Spotlight Type: Member
August 2026 – Michelle Arulfo
Michelle Arulfo, FACHE, PMP, Corporate Strategy Director, Corporate Development, Elevance Health What’s your current role? I’ve been with Elevance Health since 2021, where I work in Corporate Development. I love that every day is different. My role gives me the opportunity to work across all areas of the business, helping evaluate new ideas, partnerships and…
May 2026 – Magda Surrisi
Magda Surrisi, Program Office Lead, Medica via On-Demand Group Consulting What is your current role? I joined On-Demand Group Consulting in April 2026 and stepped into my current role at Medica shortly thereafter. This is work that I find genuinely energizing. As a strategic partner to leadership, I bring structure, accountability and clarity to a…
March 2026 – Tia Newcomer
Tia Newcomer, former CEO of CaringBridge What is your current role? Until the end of 2025, I served five years as CEO of CaringBridge, a national digital health platform supporting patients and caregivers at scale. During my tenure, I led enterprise transformation across strategy, technology, operating model, governance, and growth while stewarding trust, culture and stakeholder alignment in…
February 2026 – Melissa Strong
Melissa Strong, Manager, HR Business Partnership, Prime Therapeutics What is your current role? I work closely with business leaders to align HR strategies with organizational goals. I focus on driving talent development, workforce planning, and employee engagement, while using data and insights to support effective decision-making. My role is centered on fostering a culture of…
January 2026 – Jessica Whitten, MHA
Jessica Whitten, MHA, Director, Neuroscience Service Line, Fairview Health Services What is your current role? I’ve worked in health care for 20 years, beginning my career in health care IT before transitioning into health care operations and ultimately leadership. I joined Fairview Health Services in 2019 as Director of Neurology, and over time, my scope has expanded to…
December 2025 – Jamie Margolis, Ph.D.
Jamie Margolis, Ph.D., Sr. Vice President, Donor & Product Operations, NMDP What is your current role? I have had the great honor to work at NMDP for over 16 years, delivering on a mission that is dedicated to saving lives through cell therapy. In my current role, I am responsible for the leadership and strategic…
November 2025 – Lisa Hawks
Lisa Hawks, Executive Vice President, Marketing & Communications, Nexben What is your current role? As Head of Marketing and Communications at Nexben, an emerging growth company transforming how employers offer benefits, I’m passionate about helping organizations bring more control, flexibility, and choice to their health benefit strategies through ICHRAs and defined contribution health plans. At…
October 2025 – Bridgett Anderson, LDA, MBA
Bridgett Anderson, LDA, MBA, Executive Director, Minnesota Board of Dentistry What is your current role? I serve as the Executive Director of the Minnesota Board of Dentistry, which is the state agency responsible for regulation and licensing for over 18,000 dental professionals in the state. I represent the nine-member Board as the chief executive officer.…
September 2025 – Deb Gordon
Deb Gordon, Senior Client Partner, Korn Ferry What is your current role? As a member of the Korn Ferry Healthcare Practice, my role is focused on accelerating client outcomes through executives on demand for leadership roles, consulting needs, and project-based execution. The model has proven to be a strategic lever for organizations going through transformation,…
August 2025 – Colleen Rogers
Colleen Rogers, COO and Strategy Advisor (fractional leadership roles), Independent Consultant – Healthcare Startups and Advisory Firms What is your current role? Following 20+ years at UnitedHealth Group, where my last role was VP Strategic Initiatives and Delivery, I currently serve as a strategic advisor and fractional leader across three healthcare-focused organizations: Firefly Immersive, Adaptive…
July 2025 – Karen Flanagan Kleinhans, MHA
Karen Flanagan Kleinhans, MHA, CEO, Community Dental Care What is your current role? I have served as CEO for Community Dental Care for seven and a half years. I lead this non-profit health care organization to deliver on our mission to provide culturally sensitive community oral health care, preventive education, professional training and advocate for access…
June 2025 – Claire Trautz, MBA
Claire Trautz, MBA, Independent Consultant, formerly Senior Director, Operations at UnitedHealthcare What is your current role? I have over 10 years of experience in the healthcare industry, with expertise spanning both the provider and payer sectors. I’m passionate about optimizing healthcare operations and driving transformational changes that improve performance, accelerate delivery, and enhance experiences for…