Stacey Irving
CEO
Stacey Irving is a performance-driven senior leader with expertise across the healthcare continuum, including pharmaceutical manufacturers, consumers, payers and providers. She has deep experience, at both start ups and highly matrixed, relationship-driven organizations, in strategy, marketing, multi-site operations, and product development. Stacey is a rare leader who combines operational excellence with people leadership. She is passionate about creating and nurturing corporate culture so that staff members feel seen and heard, appreciated, and key to the success of the organization. Stacey believes that “…when people can do their best work, then patients can get their best care. It’s that simple.”
Prior to joining Muir Wood, Stacey held influential senior positions at Tia, Davita Kidney Care, and McKesson. A graduate of Boston College, Stacey has been honored with the Strategic Patient Adherence Award given by CBI and Pharmaceutical Executive Magazine as well as with the Rising Star Award issued by the Healthcare Businesswomen Association (HBA).
Bryan Bowen
Partner/Chief Operating Officer
Bryan is a proven addiction treatment executive with a unique combination of experience in new business venture, management, business development, admissions, and intervention. With over 20 years in the treatment industry, Bryan got his start as an overnight tech and has worked his way up to be recognized as a National Leader in the Industry. Bryan has served on many non profit boards for recovery, addiction and intervention related organizations. These include; California Association of Addiction Recovery Resources (CAARR), The Association of Intervention Specialists, The Helen Vine Detox Center and The Henry Ohlhoff Programs.
Bryan’s philosophy on treatment is to provide the best clinical care and provide families with the education and resources they need to become an integral part of the healing process. He is an empathetic leader who creates teams that people want to be a part of. In his spare time, Bryan leads an active life in the beautiful surroundings of Northern California with his wife and daughter.
Ian Wolds, PsyD
Chief Clinical Officer
Dr. Wolds comes to Muir Wood from Constellation Behavioral Health where he served as President, overseeing all facets of the company and its treatment programs. As a licensed clinical psychologist, Ian has spent his entire career working in the care and treatment of clients with addiction and co-occurring disorders, spanning back to 2005. He brings an integrative psychology framework to his work that emphasizes the interdependence of psychological, physical/medical, sociocultural, spiritual, developmental and systemic dynamics in each individual’s life. Ian has worked with a wide variety of clinical populations dealing with addiction, mental illness and other co-occurring disorders across individual, group, and family contexts. He has worked in inpatient, residential, and outpatient treatment settings and completed a dissertation studying spiritual development in 12-Step recovery from a variety of cultural viewpoints. Ian’s passion lies in helping clients and families develop self-awareness, resilience, personal agency and the capacity to thrive in spite of life’s adversities, and ultimately the creation of more meaningful relationships and personal fulfillment.
Brent Bowers
Chief Compliance Officer
Brent is an extremely respected professional in the field of behavioral health and addiction treatment with over two decades of experience working in executive-level positions at many highly regarded treatment programs and organizations. Additionally, as a consultant, Brent has been instrumental in assisting many other programs with licensure, accreditation, compliance, and regulatory issues. As the Director of Compliance for Muir Wood, Brent ensures that the facility is in compliance with all health and safety practices, monitors the policies and procedures to ensure they are in alignment with licensing, manages the program’s performance improvement planning and monthly meetings, monitors the electronic health records to ensure proper and timely documentation, monitors employee hiring practices and human resource compliance, and is a valued member of the executive leadership team at Muir Wood.
David Smith, MD, DFASAM, FAACT
Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Smith is recognized as a national leader in addiction medicine, the psychopharmacology of drugs, new research strategies in the management of drug abuse problems, and the treatment of adolescent substance abuse. He is the founder of the Haight Ashbury Free Clinics of San Francisco and has been honored as one of the “Best Doctors in America.”
Dr. Smith is a fellow and past President of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, past president of the California Society of Addiction Medicine, past medical director for the California State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, and past medical director for the California Collaborative Center for Substance Abuse Policy Research. In addition to his role as Chair of Addiction Medicine here at Muir Wood, Dr. Smith is also an adjunct professor at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Smith is the founder and publisher of the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs and co-editor of the International Addiction Infoline newsletter. In addition, he has authored or co-authored twenty-six books, written over 340 journal articles, edited twenty-eight journals, and been the technical consultant for twenty-eight drug abuse-related films.
Heather Stratford
Vice President of Payer Strategy & Relations
Heather brings over 30 years of experience to the Muir Wood team, with the last 25 years focused on behavioral health treatment. The behavioral health insurance realm can be complicated for families and programs alike. Her passion is helping both parties navigate the complexities which arise. Heather is well versed in revenue cycle management, payor strategy / contracting and utilization review. She enjoys working through the challenges each of these offers. When not working, Heather enjoys spending time with her family, fishing, and traveling.