Dr. Christy Beaudin, a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with a doctorate in philosophy in public health, is the Vice President of Quality and Outcomes. With a career spanning more than 25 years, Beaudin has demonstrated exceptional leadership in healthcare quality across diverse settings, including health plans, acute care hospitals, primary care clinics, and behavioral health care organizations. Using her expertise in quality and performance improvement, she’ll help Embark reach its strategic goals so it can fulfill its vision to become the most respected, recognized, and valuable family behavioral health company in the world.

A key area she’ll assist with is identifying the structure and investments needed for high-quality care and sustainable client outcomes. As a certified professional in healthcare quality (CPHQ), Beaudin’s dedication to translational science is evident through her extensive leadership of and involvement in multiple industry publications, including over 90 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, case studies, and reports. Notably, she serves as an associate editor for the esteemed Journal for Healthcare Quality and has contributed to the development of the CPHQ study guide, “HQ Solutions: Resource for the Healthcare Quality Professional.”