Barton Azwalinsky
CEO
Barton Azwalinsky is the CEO of Centers for Behavioral Health, LLC. As a principle in the company Barton began working with Centers in 1981 in multiple programs. He began leading as director of the residential programs, Mar-Lyn, named after his mother Marilyn the original founder of the supported living programs, located in Baltimore and then later in Montgomery County. As Director, he gained much knowledge in the day-to-day operations of housing programs.
He graduated from University of Baltimore with a degree in business. Prior to stepping into the CEO role with Centers Psychiatric Rehabilitation Programs (PRP), Barton served as CEO of a psychiatric medical practice.
He has over 40 years of experience in the mental health field. In addition to supporting the Centers programs, he owned and operated a large research facility that developed psychotropic medications for 30 years. In 2019, he sold that company with his partners and now dedicates his time to assisting his team in making Centers the best PRP in Maryland. Much of his spare time is spent being with family, especially his grandchildren.