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Aurora V. Adams, MS, CHCA Lead HEDIS Auditor

Healthy People, Inc.

Ms. Adams brings 27 years of in-depth program, analytics and technology experience in Health Plan Quality measurement, having held individual contributor and leadership positions within a myriad of health plans and EQROs.

Aurora is focused on increasing the education around quality measurement systems (e.g., HEDIS) and the implementation of Best-In-Class processes and systems, through consulting and HEDIS auditing.

Ms. Adams holds a B.S. in Information Technology Management, an M.S. in Industrial & Organizational Psychology.

Halima Ahmadi-Montecalvo Associate Vice President, Research and Evaluation

Unite Us

Dr. Ahmadi-Montecalvo is the Associate Vice President, Research and Evaluation at Unite Us, where she leads evaluation efforts to measure the value of social care investments. Dr. Ahmadi-Montecalvo has extensive experience in the application and use of quantitative and qualitative methodology in behavioral health, and social science broadly. Her research focuses on the social drivers of health and health inequities, with a particular interest in issues explaining factors within the social and built environment that affect the lives of vulnerable population groups.

She has 20 years of experience in program evaluation, and social and behavioral health research working with local, state, and a number of federal government clients, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS); the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); the National Institutes of Health (NIH); the Department of Labor (DoL); the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD); and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).

She holds a Master’s of Public Health with a focus in Epidemiology and Community Health from Brown University, and a PhD in Social and Behavioral Sciences from West Virginia University, School of Public Health.

Jessica Assefa Chief Quality Officer

Atrio

Jessica Assefa leads efforts to maximize outcomes for government regulated, Quality focused programs including Star Ratings, rewards & incentives, provider experience, value-based contracting, HEDIS, CAHPS, and HOS for ATRIO Health Plans’ multiple Medicare Advantage contracts in collaboration with key internal and external stakeholders. 

Prior to joining ATRIO Health Plans, Jessica served as the Senior Director over the Star Ratings consulting divisions for Gorman Health Group and Healthscope Advisors. She brings over 20 years of diverse experience and achievement in managed care, quality improvement and clinical operations. She has strong Medicare, Medicaid, Marketplace, and dual eligible programs knowledge.  Jessica is also an experienced national conference presenter on the topics of heath care quality improvement and Medicare Star Ratings.  She brings over 10 years of direct managed care experience including delegated case management oversight and quality ratings program leadership, in addition to her years of nursing experience in the states of MN, IN and NY, primarily focused on geriatric, disabled and dual-eligible populations.

Kim Barrus MSN, RN, PMP, Director, Clinical Outcomes Management

Select Health

Kim is a registered nurse who received her Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems from Columbia College of Missouri, and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing from Western Governors University. She also maintains a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI). 

Kim Barrus began her career with SelectHealth over 28 years ago and has worked in a variety of capacities in that time.  In her current role as the Director of Clinical and Outcomes Management, she has responsibility across all markets for the CMS Medicare\QHP\NCQA Star ratings, HEDIS, CAHPs performance, NCQA Health Plan and Health Equity Accreditations, and compliance with quality performance obligations within all government contracts.

Chad Baugh Chief Revenue Officer

ReferWell

As ReferWell’s Chief Revenue Officer, Chad Baugh oversees all revenue-generating activities for the company, including sales, marketing, product pricing and customer strategy.  

His more than 20-year career in healthcare includes revenue management at Teladoc Health, where he delivered triple digit revenue growth within the large and midsize health plan market segment. He has served in leadership roles at Best Doctors, Edifecs, Allscripts, dbMotion and GE Healthcare. 

Chad holds an MBA in Strategy, Finance and Entrepreneurship from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He is a Veteran of the United States Marine Corps. 

Emily Bresnan Manager of Customer Strategy and Operations

ReferWell

Emily Bresnan is a Manager of Customer Strategy and Operations with ReferWell. Prior to ReferWell, her career was built working with payor and provider customers to leverage technology that facilitates transitions to value-based care. Emily's interest and expertise revolves around developing solutions to reduce administrative burden, optimize patient outcomes, and serve meaningful data-driven clinical insights; all in the spirit of contributing to more affordable and accessible healthcare.

