Keith brings over 25 years of experience in the behavioral health field, including 10 years as CEO of CommQuest Services in Stark County and, most recently, serving as Chief Clinical Officer for Meridian Healthcare.
During that time, he has held key leadership roles not only within those organizations but also through his service on the Ohio Council of Behavioral Health and Family Services Board of Trustees, as a member of the Ohio Alliance of Recovery Providers, and by building strong relationships with local and state leaders. With a passion for patient care, team building, and advocacy, Keith has developed programs that address the need for not only a full continuum of addiction services but also access to mental health and primary care services.
Keith is a board member of the OneOhio Recovery Foundation, representing Region 6. The OneOhio Recovery Foundation works to appropriately direct opioid settlement dollars. He was elected as a Canton Township Trustee in Stark County in November 2023 and has served in that role since his initial appointment in February 2022.
Keith is a licensed professional clinical counselor with a supervision designation. He earned his master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Malone University in 2004 and his bachelor’s degree from Ohio Northern University in 1984. He is also a graduate of the Leadership Stark County 31st Signature Program. Currently, he serves as a non-attorney member of the Stark County Bar Grievance Committee.
Outside of work, Keith and his wife, Sarah, are proud parents to a son and daughter who attend Canton Local Schools, as well as a married son who lives with his wife and their son—Keith and Sarah’s grandson—in Cuyahoga Falls. Keith and Sarah also share their home with their Golden Retriever Jack.
Michelle joined CHC Addiction Services in 2018. As the CFO, her general duties include financial reporting and compliance, asset, treasury and risk management. Michelle has a BBA from Baldwin-Wallace University, an MBA from John Carroll University and a CNM (Certificate in Nonprofit Management) from Case Western Reserve University. Michelle has 30 years of experience in finance and accounting. She enjoys challenges and finding creative solutions, so she’s excited to be working in Behavioral Health!
Melissa has served at CHC since 2013. In her CCO position, she provides leadership and oversight for all clinical programs and is committed to ensuring quality, compassionate, clinical care. Throughout her years with CHC, Melissa has acted as a counselor in our Touchstone, Adult Outpatient, as well as MAT-specific clinical departments. Prior to her role as CCO, Melissa served for over 5 years as the Director of the Women’s Recovery program. Her years of experience in both providing and supervising the clinical treatment of co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders have fueled Melissa’s passion to offer CHC’s clients with individualized, wrap-around care in a safe, trauma-informed clinical setting.
In the recent past, Melissa has acted as an adjunct professor to the University of Akron’s clinical counseling master’s program, teaching Addiction Counseling I. She is committed to educating, training, and supporting clinicians in the best practices in substance use disorder treatment, trauma-informed care, and co-occurring disorders.
Janis Beckett joined the CHC team in 2019 as the Program Coordinator for the (then) new MOMS program. Since then she has been a coordinator at Touchstone and most recently served as the Opiate Treatment Program Administrator. During her time at CHC, Janis has been a driving force in procedure implementation and continuous improvement projects.
Janis holds a BA in Business Management and an MBA in Healthcare Administration from Walsh University, and completed Leadership Akron’s Tony Gorant program in 2017. Prior to CHC, Janis was the Director of Chemical Dependency at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Edwin Shaw and served as the Director of the ARC Recovery Services’ women’s recovery house.
Community is incredibly important to Janis as part of her own recovery journey and drives her to take an active role in other organizations. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Community of Christ Church after serving the Humility of Mary Housing, Inc. board for six years. This commitment to those in need has earned her the Sister Ignatia Hope Award from the ADM Board, given to those who dedicate themselves and offer hope to the recovery community. Janis has consistently used her own recovery platform to advocate for others and destigmatize substance use disorder.