Mary Jo Whitfield

Mary Jo Whitfield, MSW holds the position of Vice President of Integrated Health. Possessing 40 years of experience in the behavioral health field, 35 years of which have been spent in Maricopa County, Mary Jo has wide-ranging experience developing and implementing programs within Medicaid systems that provide services to children and families, persons with substance abuse disorders and persons with serious mental illness. She was also instrumental in creating and implementing a Maricopa County Peer and Family Mentoring program for Direct Care Clinics. More recent accomplishments include the successful Youth in Transition Program, Zero to Five Project, and Integrated Health Project. Mary Jo has worked in direct service at the provider level and for the Regional Behavioral Health Authority. She brings an enduring commitment and unswerving passion for programs that promote wellness, self-determination and the interdependence and/or independence of the service recipients and their families by connecting them with the communities in which they reside.