Jennifer Crute Steiner Named Chief Executive Officer of InnerChange

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Jul 31, 2014, 06:20 ET

SALT LAKE CITY, July 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- InnerChange, a leader in trusted behavioral therapy, has selected Jennifer Crute Steiner as its next Chief Executive Officer. Steiner will assume her new role on August 4, 2014, taking over for Val Christensen who has acted as the Interim CEO since November 2013. Val will continue to be involved as Chairman of the Board.

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"Jennifer brings a passion for excellence in health care delivery and a proven record of success in operations management, business and marketing strategy, delivery of quality outcomes, and community relations. Her experience along with her outstanding personal attributes and ethics make her a perfect addition to lead our team at InnerChange," said Val Christensen.

Prior to joining InnerChange, Steiner served as a Division Vice President for Davita Health Care Partners, a leading Fortune 500 provider of kidney care where she managed all outpatient and home dialysis operations in Northern California and Southern Oregon.

"I am honored by this opportunity to serve InnerChange and our partner programs. I feel deeply passionate about providing the highest quality care to young people and families needing support in their journey to adulthood," said Steiner. "I am inspired to be a part of the InnerChange vision to heal generations and to serve more youth and families with our industry-leading care in the years ahead."

Prior to DaVita, Steiner served as Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Health Care REIT, a nearly $20 billion real estate investment trust, specializing in health care real estate. In this role, Steiner developed and managed customer and investor marketing communications. In the years preceding her tenure at Health Care REIT, Steiner was Assistant Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at HCR ManorCare, the leading post acute and skilled nursing provider in the U.S. where she served for nearly 13 years.

Steiner holds an MBA in Business from the University of Michigan – Stephen M. Ross School of Business. She obtained her Bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts from Colorado College.

Steiner has three beautiful children and a wonderfully supportive husband who is the Chief Financial Officer of a classical music academy. She enjoys spending free time with her family, volunteering at her church, running marathons, reading poetry and being outdoors. She is a passionate supporter of the Dream Foundation, a nonprofit organization that makes possible the wishes of terminally ill adults.

ABOUT INNERCHANGE
InnerChange and our partner programs facilitate lasting positive change in the lives of young people and their families. We are unified around a powerful CORE™ method of trust-based residential therapy. InnerChange currently partners with New Haven Residential Treatment Center, Sunrise Residential Treatment Center, Chrysalis Therapeutic Boarding School, Fulshear Treatment to Transition and The Oakley School.

www.InnerChange.com

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