IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 5, 2010
David W. Rickard joins Centerpoint Health & Talbert House
as Director of Information Technology
David Rickard |
CINCINNATI— Centerpoint Health and Talbert House are pleased to announce the appointment of David W. Rickard as the director of Information Technology.
Rickard has extensive knowledge in project planning and management, product selection, business management and client collaboration. He worked 31 years at Convergys, a Cincinnati-based relationship management corporation. Most recently, he served as platform manager where he managed business analysts responsible for evolution of application platforms related to financial, purchasing, legal and service management businesses. Previous to that position, he was the director of budget management, development environment and internal systems.
In his new position, Rickard oversees the information technology for Centerpoint Health and Talbert House. The two agencies are affiliated and have 850 employees with a client reach of 70,000 in Greater Cincinnati. Managing a team of seven, Rickard ensures the integrity of the affiliation’s client electronic records system and its centralized data center for 30 remote sites and manages internal technical support for Microsoft Office Productivity tools.
Rickard has a master’s of Education in Secondary Administration from Xavier University and a bachelor’s in Mathematics from Asbury College.
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ABOUT CENTERPOINT HEALTH
Centerpoint Health provides behavioral healthcare including outpatient treatment, counseling, case management, support services and crisis and prevention services to residents of Hamilton County, Ohio. Centerpoint Health is affiliated with Talbert House and is funded in part by the Hamilton County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board. Referrals can be made at (513) 221-HELP (4357).
ABOUT TALBERT HOUSE
Talbert House is a community-wide nonprofit network of social services with 30 proven programs focusing on prevention, assessment, treatment and reintegration. Each year, Talbert House helps 24,000 men, women and children across Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky overcome adversity to become healthy and productive citizens through its programs in community corrections, mental health, substance abuse and welfare-to-work.
