Edye Bauer joined Discovery in 2018 as general counsel, where she enjoys developing innovative solutions, solving problems and making a difference in people’s lives. Providing creative legal and strategic leadership at Discovery, Edye’s role includes, but is not limited to, advising on complex matters, corporate acquisitions, regulatory issues, risk management, insurance issues, compliance, licensing and employee issues.

Bringing over 20 years of legal experience to Discovery, Edye has significant partner-level experience at top law firms and in-house counsel experience at privately-held companies. Prior to joining the leadership team at Discovery, Edye was general counsel for a privately-held behavioral health company, focused on treating substance use disorders and a broad range of mental health conditions. Edye is a graduate of Stanford Law School and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Southern California with bachelor degrees in international relations and East Asian area studies.

A member of the Hispanic National Bar Association, Edye is proud of her Hispanic heritage. She believes in leveraging equity and inclusion practices that attract and develop a diverse workforce and amplify the voices of the underserved and underrepresented. After serving for several years as a board member of Women of Color in Law, Inc., a San Diego-based organization focused on helping people of color, especially women, succeed in the legal field, Edye recently moved to an advisory role.

Edye aspires to be the calm in the storm, solving challenges for the company so that staff and clinicians can focus on providing the best quality care to patients. In her spare time, Edye enjoys spending time with her family and her pets.

Corey Procuniar is responsible for recruiting, building and training the Discovery team that is helping patients find hope in lifelong recovery.  In his role, Corey is responsible for recruiting, orientation, compliance, and onboarding, and oversees all human resource functions for our nearly 3,000 employees across 12 states.

As Discovery expands, Corey’s vast experience as a human resources leader in healthcare companies is helping to drive improvements in HR-related initiatives, including communication, employee benefits program and a comprehensive new onboarding to welcome new employees and share the spectrum of life-saving services offered by Discovery.

Prior to joining Discovery, Corey was head of human resources for Cambridge Healthcare Services in Orange County, California. He holds a B.A. degree in pre-med, chemistry, from Brigham Young University.

Dr. Jupinko drives the quality of care and clinical services for Discovery, which is setting new industry standards for measurement-based care. Under her leadership, Dr. Jupinko sets standards for elevating clinical quality, while maintaining regulatory compliance, policy adherence and developing and implementing risk management protocols.

Her role at Discovery prioritizes quality management, compliance monitoring, performance improvement and maintaining a culture of safety. Her team provides best practice guidance and updates from the field, promotes clinical training and staff development, incorporates measurement-based care, develops policies and procedures, and upholds accreditation standards and regulatory requirements.

With more than 25 years of experience, Dr. Jupinko has lent her talents in both clinical and operations roles for private and non-profit companies. Before joining Discovery Behavioral Health, Dr. Jupinko was vice president of clinical services for Acadia Healthcare’s national outpatient division and previously held the same role for CRC Health Group.

Dr. Jupinko earned her doctorate degree from the University of Arizona and her master’s degree from Duquesne University. When she is not developing best practice guidelines that ensure an optimal patient experience, she can be found spending quality time with her family, reading, working out and doting on her beloved dogs.

Sandra and her team oversee all elements of marketing, sales, and communications, including traditional and digital advertising, social media, public relations, collateral development, and alumni services. During her time with Discovery she has developed the brand architecture and messaging that would bring the organization’s ten brands into alignment with a unified voice and differentiated message focused on Discovery’s commitment to outcomes and measurement-based care.

Prior to joining Discovery Behavioral Health, she served as Vice President of Marketing for Newport Beach, California-based NVISION Eye Centers, and Vice President of Marketing for Irvine, California-based Sperry Van Ness Commercial Real Estate. She was a Regional Marketing Director for six years for Atlanta-based Charter Medical Corporation, at the time the world’s largest behavioral health organization. She has also served as Marketing Director for United Western Medical Centers Behavioral Health and CosmetiCare Plastic Surgery Specialists. Sandra is the author of the award-winning book, What’s Your BQ? (Brand Quotient®), and has spoken nationwide to CEO’s, executives and sales teams about building powerful, inimitable brands. Sandra has an executive MBA from Pepperdine University, Malibu, California, and resides in Newport Beach, California.

