Connections Health Solutions, the leading innovator in immediate-access behavioral health crisis care, today announced the addition of two senior leaders to its operations and legal teams. Joel Conger joins as Market President in Arizona, focused on growing the Company's reach and impact within the state and identifying opportunities to enhance operations and patient-care delivery. Jay Balfour will serve the organization as Senior Vice President and General Counsel, overseeing all legal matters.
Conger brings more than 25 years of experience to Connections and has spent much of his career serving the behavioral health community in Arizona. He joins Connections from Molina Healthcare (NYSE: MOH) where he led growth, strategy, and proposals as the Associate Vice President of Behavioral Health. Conger has also held roles of increasing leadership responsibility at several Arizona-based behavioral health organizations including Molina Complete Care of Arizona, Crisis Response Network, and Mercy Care. As Market President in Arizona, Conger will oversee the expansion of the Company's footprint throughout Arizona and lead operational efforts to ensure the highest quality of care is delivered to those most in need of immediate access behavioral health crisis care.