Robin Cruise is a Behavioral Health Project Manager for BlueCross BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee (BCBST). She is responsible for managing behavioral health improvement projects related to all lines of business including the BlueCare Tennessee state government business and the BCBST commercial business. Prior to joining BCBST in 2008, she was Program Director at a transitional housing program for homeless women with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders. She has worked as a clinician at various organizations, including an outpatient substance abuse treatment facility, a residential substance abuse treatment facility and the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women, a prison housing 1,000-plus female felony offenders. She earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in social work from Louisiana State University and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.