BERNARD GYEBI-FOSTER

Tuerk House

Bernard Gyebi-Foster, MBA, LCPC, serves as CEO of Tuerk House, where he leads with a values-driven vision centered on safe, evidence-based care that treats addiction as a chronic disease. Gyebi-Foster aligns people, processes and resources to deliver measurable outcomes, tying budgets directly to results and using data to drive daily huddles and improve cycles.

To enhance employee well-being and productivity, Gyebi-Foster has implemented trauma-informed supervision, robust onboarding programs and preceptorships, tuition assistance, continuing education opportunities and internal career ladders. The organization promotes psychological safety through an employee assistance program, confidential counseling options, expanded flexible scheduling and regular recognition programs that help staff see the impact of their work.

Maryland’s overdose crisis, driven by fentanyl and polysubstance use, continues to strain families, emergency departments and the behavioral health workforce. Housing instability and reimbursement pressures have compounded access challenges across the state. In response, Gyebi-Foster has expanded medication-assisted treatment and peer recovery services, strengthened partnerships with hospitals and community agencies, and advanced plans for crisis-stabilization capacity. He has also focused on building workforce pipelines with local schools, improving retention through mentoring and growth pathways and simplifying administrative burdens so clinicians can focus on care.

Gyebi-Foster believes service translates mission into measurable hope, recognizing that recovery flourishes when health care, housing, employment and community belong together. He leads Tuerk House’s partnerships with local health departments, hospital systems and community organizations while serving in a pastoral role with Impact for Christ Community Church in Baltimore. He regularly engages with city agencies and nonprofit coalitions to close gaps between crisis response, treatment and long-term recovery supports.

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