Bobbie has been a peer surveyor and team leader at the Council on Accreditation for more than ten years. She has reviewed a variety of agencies, including nonprofit, religious and military organizations.

Please help us give a warm welcome to our newest team member, Dave Branding, PhD!

With more than 40 years of administrative, executive leadership and board governance experience in a variety of health and human service organizations, integrated delivery systems and health plans, Dave has served as a provider, purchaser and funder. He specializes in achieving and maintaining accreditation, improving risk management practices and creating supportive accountability systems.

Tracy first became familiar with the accreditation world when she began working for Gateway Foundation in 2007. Gateway Foundation is accredited by The Joint Commission, and she became familiar with TJC behavioral health accreditation during her 6 years as executive director for Gateway Aurora.

Carol started her accreditation career in 1980 when she implemented a substance abuse outpatient and prevention program for the State of Michigan Office of Substance Abuse Services. For more than a year,

Carol prepared the agency for its first national accreditation survey and began implementing policies and procedures during a time when the behavioral health field lacked clearly defined standards. After

achieving accreditation, she became a consultant and specialized in helping agencies navigate the CARF and The Joint Commission accreditation processes.

We are happy to announce that Viviane Ngwa — a Clinical Social Worker, is joining Accreditation Guru as our newest Accreditation Consultant!

We are happy to announce that Tracy Collander, LCSW a nationally regarded accreditation expert, is joining Accreditation Guru as our newest Accreditation Consultant! A former executive with The Joint Commission, she brings deep knowledge and experience to her position as accreditation consultant.