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Meet Our Clinical Leadership Team
 

Charles S. McLister joined Fairmount Behavioral Health System in October of 2009. Previously, he was a Divisional Director with Cornell Companies, Inc., managing the operations of multiple human service facilities in a national market (1999-2008). Between 1994 and 1999, he worked at Seabrook House, Inc. where he worked in numerous roles and eventually became the Director of Outpatient Services. He has spent 20 years as a clinician, supervisor, and senior manager, providing or supervising services such as drug and alcohol rehabilitation, treatment for specialized diagnoses, gender specific programming, alternative education, and behavior management services.

Chuck has a Master of Applied Psychological Research degree and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Penn State University. He received his MBA from Villanova in 2010. He is also a Certified Addictions Counselor and Certified Clinical Supervisor with the Pennsylvania Certification Board.

Chuck is married with three children.
 

Charles S. McLister
Chief Executive Officer
Direct Line: 215-487-4002
charles.mclister@uhsinc.com

 
Ellie was initially hired in October 2006 as the Director of the Partial Hospitalization Program before being promoted to her current position. Ellie is an Advanced Practice Nurse with more than 10 years of diversified experience as a healthcare manager providing supervision, training, project managment, direct patient care, and various operational duties.

Ellie received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Delaware and a Masters of Science in Nursing from the University of Pennsylvania. She is a Licensed Registered Nurse.

Ellie has held various nursing positions in acute medical and behavioral facilities, nurse recruitment organizations, and pharmaceutical companies and most recently was a Patient Care Team Facilitator at a renowned children's hospital in the region. Ellie's many accomplishments include staff development, employee retention, and redesign of workflow processes within the organizations she has worked.

 

Ellie Duncan, M.S.N., R.N. Interim Director of Nursing
Director of Quality Management/Staff Development
Direct Line: 215-487-4198
ellie.duncan@uhsinc.com


Jack Plotkin

Director of Clinical Services, Child and Adolescent
Direct Line: 215-487-4198
jack.plotkin@uhsinc.com

Jack Plotkin was born and raised in Central Bucks County. He graduated in 1993 from Bucks County Community College with an RN degree. In 2003 he earned his BSN from the University of Delaware. Jack is also certified in mental health nursing.

Jack initially worked at Woods Services as a Psychiatric Technician for over 16 years; all of it with children and young adults. Jack’s first nursing job was on an adult unit at Atlantic City Medical Center (ACMC) before becoming a Charge Nurse at the crisis center there. He worked ACMC for almost five years. Jack then went to CHOP where he was the Charge Nurse on the Child and Adolescent Unit. Most recently, he was the Charge RN at Albert Einstein’s Crisis Response Center since May 2000 and then was promoted to Manager in October 2001. Jack was recently hired as the Program Director for Fairmount’s Child/Adolescent Services in April 2005.

 

 
Lauri Byer, RN

Director of Adult Psychiatric Services
Direct Line: 215-487-4109
lauri.byer@uhsinc.com 

 

 

Lauri Byer has been an employee of Fairmount Behavioral Health System since the Spring of 2007. For the past two years she has worked as the Weekend Supervisor until her recent promotion to Director of Adult Clinical Services. Lauri has worked in the field of behavioral health/ human services for over twenty years. Senior Management experience includes the Director of Nursing at Charter Hospital of Pasco County, Florida and the Director of Clinical Services of The Retreat of South Florida.

Lauri holds undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Nursing and is currently enrolled in a Masters of Health Care Administration at Drexel University.
 
Mary Anne Cole, ICADC, ICCDP

Director of Chemical Dependency Services
Direct Line: 215-487-4116
maryanne.cole@uhsinc.com

 
Mary Anne has been employed at Fairmount Behavioral Health System for 12 years. During her first two years, Mary Anne was served as a Psychiatric Technician on the Adolescent Unit. During those two years, she was promoted to Supervisor of the Psychiatric Technicians and also assisted the Social Workers.

In 1999, Mary Anne began working on the Chemical Dependency Unit as a Counselor. In 2005, she was promoted to Lead Counselor and to Clinical Supervisor in 2007. In 2009, Mary Anne was promoted to Program Director of Chemical Dependency Services. She is an Internationally Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor and an Internationally Certified Co-Occurring Disorders Professional. Mary Anne also has experience in working with the MH/MR population as well as the deaf and blind.

 
 
Cara Macaleer, M.Ed.

Director of Admissions Services
Direct Line: 215-487-4080
cara.macaleer@uhsinc.com

 


 

Cara has been employed at Fairmount since 1994. She began as a Counselor in the Admissions Department, and was promoted throughout the department to her current role as Director. Cara completed her undergraduate studies in English Literature at LaSalle University in 1992, and received her Master's Degree in Education in the School Psychology Department at Temple University in 1993. She completed a two-year school psychology internship with the Philadelphia School District. She also has experience as the Director of a psychiatric crisis center. Her background in school psychology and working in a mental health crisis center, has influenced her interest in the treatment of children, adolescents and adults with mental health issues.
 

 


Shauna was promoted to Director of Adult Services in August, 2005 and then to her current position in January, 2010. She had initially been hired as a Social Worker on one of our adult psychiatric units in August, 2004. Prior to working at Fairmount, Shauna was employed for five years at a behavioral health managed care company. Additionally, Shauna has experience working with women and children in domestic abuse shelters, adolescents in group homes and MH/MR clients in group homes. Shauna received her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Penn State University in 1999 and a Master's Degree of Social Work from Temple University in 2004.
 
Shauna Lee Radzieski
Clinical Programming Coordinator
Direct Line: 215-508-2119
shauna.radzieski@uhsinc.com

 
Brian joins our management team after serving for six years as the Director of the Crisis Response Center at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia.

Brian began his 29-year career in behavioral health services working in group homes for the developmentally disabled. An Ohio native, he moved to the Delaware Valley in 1992. Brian earned his undergraduate degree in Psychology from Kent State University, and a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Temple University. In 1996, Brian was named Director of Behavioral Health Services at NorthEast Treatment Center’s Bridge Street Counseling Center, where he was instrumental in the development of their new outpatient psychiatric clinic. At NET, Brian gained broad experience in chemical dependency and psychiatric treatment approaches, and for several years maintained a small private practice for dually diagnosed patients. In 2001, Brian joined Einstein’s Department of Psychiatry as their Quality Assurance Coordinator, where he developed his interests and skills in Quality Management and regulatory affairs.
Brian Haynes
Director of Risk Management
Direct Line: 215-487-4133
brian.haynes@uhsinc.com