Ms. Matthews has more than 30 years of experience in health care delivery both in clinical and administrative settings. Her experience includes:
- Project Manager, MAXIMUS California Health Professionals Diversion Program
- Hospital Administrator, CEO and COO
- Assistant Vice President for Clinical Systems, West Region, for a psychiatric hospital company
- Director of Clinical Systems for a major metropolitan Mental Health Hospital
- Consultant to psychiatric and substance abuse facilities for hospital operations
Since joining MAXIMUS in 2007, Ms. Matthews has served as the Program Director for the California Diversion Project. Ms. Matthews brings to the Diversion Project a management perspective that is tempered with practical hands-on experience. As the Diversion Director she has continued to improve the processes and deliverables that support the Diversion Project, bringing the poorly performing project from an annual financial loss to successfully meeting target profitability. This position has provided Ms. Matthews the opportunity to testify twice in front of the California Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee, speak to various California Licensing Boards, and testify in Federal Court in a major litigation.
