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.
Meadows Behavioral Healthcare
Meadows Behavioral Healthcare is the most trusted name in treating unresolved emotional trauma, along with co-occurring conditions including alcohol and drug addiction, sex and love addiction, eating disorders, panic and anxiety disorders, PTSD, codependency, depression, bipolar disorder, and more. MBH focuses on addiction, family-of-origin issues, and all forms of abuse in a safe and comforting environment. Our compassionate team of behavioral health professionals examines core issues and subsequent dysfunctional developmental patterns that lead to harmful behaviors and disorders like addiction, depression, physical illness, resentments, problems with intimacy and spirituality, and negative-control and impulsivity issues. MBH’s Senior Fellows – a distinguished list that including Pia Mellody, Dr. Claudia Black, Dr. Patrick Carnes, Dr. Peter Levine, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, Dr. Tian Dayton, Dr. Kevin McCauley, Dr. Richard Schwartz, Resmaa Menakem, Dr. Bruce Perry, Dr. Laurence Heller, Dr. Stephanie Carnes, Kristen Kirkpatrick, and Jenni Schaefer – are true pioneers and the most prominent voices in their respective fields. These industry thought leaders guide our treatment approach and provide ongoing training in innovative treatment processes. Our world-class multidisciplinary team of clinicians ensures that every patient gets proven, effective, and appropriate treatment that is designed to heal not just a single condition but the whole person. By doing so, thousands of individuals of all ages and from all backgrounds have gained a new lease on life. As a TRICARE Provider, MBH is honored to provide behavioral health and substance abuse inpatient and outpatient services with an emphasis on trauma, PTSD, and addictive disease disorders, to active-duty military members, retirees, and dependents.