ve professional sonal fulfillment A year ago, a correspondence (printbased) version of the program was developed for incarcerated individuals, which Thomas-Hensley said is growing fast. “We’ve had 12 students enroll in the correspondence program from all over the world. Half of them earned their bachelor’s degrees at a distance through ASU Extended Studies.” Another innovation is the dualdegree, which allows undergraduate stu-
ned from the MBA mental in my personal dents to apply six graduate credits toward their bachelor’s degree. The MBA program admits three cohorts each academic year, with space for 30 students in each cohort. The program’s faculty includes current and former Adams State faculty, alumni, and others with various areas of expertise. Dr. Alberta Coolbaugh ‘94, Emeritus Professor of Business, designs and builds all the courses for online delivery. Program faculty include: Dr. Tom Gilmore ’67, ‘68 Dr. Richard Hughes Dr. Tim Lewis Dr. Don Johnston Jessie Justice, M.Ed, MSW Dr. Michael McGivern Dr. Michael Mumper ‘76 Dr. Randy Newell Dr. Denise Ogden ‘90 Dr. Linda Reid ‘96 Dr. Steve Stewart Dr. David Wolfe Yusri Zaro, MBA
david hayden, mba, lpc, cac III ‘99, ‘12 Director of Quality & Compliance Mind Springs Health Grand Junction, Colo. After 14 years with SLV Comprehensive Community Mental Health, where he gained clinical and administrative experience in community behavioral health care, David Hayden joined Mind Springs Health in July 2013. His first position was program director of outpatient services, but he was soon promoted to his current post. His focus is on integrating data-based management into best-practice clinical processes in order to provide greater access to high quality care. His areas of treatment expertise include inpatient and outpatient addictions, forensics, trauma response, and severe mental illness. He is also a statecertified trainer in addiction counseling skills and motivational interviewing. “The MBA program at Adams State provided me with the skills that I needed in order to contribute to this dynamic and continuously changing environment,” he said.
donna wehe ‘12 Hub Coordinator/Patient Access Manager SLV Health Alamosa Donna Wehe has taken her career to a whole new level since earning her MBA. She was hired as the Hub Coordinator for Connect for Health CO, which includes outreach, training and coordination of the Health Coverage Guides for Southern Colorado. She previously taught school, managed a credit union, and directed the SLV Small Business Development Center. Recently another position opened at SLV Health, so she is also the Patient Access Manager. She is putting her MBA training to work in this challenging and changing environment of health care administration. Even though her emphasis was in Public Administration, she uses her education on a daily basis to look for root causes to why patients' bills are incorrect, to implement process improvement plans, or participate in a staff debrief trying to determine the best protocol. “Healthcare delivery is changing, and it's exciting to be part of the challenges. I’m so grateful to ASU for the opportunity to gain an MBA while working full time,” she said. She likes to be a problem solver, and this is a great fit for her various skills.
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