Damien Cabezas is the President & CEO of Community Connections DC (CCDC), a private non-governmental organization providing behavioral health, residential services, and primary health care coordination in underserved communities in the District of Columbia and surrounding areas. Damien was formerly the President & Chief Executive Officer at North Suffolk Community Services in Chelsea, Massachusetts.

Damien brings extensive experience as a national leader in healthcare and behavioral health, having served in leadership roles in both academic and community based non-profit settings with VIP Community Services, Abilities, Inc., and The Fortune Society in New York and Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County in San Jose, California. Prior to joining CCDC, Damien also served as Chief Executive Officer of Horizon Behavioral Health in Lynchburg, Virginia and President of Mercy Care in Atlanta, Georgia- a federally qualified health center. As CEO of Horizon Behavioral Health, Damien measurably improved the organization's impact as a critical regional provider of health services in Central Virginia through the growth and diversification of programming and funding, quality improvement strategies, reduction of turnover, and enhancement of community outreach and engagement.

Damien has spearheaded large-scale medical, behavioral health, criminal justice, workforce development, affordable housing, and health equity initiatives centered on ensuring access to high-quality, affordable care and opportunity for underrepresented communities. In 2018 Governor Ralph Northam appointed Damien to serve on the Virginia Latino Advisory Commission, in 2021 Damien served as a member on The National Quality Forum, CMS Health Equity Advisory Group, and in 2023 Damien was appointed to the 988 Commission by the Secretary of Health & Human Services of Massachusetts.

Damien holds a Master of Public Health degree in Policy and Management from New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY and a Master of Social Work degree from Fordham University in New York, NY.