Susan Lewis Kaylor
Susan Lewis Kaylor is the Vice President of Performance and Management for the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board of Franklin County. She directs the development, execution and monitoring of the annual Strategic Business Plan (Managing for Results), which guides the organization’s operations. She oversees the work of key strategic priorities of the Board that includes public affairs, development, and human resources. Prior to directing ADAMH’s strategic agenda, she was the organization’s Director of Communications.
Kaylor previously worked with the Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio where she handled media relations, coalition building and local advocacy matters. She served as an appointed senior policy and communication advisor at the Ohio Attorney General's Office and the Ohio Department of Aging druing both democrat and republican adminstrations. She has held various senior level positions on statewide and local political campaigns.
Kaylor holds an MA in Public Policy and Management from The Ohio State University and a BS in Marketing from the University of Akron. She is a graduate of Leadership Columbus.
The ADAMH Board funds, evaluates and plans the necessary mental health and alcohol and drug treatment service for Franklin County residents and then purchases care from community experts. ADAMH does NOT provide any direct service; rather it maintains a "safety net" of more than 40 contract providers, located in neighborhoods throughout Franklin County. ADAMH receives approximately half its funding through a voter-approved property tax and the remainder from a combination of federal, state and private sources. It is the largest combined alcohol/drug and mental health board in Ohio with an annual investment of $137 million in the community.
Vice President Performance & Management
Phone: 222-3768