District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

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1	1	MURIEL BOWSER
2	2	MAYOR
3	3	May
4	4	22, 2024
5	5	The Honorable Phil Mendelson
6	6	Chairman
7	7	Council of
8	8	the District of Columbia
9	9	John A. Wilson Building
10	10	1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
11	11	Washington, DC 20004
12	12	Dear Chairman M endelson:
13	13	In accordance with section
14	14	2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
15	15	142;
16	16	D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 211 of the District of Columbia Health
17	17	Occupations
18	18	Revision Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-
19	19	1202.11), I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
20	20	Dr.
21	21	Patrick C anavan
22	22	T
23	23	Street, NW
24	24	Washington, DC 20009
25	25	(Ward 1)
26	26	f
27	27	or reappointment as a psychologist licensed in the District member of the Board of Psychology, for a
28	28	term to end November 30, 2027.
29	29	Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-m entioned
30	30	nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
31	31	I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please
32	32	do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and
33	33	Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
34	34	Sincerely,
35	35	Muriel B owser
36	36	Mayor 1
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70	70	at the request of the Mayor
71	71	A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
72	72	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
73	73	To confirm the reappointment
74	74	of Patrick Canavan to the Board of Psychology.
75	75	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
76	76	resolution may be cited as the "Board
77	77	of Psychology Patrick Canavan Confirmation Resolution
78	78	of 2024".
79	79	Sec.
80	80	2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
81	81	Dr. Patrick Canavan
82	82	T Street,
83	83	NW
84	84	Washington, DC 20009
85	85	(Ward
86	86	1)
87	87	as a psychologist licensed in the District member of the Board of Psychology, established by
88	88	section
89	89	211 of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985, effective
90	90	March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official
91	91	Code§ 3-1202.11), for a term to end November
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93	93	Sec.
94	94	3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
95	95	upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office
96	96	of the Mayor.
97	97	Sec.
98	98	4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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102	102	PATRICK J. CANAVAN, Psy.D.
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108	108	PROFESSIONAL
109	109	EXPERIENCE
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111	111	Vice President for Consulting Services, IdeaCrew,
112	112	Inc. February 2017 – Present
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115	115	Direct the consultation work of IdeaCrew, Inc. the health care IT leader which built the technology powering the D.C.
116	116	Health Benefits Exchange. An agile, open-source, in the cloud, modular software as a service technology. Serve as IT
117	117	project leader customizing and deploying this technology to the first partner state, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
118	118	Successfully deployed the technology on time and on budget, offering Massachusetts members an excellent online
119	119	benefits shopping experience.
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121	121	Consultation work is focused on hospitals, healthcare systems and other large organizations seeking clinical and
122	122	operational improvements. Led the assessment of a five-hospital state behavioral health system, making
123	123	recommendations that impact all aspects of treatment, administration and quality of care issues.
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126	126	Senior Managing Director, Paladin Healthcare Management June 2015 – January 2017
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129	129	Served as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Howard University Hospital (HUH), under management contract with
130	130	Paladin. HUH is a 288 licensed bed facility, with an average census of 130 and academic affiliation with Howard
131	131	University, training more than 200 residents and supporting medical student training. As the COO, was a key member
132	132	of the Chief Executive Officer’s management and advisory staff, and participate in recommending and
133	133	formulating policies and strategies on business process engineering, information systems technology, budgeting,
134	134	human resources, procurement, security, facilities management, and property management and provide
135	135	managerial direction and guidance in support of the operation of the various programs within the hospital.
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137	137	Key accomplishments include:
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139	139	 Management lead for all non-Nursing unionized employees (techs, ancillary and support services workers.
140	140	Negotiated a contract that will greatly expand management rights and a continuation of benefits package that will
141	141	give management flexibility to modernize clinical practices, respond to changing conditions and lower costs.
142	142	 Supervised Patient Experience improvements throughout the hospital using the Press Ganey survey results.
143	143	Worked with faculty and emergency services
144	144	leadership to attain coordinated renovation of waiting room and
145	145	increased ED beds. Increased customer satisfaction ratings in the key categories such as timeliness and the
146	146	overall patient experience;
147	147	 Led the renovation of the Emergency Department clinical, patient, administrative and public areas;
148	148	 Initiated top to bottom review of ancillary services with focus on laboratory processes, contracts and equipment;
149	149	radiology staffing and services; respiratory staffing; sleep center.
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152	152	Chief Executive Officer,
153	153	Saint Elizabeths Hospital
154	154	D.C. Department of Behavioral Health January 2007 –
155	155	May 2015
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160	160	Managed the operation of the public psychiatric inpatient facility for the District of Columbia. With more than 290
161	161	licensed beds, and average census near 275 patients, Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital had both court-ordered and civil patients.
