Speakers
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Elisa Arespacochaga
Group Vice President, Clinical Affairs and Workforce
American Hospital Association
Nick Bejarano
President and Chief Executive Officer
AdventHealth Manchester, Manchester, Ky.
Chris Benson
Managing Director
Juniper Advisory
Steve Berkowitz, MD
Founder and President
SMB Health Consulting
Valerie Bond Waid, MBA, BSN, RN, FACHE
Chief Nurse Executive
Meadville Medical Center, Meadville, Pa.
Mark Boucot, FACHE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Garrett Regional Medical Center, Oakland, Md.
Heather Bowen
RN, MSN, CPHQ
System Director, Organizational Performance
North Mississippi Health Services, Tupelo, Miss.
Autumn Branch
Program Manager, Funded Partnerships
American Hospital Association
Jen Braun
Director, Workforce and Organizational Development
American Hospital Association
Sarah Brown
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
UnityPoint Health, West Des Moines, Iowa
Michael Calhoun
Chief Executive Officer
Citizens Memorial Healthcare, Bolivar, Mo.
Shari Campbell, MPA
Board President
Cascade Medical, Leavenworth, Wash.
Kevin Caserta, MD
Senior Medical Director of Population Health
Summit Pacific Medical Center, Elma, Wash.
Rebecca Chickey, MPH
Vice President, Behavioral Health, Trustee Services, Clinical Affairs and Workforce
American Hospital Association
Vikki Choate, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CPHQ
Principal, Quality, Safety, and High Reliability
Huron Consulting Group
Jess Church, RD
System Director of Community Health, Food Access
Mercy Hospital–Durango, Durango, Colo.
Chris DeRienzo, MD
Senior Vice President, Chief Physician Executive
American Hospital Association
Nickolas Dirkes
Chief Executive Officer
Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, Glasgow, Mont.
Susan Doherty, MA, LNHA
Vice President of Field Engagement
American Hospital Association
Lindsey Dunn Burgstahler
Vice President, Programming and Intelligence
American Hospital Association
Jenna Dziuba
Corporate Director, Health Informatics; Chief Health Informatics Officer
Centra Health, Lynchburg, Va.
Rafid Fadul
Deputy Director, Chief Medical Officer
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health
Crystal Farmer, MSN, RN, FACHE
Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Augusta Health, Fishersville, Va.
Jason Feifer
Editor-in-Chief
Entrepreneur Magazine, and Author of Build for Tomorrow
Corey Feist
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
Dr. Lorna Breen Foundation
Sara Finesilver
Founding Partner
Board First Consulting
Alexis Foster, MHA
Lead Program Specialist, Workforce
National Rural Health Resource Center
Kristi Gatrell
Chief Executive Officer
Big Horn Hospital, Hardin, Montana
Scott Gee
Deputy National Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk
American Hospital Association
Mike Glenn
Chief Executive Officer
Jefferson Healthcare, Port Townsend, Wash.
Vin Gupta, MD
Managing Director of Healthcare Innovation, Manatt; Visionary Tech Innovator
Globally Recognized Public Health Expert; Former Chief Medical Officer, Amazon
Aaron Herbel
Rural Emergency Hospital Administrator and Chief Financial Officer
Mercy Hospital, Moundridge, Kan.
Nicole Hobbs
System Chief Regional Network Officer
Billings Clinic–Logan Health, Billings, Mont.
M. Michelle Hood, FACHE
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
American Hospital Association
Suzanna Hoppszallern
Senior Editor, Data and Research
American Hospital Association
Win Howard, FACHE
Senior Vice President and Managing Partner
Healthcare Experience Foundation
Karthik Iyer
MD
Chief Medical Officer
Mercy Hospital Jefferson, Festus, Mo.
Andrew Jager
Senior Director, Population Health
American Hospital Association
Brandt Jewell
Senior Vice President
Acuvance Coker
Tim Johnsen, FACHE
Healthcare Executive and Speaker
Arlan Johnson, MHA
Chief Executive Officer
Howard County Medical Center, St. Paul, Neb.
