Danika Mills | Source | Director of Market Success at Unite Us

Danika's 20+ years of experience in public health have been dedicated to reducing health disparities and improving health equity. She has held numerous leadership roles in population health, care management, Medicaid redesign, reproductive health, and served as the Executive Director of Coordinated Behavioral Care, Inc., and the CBC IPA. She has led innovative projects in healthcare and health information technologies and has published work about school-based support and using EBTs like Critical Time Intervention and Seeking Safety.

As Director, Market Success, National Network Partners, she plans and implements the rollout of national partnerships and builds a go-to-market strategy and account portfolio with national network customers. She serves as a strategic partner to state, regional, and national teams by brokering strategic partnerships proactively advancing the case for value-based care and payments models across the nonprofit market. Previously at Unite Us, she served as the State Director of the North Carolina/NCCARE360 and Arkansas networks, using human-centered technology to support and connect health and social care. She also supports some of the nation's most innovative companies in healthcare as a strategic consultant and was the board president of the North Carolina Art Therapy Institute from 2019-2022. She is on the Advisory Board of Navigating Grey, a social impact consulting firm, and an expert advisor for the Health Resources and Services Administration Building Healthier Communities 1M Challenge.

She holds two master’s degrees in social work and art therapy and is a licensed clinical social worker, board-certified art therapist, and certified case manager with certificates in Executive Leadership in Healthcare, Financial Success for Nonprofits, and Financial Management from Cornell University as well as a certificate in Executive Leadership in Not-for-Profits from New York University. She was named by NYN Media as a “40 under 40 Rising Star”, honored with a Corporate Social Responsibility award for Health and Wellness by NY City & State, and won a Science to Service Award from the Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration. In 2021, she joined Leadership North Carolina’s XXIX Class.