Meadows Behavioral Healthcare
Shannie Smith is the Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Payor Contracting at Meadows Behavioral Healthcare, a position held since November 2023, where contributions include the development of channel strategies and a value-based care approach. As Chief Growth Officer at Chief since January 2022, Shannie Smith focuses on empowering women in leadership roles. Previously, Shannie Smith served as a Senior Strategic Account Executive at BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois from March 2004 to November 2021, earning notable awards such as the President's Circle Award in 2019 and multiple Top Performing Blue Elite Awards. Early career experience includes roles as Sales Manager at AdvancePCS-Caremark and Pharmaceutical Sales Representative at Merck & Co., Inc., with the foundation in marketing at BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Shannie Smith holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.