Leadership Team
Deanna Obregon
With 20 years progressive leadership experience as a healthcare executive, Deanna demonstrates success in targeting and planning operational performance aligned with strategic initiatives and growth objectives. Deanna has successfully held Cove’s Chief Administrative Officer position for the past five years before being selected as Chief Executive Officer for Cove. She has earned a Master of Health Administration from USF as well as a Bachelor of Arts from Mount Holyoke College, and is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality. Her focus is to engage her team, while creating a positive and productive culture, so that future innovations can flourish in this ever-changing healthcare landscape.
Antoinette Hagley
Antoinette is a dedicated professional with 19 years of experience in the field, who maintains enthusiasm for the integration of mental health and addiction treatment, commitment to addressing health disparities, implementation of Recovery Oriented Systems of Care and provision of inclusive treatment for our community. She is a dually licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Mental Health Counselor who ensures that our organization is positioned to provide quality behavioral health care through her leadership of our clinical team.
Mike Neumann
Mike has over 30 years of healthcare experience. This experience includes over 25 years with nonprofit organizations. His primary focus is to ensure the financial stability of the organization. He does this to enable the management teams and the Board of Trustees to direct their focus on fulfilling the mission of the charity, and to continue to provide the best possible services to our clients. He has a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) certification. He has a BSBA in Accounting from The Ohio State University, an MBA with cum laude honors from Tampa College where he has also taken 1 year of additional studies in advanced Accounting courses.
Christine LaDue LaPace
With a focus on people first, Christine has over 25 years supporting companies to align their business / program strategies with employee needs. Through a deep awareness and comfort with individual differences and preferences, she has delivered results through leadership development, performance management, and company cultural programs. Striking the balance of inspiration and accountability is the foundation to Christine’s success. She has earned a Master of Science in Human Resource Management from Florida International University where she received the Leadership Excellence award.
