Ms. Sperling is president and CEO of RWJBarnabas Health Behavioral Health Center, a 100-bed freestanding psychiatric facility offering inpatient and outpatient mental health services. She also serves as senior vice president for the West Orange, N.J.-based system’s behavioral health service line, overseeing behavioral health services at all RWJBarnabas Health hospitals and facilities. Working closely with Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care, Ms. Sperling emphasizes training staff to deliver trauma-informed care. She is responsible for bridging the gap between behavioral health and non-behavioral health services, incorporating behavioral healthcare as soon as an individual enters the emergency room in any system hospital. A nurse by training, she initiated a nurse-specific mentorship program that remains active today. She has also been a member of the RWJBarnabas Health Women’s Leadership Alliance since its creation. Ms. Sperling began her career with Barnabas Health as a registered nurse in 1985 and was named the 2024 “Women of Vision Honoree” by the Girl Scouts and the 2025 “Women’s Advocate of the Year” by the Ocean County Advisory Commission on the Status of Women.
