Drane named Ky. regional CEO of behavioral-health nonprofit

Abby Drane has been named Kentucky regional CEO for Centerstone, a non-profit organization that cares for patients with mental, developmental and behavioral issues. She will replace Tony Zipple, who is retiring Nov. 30.

Drane was president and CEO of Uspiritus, which serves abused and neglected youth in Kentucky, and before that was Centerstone’s chief operating officer. She has served as chief financial officer for two of Kentucky’s largest community mental health centers, Seven Counties Services (now Centerstone) and Communicare.

Drane earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Central Missouri State University and her MBA from Western Kentucky University.