Dennis Regnier

Dennis Regnier, MA is President and Chief Executive Officer of CODAC Health, Recovery & Wellness. He joined CODAC in October of 2011, hailing from outside Chicago, Illinois where he was President and CEO of Grand Prairie Services, a nonprofit behavioral health organization with $14M annual budget and 14 locations. He was there since 2000.

Mr. Regnier’s 46 year career in behavioral health services began with the Illinois Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities in 1974 where he held both clinical and administrative positions. He also has extensive experience in the for-profit health care industry, including senior leadership positions at Forest Health Systems, Century Healthcare, Hartgrove Hospital and HCA Chicago Lakeshore Hospitals.

He has a Master of Arts degree in Public Administration from Governors State University and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology from Illinois State University.