Linda W. Cropp, at the request of the Mayor
COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
the request of the Mayor, introduced the following resolution, which was
referred to the Committee on Human Services.
appointment of Ms. Martha B. Knisley as the Director of the Department of
Mental Health.
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the
"Director of the Department of Mental Health Martha
B. Knisley Confirmation Resolution of 2001".
District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
Knisley
1318 Dale Street, Suite 120
Raleigh, NC 27605
Department of Mental Health, in accordance with section 2 of the Confirmation
Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-142; D.C. Code section
1-633.7), to serve at the pleasure of the Mayor.
statement.
impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal impact statement
required by section 602 (c)(3) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act,
approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Code section 1-233 (c)(3)).
Sec. 4. The Secretary of the Council of the
District of Columbia shall transmit a
copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, each to the nominee and to the
Mayor.
take effect immediately.
CURRICULUM VITA
MARTHA B. KNISLEY
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
| Boston Office: | Technical Assistance Collaborative, Inc. One Center Plaza Suite 310 Boston, Massachusetts 02108-2007 (617) 742-5657 |
| Raleigh Office: | 1318 Dale Street Suite 120 Raleigh, North Carolina 27605 Phone: (919) 835-9100 Fax: (919) 835-9195 |
Date of Birth: October 22, 1948
Place of Birth: Greenfield, Ohio
Social Security Number:
EDUCATION:
B.A,, 1970, Rehabilitation Counseling, Marshall University, Huntington,
West Virginia
M.A. 1973, Counselor Education, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
I assisted the Monitor in Arnold v. Sarn, Phoenix, Arizona in a range
of monitoring and oversight tasks from 1996-2000. This included consulting
with the State and Monitor on the development of the crisis-emergency
services system for adults and children, the development of clinical case
management teams, the development of housing, programs for persons with
co-occurring disorders, supported employment and outreach services. I
conducted two client level reviews and developed an instrument for core
competencies for clinical teams, used today by Value Options in their
management of the-Maricopa County systems.
I served as Team Member and then Project Manager on a long term project
assisting the Department of Health, Adult Mental Health Division, State of
Hawaii from 1996 to 2001. TAC serves in this capacity at the request
(order entered in 1996) of the Federal Court and Department of Justice in
the matter of U.S. v. State of Hawaii (Civil No. 91-00137). In that role I
have conducted two needs assessments of adults with mental illness, one
defining needs of state hospital (civil and forensic) patients and the
second a full statewide assessment and gap analysis of adult mental health
needs. I report progress on hospital discharge planning and community
services development to the court on a quarterly basis. I have also
consulted on and monitored community services development including
establishing formal collaborative agreements with criminal justice, .
vocational rehabilitation and human services for expansion of services and
continuity arrangements. I assisted in preparing community services
budgets for the Division. I have also worked on transitional of children
and youth to the adult services programs and have consulted on the
development of crisis services, ACT, specialized services for persons with
co-occurring disorders, supported employment, supported housing and
improvements in access to services, Medicaid maximization, development of
infrastructure and workforce development. I also assist the Department of
Health in financing strategies for services for children and youth with
mental health problems.
I have served as Project Manager for TAC’s consultation to the Cuyahoga
County Community Mental Health Board since 1997. In that role, I have
assisting the Board in strategic planning, evaluation of their housing
programs included collaboration with community development organizations and in
their relationships with County officials. I represented the Board
in negotiations with HMOs, the Ohio Department of Human Services on
Medicaid issues and with providers on development of access standards and
community services development. I assisted the Board in developing a
clinical care management system and clinical care guidelines for adult
mental health consumers for case management, ACT and other clinical
services based on a functional and acuity level review process.
I have participated in an in-depth review of the state operated
psychiatric hospitals in Tennessee. This was done to determine the extent
of problems with conditions, care and treatment provided in those
hospitals and the impact of managed care on the current and future
operations of those facilities. This was
implement a system wide Children’s Initiative.
May, 1990 to March, 1991:
Director , The Ohio Department of Mental Health, 30 E. Broad Street,
Columbus. Ohio 43215
My primary responsibility was for the overall
administration and direction of a Cabinet level state department,
which operates 16 institutions, with 6500 employees and has an annual
budget of over $600 million. ODMH also provides psychiatric services
to over 2000 inmates in Ohio’s prisons. ODMH works with and through 53
local community mental health (including substance abuse) boards which
contract with almost 400 service providing community ‘agencies
throughout the state. I was appointed by and reported directly to
Governor Richard F. Celeste until the end of his term in January,
1991. 1 was reappointed by Governor George Voinovich until a permanent
director was selected. From March, 1991 until May, 1991, 1 served as
Executive Assistant to the Director and served primarily in a
consultative fashion to orient and advise the new Director.
