About Us

Management Team Biographies

Fred Nirdé, LCSW, CPA
President & CEO,
Human Service Center/Fayette Companies 

Fred Nirdé became President and CEO of the Human Service Center June 14, 2010.  Mr. Nirdé brings a diverse background of clinical, financial, and administrative experiences and education to the leadership of the Human Service Center/Fayette Companies.  His previous work in IL Dept. of Mental Health, various community agencies and hospital settings give him the ideal background to navigate an ever-changing future where the Human Service Center will continue to adapt and grow to meet the needs of the community it serves. 

Mike Kennedy
Vice President & COO,
Human Service Center/Fayette Companies
             
Mike Kennedy is Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the Human Service Center.  Kennedy joined the Human Service Center in 1976.  He oversees the clinical and administrative programs for mental health and substance abuse programs of the Human Service Center.  Since being promoted to vice president in 1991, Kennedy’s interest has been in the development of clinical and administrative skills of the direct service and supervisor staff. 

Kennedy has a wide range of experience within the Human Service Center and has worked as an activity therapist in a day treatment program, live-in manager at a residential facility, direct service provider and then supervisor of a community-based crisis program for youth, and then as a prevention specialist for adolescents.  He received a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in special education.

Arun Pinto, M.D.
Medical Director
Human Service Center/Fayette Companies
             
Arun Pinto, M.D., is chief medical officer and vice president at the Human Service Center/Fayette Companies.  He is a working psychiatrist and supervises staff physicians, as well as provides oversight for contractual physicians who work at company facilities.  He also directs the dispensary at the Human Service Center.  Dr. Pinto holds an appointment as a professor in the Department of  Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, where he teaches third year medical students and family practice residents.

Prior to working at Human Service Center/Fayette Companies, Dr. Pinto was the chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at Methodist Medical Center.    He was also a part-time medical director for the  Department of Psychiatry at Methodist.

Dr. Pinto received his medical degree from Seth G.S. Medical College in Mumbai, India.  He completed a residency in adult psychiatry at Tulane University Affiliated Hospitals in 1977 and followed with a fellowship in child psychiatry at the same institution.  He is board certified in adult, child, and adolescent psychiatry.

David Loveland Ph.D.
Director of Research
Human Service Center/Fayette Companies

David Loveland, Ph.D. serves as Director of Research at the Human Service Center/Fayette Companies.  His responsibilities include grant writing, coordination of research for several federally funded programs, supervising a clinical internship program, staff training and evaluation, and the dissemination of research. Dr. Loveland also holds an adjunct faculty position at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria.

Dr. Loveland received his Ph.D. in ecological/community psychology from Michigan State University in 2002.  He completed a master’s degree in psychology from the State University of New York in 1992.  His research interests include supportive employment.

David Moore, M.S.
Vice President of Quality Improvement
Human Service Center/Fayette Companies
             
David Moore is the Vice President of Quality Improvement and works with staff to review and revise clinical processes for quality improvement for mental health and substance abuse programs and implement evidence-based practices.

David serves as Change Leader for process improvement teams utilizing principles from the Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment (NIATx) and instructs other change leaders from across the country regarding process improvement techniques.  He holds a bachelor of arts degree from Bradley University and a master’s in public administration from the University of Illinois at Springfield.

Terry Lawson
Human Resources Manager
Human Service Center/Fayette Companies
             
Terry Lawson has worked for the organization since December, 1976 and in Human Resources since 1980.  She is responsible for management of Human Resources for the entire corporation.  Lawson attended college at Ambassador College in Pasadena, California and received her certification in Human Resources (PHR) in 1997.