Senior Advisor - Mental Health
Acting Director, Division of Program Innovation
Dr. Cyntrice J. Bellamy is a senior public health and human services executive with more than 20 years of leadership experience advancing complex health, behavioral health, and community-based systems at federal and state levels. As a Senior Advisor within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office on Women's Health (OWH), Dr. Bellamy provides strategic and operational counsel to senior leadership on national initiatives focused on women's health, maternal health, behavioral health, program innovation, and organizational effectiveness.
Dr. Bellamy also serves as Acting Director of the Division of Program Innovation, where she provides leadership and oversight for strategic initiatives, program development, performance management, and cross-organizational priorities. In this capacity, she leads multidisciplinary staff, coordinates complex initiatives, and works with federal partners, state and local agencies, health systems, community organizations, and other stakeholders to advance priorities that improve health outcomes for women and families.
Prior to joining OWH, Dr. Bellamy served as Senior Advisor for Strategy and Operations within the HHS HIV/AIDS Bureau, providing executive-level guidance on organizational strategy, program operations, performance management, risk management, and high-priority initiatives. She previously served as Division Director of State and Community Systems Development within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), where she provided executive leadership for a national behavioral health portfolio exceeding $500 million annually and supporting programs across all 50 states, U.S. territories, and jurisdictions.
Earlier in her career, Dr. Bellamy served as Chief of Community Operations and Quality Assurance within a State Department of Health Behavioral Health Administration, where she provided statewide leadership for behavioral health programs serving children, youth, families, and communities. Her responsibilities included oversight of multimillion-dollar budgets, grants and contracts, quality improvement, program monitoring, performance management, and multidisciplinary teams.
Throughout her career, Dr. Bellamy has been recognized for her ability to translate policy and executive priorities into effective programs and operational strategies, strengthen organizational accountability, build cross-sector partnerships, and lead complex initiatives through change. Her professional experience includes strategic planning, program and portfolio management, fiscal oversight, policy and legislative analysis, governance, workforce development, quality improvement, and stakeholder engagement.
Dr. Bellamy has served on national and state advisory committees and contributed to initiatives addressing maternal mental health, behavioral health workforce development, youth suicide prevention, violence prevention, and community mental health. She is committed to advancing effective, evidence-informed strategies that strengthen women's health, improve access to quality services, and support healthier women, families, and communities.