Phil Herschman

Sierra Tucson names interim exec director

Sierra Tucson has appointed Phil Herschman as interim executive director. Herschman is currently the chief clinical officer at CRC Health Group, parent company of Sierra Tucson.

The founder of CRC’s Clinical Advisory Board, he has 40 years of experience in the healthcare industry.

Stephen Fahey, Sierra Tucson’s executive director, is stepping down to pursue professional opportunities elsewhere.

Before joining CRC in 2002, Herschman served as chief executive officer of Behavioral Health Concepts, a national mental health management company that he founded in 1993. He spent eight years with Republic/OrNda Health Corporation, and he was previously regional vice president of operations for Horizon Health. He began his career as a clinical psychologist.

Herschman holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of California, Irvine, and a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego.

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