JIM WARNKEN JOINS DAVID LAWRENCE CENTER LEADERSHIP TEAM

JIM WARNKEN JOINS DAVID LAWRENCE CENTER LEADERSHIP TEAM

Naples, FL – The David Lawrence Centers, Collier County’s only comprehensive, not-for-profit mental health and substance use treatment facility serving children, adults and families, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jim Warnken as Chief Planning and Business Development Officer. In this newly created executive management position, Warnken will work hand in hand with the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operations Officer and Chief Financial Officer to further the Center’s strategic initiatives to expand and enhance treatment services.

Warnken comes to the David Lawrence Centers with extensive leadership experience in healthcare administration and not-for-profit executive management. Warnken most recently served as Executive Vice President of the United Way of Collier County. Prior to that, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of the NCH Healthcare System, Chief Executive Officer of DSI Laboratories, and Chief Financial Officer of Brandywine Hospital and Trauma Center in Pennsylvania.

Warnken earned his Bachelor of Science degree in business with a major in accounting from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Warnken’s community involvement includes currently serving as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce. He formerly served on the Board of Directors of the David Lawrence Centers where he served on the Finance Committee; Economic Development Council of Collier County where he served as Vice President and the Physician Led Access Network (PLAN). Warnken is a graduate of the Leadership Collier Class of 2001 and Leadership Lee Class of 1999. In 2015, he was honored by the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce with the Chamber Volunteer of the Year Award.

Warnken states, “Having high quality healthcare institutions are critical, not just to the wellbeing of those they serve but to the health and vitality of the entire community. I look forward to helping David Lawrence Centers in its ongoing efforts to deliver services and create an environment that empowers adults and children alike to restore their lives and achieve what is possible.”

David Lawrence Centers is the Southwest Florida-based, not-for-profit leading provider of behavioral health solutions dedicated to inspiring and creating life-changing wellness for every individual. The Center provides innovative, comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, residential and community based prevention and treatment services for the one in four local children and adults who experience mental health, emotional, psychological and substance use challenges. David Lawrence Centers has seven locations in Collier County and touches the lives of more than 50,000 people each year. For more information about David Lawrence Centers call (239) 491-7602 or visit www.DavidLawrenceCenter.org.

Aug 18, 2015 | Press Releases

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