Ezekiel Brooks CTO

U.S. Hunger

Ezekiel Brooks is the Chief Technology Officer at U.S. Hunger (formerly Feeding Children Everywhere), a global nonprofit feeding families today and uniting them to a healthier tomorrow. In total, U.S. Hunger (USH) has provided over 150 million meals to families in need.

Ezekiel has 30+ years of experience designing, developing, and implementing software solutions for companies in medical, entertainment, military, retail, and nonprofit organizations. He has built software solutions for Fortune 500 companies such as Disney, Sony-Ericsson, and NCR. He is now focused on fighting Hunger and Food Insecurity alongside U.S. Hunger.

Ezekiel attended North Carolina State University where he studied Electrical Engineering. He has been married 27 years to his loving wife, Monica, and together they have raised 3 daughters in Central Florida.

Phil Collins Quality Director (HEDIS)

ATRIO Health Plans

Phil Collins, not the singer, is currently the Director of HEDIS & Stars at ATRIO Health Plans in Oregon.
For the last fifteen years he has held a passion for all things HEDIS, Healthcare Quality and using data to drive impactful decisions for health plans.

Prior to his role at ATRIO, Phil directed HEDIS operations for health plans in nine states including Puerto Rico.
He is a subject matter expert in HEDIS, Healthcare Quality Data, Data Analytics, NCQA HEDIS Audit Lifecycle and Medical Record Projects.

Jessica Columbus VP, Value Based Care Operations

Memorial Hermann Health Plan/Apex Health Solutions

Jessica Columbus, LVN, CCS-P, CRC, CPHQ is currently the Vice President of Value Based Care for Apex Health Solutions. Her expertise in physician performance engagement and value based care best practices are built on a foundation of more than 18 years experience in managed care focusing on end to end health plan operations related to Risk Adjustment and the CMS Star Rating Program. 

She began her healthcare career in direct patient care as a Pediatric/NICU nurse and in 2005 took an opportunity at a managed care company in their Referral/Pre Cert Department where she was first exposed to quality and risk adjustment concepts. Once promoted into a leadership role that allowed her to own and create both risk adjustment and HEDIS programs from scratch she discovered those to be her true passion.

For 10 years her career has concentrated on innovative provider engagement strategies and implementing real world solutions that positively impact provider and contract performance. Her enterprise-wide physician education programs that aim to improve understanding of clinical documentation requirements have proven successful through accuracy of HCC recapture, increased year round closure of HEDIS gaps in care and strengthened positive health plan experiences among both providers and members. 

Prior to joining Apex in August of 2020, Jessica worked at Universal American/WellCare for 5 years as the Sr. Director of Quality Improvement directly overseeing all quality improvement programs, HEDIS, Stars operations and prospective risk adjustment activities for their Texas and Louisiana markets. During her tenure at WellCare she was able to consistently deliver solid Star Ratings for all contracts under her responsibility, including achieving a 4.5 STAR in 2019 for their flagship MAPD plan in Texas.  Jessica’s continued career journey is centered on improving clinical outcomes for patients through advancing provider and payer partnerships that will revolutionize value based care. 

Jessica enjoys spending her free time traveling or binge watching new Netflix releases with her husband Brandon and their 3 daughters (Gabriella, Alexis and Jordan) in Houston Texas. 

Carmela Costiniuk B.Sc. OT, MHA, D. EdD(C), VP Population Health and Clinical Transformation

Catholic Medical Partners

Carmela Costiniuk is Vice President of Population Health and Clinical Transformation at Catholic Medical Partners, the largest network of independent practice physicians in Buffalo, NY, with nearly 900 physician members. She develops and implements population health and operational strategies and oversees the operations team, which provides direct support to physician practices to improve quality performance and care coordination across the health continuum.

A native of Canada, Carmela earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Toronto and her Masters in Health Services Administration from D’Youville University where she is currently completing her Doctoral Degree in Health Administration.

Carmela has held various administrative positions in home and community based care, acute care, long-term care, and the Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) Ontario Ministry of Health. 

Nick D'Ambra Vice President, Quality and Risk Adjustment

AbsoluteCare Medical Center & Pharmacy

Nick has worked in healthcare for over 10 years across vendor, managed care, and now provider organizations. Currently, he is the National Director for Quality and Stars at AbsoluteCare Medical Center and Pharmacy, a leading value-based integrated care provider. At AbsoluteCare, he oversees  Quality Improvement, Risk Adjustment, and Clinical Education for the entire organization. Previously, he was the leader for National Marketplace and Medicaid Strategy at Centene, and spent 8 years at WellCare Health Plans where he led quality programs and business development efforts. 

