Tag: Healthcare Leadership

DAVA ASHLEY

I am pleased to share my executive biography, reflecting nearly four decades of leadership across healthcare operations, strategic planning, corporate governance, compliance, value-based care, financial oversight, and organizational transformation. After a career that included leading multi-state healthcare operations, advancing quality initiatives, navigating significant regulatory changes, overseeing major divestitures, and guiding Covenant Care through its eventual sale and transition, I am excited to bring these experiences to corporate boards, advisory roles, and strategic engagements where I can help organizations strengthen performance and create sustainable value.

George Beauregard: Transforming Healthcare Through Physician Leadership, Strategic Alignment, and a Commitment to Value

Throughout my career as a physician executive, I have had the privilege of working with healthcare organizations, physicians, payers, and communities to advance value-based care, population health, clinical integration, and better outcomes. My experiences in executive leadership and board governance, together with my work as an author and speaker, have shaped how I approach healthcare transformation and strengthened my interest in contributing to organizations navigating the future of healthcare and healthcare technology. I am pleased to share more about my professional journey, leadership experience, and the values that continue to guide my work. Here is my biography.

Sherry Tomaine: Transforming Technology, Strengthening Governance, and Empowering Leadership Through Innovation and Integrity

I am excited to share a closer look at my professional journey and the experiences that have shaped my approach to leadership, innovation, and governance. With 30 years of experience across healthcare, insurance, and technology, I have dedicated my career to strengthening cybersecurity, advancing enterprise risk management, supporting responsible AI adoption, and empowering teams to succeed. As I continue expanding my involvement in board leadership and strategic advisory opportunities, I look forward to building meaningful partnerships and helping organizations navigate complex challenges with confidence and integrity. Here is my biography.

Paul Kempinski, MS, FACHE, CEC: Values-Based Leadership, Purpose-Driven Strategy, Remarkable Results

After more than four decades of healthcare leadership, I am grateful for the opportunity to reflect on a career shaped by extraordinary people, purpose-driven organizations, meaningful challenges, and lessons that continue to guide my work today. From leading complex healthcare organizations to serving boards, coaching executives, and now building Kempinski Consulting, my focus remains on helping values-based leaders and organizations activate their full potential and achieve remarkable results. Here is my biography.

Greg Beck: Advancing Healthcare Through Innovation, Insight, and Purposeful Leadership

Throughout my career, I’ve had the opportunity to work at the intersection of healthcare, technology, telemedicine, clinical analytics, business development, and investment strategy. From helping develop telehealth programs and working with health systems, providers, and payers to evaluating emerging healthcare technologies and entrepreneurial opportunities, I’ve remained focused on using innovation to create practical and meaningful impact. As I continue expanding my involvement with boards and advisory teams, I’m pleased to share more about the experiences and perspectives that have shaped my professional journey. Here is my biography.

Gentry Hunt, DNP, RN, RNC-MNN: Advancing Healthcare by Investing in People, Strengthening Leadership, and Transforming Evidence into Meaningful Action

I’m pleased to share more about my professional journey in healthcare, from bedside nursing to executive leadership, education, mentorship, quality improvement, and advocacy for women’s and children’s health. Over more than two decades, I have remained passionate about developing people, strengthening employee engagement and retention, advancing evidence-based innovation, and improving the experiences of patients and healthcare professionals. As I look toward opportunities to contribute through board and advisory service, I’m excited to bring my clinical, operational, and leadership perspective to organizations working to shape the future of healthcare. Here is my biography.

Dr. Derek Price: Transforming Organizations Through Leadership, Discipline, and Action

Throughout my career, I’ve had the opportunity to serve as a healthcare executive, entrepreneur, clinician, business builder, coach, and leader of teams navigating significant growth and transformation. Each experience has reinforced my belief in accountable leadership, disciplined action, strong teams, and building systems that create meaningful results for the people and communities they serve. As I continue my work in healthcare and explore opportunities to contribute through board and advisory service, I’m pleased to share more about the experiences and principles that have shaped my professional journey. Here is my biography.

Leslie Cadet, MD, MPH, QME: Advancing Healthier Workplaces Through Medical Insight, Strategic Leadership, and Purposeful Service

I’m pleased to share a closer look at the professional journey that has shaped my work across occupational medicine, workers’ compensation, employee health, military medicine, education, and organizational leadership. From serving as a U.S. Air Force Flight Surgeon to leading ASCEND Occupational Medicine Consulting and contributing as a physician, educator, and advisor, my career has remained centered on helping people and organizations achieve healthier, more effective outcomes. As I continue expanding my involvement in board and advisory leadership, I look forward to bringing this combination of medical expertise, strategic thinking, communication, and service to organizations working to make a meaningful impact. Here is my biography.

