Vaughn Bell

About Vaughn Bell

For all of my career, I have worked in multiple facets of the behavioral health and addiction healthcare industry. Beginning my career as a clinician in psychiatric hospitals, I soon expanded my roles into management, ultimately growing into multi-site management in the sales, marketing and business development arena. Being trained as a therapist, I am a student of human behavior, and I find that my training as a therapist has made me a more astute leader. Expanding into overseeing additional operations areas in hospitals - Admissions, Outpatient Services. Managed Care contracting, Sales - gave me a solid base in operations that has carried through as I have built cohesive teams within treatment organizations. I am passionate about training, I was tapped early in my career as a national sales trainer for Charter Behavioral Corporation, and then taped to become a leadership trainer while at Humana. I find that developing people and building teams has lead to my greatest professional successes. Having spent over a decade leading teams across multiple states and in matrix organizations, my national network grew again as I expanded into working in the Insurance industry with Humana for 7 years. Returning to the provider space in the addiction industry in long term residential settings, I also maintain my own consulting practice focusing on sales and management in the healthcare space. Helping small to mid-sized organizations and starts ups, including non-profits to develop sales and strategic plans, recruiting and training staff, resolving operational challenges related to clinical programming, staff training and growth needs, I have consulted with a wide range of organizations including treatment centers, ABA/ Autism providers, veterinary practices, and impaired physician groups. Continuing in my corporate roles, I have expanded my focus to medical devices and the Biotech industry, specifically focused on the behavioral health/addiction industry. I have spoken at several national conferences on panels regarding treatment approaches and regularly provide consultation to investors looking to invest in this space. In my free time, I enjoy working as a Board member with multiple not for profit companies ranging from arts organizations, environmental support services, disability services and other treatment companies. I have served on the State Opioid Task Force in Kentucky and engage in advocacy at a state and national level. When I am not at my desk, or with my family, I have found a new passion for creating art and other creative outlets to recharge.

Experience

1. SVP of Business Development and Admissions

   Hightop Health

   Apr 2026 — Present

Education

• Addiction Training Center

  Certification

  2020 — 2020

• Samford University

  BA, Psychology

  1981 — 1985

• Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

  MDiv, Pastoral Counseling

  1985 — 1989