Shannon Decker PhD, MBA, MBA, M.Ed., M.Ed, Principal

VBC One

Dr. Shannon Decker is principal at VBC One, a consulting firm assisting physician groups, health plans and vendors maximize the performance of their value based contracts and offerings.  Dr. Decker has more than 20 years experience in health care and most recently led teams in risk, quality, data and analytics, telehealth, COVID response and delegation compliance.  Of her more than 20 years of experience in healthcare--15 include working with risk adjustment, quality and Medicare. Dr. Decker has a PhD. in Interdisciplinary Studies, dual MBA degrees--in Finance and in Marketing, as well as an M.Ed. in Secondary Education and a M.Ed. in Administration and Leadership. Dr. Decker is on the faculty at Arizona State University and is also an associate professor of Higher Education & Adult Learning (HEAL) and chief methodologist for Walden and Capella Universities where she chairs and oversees the dissertations of doctoral students. An author of two books and several peer-reviewed articles, and a prolific national public speaker, her interests include the study of human behavior and how theories on motivation and learning may be brought to bear on population health management.

Ryan Dodson Regional Manager, Risk Adjustment

New Vision Healthcare Solutions/Choice Medical Group

His background is in management and operational processes for 15 years, and began working in the Risk Adjustment arena 12 years ago. Ryan has proven himself by helping Medical Groups raise their RAF scores to their proper levels. He directed the movement of a 10,000 member group up 43% over a two year period, and an 1800 member group up 53% in the first year. Ryan achieves these results through chart documentation audits, provider and staff documentation training, and provider relationship building. In his most current role Ryan works with multiple groups to optimize their RAF score, while at the same time achieving CMS 5 Star quality. Ryan explains to these groups that getting their RAF score to the correct level will not only drive revenue, but it will also lead to better patient care with improved documentation habits. Ryan is a Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC) credential through the AAPC.

Lindsay Dornfeld Sr. Manager, Product Management

Veradigm

Lindsay Dornfeld is a purpose-driven leader with experience managing comprehensive solutions for all lines of business across CMS Star Ratings, PQA Measures, NCQA HEDIS and custom Health Plan programs. Currently, Lindsay manages project and innovative roadmap initiatives for Veradigm’s New Products to transform data into actionable results. 

Lindsay brings her passion for helping members, coupled with precision analytics, to ensure the highest quality of care while optimizing product development and profitability. Prior to joining Veradigm in 2018, Lindsay was accountable for CMS audits and oversight of clinical operations programs.

Lindsay earned her MBA from Western Governors University, BS in Rehabilitation Psychology from UW-Madison, and a Health Information Technology Certificate from Normandale Community College. She is also a certified SAFe^® 5 Agilist.

Tina Dueringer Vice President Clinical and Quality

Rebellis Group

Tina is the Vice President of Clinical and Quality at Rebellis Group, a consulting firm that specializes in health plan operations, pharmacy benefit management, government consulting and technology. Tina has extensive experience in Medicare, Medicaid, SNP, Marketplace and commercial business. Her expertise includes case management, medical management, utilization management, clinical quality, Stars, HEDIS and accreditation including NCQA and URAC. She has health plan experience in strategic planning, joint ventures, partnerships, delegated relationships, value-based care including development and implementation.

Tina previously served as the Head of Health Plan Operations for Cityblock Health, a value-based care, risk-based startup serving underprivileged populations. She was also the Director of Clinical Quality, Accreditation, Appeals and Grievances at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona. Previously she held leadership positions with both the payer and provider. She holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a post graduate certification from Duke University in Population Care Coordination and is a Board-Certified Case Manager (CCM).

Michael Dulin, MD, CMO

Gray Matter Analytics

Dr. Michael Dulin is a nationally recognized leader in the field of health information technology and application of analytics and outcomes research to improve care delivery and advance population health.

As Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Dulin directs Gray Matter Analytics’ growth and success by leading the clinical activities throughout the organization. He drives overall clinical strategy and design for Gray Matters’ CoreTechs® analytics platform and Dynamic VBC Analytics Solutions. He also educates the customer base on how to leverage healthcare data analytics to advance their clinical, operational and financial outcomes.