Department was $400 million. ODMH serves as the mental health
authority in Ohio, including responsibility for mental health and drug abuse services and
support for other institutional agencies.
I
also served as the State Community Support
Program Director and Principle Investigator, and was principle
investigator on numerous federal and private foundation grants.
Twenty-three million dollars of ADAMHA Block Grant funds were under my
supervision. I represented the Department on local, national and State
levels in a variety of activities. I represented the Department on the
award of Robert Wood Johnson grants to three Ohio cities in their nine
city demonstration of developing systems for adults with chronic
mental illness. The State of Ohio jointly funded those grants. I
represented NASMHPD and the State of Ohio in requesting the U.S.
Congress to fund the McKinney Act and to H.U.D. in developing
supported housing models. I also represented NASPHMD in requesting
HCFA to approve targeted case management and rehabilitative services
for persons with mental illness
September. 1984 to January, 1986:
Deputy Director for Program and Policy , Ohio Department of Mental Health,
30 E. Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215.
(This position was merged with the Deputy Director for Operations and
Support position in January, 1986 and I was promoted.)
I was responsible for the development, interpretation, and evaluation of
programs in Ohio’s mental health system. I carried out this function through supervision and direction of staff of four offices (Office of
Children’s and Educational Services, Office of Consumer Services, Office of Education
and Training, Office of Housing and Services Environments), two bureaus (Bureau of Forensic Services and Bureau of Drug Abuse) that administer
programs, and the Service Liaison (community) Group. I secured outside funding for several program initiatives, and represented the Department on
national, state and local level in a variety of capacities. I had
oversight responsibility for ADAMHA Block Grant funds, community plans, disbursement
of funds for new program initiatives, and was State CSP Project Director.
July, 1983 to August. 1984:
Deputy Commissioner , Division of Mental Health Facilities and Services,
Ohio Department of Mental Health, 30 E. Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215
(This position was abolished in reorganization
in August; 1984 and l was promoted)I was responsible for assisting the Commissioner
of Mental Health in
planning for, interpreting and implementing Department policy and
programs.employment, and employment for the severely
mentally disabled. (This program was affiliated with Southwest Community
Health Centers.)
August, 1977 to April, 1979:
Director of Transitional Services and Follow-Up Care, Southwest Community
Health Centers/Southwest Community Mental Health Center, 199 South Central
Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43223.
I was responsible for securing funding,
developing and implementing Transitional Living Services, Responsible
for administration, planning, supervision and evaluation of Follow-Up
Care program. On November 7, 1978, responsibilities expanded to
include administration of Day treatment and Court Pre-Screening
programs.
June. 1976 to July, 1977:
Aftercare Coordinator, Southwest Community Health Centers/ Southwest
Community Mental Health Center, 199 South Central Avenue, Columbus, Ohio
43223.
I coordinated aftercare programs, with emphasis
on discharge planning, developing agency and community resources to
meet needs of persons with serious mental illness. I was responsible
for insuring continuity of care for aftercare population. I also
supervised the interdisciplinary aftercare team (six members); was
liaison to St. Ann’s Psychiatric Unit; developed and organized new
programs within the agency; provided individual, group and family
psychotherapy, and other agency management responsibilities as
assigned, including writing NIMH Conversion and Continuation Grant
Proposals, and 34D Grant Proposals.
November, 1974 to June, 1976:
Social Worker/Aftercare-Team , Southwest Community Health Centers/
Southwest Community Mental Health Center, 199 South Central Avenue,
Columbus, Ohio 43223.
I provided direct care services to persons with
mental illness including case management, individual, group, and
family psychotherapy, (social) services; was primary liaison for St.
Ann’s Psychiatric Unit (acute care); and secondary liaison to State
Hospital and other hospital units for provision of discharge planning
and continuity of care.
July, 1974 to November. 1974:
Residential Program Supervisor , Association for the Developmentally
Disabled,
June 1968 to August, 1968:
Nurses Aide , Huntington State Hospital, Huntington, West Virginia 25701
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (1999-91)
Board Member, North Carolina Fair Housing Center, Raleigh, North Carolina,
1994-6.
Chair, Advisory Committee,. North
Carolina Program on Services Research for People with Severe Mental Disorders,
The Cecil G, Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill and The Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center,
1992
Board Member, Downtown Housing Improvement Corporation, Raleigh, North
Carolina, 1993-6.
Executive Committee, 1993-6.
Board Member, North Carolina Low Income Housing
Coalition, 1992–2000.
