Mark Edwards
Chief Financial Officer

Mark joined Bradford Health Services during 2019, bringing over 25 years of health care leadership experience. Prior to joining Bradford, he was CFO of an ambulatory care management company, held leadership finance positions in an academic medical center as well as Senior Vice President of a national healthcare company.

Mark has an extensive background in many areas of the healthcare industry. He is proud to join operational and clinical leadership with focuses on superior patient care, improving margins, process improvements as well as strategic company direction.

Mark earned his undergraduate degree in Accounting from Auburn University and is a CPA.

Julia Hughes
Corporate Compliance Officer

Since the summer of 2018, Julia has served as Compliance Officer for the Red Oak Recovery Division. In January 2020 her role increased to companywide Corporate Compliance Officer. In this position, she is responsible for promoting and ensuring Bradford company policies and compliance, including internal complaint reporting systems, as well as development and implementation of corrective action plans. Julia is detail oriented and passionate about creating safe environments in which healing and recovery can take place.

She received her B.A. in Psychology from the University of North Carolina in Asheville with a minor in Neuroscience.

Cristine Ferguson
Director of Program Development

Cristine joined Bradford Health Services at the beginning of 2020, bringing over 15 years of healthcare experience to our team. Prior to this role, she worked in various business development and strategy roles with Tenet Healthcare in the Birmingham market, spent 5 years as a small business owner and entrepreneur, and before that held sales, training and sales leadership roles in the Pharmaceutical industry.

Cristine received her bachelor’s degree in Communication Theory and Human Relations from Park University and her MBA from Samford University.

Way Brunson
Information Technology Director

Way Brunson is Bradford’s Information Technology Director and brings over 20 years of Information Technology experience to the company. Way joined the company in 2019 and is responsible for Information Technology strategy, management, and security for all of Bradford Health’s technology needs.

Prior to joining Bradford, Way worked in IT leadership roles with Acuity Brands, Walter Energy, and most recently Alacare Home Health and Hospice.

Way earned a degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Alabama’s school of Commerce and Business Administration and an MBA in Technology Management from the University of Phoenix.

JR Curbow
VP of Patient Admissions

JR Curbow is the VP of Admissions for Bradford. JR worked for many years in the banking industry specializing in IT. He spent 15 years working as the Director of Admissions at Bradford’s Warrior Lodge. He left Bradford for nearly ten years to pursue entrepreneur interests. While separated from Bradford JR longed to come back to impact lives. He joined Bradford again in 2018 and leads all aspects of Bradford’s Admissions process.

Scott Beatty
VP of Human Resources

Scott Beatty is Bradford’s Vice President of Human Resources. Scott joined the company in 2018 and brings over 20 years of Human Resources experience to the company. In his role, Scott oversees the HR leadership and vision of the company and supports all aspects of human capital including Benefits, Payroll, Leadership Development, Talent Acquisition, and Employee Relations.

Prior to joining Bradford, Scott worked in HR leadership roles with such companies as GEICO, TeleTech Holdings, DST Health Solutions, and most recently Books-A-Million.

Scott earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Baylor University and a MBA from the University of North Texas. He also holds both the SPHR and SHRM-SCP certifications in Human Resources.

Valeta Neal
VP of Outpatient Division

Valeta Neal has more than 30 years in the healthcare field and comes to Bradford from Brookwood Baptist Health Primary and Specialty Care Network as their chief executive officer. Responsible for developing outpatient programs, Valeta worked closely with the physician and operations staff. Her experience as a strategic and operational leader is instrumental in her role as VP of the Outpatient Division. Early in her career, she found that she enjoyed the healthcare culture, which offered the opportunity to focus on financial performance, planning and operations in an industry whose mission is to promote health, quality and service. Valeta received her Bachelor of Science in Business from the University of Alabama, Birmingham.

Howard Bayless-Bonventre is Bradford’s Corporate Director of Development, a role he’s held since 2006. He’s responsible for managed-care relationships, contracting and contract compliance, utilization review, lease management, contract-unit operations and more.

Before taking on his current post, Howard was assistant administrator of our Warrior facility and, before then, manager of Warrior’s business office. He’s been a member of our team since 1989.

Howard strongly advocates for people suffering from the disease of addiction. Active in the Birmingham area and far beyond, he volunteers for numerous causes that promote the civil rights of all individuals.

Raised in Birmingham, Howard holds Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Montevallo (AL), where he majored in psychology and minored in counseling and guidance. He later earned his M.S. degree in Health Services Administration, from Saint Francis University.

Bradford mourns the loss of a devoted colleague and friend.

Jason Scoggins was Bradford’s Director of Patient Financial Services, and has been with us since 2006. He managed the broad range of revenue-cycle activities across Bradford’s extensive continuum of care. Jason’s goal was to optimize each patient’s experience in dealing with today’s varied and often complicated insurance requirements.

He worked closely with Patient Financial Services staff in each of our locations … to make sure that Bradford’s patients and their family members received the best possible service.

Jason earned his Bachelor of Science in Finance and MBA degrees from the Collat School of Business at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Angie McCord, MPPM
VP of Sales and Marketing

Angie McCord has spent nearly two decades in the field of sales and marketing. She has managed local, regional and national accounts and supervised staff in all areas of customer engagement. Angie has worked with Bradford for more than 20 years in various roles. Her passion is people and helping them reach their personal and professional goals. She has a BA in Journalism and a BA in Broadcasting from Eastern Kentucky University. Angie has a Master’s Degree in Public and Private Management from Birmingham Southern College.

Kathleen Kelley, LCSW, MSW, is Chief Operating Officer of our Warrior Lodge facility. With more than 30 years’ experience in behavioral health, she’s held leadership posts at residential addiction-treatment centers and behavioral healthcare hospitals.

Since 1991, Kathleen has served our patients by leading a number of our clinical programs. Her roles have included Clinical Director for adult and adolescent programs, in both inpatient and outpatient settings, and Assistant Administrator of our Warrior residential addiction-treatment center.

In 2013, she became chief operating officer of Crescent Pines Hospital, a psychiatric hospital serving children, adolescents and adults. Three years later, Kathleen returned to Bradford to head our 84-bed residential adult and adolescent treatment center in Madison.

She holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama in Birmingham and a master’s degree in social work from Florida State University.