Rhodes currently is the CEO of Dental Care Alliance, one of the nation’s premier dental service organizations. He joined DCA as a board member in September 2015 and became CEO in August of 2017. Prior to this position, Jerry was the Executive Chairman of Baymark Health. Baymark is one of the nation’s fastest growing and leading companies in the fight against opiate addition and abuse. In addition, he has been a board member of several major companies in the behavioral healthcare field and multi-site healthcare. Jerry was also the CEO of CRC Health, one of the nation’s largest providers of Behavioral Healthcare. CRC was a Bain Capital-sponsored company and was sold in 2015 to Acadia Healthcare for $1.2B – one of the largest deals transacted in behavioral healthcare. Jerry joined CRC Health Group in 2003 and was instrumental in developing it into the nation’s leading provider of behavioral treatment services. With over 120 programs, CRC operated a broad array of programs across the behavioral healthcare spectrum, from acute psychiatric hospitals, to residential treatment facilities, adolescent treatment centers, eating disorders programs and myriad outpatient programs spanning most of the nation. Jerry held a number of senior operating roles at CRC and was appointed COO in 2010.

Prior to joining CRC, he was the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Comprehensive Addictions Programs Inc. (CAPs). CAPs was a privately held company backed by several venture capital investors that, under his leadership, became a national, full-service addiction treatment provider with 18 programs. CAPS was a pioneer in identifying the burgeoning opiate epidemic and the development of medication addiction programs to respond to the problem. The company was acquired by CRC in February 2003. Before founding CAPS, he had a number of roles focused on development in the long-term care field. Rhodes was the Director of Development for Beverly Enterprises, at the time the nation’s largest publicly held nursing home company. Prior to his position at Beverly, he held several business development roles at Manor Care. Jerry is also on the boards of several companies that span diverse healthcare services for several major private equity firms, including Springstone Hospitals and National Spine and Pain. He has also served on the boards of several major associations in the behavioral and addiction fields.

Jerry was awarded the prestigious Nyswander Dole award in 2013, from the American Association, for the treatment of Opiate dependence for his work in the field.

A leader in the behavioral and education field for 30+ years, Elliot Sainer, as the Founder and CEO of Aspen Education Group, led the growth of the company from its inception in 1998 into what became the nation’s leading and largest therapeutic education company. Aspen assisted over 40,000 struggling young people and their families from every state in the country and over 30 foreign countries. He was recognized in 2007 as the E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year for the Los Angeles area for consumer services, and was one of four finalists for the National Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2007.

Since selling the company in 2006 to a Bain Capital portfolio company, he currently serves on the Board of Directors of four private companies in either the behavioral healthcare or education field, including Chairman of the Board of Discovery Behavioral Health, and Baymark, the nation’s largest opioid addiction company. He is an active early stage investor in growth oriented private companies primarily in the same sectors. He has also served in the past on both national association Boards, including the Board of the National Association of Behavioral Health Systems, as well as public company Boards. He is also the immediate past Board Chairman of Alzheimer’s Los Angeles and a Founding Board member and Treasurer of Ednovate, a charter high school organization affiliated with USC which operates five inner city high schools. He received his MBA from George Washington University and his BA from the University of Pittsburgh, and is a long time resident of South Pasadena, CA.

Cecelia is a proven behavioral healthcare executive and Masters-level clinician with more than 25-years of industry experience.  She is known for implementing best-in-class operational structure, driving cross-functional integration and efficiencies, and ensuring the delivery of the highest quality patient care.  Cecelia has been responsible for multi-site/multi-state, behavioral health organizations since 2007, and has worked in vast practice areas including inpatient acute care, RTC/PRTF, PHP, IOP, and outpatient level of care.  She has a proven ability with innovative “turn-around” strategies, optimizing organic growth and integrating de novo/add on entities with the goal of growing organizations.

Cecelia was previously Senior Vice President for the ED Division of Discovery Behavioral Health.  Prior to that she was the CEO of JourneyPure, a multi-state, multisite SUD Company where she achieved organizational and financial alignment, and led the company through a sale and successful acquisition.   Cecelia has also partnered with private equity groups as a direct advisor to the investment team.

