Leadership you can reach

Emre has spent more than three decades building correctional healthcare programs that counties and states can rely on. He leads CBH Medical on a simple principle: a facility should always be able to reach the person in charge. He stays close to every partner, bridges the gap between correctional administrators and public health agencies, and negotiates the hospital, specialist, lab and pharmacy relationships that make each program work.

Shane has led correctional healthcare organizations from both the finance office and the front office for more than fifteen years. As Vice President he works alongside the President on strategy and growth, leads Human Resources from recruiting and onboarding through performance management, and grounds every staffing model in data rather than guesswork. He champions a core CBH philosophy: hire our own people rather than lean on agencies.

Karen brings more than 35 years of nursing experience across three countries to CBH Medical. For over 25 of those years she has led correctional and behavioral healthcare operations, and she is known for turning around struggling facilities and setting them up for long-term success.

Her experience covers nearly every corner of the field: local jails, statewide Department of Corrections contracts, private prisons, sexually violent predator treatment programs, competency restoration, juvenile facilities, behavioral health and acute care. That range gives her a practical understanding of what each setting demands.

Accreditation and regulatory compliance sit at the heart of her work. Karen has directed accreditation readiness for NCCHC, ACA, ICE, PREA, CARF and The Joint Commission, supported operations and site transitions in more than 37 states, and helped open new facilities. She is equally passionate about developing leaders, and has built training and mentorship programs for Directors of Nursing and Health Services Administrators.

Karen began her career in Europe. She earned her degree in nursing and midwifery from Liverpool John Moores University in the UK and practiced cardiology nursing in Heidelberg, Germany, before bringing her expertise to the United States. She holds the Certified Correctional Health Professional Registered Nurse (CCHP-RN) credential, and above all she is committed to building strong teams and delivering care that meets national standards.

Joseph oversees legal and compliance matters for CBH Medical, including contracts, regulatory compliance, privacy and risk management across the company's partner facilities. He works alongside the accreditation and quality teams.

Jeff leads business development for CBH Medical. He works with sheriffs, wardens, regional jail authorities and county leadership from the first conversation through the proposal, so that each new partnership begins with a program designed around the facility it will serve.

Harry leads technology for CBH Medical, from the electronic health record and telehealth platforms used across our facilities to the data and reporting systems that give partners a transparent view of their program.

Khalid leads finance for CBH Medical, from budgeting and financial planning to pricing and cost management.

Dr. Bhat has practiced medicine for more than fifty years, twenty of them in correctional settings. He is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Critical Care, and his practice spans correctional medicine, addiction medicine including care in pregnancy, chronic pain management and primary care. A Virginia resident affiliated with Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital, he leads clinical care for CBH's partners in the region.

Dr. Chowdhury sets clinical direction for every CBH program. He came to the role from the front line, as a staff physician in multiple correctional facilities, so he understands the realities his clinicians face each day. A graduate of NYU School of Medicine, he is an Associate Professor of Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, and previously served as Associate Director of Internal Medicine with United Health Services.

Anne leads the nurse practitioners and nursing teams who deliver care across CBH facilities, with one standard: evidence-based, patient-centered and safe. Her two decades in nursing span strategic planning, workforce development, quality improvement and staff education, and she is known for guiding teams with clear communication and attention to detail.

Karen directs mental health services for CBH Medical and brings nearly two decades of clinical leadership, crisis intervention and behavioral health administration to the role. She is guided by a philosophy that true leadership means empowering frontline teams so they can deliver exceptional, high-quality patient care. Throughout her career in complex, high-acuity correctional behavioral health settings, Karen has directed multidisciplinary teams, built the foundations of clinical operations and supervised site leadership. Her experience spans the full spectrum of behavioral healthcare management, including system-wide training in trauma-informed care, suicide prevention and crisis intervention, and she excels at bridging clinical operations, regulatory compliance and community stakeholders. She earned her Master of Social Work from the Simmons School of Social Work.

Joe has spent more than thirty years making correctional facilities audit-ready. As accreditation manager at the Orange County Jail in New York, he led the facility to become the state's first ACA-accredited Adult Local Detention Facility and kept it accredited for two decades. He went on to direct ACA compliance at Essex County Correctional Facility, the largest accredited facility in New Jersey, and built its PREA program. At CBH he writes the policies and runs the internal audits that keep every partner facility ready for its next survey.

Cathy has been a registered nurse for more than thirty years and a certified case manager since the 1990s, with experience across behavioral health, addiction treatment, dialysis, medical-surgical nursing and utilization review. She works with each facility's Health Services Administrator, Director of Nursing and Medical Director to confirm medical necessity, find the right level of care and bring patients back from the hospital as soon as it is safe, protecting both the patient and the county budget.

Emily leads clinical recruiting for CBH Medical. Based in Virginia and often on site, she takes a hands-on approach to sourcing, evaluating and welcoming the clinicians who become the face of CBH at each facility, drawing on a background in human resources, retention and onboarding across multiple correctional facilities.

Laura brings together clinical, business and quality expertise. A registered nurse with a PhD, a Master of Science in Nursing and an MBA, she is board-certified as a Nurse Executive, Advanced (NEA-BC), is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE).