Spotlight Type: Member
July 2023 – Gurpreet Kaur
Gurpreet Kaur, Director of Pharmacy Services, United Family Practice Health Center What is your current role? United Family Medicine is a FQHC clinic and focuses on improving the well-being of the community which includes providing excellent care to patients with no health coverage or ability to pay. For the past two years, I have been…
June 2023 – Emi Bennett Vo, MPH
Emi Bennett Vo, MPH, Manager, Government Programs, HealthPartners What is your current role? I lead a team that supports our HealthPartners Medicaid health plan product management functions. This includes product strategy and planning, partnering with internal operations teams, ensuring compliance with state and federal requirements, and maintaining relationships with regulators and community partners to ensure…
May 2023 – Tammy Lee, MBA
Tammy Lee, MBA, CEO, Xena Therapies What is your current role? I founded Xena Therapies in late 2019 and we began manufacturing in February 2020 – the month before we had to shut down in response to the global pandemic. We make wearable therapies that utilize plant-based cooling technology in Red Wing, Minn., under the…
April 2023 – Kristine Williams, MA
Kristine Williams, MA, Research Operations Administrator, Mayo Clinic What is your current role? I have had the honor to be a leader at Mayo Clinic for 13 years enabling world class researchers to cure, connect, and transform the future of healthcare. My primary focus is strategic oversight and development of new and novel research core…
March 2023 – Megan Betterman, MBA
Megan Betterman, MBA, Senior Director, Content Strategy & Operations Chief of Staff, MOBE What is your current role? MOBE focuses on health outcomes by offering a one-on-one health coaching model to health plan members and employees at large organizations. After nine years in digital and content-related roles at HealthPartners, I joined MOBE in 2020 to…
February 2023 – Vivian Anugwom, MHA, MS, CHES
Vivian Anugwom, MHA, MS, CHES, Director – Health Equity & Patient Education, Allina Health What is your current role? I have the privilege of leading health equity system strategy development and the patient education department at Allina Health. Our goal is to ensure that healthcare delivery is inclusive and equitable and that our patients can…
January 2023 – Kathleen Hustad
Kathleen Hustad, Founder & CEO, Bloom44 What is your current role? I am the CEO and Principal Consultant of Bloom44. Bloom44 is a socially conscious marketing company dedicated to helping health and well-being companies grow. My company focuses on companies bringing change, innovation, and personalized solutions to patients, clinicians, and caregivers. It’s hard for anyone…
December 2022 – Dawn Simonson, MPA
Dawn Simonson, MPA, President and CEO, Trellis What do you do in your current role? I have the privilege of serving as the chief executive officer for Trellis, a nonprofit organization that provides services, information and connections that help people age well. Trellis is an innovator in the field of aging, and I lead our…
November 2022 – Kate Shields Stenzinger
Kate Shields Stenzinger, VP of Client Success and Product Strategy, Lucina Analytics What do you do in your current role? I am responsible for integrating client priorities and developing strategies to achieve savings for clients and healthy outcomes for moms and babies. With primary accountability to health plan leaders, I am focused on reducing maternal…
October 2022 – Lea Kaiser
Lea Kaiser, MBA, Chief Financial Officer, Western Wisconsin Health What do you do in your current role? I am the Chief Financial Officer for Western Wisconsin Health in Baldwin, Wisc., which has a Critical Access Hospital and two rural health clinics. I started in May of 2022 after spending 17 years with Healtheast/Fairview in operational…
September 2022 – Tami Hedrick
Tami Hedrick, Executive Vice President, External Engagement, MATTER What do you do in your current role? I have been on the MATTER staff for nearly two years and have served on the Board of Directors for three years. While I was Director of Women’s Initiatives at the Minnesota Vikings, MATTER was our community partner for…
August 2022 – Sara Wilson
Sara Wilson, Chief Customer Officer, PROCare HR What do you do in your current role? PROCare HR offers comprehensive HR solutions designed for organizations that serve seniors and individuals with disabilities. Through the PEO model and plugging in a dedicated HR Director and Client Support Team, PROCare supports HR compliance, benefits, workers compensation and payroll.…