Jim Wallis, B.S., M.A. is the Director of Business Development at Chestnut Health Systems, www.chestnut.org since October of 2016.
With 35 years in behavioral health in the Mid-West, Jim began his career in Missouri in 1989 as a Deputy Juvenile Officer. He was further employed with the Missouri Division of Youth Services. From 2004 – 2016, Jim worked at a large not-for-profit behavioral health organization in the Midwest US in several clinical and development administrative executive roles. A primary focus during this tenure was patient access to rural healthcare.
Jim has served on numerous State level and National Board of Directors, and Advisory Boards including the National Frontier and Rural ATTC Advisory Board.
Education includes: B.S. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Missouri – St. Louis (1992), and M.A. in Professional Counseling from Lindenwood University (2002.)
As an alumni and adjunct faculty member at the University of Missouri St. Louis, Jim teaches a master’s level “Family Policy and Advocacy” class at the School of Social Work.
Jim currently focuses on growing and fostering Chestnut Health Systems business development services lines as they relate to the agency’s Behavioral Health footprint in the Mid-West, as well as our robust research institute, Lighthouse, which currently serves the entire United States, Canada, and 16 Countries internationally.