Executive Team
Jefferson Center’s Management Team leads with a deeply held passion for creating a community where mental health matters and equitable care is accessible to all. The leadership team’s knowledge, drive, and experience come together to help create a workplace culture that supports employee wellbeing and operational excellence through collaboration, a people first approach, strong community partnerships, and innovation.
Brandon Ward, PsyD – VP, CINO, and Information System
Brandon is a dynamic healthcare leader, bringing together deep clinical insight, experience with complex technology solutions, and an innovative and collaborative style to transform behavioral healthcare in Colorado and beyond.
His experience providing clinical care brought a unique perspective when he transitioned to technology innovations, where he brought the challenges he experienced as a clinician to tackle some of the systemic problems he could not address as a provider.
Brandon’s dynamic and thought leadership brings together professionals across the center and community to build robust, secure, and innovative solutions to behavioral healthcare’s toughest challenges.
Lenya Robinson, MA, LPC – COO
Lenya’s experience and passion are essential to her role and overseeing a number of diverse clinical, operational and quality teams at Jefferson Center.
Prior leadership roles have contributed to a wealth of knowledge that guides decisions to best support and care for the people we serve while also meeting the guidelines required for Colorado’s behavioral health regulatory requirements.
Lenya uses her experiences to help understand and navigate the complexities of community mental health. During her time providing care to children, adolescents, and adults, specializing in the treatment of trauma, as well as all treatment settings, she gained unique perspectives that bring together the goals of meeting the needs of the community while demonstrating operational excellence.
Jessica Dunbar, MSPH – SPH Chief Business Development Officer
Jessica is dedicated to helping people live their best life and supporting the connections between mind, body, and community. Throughout her education and career, she has dedicated her time and talent to expanding access to care, especially for vulnerable populations, and implementing transformational innovations in the health care sector to improve community health.
Her experience leading safety net providers as well as focusing on state reform has developed some of the most successful solutions to ensuring care is accessible for all.
Jessica now drives Jefferson Center’s business development strategy, with an eye towards mission-focused opportunities that ensure people have the supports they need in all aspects of life that directly impact positive outcomes for mental health.
David Goff, MBA – VP, Administration, CFO
David brings nearly 33 years of financial expertise, with over 28 of those at Jefferson Center. As CFO, he leads the organization’s financial, administrative, and risk management operations, ensuring sound strategies to safeguard assets and deliver accurate financial reporting.
His work includes overseeing accounting, budgeting, financial planning, and property acquisitions. David’s deep experience in asset management has helped expand Jefferson Center’s affordable and supportive housing initiatives, furthering its mission to provide stable housing for our community.
He holds an MBA from Regis University and a BS from Colorado State University.
Donald Bechtold, MD, DLFAPA, DFAACAP – Chief Medical Officer & VP Healthcare and Integration