Sally Haywood, MPA, joined Behavioral Health Network as Strategic Projects Manager in June 2014. Previously she worked for Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) to launch a new effort targeting community providers’ grant procurement skills for governmental and non- governmental funding. For 16 years she served Washington University’s School of Social Work and Public Health (Brown School) as Director of Administration for the Center for Mental Health Services Research (CMHSR). She was responsible for coordination of federally funded research projects focused on mental health services and implementation of evidence based practices. Most all of the projects were conducted in collaboration with community-based service providing organizations, state agencies, and components of the school/university. She served as the CMHSR’s primary liaison with the Missouri Department of Mental Health, Children’s Division, and Department of Health and Senior Services. In the early ‘90s, she worked for Grace Hill Neighborhood Services (now Affinia Healthcare) with the Grace Hill Wellness Initiative and as special assistant to the CEO. She has a Masters of Public Administration from Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, and a BA from University of Missouri, Columbia.