Behavioral Health Director Dismissed
From Times Staff Reports
Ventura County supervisors fired Behavioral Health Department Director David Gudeman on Tuesday, culminating months of growing criticism over his leadership of the mental health division of the county Health Care Agency.
Board Chairman John Flynn announced the 4-0 decision after a closed session. Gudeman, 43, had led the department for three years.
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