162	162	Operating budget exceeded
163	163	$90M with almost 830 approved positions in FY15. Directed all clinical and administrative
164	164	operations and represented the hospital on key budgetary and resource issues to the Mayor’s Office, City Council, and
165	165	other important constituencies.
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167	167	Key accomplishments included:
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169	169	 Successfully managed
170	170	the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Settlement Agreement by instituting significant
171	171	improvements across a wide range of clinical practices, including assessments, the day tre atment program,
172	172	infection control, pharmacy and direct care staffing. The hospital fully complied with the 224 requirements under
173	173	DOJ
174	174	and the Federal lawsuit was dismissed September 16, 2014.
175	175	 Rev
176	176	italized
177	177	the professional nursing staff by hiring over 160 new registered nurses in two years to successfully
178	178	meet a DOJ requirement of 6 hours of nursing care per day for each patient, with a staff mix of 50% registered
179	179	nurses.
180	180	 Planned
181	181	and oversaw a reduction in expenditures and non-clinical staff to meet mandated budgetary cuts resulting
182	182	in reduction of staff by over 120 employees since January 2009 resulting in approximately $7,200,000 in annual
183	183	sav
184	184	ings.
185	185	 Managed the completion and transition to the new $143M replacement hospital on time and with minimal
186	186	disruption to individuals in care and staff.
187	187	 Created
188	188	a new “one hospital” culture which emphasized treatment and rehabilitation for both court-ordered and
189	189	civil individuals in care by eliminating forensic-specific units and treatment and assigning individuals in care to
190	190	units based on therapeutic need
191	191	 Streamlined administrative services and ensured higher levels of staff accountability including a major
192	192	reorganization of the clinical programs including the creation of a new Therapeutic Learning Center
193	193	Reinvigorated
194	194	the Performance Improvement Department resulting in the completion of significant routine audits
195	195	and reports and a greatly enhanced investigatory capability.
196	196	 Implemented
197	197	a hospital-wide electronic medical records system which included all patient information.
198	198	 Improved the quality of life for patients through the initiation of programs such as a Summer Concert series and
199	199	an Annual Friends and Family Day,
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201	201	Director, Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs
202	202	Government of the District of Columbia January 2005 –
203	203	January 2007
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205	205	Leader of the major regulatory agency in the District of Columbia. Supervised 430
206	206	full time staff and more than 100
207	207	contractors with a budget of $50.4M and revenues of $49M. Major areas of regulation included
208	208	land use/zoning,
209	209	construction permitting, business licensing, housing inspection, commercial compliance, administration of boards and
210	210	commissions, professional licensing, rent control, consumer protection, and commercial investigations.
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212	212	Key accomplishments included:
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214	214	 Realigned
215	215	of the agency to focus on two major business activities: 1) issuing important business and construction
216	216	documents, and 2) enforcing housing and commerce laws and regulations.
217	217	 Created the Office of the Chief Tenant Advocate.
218	218	 Restored the Office of Consumer Protection.
219	219	 Created the Homeowners Center for small home renovation projects.
220	220	 Formed
221	221	the Illegal Construction Unit to increase safety in construction.
222	222	 Reduced the permit application backlog from over 5,200 to less than 400.
223	223	 Lowered the vacancy rate by 12% over two years.
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225	225	Consolidated 51 stand-alone databases into nine integrated systems.
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227	227	Achieved legislative successes including Rent Control reform, the establishment of the Green Building
228	228	construction code, and expanded Civil Enforcement authority.
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235	235	Director, Neighborhood Services, Office of the City Administrator
236	236	Government of the District of Columbia July 2000 –
237	237	January 2005
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239	239	Created and led this cutting-edge, 16-agency Neighborhood Services program, a community-based, interagency
240	240	collaborative problem-solving approach to create and sustain clean, safe, healthy, and economically vibrant
241	241	neighborhoods. Key accomplishments included:
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243	243	 Successfully implemented an innovative model for achieving positive outcomes in areas formerly plagued with
244	244	persistent problems such as addressing highly violent neighborhoods with infrastructure and other problems.
245	245	 Established interagency, collaborative teams of agency Senior Staff and empowered ward Core Teams to lead,
246	246	champion, and implement cultural and performance change that mattered to neighborhoods.
247	247	 Facilitated systemic change toward performance-based accountability by integrating and linking neighborhood
248	248	outcomes with agency performance contracts, citywide strategic planning, and budgeting.
