Central Clinic Behavioral Health names new President & CEO

By Jane Vanderhorst jane@vanderhorstconsulting.com Central Clinic Behavioral Health (CCBH) announced its Board of Trustees has selected Kimberly Mages, Ph.D. as its new President & CEO, effective Jan. 2, 2024. Dr. Mages, a fixture within the organization for the last 15 years, emerged as the top candidate to lead the oldest outpatient mental health clinic west of the Alleghenies. Dr. Mages will begin her tenure as President and CEO as CCBH enters its 101st year of providing choices and options through a compassionate approach to behavioral health services that results in lasting recovery and resiliency. She brings extensive experience to a position long held by the retiring Walter S. Smitson, Ph.D., who has served CCBH for the last 55 years. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to guide Central Clinic Behavioral Health into its next 100 years of service, and I look forward to building on the solid foundation built by Dr. Walter Smitson,” Dr. Mages said. “Our first-class team at CCBH takes great pride in helping individuals connect with services to find hope, healing and well-being. Together, we will continue to provide cutting-edge behavioral health services to meet the needs of Greater Cincinnati.” Dr. Mages has devoted her nearly 30-year career...