Ok y’all know I get emotional about how dope my friends are, so you can already guess that this week’s guest has been a blessing in my life. No one could ask for a better sister-friend than my homie Kellye. One of the smartest, most hilarious, empathetic, and loving folks I know. Check out her bio: Kellye M. Winbush is a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst with expertise in leading change across the systems, in collaboration with other leaders. She is the Owner/Founder of Key to Hope, LLC. Key to Hope is an organization that provides quality in-home behavioral therapeutic services to adults, adolescents, and children living with developmental disabilities, mental illness, and traumatic brain injury through the DHS Medicaid waiver program and private insurance. The lists of businesses she’s partnered with through Key to Hope are: I Can Dream Center, Posen-Robbins School District 143.5, South Chicago Parents and Friends, Progressive Therapeutics, Blue Island Citizens for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (Blue Cap), Solid Ground Behavior Services, Good Sheppard, Community Service Options, Suburban Access.

She held a contract with Progressive Careers and Housing Inc and was hired on as a full-time employee to help them bring their behavioral services in-house. She played a rather important role in reinstating the department that had been previously dismantled due to changes within the company. Kellye built out the departmental operations and got it up and fully functioning in a span of 30 days. She created a uniform system for a team of behavior analysts to apply to their caseloads in regard to everyday operations. She has augmented the behavior data collection across the agency. She has also been assisting in the selection, onboarding and mentoring of clinical and support staff thus aiding the Illinois state credentialing process.

She has been previously associated with various organizations. She also has a background in clinical psychology. She has developed strong physician relationships and engendered trust. Her past success in physician alignment with the history of developing physician leaders and therapists in assisting with coordination of care efforts makes her stand out from the crowd.

She coordinates the work of various behavioral health programs, identifying their needs, and developing programs within the agency and with community organizations. Interacting and functioning in such situations always requires skills in counseling, instruction, persuasion, and negotiation in which she is proficient. Some of her key traits include Strong analytical and problem-solving skills | Strong Operation management skills | Organized | Effective leadership | Strong communication skills | Proficient in the use of technology | Provide excellent and courteous customer service | Work within team framework | Budget Management.

She has gained her Master of Arts Clinical Psychology w/ Applied Behavioral Analytic Specialization from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, IL and Bachelor of Arts Psychology from Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA. She also holds various certifications.

To know more, reach her @ 312-523-0728 | [email protected]