Speakers
An index of our Fellowship Program speakers. Please click a speaker’s portrait or name to see their bio.
Richard “Chip” Davis, Ph.D.
CEO, Rochester Regional Health
Chuck Ainsworth
Founder & Chief Coaching Officer, Epic Rivers Leadership
Sady Alvarado-Fischer
Vice President Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
Jason Barnecut-Kearns
President & Chief Executive Officer, Trillium Health
Linda Becker
President and Founder, Northstar Network
Albert Blankley, MS
Chief Operating Officer, Common Ground Health
Jennifer Briggs
Chief Operating & Finance Officer, GRIPA
Lauren Burruto
Executive Director, Northstar Network
Chetna Chandrakala
Chief Financial Officer, Oak Orchard Health
Linda L. Clark, MD, MS, FACPM, FACOEM
President and CEO, Anthony L. Jordan Health Corporation
Francis J Clement, CFP®, WMCP®, RICP®, CLU®
Wealth Management Advisor, Clement Wealth Management, Northwestern Mutual
Mark Cronin
Chief Operating Officer at Accountable Health Partners
Paul Duck
Chief Strategy Officer, Open Minds
Jon Freedman
Partner, Digital and Technology, Chartis
Melissa Gardner
Executive Vice President, Chief Population Health Officer, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
Robyn L. Garrett
CEO, Beamably
Tricia K. Gatlin, Ph.D
Dean, Wegmans School of Nursing, St. John Fisher University
Matt Goldstein
Engagement Manager, Chartis
Brenna Gubala, Esquire
Attorney, MLMIC
Bridget Hallman
Employee Wellness Manager, Paychex
Michael J. Hasselberg, Ph.D., RN, PMHNP-BC
Chief Transformation and Digital Officer, Nebraska Medicine
Matthew Kelley
Chief Investment Officer, Wealth Management for Cooper/Haims Advisors, an ESL Company
Karen Kinter
Chief Executive Officer, Oak Orchard Health
Lisa Kitko, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN
Dean, University of Rochester School of Nursing
John Knapp
Vice President, Advocacy, Premier
Jill Knittel, MBA, CSP
President & CEO, JK Executive Strategies
Shelly Kriete, BS, CPHQ, CPHRM
Senior Risk Management Consultant, MLMIC
Lisa Marcello
President/CEO, Episcopal SeniorLife
Brian Martin, MPA
Associate Director, Administration and Finance
Michael E. McRae
President and Chief Executive Officer, St. Ann's Community
Amber Moore, Ed.D, FACHE
Sr. Director of Space Design, Performance Excellence and Administrative Services
Gregg T. Nicandri, M.D.
Chief Medical Information Officer, University of Rochester Medical Center
Wade Norwood
Chief Executive Officer, Common Ground Health
Patrick Ostendarp
VP Innovation and AI, Rochester Regional Health
Rizwan Pasha, MD
Chief Medical Information Officer, Microsoft Health & Life Sciences, Nuance
Jennifer Rendfrey
Head of Benefits, Paychex
Nancy Snyder
Regional Managing Partner, Rochester Region, The Bonadio Group
Yoni Stern
Partner & Senior Vice President, Business Development, Systematic Inventive Thinking, Tel Aviv
Joseph S. Vasile, MD, MBA
President and Chief Executive Officer, GRIPA
Marielena Vélez de Brown, MD, MPH
Public Health Commissioner and Medical Director at Starlight Pediatrics, Department of Public Health, Monroe County, New York
Tenea Watson Nelson, PhD
Founder and CEO, Watson Nelson Consulting
Robert Wendler, II
Senior Vice President, Health Plan Chief Finance Officer, Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield
Edith Williams, MS, Ph.D.
Director of the Center for Community Health & Prevention (CCHP), University of Rochester Medical Center
Mary Zelazny
CEO, Finger Lakes Community Health












