Prior to joining Gray Matter, Dr. Dulin led the development and implementation of an analytics center of excellence for one of the largest non-profit health systems in the Southeast. He is currently a professor at UNC Charlotte in the Department of Public Health Sciences where he directs the Academy for Population Health Innovation.

Dr. Dulin has led population health initiatives and related research projects funded by AHRQ, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The Duke Endowment and NIH. He started his career as an electrical and biomedical engineer and received his PhD in Neurophysiology prior to becoming a primary care physician.

Julianne Eckert Senior Director, Clinical Quality Programs

Clover Health

Julianne Eckert is the Senior Director of Clinical Quality Programs at Clover Health, a physician enablement company focused on seniors who have historically lacked access to affordable, high-quality healthcare. She is responsible for creating an innovative  data driven strategy that breaks the traditional model of healthcare to make it easier for providers and patients to deliver and receive healthcare.   

She has spent her life using her personal and clinical career experiences to help drive her mission as a patient advocate by leading health plan quality improvement strategies to prevent vulnerable populations from falling through the cracks with data stories and forward thinking programs which enable patients to easily navigate the complex matrices of healthcare and insurance. She has sweeping subject matter experience in CMS Innovation models, Stars QI programming, NCQA HEDIS/CAHPS/HOS, health equity, as well as, national and international leadership in driving laser focused strategies to improve health plan performance and member outcomes/experience.

She has held multiple Board Advisory roles and currently serves on the Board of Advisors for curriculum development for Pace University’s Design Thinking Executive Program which meets high academic standards, with a challenging interdisciplinary curriculum designed to prepare top executives to solve real-world challenges in designing innovative practices. She holds multiple certifications in Organizational Change Management, Case Management and also Managed Care.  She is an avid mentor and career coach believing it is her mission to develop our next generation of leaders.

Bryan Hall HEDIS Data IT consultant

Clover Health

Bryan Hall has been involved with HEDIS as part of a major benefits consulting firm, a health plan underwriting and data manager, a HEDIS programmer, an auditor, a troubleshooter for a HEDIS vendor, a project manager, and as a consultant.

As a HEDIS programmer, he twice helped a small, non-profit health plan make the U.S. News & World Report list of America's Best Health Plans.

MY 2023 is his 29th season of HEDIS reporting.

Liz Haynes MSN, RN, CCM, DVP, Risk Adjustment & Stars Government Programs

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City

Liz Haynes is the DVP of Risk Adjustment & Stars- Government Programs at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC). In this role, Liz leads provider engagement and the operations, oversight, strategic direction of Risk Adjustment and Star functions for Blue KC’s Medicare Advantage and Affordable Care Act health plans. These government-sponsored lines of business contribute significantly to Blue KC’s mission to provide affordable access to healthcare.  Liz has an extensive background in healthcare with experience ranging from bedside nursing to provider engagement on behalf of national payers. Prior to joining Blue KC in 2018, Liz served for seven years in Risk & Quality at Optum Insight and eleven years with BJC HealthCare. Liz is a respected expert in Government Programs Provider Engagement, Stars and Risk Adjustment.  She manages comprehensive solutions for overall contract performance and is actively involved in several healthcare initiatives bridging health care and health insurance.  She has experience with taking several Medicare Advantage contracts to 4 Star.  Liz earned both a Bachelor & Master of Nursing from Chamberlain University with an emphasis in Informatics.

Gerardo Hernandez Senior Director, Quality Improvement

Permanente Medicine

Katharine Iskrant MPH, CHCA, CPHQ, Practice Leader

Healthy People, Inc.

Katharine is the President of Healthy People, an NCQA-licensed HEDIS audit firm and CMS Data Validation firm. She is a member of the NCQA Audit Methodology Panel, NCQA’s HEDIS Data Collection Advisory Panel, and NCQA’s Digital Quality Measures Panel. She is also featured on a 2020 NCQA ECDS podcast. Katharine has been a Certified HEDIS® Compliance Auditor since 1998 and has directed more than two thousand HEDIS audits.  

Previously, as CEO of the company Acumetrics, Katharine provided consultancy services to NCQA which helped their initial development and eventual launch of the NCQA Measure Certification Program. 

