Positive Development Expands Leadership Team with Hiring of New Chief Clinical Officer and Chief Financial Officer
10 Julio 2024 - 1:49PM
Business Wire
Top Developmental Care Provider Aligns Talent
with Momentum Building Behind the Movement for Alternative Autism
Care
Positive Development, the nation’s leading provider of
developmental therapy to children on the autism
spectrum, is excited to announce Kate
Rollins has joined the company as the new Chief Clinical Officer
(CCO) along with Josh Willeford as the new Chief Financial Officer
(CFO). Rollins will be responsible for continuing to scale the
clinical and operational infrastructure for Positive Development’s
low intensity and cost intervention to a national scale while
maintaining exceptional outcomes. Willeford will be responsible for
managing the capital efficiency of Positive Development’s strategy
and operations as it grows to profitability while continuing to
expand in both existing and new markets.
Kate Rollins brings over 28 years of experience across a variety
of healthcare settings to Positive Development. She most recently
served as Senior Vice President, Clinical Operations and Chief
Nursing Officer for Accolade, Inc., a personalized healthcare
company, where she was responsible for a national care team
managing millions of members across the country.
A Registered Nurse, Rollins previously served as Senior Vice
President, Population Health and Innovation for Gorman Health
Group, a leading solutions and consulting firm for
government-sponsored health programs, as well as Chief Nursing
Officer for Evolent Health, a company focused on achieving better
health outcomes for people with complex conditions.
Mike Suiters, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Positive
Development, said: “Kate is a fantastic addition to our senior
executive team. Her leadership experience will greatly benefit our
clinicians, colleagues and clients at Positive Development.”
“As a clinical strategy and operations leader with extensive
knowledge on population health and care/utilization management, my
background couldn’t have prepared me better for this role with
Positive Development," said Rollins. “I’m thrilled to join the team
and help advance our Developmental Care model that helps autistics
understand themselves and build positive connections with the
world.”
Josh Willeford is an experienced financial leader with over 23
years excelling in various high-profile roles in finance and
healthcare settings. Most recently, serving as CFO of Osso VR, a
leading virtual reality surgical training and assessment platform,
where he co-led Series A, B and C funding rounds and secured
multiple debt facilities. In addition, he built the finance,
accounting, legal and HR teams from scratch. Prior to that role,
Willeford was the CFO for Groups Recover Together, a national
leader in value-based care for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), in which
he was instrumental in helping co-lead the Series B funding round
along with building the finance, accounting and revenue cycle
management teams.
“Josh brings extraordinary financial and leadership skills in
healthcare management and business process improvement to Positive
Development,” said Suiters. “His culture-first,
relationship-focused and mission-minded approach is a natural fit
as we continue expanding our Developmental Care services to
neurodivergent children and their families across the U.S.”
“It’s an exciting time to join Positive Development and I’m
honored to assume this important leadership position as the new
CFO,” said Willeford. “I’ll be focused on furthering our mission in
support of delivering quality, evidence-based Developmental Care to
all families in need.”
For more information about Positive Development and our
high-quality Developmental Care services, visit
positivedevelopment.com today or follow us on:
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About Positive Development
Since 2020, our company has been on a mission to deliver
Developmental Care to as many neurodivergent children and families
as possible. Our team represents dedicated parents, devoted family
members, impassioned self-advocates, and pioneering clinicians.
Together, we’ve experienced the transformative power of
high-quality Developmental Care firsthand – personally,
professionally, and scientifically. As the largest provider of
Developmental Care in the country, Positive Development is
committed to broadening access to this life-changing approach while
establishing best practices in clinical support. Our dedication to
outcomes measurement and evaluation will be of benefit to all
families we serve.
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Paul Bohlander Chief Product Officer, Positive Development
pbohlander@positivedevelopment.com