About Mercyland Healthcare

A dedicated and compassionate nurse with over 30 years of healthcare experience, including the last 23 years specializing in psychiatric and community health nursing across facilities in the United States. His clinical leadership is grounded in work across multiple psychiatric and community-based programs, including CPEP in Southeast DC, Innovative Life Solutions, and St. Elizabeths. Joseph is skilled in crisis prevention and stabilization, multidisciplinary care coordination, and building strong clinical systems that promote safety, accountability, and measurable outcomes.

With a Master’s in Healthcare Administration and over 15 years of experience as an educator supporting students with Individualized Education Plans, Carla has managed caseloads of more than 65 clients while leading and coordinating multiple teams, consistently delivering strong client outcomes and ensuring compliance with complex regulatory requirements. Under her leadership, Mercyland has built partnerships with DC libraries, the DC Chamber of Commerce, and the Linner Foundation.

Josephine brings a background in psychology to Mercyland’s Behavior Support Plans. She treats behavior as communication rather than something simply to correct, and builds individualized plans around why it happens and what a person may be trying to express, helping people build positive routines, communicate more effectively, and move toward greater independence. She connects BSPs, Direct Support Professionals, families, and healthcare providers around the same goal, so clinical support shows up in everyday life.

A highly experienced Nurse Practitioner with a strong background in behavioral health services across the DMV region. She specializes in clinically sound, person-centered behavior supports informed by functional assessment, with a focus on proactive intervention, skill-building, and reducing high-risk behaviors. Elizabeth provides staff training, implementation guidance, and ongoing monitoring so plans are delivered with consistency and fidelity.

Regina brings extensive expertise in medical nutrition therapy, with a background managing chronic conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, and chronic kidney disease. She led the development of clinical nutrition guidelines at Providence Hospital, has presented at national and local conferences, and conducts in-home nutrition assessments for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She also precepts and mentors dietetic interns.