ValueOptions, Connecticut CEO Lori Szczygiel and Associates Named “Most Clued-In Senior Management Team”

Rocky Hill, CT (Sept. 19, 2013) – ValueOptions®, Connecticut, a behavioral health and wellness company, announced today that Hartford Courant/Fox CT awarded CEO Lori Szczygiel and her senior executive staff  “Most Clued-In Senior Management Team” of Top Workplaces 2013. The award recognizes a leadership team which goes above and beyond in understanding what is really happening at all levels of the company. 

In addition to the coveted management award, it was the third year in a row that Top Workplaces named ValueOptions, Connecticut as one of the best places to work in the state. Under Ms. Szczygiel and her senior management team, the company has been recognized every year since the awards' inception.

“As leaders, we strive to promote our corporate values of resiliency and self-directed recovery at every level,” said Ms. Szczygiel. “Our local team of talented employees have truly embraced the mission of enabling individuals who struggle with mental health or substance use/abuse concerns to live with a sense of competence and hope, and it is an honor to support them  as they work to fulfill that mission each and every day.” 

A resident of Killingworth, CT, Ms. Szczygiel has been with ValueOptions for 17 years, and has served as the ValueOptions, Connecticut CEO since 2005. She was previously honored in 2011 with the Top Workplaces’ Leadership Award for a medium-sized business, and was recognized as the Top CEO in her division. 

ValueOptions, Connecticut administers mental health and addiction services for approximately 620,000 Medicaid recipients throughout the state in conjunction with the Connecticut Behavioral Health Partnership (CT-BHP), a collaboration composed of the Department of Children and Families (DCF), the Department of Social Services (DSS), and the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS). 

ValueOptions, Connecticut is an affiliate of ValueOptions, the nation’s largest independent behavioral health and wellness company. For more information about ValueOptions, visit www.valueoptions.com. Along with managing its numerous public sector, commercial and federal clients throughout the country, the company developed Stamp Out Stigma, a corporate initiative to foster a dialogue on the prevalence of mental illness, share personal experiences of those impacted by a mental health issue, and provide resources to those in need of help. For more information on Stamp Out Stigma, visit www.stampoutstigma.com.