Michelle Kalz Named to New Role of Chief Growth and Strategy Officer at Lindner Center of Hope

May 1, 2026 – Mason, Ohio – Michelle K. Kalz, MHA has joined Lindner Center of Hope in the new role of Chief Growth and Strategy Officer (CGSO). In this role, Kalz will lead initiatives to expand access, strengthen strategic partnerships, and advance the organization’s mission of delivering hope and healing.

With more than 30 years of experience in business development, marketing, patient access, and executive leadership, she brings a results-driven approach to organizational growth. Her work focuses on aligning strategy with patient-centered outcomes, ensuring that expansion efforts enhance both access to care and the overall patient experience.

Prior to joining Lindner Center of Hope, Michelle held senior leadership roles in several national companies including Rogers Behavioral Health, Odyssey Behavioral Health, Recovery Centers of America, and Acadia Healthcare. In these positions, she led transformative growth initiatives, translating organizational vision into actionable strategies that improved performance and broadened reach.

Michelle holds a Bachelor’s degree in Corporate Communications from Lindenwood University and a Master’s degree in Health Administration from Webster University, both in St. Louis, Missouri.

Lindner Center of Hope in Mason, Ohio is a comprehensive mental health center providing exceptional mental health services and improving the health of our community.  We achieve this through expertise, innovation, research, education, advocacy, and putting people first. We start by meeting individuals wherever they are on their journey and relentlessly pursue excellence in all we do.

Lindner Center of Hope offers patient-centered, scientifically advanced care for individuals suffering with mental illness. A state-of-the-science, mental health center and charter member of the National Network of Depression Centers, the Center provides psychiatric hospitalization, residential services, and substance use disorders treatment for adults, outpatient services for all ages, and partial hospitalization for individuals age 12-years-old and older, and research. The Center is enhanced by its partnerships with the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center as their clinicians are ranked among the best providers locally, nationally and internationally. Patients and families who may benefit from Lindner Center services may call (513) 536-HOPE (4673) for an initial assessment. Learn more at LindnerCenterofHope.org.