Katharine is a frequent speaker at HEDIS conferences, including NCQA’s most recent Healthcare Quality Congress. She received her BA from Columbia University and her MPH from UC Berkeley School of Public Health. She is a member of the National Association for Healthcare Quality and is published in the fields of healthcare and public health. 

Jenn Kerfoot Chief Strategy & Growth Officer

DUOS

Jenn brings their deep understanding of the complexities and nuances within the Medicare Advantage & Value Based Care landscape to their work at DUOS, where they lead business development, go-to-market strategy, and marketing. By leveraging data-driven insights and market intelligence, they spearhead the development of tailored products and services that cater to the unique needs of Medicare Advantage plans and deliver unparalleled value to clients and beneficiaries alike; previous leadership roles include FarmboxRx, Excelera Health and NationsBenefits. Beyond their role at DUOS, Jenn actively contributes to the industry's progress as a thought leader leveraging expertise and advocacy for innovative healthcare practices to enhance healthcare accessibility and quality.

Traco Matthews Chief Health Equity Officer

Kern Health Plan

Traco Matthews is the Chief Health Equity Officer (CHEO) for Kern Health Systems (KHS). Working with the Executive team, he provides leadership in the design and implementation of KHS’s business strategies, stakeholder relationships, and community programs to ensure health equity is prioritized and sustainably addressed. Traco brings extensive leadership skills, a strong vision for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and deep community connections to this critical position in Kern County’s local Medi-Cal managed care plan.

His efforts to improve communities have been recognized via multiple awards and appointments. He serves as a Gubernatorial Appointee for both the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) and the state’s new Racial Equity Commission.

Marie Mitri, MBA Manager, Payor Relations

Baxter International

Marie has over twenty years of experience in the healthcare industry with in-depth knowledge on risk adjustment and quality improvement programs. She is passionate about working alongside healthcare leaders supporting the implementation of diabetes eye exam solutions specifically designed for health plans that enhance patient outcomes, improve access to care, lower total cost of care, and address SDOH for both health plans and providers.

Jessica Muratore Senior Consultant

Rex Wallace Consulting

Jessica Muratore has a master’s degree in public administration and bachelor’s degrees in political science and psychology.  She spent the first half of her career in the legal field focused on civil litigation where she became skilled in the interpretation of federal and state laws before entering managed care. Currently, she is a senior consultant with Rex Wallace Consulting, LLC (RWC) focusing on quality improvement across all lines of business with both health plan and vendor clients.  Before joining RWC, Jessica spent 10 years on the payer side.  Jessica worked for MVP Health Care and Centene Corporation in executive leadership positions.  She was responsible for national market performance and execution, governance, quality improvement organizational structure, NCQA health plan accreditation, delegation oversight, quality compliance and program operations, federal and state audits (Quality, Utilization Management, Appeals, Complaints), quality improvement strategy, and quality Medicaid RFPs and new health plan implementations.  She has extensive experience working with the Medicare, Medicaid, Marketplace, Commercial and the Basic Health Program populations.  In 2014, she also started as an adjunct professor at SUNY Brockport’s Public Administration Master’s Program teaching classes on healthcare focusing on government programs (Medicare, Medicaid), global health care systems and the Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act.  Jessica enjoys serving her community through board leadership positions and spending time with her husband and daughter, traveling, reading and being outdoors.

Margaret Paroski CEO, CMO

Catholic Medical Partners

Dr. Paroski is the is the President & CEO and Chief Medical Officer of Catholic Medical Partners, an independent practice association with 900 physician members. A board certified neurologist, Dr. Paroski has held various administrative positions including Medical Director at Erie County Medical Center; Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs & Admissions and Interim Vice President of Health Affairs and Interim Dean at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo; and Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Kaleida Health.

She began her medical career at the Buffalo VA Medical Center and held hospital appointments at the Buffalo Psychiatric Center, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Kaleida Health, and Erie County Medical Center. In addition to her clinical and leadership roles, Dr. Paroski has been a faculty member in the Neurology department at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences for the past 37 years.

As President & CEO and Chief Medical Officer of Catholic Medical Partners, Dr. Paroski leads clinical integration and standardization efforts and physician relations among the organization’s medical and specialty practices. She is also responsible for engaging physician members in population health initiatives and value based payment model adaptation. 

