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.
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.
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.
Liz Shumann, MD, has many years of clinical experience in both inpatient and community mental health settings. She has a passion for providing excellent care for all, regardless of their financial or insurance status, or their life circumstances.
She graduated medical school from Virginia Commonwealth University, did her General Psychiatry Residency at University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill, and then completed her Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at Johns Hopkins, where she was Chief Resident.
She has worked with people of all ages and has experience treating a multitude of mental health conditions. She has worked extensively with those faced with their first episode of psychosis and those who are in a mental health crisis. Her clinical experience has reinforced her desire to be a staunch advocate for all people who have mental health challenges.