Elle Karimkhani, Esq.
Founder & Principal Attorney
Halden Law
Richard Keddington
President and Chief Executive Officer
Watertown Regional Medical Center, Watertown, Wis.
John Kosanovich
Member, Board of Trustees; Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Watertown Regional Medical Center, Watertown, Wis.
Mike Kurliand
Senior Director, Digital Health
West Health
JohnRich Levine, DNP, DPA, DBA, CSSM, NEA-BC
Chief Nursing Officer
Reeves Regional Health, Pecos, Texas
Vicki Lewis, FACHE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Coffee Regional Medical Center, Douglas, Ga.
Todd Linden
President
Linden Consulting
Corey Lively
Chief Executive Officer
Great Plains Regional Medical Center, Elk City, Okla.
Barbara Lorsbach, LFACHE
President
governWell
Sonia Malik
Senior Director, Operations
American Hospital Association
Kent Mattson
Chief Executive Officer
Lake Region Healthcare, Fergus Falls, Minn.
Molly McColl
Vice President, Virtual Health & Clinical Transformation
Advocate Health, Charlotte, N.C.
Holly McCormack, DNP, RN
President and Chief Executive Officer
Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, N.H.
Kimberly McNally, MN, RN, BCC
Executive Coach and Governance Consultant
McNally & Associates
JoAnn McNutt
PhD
Founding Partner
Board First Consulting
Patrick Menge
Board President
Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, Glasgow, Mont.
Esther Muna, Ph.D., MHA, FACHE
Chief Executive Officer; Territorial Health Official
Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation, Saipan; Commonwealth of the North Mariana Islands
Christopher Newman, MD
President & Chief Executive Officer
Mary Washington Healthcare, Fredericksburg, Va.
Leslie Opper, MSSA, LISW-S, SH
Vice President, Talent Management
Fisher-Titus Health, Norwalk, Ohio
Katie Owens
Chief Executive Officer
Healthcare Experience Foundation
Stephanie Patton
Executive Director, Health System Development
Delta Health System – The Medical Center, Greenville, Miss.
Eilidh Pederson
Chief Executive Officer
Western Wisconsin Health, Baldwin, Wis.
Jeff Prater, MHA, FACHE
Vice President for Rural Health
Renown Health, Reno, Nev.
Kristin Preihs
Vice President, Health Research & Educational Trust
American Hospital Association
Julia Resnick, MPH
Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives and Health Outcomes
American Hospital Association
Craig Rice, CHCIO, CDH-E
Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Schneck Medical Center, Seymour, Ind.
John Riggi
National Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk
American Hospital Association
Leila Samy, MPH
Senior Advisor, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Robin Schluter
President and Chief Executive Officer
Regional Health Services of Howard County, Cresco, Iowa
Stefanie Simmons, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Lorna Breen Foundation
Ryan Smith
Chief Executive Officer
South Peninsula Hospital, Homer, Alaska
Natasha Smith
Senior Director, Health Equity and Experience
Sanford Health, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Jennifer Snow
Vice President, Social Health
Advocate Health, Greenville, S.C.
Elizabeth Summy
Regional Executive
American Hospital Association
Tri Tang, DBA, MHA, FACHE
Hospital President
Atrium Health Lincoln, Lincolnton, N.C.
Josiah Ward
Do
Medical Director, Regional Medical Plaza
Grande Ronde Hospital, La Grande, Ore.
Ben Wehmeier
President and Chief Executive Officer
Greater Watertown Community Health Foundation
Aaron Weisser
Board President
South Peninsula Hospital, Homer, Alaska
Jim Whitfill, MD
Chief Innovation Officer
HonorHealth, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Ben Wise
Senior Manager
American Hospital Association
Iris Yeldell Stacker
Chief Executive Officer
Delta Health System – The Medical Center, Greenville, Miss.