Anne Bilodeau stepped into the role of Chief Executive Officer of Health Care and Rehabilitation Services in Springfield, Vermont, on Wednesday. Bilodeau started as Chief Human Resources Officer at HCRS in 2019 and has served as Chief Operating Officer since 2022. The HCRS Board of Directors appointed her as CEO in January following a thorough and thoughtful selection process.
As COO, Bilodeau led the agency through becoming a state Certified Community-Based Integrated Health Center and was integral to a partnership led by HCRS to deliver Enhanced Mobile Crisis services in Vermont alongside nine other community mental health agencies. She will now assess organizational needs and priorities before determining next steps to find a new COO.
Bilodeau holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Regis College in Weston, Massachusetts, and a master’s degree in professional studies from Pennsylvania State University. She succeeds longtime CEO George Karabakakis, who announced his plan to retire in August after more than three decades at HCRS. Karabakakis became CEO in 2014 and will remain in the position until the end of June.
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