Centurion Correctional Health ECHO

Emmylou Frost, MSHM, BSN, RN, SHRM-SCP

Chief Nursing Officer | Centurion

Emmylou Frost serves as the chief nursing officer at Centurion Health. With more than 20 years of healthcare experience, Emmylou started her career as an emergency department RN in academic medical centers after earning her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Cincinnati. After obtaining her Master of Science in Health Management, Emmylou held a variety of progressive leadership roles including patient safety officer, director of nursing, and AVP of talent acquisition. Emmylou is passionate about patient safety and health advocacy, especially for patients in correctional healthcare environments.

Wendy Orm, MD

Director of Academics and Special Projects | Centurion

Dr. Orm is a board certified family physician with over 20 years of practice experience in Arizona’s underserved communities and hospitals. She attended medical school at UC Irvine College of Medicine in California. She completed residency training in Arizona before becoming family medicine residency faculty, then spent 10 years as residency program director.

Dr. Orm entered Correctional Healthcare in 2016, starting in the Maricopa County Corrections System at the Estrella Women’s Jail. In 2019, she became the statewide medical director for Centurion in Arizona, overseeing healthcare delivery for the 10 AZ state prisons. Her experiences caring for one of our most vulnerable patient populations has prompted her most recent special interest in addiction medicine.

Timothy J. Rakas, BSPharm, CPh, MBA, FACHE

Statewide Pharmacy Program Director | Centurion

Tim Rakas is the statewide pharmacy program director for the Florida Department of Correction (FDC) program. Tim provides clinical and operational leadership across FDC pharmaceutical services through the implementation of Centurion clinical guidelines, policies, and initiatives, providing medication education and support while ensuring the achievement of quality patient outcomes. 

He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.  Previously, he served as an inpatient pharmacy operations supervisor at Baptist Healthcare in Pensacola, FL.  Tim is a retired Field Grade Officer and a clinical and consultant pharmacist for the United States Army Reserve. He received many honors and recognition during his more than twenty-two years of combined Army and Navy service. 

He holds a pharmacist license in Florida and is also licensed as a consultant pharmacist. Tim received his pharmacy degree from the University of Pittsburgh and his Master of Business Administration from Webster University.

Seaaira Reedy, Psy.D., CCHP-MH

Vice President of Behavioral Health Services | Centurion

Dr. Reedy has extensive clinical and forensic expertise in the behavioral health field, with a focus on providing evidence-based, patient-centered, trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive services to justice-involved individuals.

In her role with Centurion, Dr. Reedy ensures that our behavioral health programs are clinically sound, consistent with community standards, and contractually compliant. She supports staff in the field through ongoing communication, training, and consultation. She also supports the implementation of contracts and provides ongoing accreditation readiness for new and existing correctional healthcare contracts. She has published on trauma in corrections, performance validity indicators in civil litigation, and the role of psychologists as legislators.

She has testified in counties across California and has provided her expert opinion to courts in hundreds of cases. Dr. Reedy is a certified trauma-informed care trainer through SAMSHA, is licensed in California, Colorado, and Idaho and maintains a mental health certification from the NCCHC.