Executive Committee 1993-2000
Public Policy Chair, 1993-5.
Vice-Chair,
1994-5
Chairperson, 1996-8.
National Advisory Committee, The Center for
Community Change through Housing and Support, University of Vermont,
1989 -1995.
Research Resources Panel, National Plan for Research to Improve Care of
the Severely Mentally III, National Institute of Mental Health, 1989 –
1990.
Treasurer, National Association of State Mental
Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) 1988-89.
At Large Board Member, 1990 – 91.
Commissioner Advisor, CSP Division of the National Association of State
Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) 1988 – 1990.
Treasurer and Board member NASMHPD Research
Institute. Inc., 1988-1990.
PEW Foundation Paradigm Shift Project, Commissioner Member, 1988-1990.
National Advisory Committee on Community Mental Health Center Programs,
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, 1987.
protective services, Augusta, Maine, 1994.
Professional Review Panel for Arnold v. Sarn,
Behavioral Health Services, Arizona Department of Health Services,
Phoenix, Arizona, 1993 – .
Plaintiffs Expert in Bee v. Weston, United States District Court, Northern
District of West Virginia, 1993 – 4.
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois,
Panel of Experts, K.L. v. Edgar, 1993 -6.
The Communications Workers of America,
consultant, 1993.
Center for Mental Services, P.L. 99-660 State
Mental Health Plan, Reviewer, 1992-1995.
Southwest Virginia Systems Change Pilot, 1993.
Virginia Department of Mental Health Systems Planning Retreat,
Wintergreen, Virginia. Facilitator, 1992.
Tennessee Association of Community Mental Health Centers, Nashville,
Tenn. Consultation in forming statewide coalitions for mental health systems change in Tennessee, 1992-1993.
Pine Street Inn, Legal Services of Boston, City
of Boston, Massachusetts. Expert for the Plaintiffs in J.S, and D.M.,
et al. v. Governor, 1992 -1993.
Southern Legal Counsel and The Protection and Advocacy Center, Gainesville
and Tallahassee, Florida. Expert for the Plaintiffs in Sanbourne v. Chiles,
1991-9.
Hill House, Cleveland, Ohio, 1991 -5.
State of Washington Department of Social and Health Services, Division
of Mental Health, Olympia, Washington, 1989, 1991.
National Institute of Mental Health, Special Review Group, Mental Health
Financing and Services Research Centers, 1991.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, proposal reviewer, 1991.
King County Mental Health Programs (Seattle, Washington), 1988.
National Conference of State Legislators, Restructuring of the Mental
Health System, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1986.
Ohio Family Coalition for the Mentally Ill (AMI), Special
Contributions Award, 1985.
RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION AND TRAINING PROJECTS
Project Director, "North Carolina ACCESS:
Wake County Site." Center for Mental Health Services Research
Demonstration Grant, 1993-98. $4,900,100.00
Principal Investigator, "Case Management
and Representative Payeeship Problems for Severely Mentally Disabled
Persons,". NIMH Mental Health. Services Demonstration Grant,
1986-88, $299,822.
Principle Investigator, "A Support Network
for Elderly Severely Mentally Disabled Persons", NIMH Mental
Health Services Demonstration Grant, 198688, $315,835.
Principal Investigator, "Improving Access to
Community Support Services
for Severely Mentally Disabled Persons Who Are
Homeless through
Coalition Building and Empowerment" (Money
and Mailboxes);
National Institute of Mental Health, Mental Health
Services Demonstration
Grant, 1985-86, $115,527.
Co-Principal Investigator, "Impact of State
Level Cooperative Program Agreement on Consumer Employment
Outcome", National Institute of Handicapped Research, 1985,
$60,000.
Co-Principal Investigator, "Rehabilitation
Training Grant", Rehabilitation Services Administration, 1984-85,
$97,011.
Principal Investigator, "Development of
Community Support Systems for Mentally Disabled Persons";
National Institute of Mental Health, Mental Services Demonstration Grant, 1983-88, $650,000
(87-88 estimated at
continuation level); includes three supplements: National Consumer Caucus,
1985, National Housing strategy group, 1986.
MAJOR PRESENTATIONS (1991-1995)
(Presentations as a TAC Consultant not included)
1994
Expert Panelist, First Annual Carolinas Conference on Mental Health Policy, Medical University of South
Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
1993
Expert Panelist, National Academy of Social
Insurance.
Presentations prior to 1991 available on request).
Licensed as an Independent Professional Counselor in Ohio
(did not renew license in after
not conducting clinical work for ten years)
Professional References
Available Upon Request.