Published on December 03, 2007

Adventist HealthCare Behavioral Services Appoints Christopher L. Snead to Board of Trustees for Reginald S. Lourie Center for Infants and Young Children

Rockville, MD - Adventist HealthCare Behavioral Services is pleased to announce the election of Christopher L. Snead to board member of the Reginald S. Lourie Center for Infants and Young Children.

Mr. Christopher L. Snead is currently vice president of consulting for Leon Snead & Company, P.C., a CPA accounting and management consulting firm based in Rockville, Maryland. Prior to starting his own business, Mr. Snead served in senior sales management roles for companies such as Pitney Bowes, Milliken & Company, Inc., and Pizza Hut, Inc.

"We are pleased to welcome Christopher Snead as the Reginald S. Lourie Center's new board member," said William G. "Bill" Robertson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Adventist HealthCare. "Mr. Snead is a respected member of the business community and shares our passion for upholding the high standards of our faith-based organization."

About the Reginald S. Lourie Center for Infants and Young Children

The Reginald S. Lourie Center for Infants and Young Children was founded in 1983 by the late Dr. Reginald S. Lourie and his colleagues. The organization evolved from a six-year clinical research project funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. This project demonstrated the value of early identification and intervention to enable children to reach their full potential, developmentally and emotionally. In 2006, the Center was acquired by Adventist HealthCare Behavioral Services, which include Potomac Ridge Behavioral Health. Based in Rockville, Maryland the Reginald S. Lourie Center specializes in the assessment, treatment and prevention of emotional, behavioral and developmental problems in infants and young children.

About Adventist HealthCare's Behavioral Services

Adventist HealthCare's Behavioral Services include Potomac Ridge Behavioral Health, Washington Adventist Hospital's Behavioral Health Unit and the Reginald S. Lourie Center for Infants and Young Children. One of the largest providers of mental health services in Maryland, Adventist HealthCare's Behavioral Services offer a broad range of programs and treatment options for children, adolescents and seniors including acute behavioral care, outpatient chemical dependency programs, residential treatment, education programs and community-based services. Adventist HealthCare's Behavioral Services employ more than 900 people at its locations in Anne Arundel and Montgomery counties and the Eastern Shore.