PENELOPE GALLEGOS
Director of Business Development
Executive Mental Health
Supporting older Americans’ mental health and identifying best ways to work in of licensed vocational nurse, Penelope Gallegos, director of business development at Executive Mental Health (EMH). Over the past 10 years with the company, Gallegos has worked to develop an $8 million-dollar mental healthcare operation, which has served thousands of patients a year as a key clinical partner to over 250 skilled nursing facilities throughout California and Nevada.
To successfully market EMH to privately owned and larger group managed skilled nursing facilities, Gallegos crafted and carried out a successful B2B campaign focusing on deepening the brand’s relationships on a local level. Gallegos has a deep understanding of the unique needs of the skilled nursing setting having worked prior to joining EMH as a quality assurance nurse and case manager, gathering acute, telemetry, ER, medical and surgery experience.
Over the past seven years, and while challenged with the uncertainties of the pandemic, Gallegos grew the clinical psychology partner agreements by 600%. Specifically in the past year, Gallegos brought in over 45 new facilities, onboarded 10 new clinicians, coordinated hires of 15 telehealth medical assistants and 3 community liaisons to support the growth of the business. Gallegos has brought increased understanding of the mental health needs of residents to each of those facilities with 10 CE courses, including content that examines topics such as “Better Payment, Better Mental Health Outcomes Under PDPM,” “Dementia 101: Managing Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia,” and more.
