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    Meredith L. Surdel, LMHC-DP

    Director of Clinical Services
    Mid-Erie Mental Health Services, Inc. dba Endeavor Health Services
    Buffalo, New York

    Meredith Surdel is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with over 20 years of experience in behavioral health service delivery. Early in her career, Meredith developed the Site-Based Mentoring program for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Erie County in 2004. This entailed accessing the school system to link adult volunteers with children in need of mentoring. In 2006, Meredith moved to Burlington Vermont where she was a Children’s Crisis Clinician at Howard Center providing crisis intervention, assessment, and referral to children and families in crisis. It was through Howard Center that she developed and led a Safety Net Program for children and families impacted by incarceration working closely with the legal system. Meredith became a Clinician in Rochester Regional Health System’s PROS program in 2010 and ultimately was promoted to the position of Clinical Supervisor. In 2016, she was offered a job as a Recruiter for Behavioral Health Staff in the same organization. Returning to her hometown of Buffalo in 2017, Meredith was hired as Program Manager at HOPE Treatment & Counseling Center for Endeavor Health Services. This innovative program is an integrated treatment program partnered with Inspired Health Group where clients receive a range of treatment for both their co-occurring behavioral health and medical issues. Currently, Meredith is the Director of Clinical Services for Endeavor Health Services. She oversees outpatient clinics, community-based services, and intensive rehabilitation services. She has experience working with the forensic population, children, adolescents, and people with severe and persistent mental illness. Meredith is active in billing procedures and CCBHC regulatory oversight. Meredith has developed strong relationships with external stakeholders to improve the health and wellness of Western New York and has implemented leadership development for internal staff.

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