2025 Participating Fellows

Joe Abbott
EVP/COO
Empowering People's Independence, Inc.

Dr. Faith Adams DPM
Associate Chief Medical Officer
Jordan Health

Leanne Andre
Director of Housing
YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County

Zaakirah Barry
Associate Relationship Manager
M&T Bank

Carolyn Birrittella
Senior Vice President, Business Strategy & Philanthropy
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Rochester, NY

Iskra Bonanno
Assistant General Councel, Labor and Employment
Rochester Regional Health

Michele Boyd
Program Director
Action for a Better Community

Colleen Boyle
Product Manager
Monroe Plan for Medical Care

Dr. Lisa Brophy
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education
University of Rochester

Elissa Burke
Chief Program Officer
Starbridge

Michelle Colegrove
RN VP of Nursing and Medical Services
FLACRA

Lisa Comella
Senior Director, IT Applications
Rochester Regional Health

Megan Cooper RN
Assistant Director of Ambulatory Nursing- Primary Care Network
University of Rochester

Anthony D'Angelo
Controller
Elizabeth Wende Breast Care

Jeffrey DeCory
Director, Finance
Rochester Regional Health

Rebecca DelleFave RN
Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer Clinical Network RRH
Rochester Regional Health

Kelsey Dempsey
Principal
The Bonadio Group

Dr. Annemarie DowlingCastronvoo PhD, RN, GNP-BC, AHPCN, CNE, FNAP
Dean, Graduate Program Director, Professor of Nursing
Roberts Wesleyan University - Rochester, NY

Emily Drew
Assistant Director of Finance
Jewish Home

Matt Engel
Director, Program Administrator Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine
URMC

Shannon Farnham RN, BSN
Director of Quality Assurance, Education and Performance Improvement
UR Medicine Home Care

Leslie Fisher
Director of Human Resources
FLACRA (Finger Lakes Area Counseling and Recovery Agency)

Sarah Fletcher
Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Recreation and Human Services
City of Rochester

Teresa Galbier
Vice President of Dementia Program Development
Episcopal SeniorLife Communities

Jean Galle
Vice President of Community Based Services
Hillside

Trina Gibson-Sanders
Sr. Director, HR Operations
Rochester Regional Health

Howard Glastonbury
Senior Vice President Finance - Corporate Controller
Rochester Regional Health

Robin Govanlu
Chief of Behavioral Health
Oak Orchard Health

April Grant
VP, Operations
Rochester Regional Health Foundation

Tracy Greene
Sr. Director, IT Applications - Data and Analytic Services
Rochester Regional Health

Maricela Guzman
Assistant Director of Ambulatory Access and Process Improvement
(URMC) University of Rochester Medical Center- Ambulatory Administration

Gina Hotchkiss MMM
Senior Business Administrator for Digital Health Operations
University of Rochester

Laura Jowly
Chief Operating Officer/Chief Compliance Officer
Villa Of Hope

Gary Kennedy
Director Executive Compensation, Governance & HR Analytics
Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield

John L'Hommedieu
Exec VP of CCBHC
FLACRA

Joe Lopez-Cepero
SVP of Hospital Specialty Services
Rochester Regional Health

Conner Lorenzo
Director of Operations, Fitness Science and CHAMPP
University of Rochester Medical Center

Tomicka Madison
Director of Care Management and Care Coordination
Finger Lakes Performing Provider System

Katie Manetta
Director, Affordability
Excellus BCBS

Jaclyn Masci
Innovation Delivery Manager
MVP Health Care

Alexis Munding Nurse Practitioner
Visiting Instructor
St. John Fisher University

Nolica Murray-Fields
Director of Restorative Practices and Equity
Center for Youth Services

Aileen Nelson RN, MBA
Director, Risk Adjustment Operations
Excellus BCBS

Katie Oleksyn
Director, Supply Chain and Program Analysis
University of Rochester Medical Center

Lori Paine DrPH, RN, MS
Vice President, Patient Safety Officer
Rochester Regional Health

Tiffany Paine-Cirrincione
Director of Development and Communications
St. Joseph's Neighborhood Center

Elizabeth Paliouras
Sr. Director of CHHA Services
University of Rochester Home Care

Jeannine Pescara
Associate Vice President of Clinic Operations
Trillium Health

Kathleen Peterson PhD
Chair until 6/30/25, Dean of the School of Nursing as of 7/1/25
State University of New York (SUNY) Brockport

Dr. Danielle Renodin-Mead DO
Chief Medical Officer
Oak Orchard Health

Nicole Reyes
Senior Director Client Success Operations
Cognisight

Manny Rivera
Monroe County Chief of Planning
Coordinated Care Services Inc "CCSI"

Dr. LaRon Rowe DHA
Senior Director, IT Business Office
University of Rochester Medical Center

David Rutberg
Senior Director
Strategic Interests, LLC

Leigh Schirmer DMSc, MS, PA-C
Clinical Research Investigator
Rochester Clinical Research

Renée Schumacher LMSW
Vice President, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Services
Catholic Charities Family and Community Services

Nikole Smith MBA, BSN, RN
Director of Clinical Supports
Prime Care Coordination

Dr. Jacob Sprouse Pharm.D, CDCES, BC-ADM
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Finger Lakes Community Health

Kathryn Sturm
Senior Financial Analyst
University of Rochester

Samantha Tolbert
Manager, Clinical Quality Program
Monroe Plan for Medical Care/MP Care Solutions

Sarah Vandenbout RHIT, CRC, CPCO
Health Information Manager & Corporate Compliance Officier
St. Anns Community

Dr. Karina Vattana
Medical Director of Pediatrics
Trillium Health

James Velazquez
Director of Compliance & Quality Improvement
CDS Life Transitions

Brett Walsh
Director of Communications and Public Relations
Rochester Regional Health

Laura Walton
Director Quality Audit & Review
Excellus

Josh Weinstein
Chief Growth Officer
Coordinated Care Services Inc.

Jade Welsher
Chief of Staff/Senior Administrative Director
University Of Rochester

Jamie Wetherell
CFO
Finger Lakes Community Health

Gary Williams Jr.
Chief Business Officer
Anthony Jordan Health Corporation

Jessica Wilson
Associate Vice President, Programs and Services
Trillium Health, Inc.

Dr. Leslie Wong MD
System Executive Medical Director, Medicine
Rochester Regional Health

Jason Zawodzinski
Sr. Director, Communication Center
Rochester Regional Health