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250	250	Special Assistant,
251	251	Office of the City Administrator
252	252	Government of the District of Columbia March 1999 –
253	253	July 2000
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255	255	 Implemented Mayor’s Short-Term Action Team (STAT) activities for the human services cluster to support the
256	256	public commitments of the Mayor’s First 100 Days
257	257	 Managed day-to-day interaction between the City Administrator and health and human services agencies with a
258	258	particular focus on policy and budget issues.
259	259	 Managed the complex negotiations regarding the bankruptcy of a hospital in an economically depressed ward
260	260	with minimum health care options.
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262	262	Clinical Administrator,
263	263	D.C. Commission on Mental Health Services
264	264	Saint Elizabeths Hospital, John Howard Pavilion April 1996 –
265	265	March 1999
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267	267	 Administered the Forensic Special Treatment Unit and the Forensic Women’s Unit.
268	268	 Coordinated treatment, evaluations, and facilitated day-to-day operations of units for court-ordered individuals.
269	269	 Provided expert testimony in court.
270	270	 Supervised psychology trainees in APA accredited training program.
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272	272	Forensic Psychology Fellow/Psychology Intern,
273	273	D.C. Commission on Mental Health Services
274	274	Saint Elizabeths Hospital, John Howard Pavilion September 1993 –
275	275	April 1996
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278	278	EDUCATION
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280	280	Doctor of Psychology,
281	281	Illinois School of Professional Psychology, March 1995.
282	282	Master of Education,
283	283	Counseling & Student Personnel, University of Delaware, June 1986.
284	284	Bachelor of Arts,
285	285	English & Religious Studies, Villanova University, June 1984.
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287	287	LICENSURE
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289	289	Licensed Psychologist District of Columbia
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296	296	AWARDS
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298	298	 2015 Robert L. Sloan Leadership Award, D.C. Hospital Association
299	299	 2015 Meritorious Service Award, Government of the District of Columbia
300	300	 2009 Distinguished Alumnus Award, Argosy University
301	301	ASSOCIATIONS
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303	303	 American Psychological Association
304	304	COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
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306	306	 Board of Trustees, Capital City Public Charter School: authorized and facilitated the establishment of an Upper
307	307	School, extending the existing program (Pre K 3 to Grade 8) to include high school, now Pre K 3 to Grade 12
308	308	(2009 through 2014).
309	309	 Completed seven Century Rides (100-mile bike rides) to raise funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
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311	311	PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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313	313	 Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of
314	314	Government, February 2000.
315	315	 Panelist at the Historical Society of the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia for the presentation:
316	316	"Duran and the Evolution of the Insanity Defense.”
317	317	 Faculty member, Psychiatry Residency Training Program, taught two courses: “Clinical Case Conference” and
318	318	“Administrative Psychiatry” to third and fourth year residents at Saint Elizabeths Hospital.
319	319	 Graduate of the District’s
320	320	first Certified Public Manager program class in 1998.
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323	323	Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
324	324	John A. Wilson Building \| 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 \| Washington, DC 20004
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329	329	Dr. Patrick Canavan, Psy.D.
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331	331	Dr. Canavan, Psy.D. is the Vice President of Consulting Services at
332	332	IdeaCrew, Inc.
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334	334	Dr. Canavan has executive level experience in healthcare and an
335	335	outstanding track record in health facility turnaround and financial,
336	336	regulatory, and treatment reform. He oversees IdeaCrew’s work in IT-
337	337	enabled behavioral support, a fast growing new are aimed to improve
338	338	outcomes for people in recovery from mental illness. His
339	339	comprehensive approach to behavior support elevates access to care,
340	340	reduces barriers, and delivers transparency at a fraction of the traditional
341	341	market costs. Dr. Canavan has worked with a number of prestigious hospitals in the Northeast, and
342	342	led federal civil rights and financial management lawsuits to successful resolution. His leadership
343	343	experience includes serving as Chief Executive Officer of St. Elizabeths Hospital and as Director
344	344	of the District’s Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs.
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346	346	A Ward 1 resident, Dr. Canavan received his Doctor of Psychology from the Illinois School of
347	347	Professional Psychology, his Master of Education in Counseling and Student Personnel from the
348	348	University of Delaware, and his Bachelor of Arts in English and Religious Studies from Villanova
349	349	University. GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
350	350	Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
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352	352	Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
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356	356	The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681
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358	358	To: Tomas Talamante, Steve Walker
359	359	From: Betsy Cavendish
360	360	Date: May 10, 2024
361	361	Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolution nominating Patrick Canavan as a member
362	362	of the Board of Psychology
363	363	This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced resolution and
364	364	found it to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
365	365	hesitate to call Erika Satterlee, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202-
366	366	724-1303, or me at 202-724-7681.
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370	370	Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Cavendish
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