Diana Rodriguez Quality Manager

Cigna

Diana Rodriguez is a Quality Manager within the HEDIS department at Cigna Healthcare. She has been with the organization for 13 years, serving in various rolls across Claims, Stars, and HEDIS. For the last six years, Diana has worked alongside the HEDIS team to conduct successful medical record review projects, educating business partners on their contributions to the Medicare Advantage Stars program, and partnering with provider enablement teams to increase supplemental data sharing across markets in Cigna Medicare products.

Kyra Shipp Vice President of Quality & Clinical Programs

WellSense Health Plan

Barry Stelmach CFO

Catholic Medical Partners

Barry Stelmach is the Chief Financial Officer for Catholic Medical Partners, the largest network of independent practice physicians in Buffalo, NY, with nearly 900 physician members. He is responsible for the overall financial operations and leads payor negotiations for the organization. Barry also oversees the development and evaluation of risk contracts between payors and providers for all lines of business. He has played a significant role in preparing practices for the shift from fee-for-service to value-based care and risk-based contracts.   

A native of Buffalo, NY  Barry earned his undergraduate degrees in Accounting and Economics and a Master of Arts degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Ian Straayer Director, Stars

Priority Health

Ian Straayer is an experienced healthcare leader with a background of Quality Improvement in Outpatient, Inpatient and Health Plan settings.  Ian is currently the Director of Medicare Stars at Priority Health in Grand Rapids Michigan.  He has over 10 years’ experience in healthcare and has a proven track record of impacting Medicare Stars, leading efforts to earn Priority Health their first ever 5-star rating.  Ian is passionate about driving quality efforts to improve the members care and experience, while also creating a strong relationship with the network of physicians he works with.

Elissa Toder VP of Quality Improvement Strategies

Reveleer

Elissa has worked in Managed Care for 16 years. She is the former Staff Vice President of Quality Improvement Strategy at Centene, focusing on all lines of business, HEDIS improvement and vendor management. Prior to Centene, she spent 15 years at WellCare Health Plans where she ran Quality Improvement programs.

Christian Trygstad VP Product

Biomedix

Mick Twomey Chief Executive Officer

Hyperlift

Mick Twomey is the founding Chief Operating Officer (COO) and current Chief Executive Officer, (CEO) of Hyperlift Logic, Inc. Coming from a management consulting background, Mick set his vision on redefining how plans approach Stars optimization. Out of that was born Stars Monitor, Hyperlift's SaaS technology platform.

Crafted by Stars professionals for their peers, Stars Monitor is the industry's leading Stars analytics solution that gives Stars teams time back while redefining how plans approach Stars optimization. Mick's dedication to creating a scalable and universally applicable model has helped establish Hyperlift's innovation-driven approach into a trusted partner in the healthcare sector.

Through a combination of leading-edge technology, Stars experts, and a year-round engagement framework, Hyperlift propels healthcare plans of all magnitudes to elevate their Stars performance management. Mick's leadership catalyzes these solutions, enabling healthcare plans to embark on a transformative Stars management journey that outperforms conventional performance management. 

Rick Whitted CEO

US Hunger

Rick Whitted is the President & Chief Executive Officer at U.S. Hunger, a global nonprofit whose mission is feeding families today and uniting them to a healthier tomorrow. In total, U.S. Hunger (USH) has provided over 150 million meals to families in need. Before his
appointment as CEO in March 2020, Rick served on USH’s board of directors. Rick has overseen the launch of several of the organization’s initiatives: expanding home delivery of fresh produce into its supply chain; aligning its Full Cart® program with the
Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services’ (CMS) health equity framework; and, developing a cloud based SaaS solution that uses A.I. and Machine Learning to identify root causes of food insecurity in the U.S. and provide real-time actionable intelligence on social determinants of
health (SDOH).

Rick is a graduate of Stetson University and Nova Southern University where he received a BA in Political Sciences/American Studies, and an MBA, Business Administration and Management, respectively. Prior to joining USH, he spent 27 multi-faceted years in banking; focusing on small business, government and non-profit banking. He is also an accomplished author and speaker with expertise in leadership,
workplace culture and individual and team development. Affiliations/Membership: U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, Google Refresh Working Group, City of Orlando Mayor's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission, Aligning for Health Advisory Board.

Stephen Winn Senior Director, Quality

Permanente Medicine