Board of Trustees
The governing body of CHNK Behavioral Health, our Board of Trustees meets quarterly to strategize around matters of programming, fundraising, and advocacy. Each trustee first serves as a Subject Matter Expert to the board before being elected to an official trusteeship. Board members at CHNK are innovators, dreamers, and risk takers. They recognize that growth and change are necessary to address the ever-evolving mental health needs of the wider community.
CHNK proudly recognizes the following individuals who serve on our Fiscal Year 2024 Board of Trustees:
Executive Officers
Jeffrey Sackenheim
Board of Trustees President
President-elect, Director of Architecture at SHP
Geoff Egbers
Board of Trustees Vice President
Hospice Chaplain, (Retired)
Josh Ruth
Board of Trustees Treasurer
Assistant Vice President, Huntington Bank
Members at Large
Dorothy Air, PhD
Co-founder, Partnerships Playbook Consulting
Barry Applegate, DMD
Owner, Applegate Dentistry
Charlene Erler
Real Estate & Facilities Committee
Owner, C&G Erler Interior Design
Peggy Essert, PHR, SHRM-CP
Chair, Human Resources/Personnel Committee
Human Resources, St. Elizabeth Hospital
Ted Gaeddert
Real Estate & Facilities Committee
Senior Operations Manager (Retired)
Karen Morgan
Chair, Development Committee
CFM Operations Managers
Robert Simmons
Chair, Real Estate & Facilities Committee
Vice President of Operations, EGC Construction
Jeff Thomas
Chair, Development Committee
CEO of Jeff Thomas Catering
Subject Matter Experts
Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) have skill sets relevant to at least one of the standing committees of the CHNK Board of Trustees and serve at the pleasure of the Board. They serve one-year terms, renewable indefinitely, and unlike trustees they do not have voting power. SMEs serving on the Fiscal Year 2024 Board of Trustees include: