With more than 25 years of experience working within the behavioral healthcare field, Dr. Jupinko has lent her talents in both clinical and operations roles for private and non-profit companies. Her role at Discovery prioritizes quality management, compliance monitoring and creating a culture of safety.

This entails the administration of systems, policies, and processes to minimize risk and maximize efficiency, utilizing standards of care based on evidence-based practices, while optimizing patient care and customer satisfaction.

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.

She is most noted for her success in elevating clinical quality, maintaining regulatory compliance, overseeing policy management and sustaining performance improvement efforts. Dr. Jupinko has also worked as a behavioral healthcare consultant, was owner of a private clinical practice and led a behavioral health hospital as CEO.

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