Tonya Copeland

Tonya is Vice President of Intellectual and Developmental Disability Services at UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Tennessee. UnitedHealthcare Community Plan is the local operation of UnitedHealthcare Community & State, which is a division of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified health and well-being company with a mission to help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. In this role, Tonya is responsible for leading, implementing and managing the Employment and Community First CHOICES program that serves people with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities (I/DD). She also oversees the team that manages people with I/DD on other state run waivers who receive their medical and behavioral care from UnitedHealthcare. Prior to her current role, Tonya served as an executive in the provider community for over 20 years. She worked at two regional provider agencies that deliver residential and other community based supports. Tonya also served on the statewide provider association board for over 10 years. She chaired the Governmental Affairs committee for more than seven of those years, and was instrumental in advocating for continued improvements in service delivery as well as appropriate reimbursement structures for the providers. Tonya completed a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Tennessee State University in Nashville, TN. She also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Bethel University.