Steve lives in Lancaster\, Massachusetts.
\n \; LOCATION:George and Sybil Fuller Conference Room Worcester Chamber of Commerce 311 Main Street Suite 200 Worcester\, MA 01608 UID:e.2083.23266 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260414T221823Z URL:https://business.cmschamber.org/events/details/healthcare-roundtable-behavioral-health-integration-23266 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR