With over 25 years of professional experience, Zina (she/her) has excelled in marketing production at a trade association before transitioning into operational and leadership roles within behavioral healthcare for over 15 years. Her expertise includes launching facilities, guiding teams in clinical programming, licensure, and accreditation. Zina's leadership extends to marketing, business development, and admissions, driving organizational growth. As a thought leader, she specializes in diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) initiatives, co-authoring best practices for the National Association of Treatment Providers. Zina holds various qualifications including social worker, master certified addiction professional, and certified diversity executive. Committed to advocacy, she has served as a past Board Member for the NAATP and she chairs the Brain Love Foundation and serves on the board for Young People in Recovery supporting recovery equity. She holds a Master of Social Work from Fordham University and a Bachelor of Social Work from Rutgers University, having also served as a past adjunct professor at Rutgers University School of Social Work.
