Meet Our Leadership Team

Jon O’Shaughnessy is the President of Summit BHC. Mr. O’Shaughnessy brings over 35 years of executive healthcare experience to Summit. Prior to joining Summit, Mr. O’Shaughnessy was formerly a Division President for Acadia Healthcare where he oversaw operations at 19 facilities. Throughout his career, Mr. O’Shaughnessy has held various executive level and CEO positions with Charter Behavioral Health System, Psychiatric Solutions, Capella Healthcare and LifePoint Hospitals.

Chuck Edwards is a founder and the Chief Financial Officer of Summit BHC. Mr. Edwards was formerly a Principal at Waud Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm. Waud Capital was the majority owner of Acadia Healthcare, and Mr. Edwards was a member of the board of directors and oversaw the firm’s investment in the company.

Jason most recently served as Division CFO at Acadia, a position he earned after an extremely successful turnaround at Delta Medical Center. He has extensive experience in financial operations, with a proven track record of success. Jason possesses the technical expertise, operational vigor, intensity and perseverance needed to drive performance and our future success.

Lisa Smith is Vice President of Human Resources of Summit BHC. Ms. Smith was formerly the Corporate Director of Human Resources for Acadia Healthcare and has over 14 years of experience. Prior to joining Acadia, Ms. Smith previously held several other upper-level management positions at Universal Health Services.

Nancy Sharp is the Vice President of Quality and Compliance for Summit BHC. Ms. Sharp has more than 30 years of experience in the behavioral healthcare field. Her experience includes 20 years of multi-hospital responsibility on a corporate level with focus on the clinical product, performance improvement, and regulatory compliance. Throughout her career Ms. Sharp has held various corporate leadership positions with Ardent Health Services, Haven Behavioral Healthcare, and Acadia Healthcare.

Rob Norris was formerly Group CEO for Acadia Healthcare. Prior to Acadia, Mr. Norris held several executive positions in the recovery field, including CEO positions at Bowling Green Brandywine Treatment Center in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, Pocono Mountain Recovery Center, and Huntington Creek Recovery Center. Mr. Norris also served as executive director of Clearbrook Lodge, and director of utilization review at Clearbrook Treatment Centers. He is a graduate of Arizona State University and Grand Canyon University. Mr. Norris has always focused on client-centered care. Patients first!

Eric Kennedy brings more than 25 years of progressive experience to Summit BHC. He most recently serving as a Group CEO in the Boston market for UHS for the past 4 years. Prior to that he served as a Group CEO in Louisiana for Acadia. Mr. Kennedy’s intricate knowledge of operations will serve Summit well in safeguarding the processes, structure, accountability, and quality of care that we expect in all our facilities.

Trey Carter is a founder and the Executive Chairman of the Board of Summit BHC. Mr. Carter served as CEO for Summit for over five years before transitioning into his current role as Executive Chairman. Mr. Carter was formerly the CEO of Acadia Healthcare and has spent over 25 years in the behavioral healthcare industry. Prior to joining Acadia, Mr. Carter held various executive level positions with Universal Health Services, Charter Behavioral Health System and Tanner Behavioral Health.