Cecelia has a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Alabama and a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Stephen Register leads Discovery’s Mental Health Division, where focus is not on one particular trait of a disorder but of treating the whole individual. Under Stephen’s leadership, teams work with patients experiencing trauma and anxiety, depression, self-harm, bipolar and reactive attachment disorders to provide a full spectrum of care – from stabilization and crisis intervention to charting a return pathway to a healthy life well-lived.

 Stephen brings more than 20 years of healthcare experience and leadership expertise, with a diverse background spanning pharmaceutical sales management, business development and chief executive officer roles in acute behavioral health hospitals, residential treatment centers and outpatient clinics in Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Indiana, Ohio and Kansas. In addition, Stephen has also served in multisite operations leadership roles in behavioral health systems including mental health adult and adolescent treatment, substance use disorder, geriatric psychiatry and medical surgery hospitals.

 Stephen holds a degree in Organized Communication from Valdosta State University. He also served on active duty with the United States Navy, stationed at Mayport, Florida, and received the award and honor of Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist.

Rachel Everett is a passionate behavioral healthcare leader and proud military veteran with a deep commitment to helping people heal. She oversees substance use treatment centers across the country, guiding programs that offer every level of care—from detox and residential treatment to long-term recovery support.

As the leader of the Substance Use Division at Discovery Behavioral Health, Rachel is focused on making high-quality care more accessible. She’s known for bringing a personal touch to clinical excellence, championing data-driven practices, and building a culture where innovation, accountability, and compassion thrive. Since joining Discovery as VP of Operations & Military Services, she’s quickly risen through the ranks, eventually serving as Senior VP of Operations for the mental health division.

Before her time at Discovery, Rachel served as CEO of Starlite Recovery Center (Acadia Healthcare) in Texas and CEO of Oak Hills Hospital and Madison Oaks Academy in Tennessee—roles where she strengthened clinical programs and improved outcomes for patients and families.

Rachel also leads Discovery’s growing military services brand and brings her own lived experience to that mission. She served eight years in the U.S. Army Reserve, where she earned the rank of Sergeant and worked as a Quarry Specialist at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Criminal Justice from Drury University and an MBA from Webster University—but more than anything, Rachel is driven by a belief that everyone deserves a chance to recover and thrive.

Randy Davis, PhD, is presently the President of RCD Consulting, a behavioral health solutions consulting practice. Engagements have included national Behavioral Health Organizations , national companies specializing in treatment of Eating Disorders, Substance Abuse, and general mental heath disorders, as well as various Private Equity Companies and Search Funds.

Prior to retirement in early 2015, Dr Davis was President of Beacon Health Strategies, Western Region (BCBHM), a managed behavioral health care organization, which is part of the Beacon family of companies, including Beacon Health Strategies, Psychcare, Autism Services Group, and Beacon UK. Dr. Davis also served as Founder/Chief Executive Officer of College Health IPA, a behavioral health Independent Practice Association of more than 3500 clinicians and Comprehensive Behavioral Health Management, a Regional Managed Behavioral Health Organization. In 1990, Dr. Davis founded BCHBM’s predecessor company, Comprehensive Behavioral Health Management, and College Health IPA in 1990, where he developed an innovative regional managed behavioral health company that contracted with national health insurers to execute a local strategy in California for delivering and managing mental health and substance use services on behalf of 3 million members. In 2010 Dr. Davis sold CBHM to Beacon Health Strategies and remained part of their Sr Leadership Team In the role of President of Beacon’s Western Region.

Dr. Davis was responsible for the development and management of Beacon’s western region business as well as part of Beacon’s Corporate Leadership Team. A licensed psychologist, Dr. Davis was the president of a single specialty, multi-disciplinary behavioral health group from 1977 until 1997. He also consulted on the development and maintenance of a behavioral health delivery system serving a Medicaid population in Puerto Rico. Dr. Davis has had extensive experience in public speaking on mental health issues, including hosting a Los Angeles-based radio program for many years. Currently Dr. Davis is a Trustee for the Institute for Shipboard Education which operates the Semester at Sea as well as a board member of the Argyros School of Business at Chapman University, and a Board Member at the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation.