Dr. Jessica Estes, DNP, APRN-NP, PMHNP-Lifespan joined Cumberland Hall Hospital in June 2023 as the CEO. Prior to taking over as CEO, she served as the Chief Operating Officer for Cumberland Hall. Prior to joining the team she spent 2 years as the Chief Nursing Officer and Residential Services Administrator at Alaska Behavioral Health. Currently she Serves as a Board Commissioner for the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing and was recently appointed to the Kentucky Controlled Substances Prescribing Council led by the Office of the Inspector General. She holds a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from the University of Kentucky and a Master’s of Science in Nursing from Vanderbilt University.