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About CoHealth | Advisory Board

Joseph M. Casciani is the founder and President of Concept HealthcareSM.  Dr. Casciani holds an MS Degree from San Diego State University and a PhD from the US International University (now Alliant University) in San Diego.  He has a 30-year career as a clinical psychologist and has worked exclusively in the field of geropsychology since 1982, when he began this practice with the San Diego County Mental Health inpatient geropsychiatric unit.  He collaborated with another psychologist, Stanley Rest, PhD, on several contracts with the California Department of Aging to develop training manuals and curricula for long term care facilities statewide on aging and mental health topics.  He is also the co-founder and former President of Vericare, a multi-state provider of mental health care to older adults in skilled and residential settings, where for 16 years, he was responsible for program development and the delivery of clinical services to residents in over 1,000 facilities, in eight states.  He is the co-editor (with Merla Arnold and Erlene Rosowsky) of a forthcoming book, titled “Geropsychology and Long Term Care: A Practitioner’s Guide”, published by Springer and due in 2008.  He was also recently elected Board member of the Council of Professional Geropsychology Training Programs, a consortium of graduate schools, clinical practicum sites, and post-licensure organizations offering specialized training in geropsychology. He is the current President of Psychologists in Long Term Care.  Dr. Casciani has presented at several professional association meetings, including the American Society on Aging, American Medical Directors Association, and the American Psychological Association on a range of topics in the areas of aging and mental health practices with older adults. 

Brenda K. Billimoria is a licensed clinical social worker, with over 30 years of combined clinical and supervisory work in mental health and health care settings, primarily with seniors.  For four years, she was the Director of Quality Management at Vericare, where she developed policy and procedure on Medicare documentation protocols and oversaw quality improvement activity for the company’s practitioners.  Ms. Billimoria completed post-graduate certification in trauma treatment, and taught "Trauma, Grief and Loss" at San Diego State University for over four years.  She has offered over 100 national, state and local continuing education presentations on a variety of psychosocial issues and aging, quality management, and long term care.  Brenda was selected as a member for the Bereavement Steering Committee for National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.  She has conducted private coaching for LCSW licensure, including development of study materials and case presentations for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association. 


Sally Browder is a clinical psychologist who received her PhD from the University of Texas Medical Center in Dallas in 1980 and performed a post-doctoral research fellowship at the Duke University Medical Center.  She has twenty years of teaching experience and was a tenured professor, division chair, and award-winning classroom instructor. Her research addressed depression among primary care patients, stress of informal caregiving, and the intersections of health, mental health and aging. She has conducted workshops and retreats for a variety of client groups, drawing on her long experience in curriculum planning, small-group direction, and teaching. She has provided psychological consultation in skilled nursing facilities, served as a clinician in hospital-based physical rehabilitation programs, directed an inpatient psychiatric program for women, and worked both in community mental health and private practice, to which she has recently returned.


George S. Feuer received his PhD  in clinical psychology from University of Pennsylvania in 1983 and was licensed as a psychologist 1984.  From 1987 to 1994, he was Clinical Director of Adult Acute Psychiatry for Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa. where he supervised clinical psychology staff on three inpatient, adult psychiatry units servicing chronically mentally ill adults.  During the period from 1994 to 1997, he was a practitioner for Vericare, Inc. and worked in skilled nursing facilities, and treated residents with a wide variety of difficult behaviors which interfered with their ability to live with dignity and self respect. Dr. Feuer created behavioral treatment plans, consulted with staff and families, led in-services and participated in interdisciplinary treatment team care planning.  For a decade after working as a provider, he became the Regional Psychologist for the Mid-Atlantic Division of Vericare.  He was responsible for hiring, training, and oversight of the clinical work of 23 psychologists providing services in 95 long-term care facilities in PA, NJ and DE. He also monitored facility relationships and documentation compliance, and was responsible for setting and meeting yearly regional growth goals.


Susan Ellen Margolis, CNS-P/MH, received her Bachelor and Masters of Science in Nursing from the University of Texas at Arlington.  Her PhD is from Texas Womans University in Denton.  Dr. Margolis, affectionately known as “Dr. Sus,” spent the last five years as the corporate psychiatric consultant for VeriCare, Inc.  For the decade prior to that she worked for the Psychiatric Center of North Texas as the director of geriatric services. Having served in both the U.S. Army and Air Force, Dr. Sus’ professional attitude has been evident in her drive to make mental health care available to all, especially to older adults.  A member of Sigma Theta Tau, the international honor society of nursing, and on countless speakers’ bureaus, Dr. Sus is sought after for nursing, psychiatric, and psychological seminars.  Besides her career in geriatrics, Dr. Margolis is a recognized, award-winning artist.  A personal interest is adopting children from neglectful/abusive environments and finding good homes for them.


Harry Mills, PhD., is a licensed psychologist with over 30 years experience in training and education, including the Director of Training for an APA-Approved Internship program, and in the application of clinical health psychology services and behavior medicine in hospitals, primary care systems, workplace health promotion and online education.   He has worked both as a practitioner and teacher in the development of health promotion, planning and management of healthcare delivery systems, and has had faculty affiliations with Ole Miss Medical School, the University of Alabama School of Gerontology, Vanderbilt University and University of Central Florida.  He is a licensed psychologist in Florida, and has obtained NIMH Certification in consultation from Tulane School of Public Health, and Certification in Forensic Psychology from the State of Tennessee.  Dr. Mills has developed numerous behavior medicine programs in self-care and disease management, and has held positions with AlignMark, Inc., MHNet, Inc., and Biodyne Provider Group of Florida.


Dr. Barbara Deguzis earned her Ph.D. in Gerontology from the University of Manchester, in England. She specialized in Healthy Aging and Health Education, developing seminars on topics relating to healthy aging. Upon receiving her Ph.D., she spent a year as a volunteer, teaching at a university in the former Soviet Union, where she was also involved with an intergenerational program with seniors who were displaced because of the Chernobyl nuclear accident. Dr. Barb owns Vibrant Maturity in Austin Texas, offering customized training to state agencies and companies on topics such as Leadership Skills, Customer Service, and Caregiving for Aging Parents. She also offers continuing education workshops for professionals in Texas. She also teaches at two local colleges when her schedule allows and has served on various advisory boards overseeing Senior Centers and Senior Services.