Tracy Stephens: Transforming Financial Discipline, Operational Insight, and Industry Experience into Sustainable Growth

Over the course of approximately 35 years, I have had the opportunity to lead and support organizations across healthcare, finance, private equity-backed growth, physician practice management, and business operations. My career has allowed me to serve as a CFO, COO, President, CEO, and board contributor while working through acquisitions, revenue-cycle transformation, financing, financial infrastructure, and growth initiatives. I look forward to applying those experiences at the board and advisory level and contributing practical financial, operational, and strategic perspective to organizations navigating growth and change. Here is my biography.

D. Leslie Boney: Building Healthcare Organizations Through Growth, Partnership, and Operational Excellence

After approximately four decades in healthcare, I have had the privilege of helping organizations grow, navigating mergers and acquisitions, developing healthcare platforms, leading sales and development teams, improving operations, and building meaningful partnerships across the post-acute healthcare continuum. My career has given me the opportunity to work alongside exceptional executives, clinicians, operators, and healthcare organizations, and I look forward to continuing to apply those experiences through leadership, board, and advisory opportunities. Here is my biography.

Lisa Gutierrez: Connecting the Dots Between People, Strategy and Purpose to Create Sustainable Impact

Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to work across healthcare, global business, consulting, research, and community organizations, always with a focus on connecting people, strategy, and purpose to create meaningful and sustainable results. From leading enterprise transformation and inclusive leadership strategies to serving in healthcare governance and helping organizations navigate complex change, I remain passionate about helping leaders and organizations connect the dots, adapt, and create value for the people and communities they serve. As I continue expanding my work at the board level, I am pleased to share more about the experiences, values, and perspectives that have shaped my leadership journey. Here is my biography.

Susan Schoolfield, MBA, MA, PCC: Transforming Organizations by Aligning Strategy, People, Leadership, and Purpose

Throughout more than 30 years in healthcare, life sciences, medical devices, consulting, and organizational transformation, I have had the privilege of working with extraordinary leaders and organizations navigating growth, change, and complex transformation. My career has reinforced my belief that the strongest organizations connect strategy with people, culture, leadership, and purposeful execution, and I remain passionate about bringing that perspective to executive, advisory, and board opportunities. Here is my biography.

Anthony Cox: Turning Operational Complexity into Organizational Strength

I am pleased to share a closer look at the professional journey that has shaped my approach to leadership, from my foundation in the United States Navy Nuclear Power Program to more than three decades of leading people, operations, transformation, and performance within complex healthcare organizations. Throughout my career, I have remained committed to developing strong teams, creating accountability, improving organizational performance, and delivering sustainable value while leading with reliability, trust, loyalty, and integrity. As I continue expanding my contribution through board and advisory opportunities, I look forward to bringing these experiences and perspectives to organizations seeking thoughtful, disciplined, and collaborative leadership. Here is my biography.

Frank Cacace, MD, FACP: Strengthening Healthcare Through Education, Advocacy, and Human Connection

After more than three decades in internal medicine, medical education, and healthcare leadership, I am grateful for the opportunity to reflect on a career shaped by patients, colleagues, residents, students, and mentors. As I continue my work in healthcare advocacy and board service, I look forward to applying my experience in primary care, clinician education, interprofessional collaboration, and patient-centered medicine to organizations working to strengthen the future of healthcare. Here is my biography.

Pat McNeil: Building Trust, Shaping Reputation, and Advancing Organizations Through Strategic Communication

I’m pleased to share my professional biography, highlighting more than 25 years of experience in corporate communications, reputation management, crisis communications, executive counsel, stakeholder engagement, and leadership. My career has given me the opportunity to help build and lead enterprise communications functions, advise executives, support complex organizations, and contribute to nonprofit governance, and I look forward to continuing to bring that experience to organizations seeking thoughtful leadership and strategic communications perspective.

Dr. Timothy Smith, PhD, PhD, ALM, CRNA, APRN: Transforming Experience into Strategy, and Strategy into Lasting Impact

Throughout my career, I have had the privilege of serving as a healthcare practitioner, academic leader, university president, entrepreneur, consultant, and investor. Each chapter has strengthened my belief that experience creates its greatest value when it is shared in service of others, and I look forward to bringing that perspective to organizations seeking strategic leadership, sustainable growth, and meaningful impact. Here is my biography.