IPS Presents the 2024 Agency Roundtable Discussion
Free Virtual Event for IPS Members only
Thursday, June 27, 2024
6:30-8:00 p.m.
Meet Illinois state agency leaders, learn about what they do and their concerns on how the Illinois systems currently function. Weigh in with your thoughts on improvements and build relationships with key leaders who can help make a big impact for our patients and profession. Together, we can work towards a better system for patients with mental illness in Illinois!
Participating State Agencies/Panelists:
Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS)
Sharon Coleman, PsyD, Deputy Director of Forensic & Justice ServicesIllinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services, Medical Programs (HFS)
Arvind K. Goyal, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAFP, FACPM, Medical Director, IL Medicaid,
Clinical Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Family Medicine & Preventive Medicine, Chicago Medical School/ Rosalind Franklin UniversityIllinois Department of Public Health, Office of Women’s Health and Family Services (IDPH)
Lisa Masinter, MD, MPH, MS, Deputy Director, She/herIllinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)
Heidi E. Mueller, JD, Director
Meet the Panelists
Sharon Coleman, PsyD
Deputy Director of Forensic & Justice Services
Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS)
Dr. Sharon Coleman is a licensed clinical psychologist and the Deputy Director for Forensic & Justice Services for the Illinois Department of Human Services/Division of Mental Health. She has 20 years of clinical experience and as a forensic evaluator and expert witness for state and federal courts. She has collaborated with state and national stakeholders on justice and mental health issues, developed programs centered on re-entry, reintegration, and diversion, and participated in legislative and policy activities, including prescribing Psychologists, streamlining forensic statutes, and expanding tele-court opportunities. Dr. Coleman is also an associate adjunct professor at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She has been invited to both train and speak to government agencies, judges, attorneys, community providers, mental health professionals, and consumers on mental health policy, justice & mental health issues, trauma-informed care, and (mental) health and wellness.
Dr. Coleman earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and her master’s degree in agency counseling from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and her doctorate in clinical psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology.
Arvind K. Goyal, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAFP, FACPM
Medical Director, IL Medicaid, Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services, Medical Programs (HFS)
Clinical Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Family Medicine & Preventive Medicine, Chicago Medical School/ Rosalind Franklin University
In his current role as Medical Director of the Illinois Dept. of Healthcare & Family Services for the past 11 years, Dr. Goyal has clinical oversight of quality, policy, utilization, and managed care services to 3.4 Mil Medicaid & CHIP enrollees. He is Clinical Associate Professor in the Dept. of Family Medicine and Preventive Medicine at Chicago Medical School at RFUMS; is available on call to see patients at a free clinic; and, Chairs Rolling Meadows Tobacco Information & Prevention Program. Board Certified in Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Preventive Medicine/Public Health, and Healthcare Quality & Management, he is a member of several state boards and advisory committees, and professional associations including the National Association of Parliamentarians.
He had the honor of previously serving numerous medical leadership positions including: Chair of the National Medicaid Medical Directors Network; IL Medical Licensing Board; Family Health Foundation of IL; AMA’s Section Council of Preventive Medicine; and Family Medicine Department at Northwest Community Hospital; President of American Association of Public Health Physicians; Illinois State Medical Society; Chicago Medical Society; Northwest Community Hospital Medical Staff; Institute of Medicine of Chicago; and Chief Medical Officer at Linn Community Care, a teaching FQHC.
Among special recognitions: Illinois Family Physician of the Year, Lifetime Achievement as Rolling Meadows Community Leader; Lifetime Achievement Award by Indian American Medical Association; International Medical Graduate of the Year Award by the International Medical Council; Rotary Club’s Vocational Leader of the year; Castle Connolly’s Top Doctor; Chicago Magazine’s Top Doctor; American Medical Association & Pfizer’s Pride in Profession Award; American Cancer Society’s Distinguished Service-Advocacy; American Heart Association’s Heart of Chicago Award; and Illinois Academy of Family Physicians’ Servant Leadership Award.
While his numerous failings have provided continual challenges, his strategic thinking and sense of humor have earned him some successes, a family, and several friends.
Lisa Masinter, MD, MPH, MS
Deputy Director, She/her
Illinois Department of Public Health, Office of Women’s Heath and Family Services (IDPH)
Lisa Masinter, MD, MPH, MS, is the Deputy Director of the Office of Women’s Health and Family Services at IDPH and a board certified, practicing, general obstetrician gynecologist. She has been at IDPH since September 2022 and prior to that served as the Director, then Senior Director of Research at AllianceChicago (a support organization to a national network of federally qualified health centers). Dr. Masinter is also the first Medical Director of the Bureau of Maternal Infant Child and Adolescent Health at the Chicago Department of Public Health.
Heidi E. Mueller, JD
Director
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)
Heidi E. Mueller was appointed by Governor JB Pritzker to serve as acting director of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) on February 1, 2024 and confirmed by the Senate on March 22, 2024. Prior to her appointment, Mueller served as director of the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) since 2016. In that role she oversaw the care, custody and services provided to youth committed to the department by Illinois courts, including five secure youth centers, eight aftercare (juvenile parole) offices and five day-reporting centers located throughout Illinois. From 2014-2016 Ms. Mueller was IDJJ’s deputy director of programs, serving as the principal policy-making official for the department's healthcare, behavioral health, vocational and recreational programs. In addition, Ms. Mueller conceptualized and implemented the core IDJJ intervention and behavioral management programs. Mueller earned her degree in psychology and history from Macalester College and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Chicago Law School.