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

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