Spotlight Type: Board
June 2025 – Emily Fry, MHA
Emily Fry, MHA, VP Strategy, Sanford Health What’s your current role? I just started with Sanford about a month ago! I was formerly with Geisinger Health, a leading organization within Pennsylvania, running innovation. I joined Sanford as the VP, Strategy to lead and manage our strategic planning and growth responsibilities. This organization has an amazing…
May 2025 – Molly Clark, PharmD, MHA
Molly Clark, PharmD, MHA, SVP, Chief Performance and Care Model Transformation Officer, Allina Health What’s your current role? I joined the Allina Health System in 2019 as the System Vice President for Safety and Quality and during my time at Allina I’ve had the opportunity to lead various initiatives and teams focused on quality, high…
April 2025 – Christy Waltz, DNP, MEd, RN, CDCES
Christy Waltz, DNP, MEd, RN, CDCES, Public Health Nurse, Hennepin County What’s your current role? I currently work for Hennepin County in Long-Term Services and Supports where I support people living with chronic conditions and disabilities. I have worked for Hennepin County since 2018. Prior to my current role, I worked for Hennepin Health, the…
March 2025 – Susan Huff, MBA
Susan Huff, MBA, M.Ed, Executive District Business Manager, Mead Johnson Nutrition, Reckitt What’s your current role? As an Executive District Business Manager, I lead a team of medical sales representatives across six states, partnering with health care clinics and hospitals to help give pre-term and term infants the best start in life through specialized nutrition.…
February 2025 – Joy King
Joy King, CEO, Animal Humane Society What’s your current role? I am the CEO of Animal Humane Society, where our mission is to compassionately and responsibly build a more humane world for animals. We work towards this vision through a variety of programs, including adoption services, veterinary care, training, education, and community outreach. Before joining Animal…
January 2025 – Anne Gass
Anne Gass, Director of Operations and Finance, Pinky Swear Foundation What is your current role? I’ve been with Pinky Swear Foundation since January 2023. I’m driven by the mission and inspired by the original pinky swear promise between a nine-year-old boy, Mitch, and his dad to keep helping kids with cancer even after Mitch passed…
November 2024 – Andrea Berg, MHA
Andrea Berg, MHA, Director of Strategic Planning, Elevance Health What is your current role? I recently transitioned from the provider side of health care, where I spent 15 years, to the payer side. In May 2024, I joined Elevance Health as the Director of Strategic Planning. Formerly known as Anthem, Inc., Elevance Health is a…
October 2024 – Jenna Lange, MBC
Jenna Lange, MBC, Senior Market Insights Consultant, UnitedHealthcare What is your current role? I deliver market insights related to UnitedHealthcare’s National Accounts business to inform strategy and drive improvement. I’m responsible for data analysis, reporting and presentation, database management, business planning support and survey creation and execution. In my role, I’m continually looking for creative…
September 2024 – Tory Merhar
Tory Merhar, Associate Vice President, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota What is your current role? I have been a dedicated leader at Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota (LSS) for the past eight years, holding various leadership roles. Most recently, I served as the Associate Vice President of Older Adult Services. In this role, I emphasized…
August 2024 – Christiana Lawver, MBA, CHFP
Christiana Lawver, MBA, CHFP, Director Revenue Cycle Operations, Financial Clearance, Optum Insights supporting Allina Health What is your current role? I’ve been with Allina Health for nine years in various roles. In May 2024, I was rebadged to Optum but I still support Allina Health in the same capacity as I did previously. In my…
July 2024 – Aimee Johnson
Aimee Johnson, Senior Director – Digital Products, Optum What is your current role? I am the Senior Director of Digital Products with the Consumer Engineering group at Optum. I am responsible for the Mobile Center of Excellence and multiple digital experiences within Optum Technology and Optum Health. In my current role, I drive the product…
June 2024 – Bri Clarin, CMRS
Bri Clarin, CMRS, Healthcare Consulting Manager, Eisner Advisory Group What is your current role? My main focus is Revenue Cycle Management (RCM). From operations to high-level analysis, I have worked on projects such as Interim Manager, Director or VP of RCM to help practices during transition, Revenue Cycle Assessments, Revenue Cycle Operational Process review and…