Educational Advisory Board

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Health Connect Partners is proud of its exclusive Educational Advisory Board, which is comprised of top health system executives from Hospital Pharmacy, Radiology & Imaging, O.R. & Surgery, Hospital Supply Chain and Healthcare I.T. specialties. Each of our board members hold executive level positions at some of the most prestigious hospitals and healthcare systems in America. Without their expertise and tireless efforts to select the best topics and speakers for our educational sessions, our conferences would not be possible.


All HCP Educational Advisory Board members volunteer their time and receive no compensation for their participation. The board is comprised only of healthcare provider executives. No suppliers or vendors are allowed on our Educational Advisory Board, thus preventing any potential conflicts of interest between suppliers and providers.

Call for Speakers

Hospital Pharmacy
Board Chair
Ruth Cassidy, PharmD, MBA, B.S., FACHE, FASHP
Vice President / Chief Pharmacy Officer
Montefiore Health System • Bronx, NY

Vice Chair
Myra Thomas, BS Pharm, MBA, CPEL
AVP Pharmacy
Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans • New Orleans, LA

Fred Pane, RPh, FASHP, FABC
Vice President, Pharmacy Services
Capstone Health Alliance • Concord, NC

Jennifer Egbert, PharmD, MBA, FACHE, BCSCP
Market Director of Pharmacy - Central Iowa
MercyOne • Des Moines, IA

Michael O'Neal, BS, DPh, MBA
Senior Director - Pharmacy Supply Chain
Vanderbilt Health System • Nashville, TN

Kenny Yu, PharmD, MBA
Health System Senior Director, Pharmacy Services
NYU Langone Health • New York, NY

Christina Cao, PharmD, MBA
Chief Operation Officer / Consultant
JN2C, LLC • Upland, CA

Jonathan Lakamp, PharmD, BCPS
Chief Pharmacy Officer
Mercy Health • Chesterfield, MO

Amir Emamifar, PharmD, MBA
Managing Director - Healthcare Consultant
ProNexus Advisory • Atlanta, GA

Patrice Dupart, RPh, PharmD, MSHCM, CPEL
SVP of Pharmacy/ Apothecary-in-Chief
NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System • New York, NY

Emily Meyer,
VP, Pharmacy Operations
Advocate Health Care • Chicago, IL

Venita Abanaka, PharmD, MBA
Director of Pharmacy and Oncology
Parkland Health • Dallas, TX

Joseph Pinto, RPh, M.S., MHA, DPLA
Vice President, Pharmacy Operations
Mount Sinai Health System • New York, NY

Dawn Rana, RPh, DPh
Oncology Pharmacy Executive
Vizient • San Antonio, TX

Arash Dabestani, PharmD, MHA, FASHP, FABC
Dean and Professor
LIU College of Pharmacy • Brooklyn, NY

Radiology & Imaging
Board Chair
Julie Ross, MBA, RT (R)
Executive Director, Imaging Services
Mercy Hospital St. Louis • St. Louis, MO

Vice Chair
Bryan Henderson, PhD, MBA, BSRT(R)
Director of Radiology, Cardiology & Neurology
Valley Presbyterian Hospital • Los Angeles, CA

Angelic Chapman, MSRS, CRA, RT (R)(CT)(MR), FAHRA
Vice President of Radiology
Ascension Wisconsin • Mikwaukee, WI

Ronny Sullivan,
Director of Radiology
UCHealth Parkview Medical Center • Pueblo, CO

Greg Williams,
Clinical Director of Radiology
Medical University of South Carolina Med. Ctr • Charleston, SC

Karen Sparks, MHA, BSN, RN, CPHQ
Regional Director of Radiology
Henry Ford Health • West Bloomfield, MI

Brian Wetzel, RT, RN, CNMT
Director of Medical Imaging/Cardiology
Guthrie Lourdes Hospital • Binghamton, NY

Melissa Lejsek, BSHA, RT(R)(M)
Director of Supply Chain
Highpoint Health System • Gallatin, TN

Joe Lopez, MS, RT(R)
Director of Diagnostic Imaging Services
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley SOM • Edinburg, TX

Todd Russell, BS, RT(R)(CT)(MR)
Director-Ambulatory Imaging & Diagnostic Services
PeaceHealth - Shared Services • Vancouver, WA

Laurie Schachtner, PhD, MBA, FACHE, CRA, RT(R)(M)
Prime IL Radiology/Cardiology Director
Prime Healthcare Services (IL Hospitals) • Elgin, IL

Hospital Pharmacy Buyers
Board Chair
Rodney Elliott,
Pharmacy P.A./Technology Coordinator
CHI Memorial • Chattanooga, TN

Gordon Hubbard, MBA, CPhT
Director, Pharmacy Procurement & Inventory Control
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center • Boston, MA

Juan Alexandre,
Pharmacy Supply Chain Manager
Mount Sinai Health System • New York, NY

Ryan Pepper, MBA
AVP Pharmacy Supply Chain
Ochsner Health • New Orleans, LA

Neil Assad, CPhT
Pharmacy Buyer
Hackensack Meridian Health Mountainside MC • Montclair, NJ

O.R. & Surgical
Board Chair
Stephen Lovern, DNP, RN, NEA BC
Vice President of Surgery and Anesthesia
Carilion Clinic • Roanoke, VA

Vice Chair
Valerie Brown, MSN, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC
Administrator
Same Day Surgery Center of Central Jersey • Edison, NJ

Edna Gilliam, DNP, MBA, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC
AVP, Perioperative Services & SPD, DV
Nemours Children's Hospital - Delaware • Wilmington, DE

Roberta Permenter, RN, MSN, NEA-BC
Assistant Vice President Surgical Services
Atrium Health Navicent • Macon, GA

Michele Randazzo, DNP, MN, RN
Sr Director of Surgical and Procedural Services
Providence Swedish • Seattle, WA

Thelma Chaffee, RN, MBA, MSN, CNOR
Executive Director of Perioperative Services
Loma Linda University Medical Center • Loma Linda, CA

Patricia McMeen, BSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM
System Business Director, Surgical Services
Erlanger Health • Chattanooga, TN

Faisal Rahman, PhD
President/CEO
Munster Surgery Center • Chicago, IL

Deron Mabe,
Associate Vice President, Perioperative Services
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist • Winston-Salem, NC

Hospital Supply Chain
Board Chair
Phillip Bateman,
Director Member Services
Capstone Health Alliance • Gulfport, MS

Vice Chair
John Barnes,
Sr. Director of System Integration & Planning
St. Luke's Health System • Boise, ID

Pedro Vega, PhD, CMRP
President/CEO of Supply Chain OPs
Vega's Healthcare Consulting, LLC • Jackson, NJ

Andy Hamilton,
AVP Supply Chain
MultiCare Health System • Tacoma, WA

La Junda Johnson,
Director, System Indirect Spend & Capital
Memorial Hermann Health System • Houston, TX

Gregory Coaston, CPSM, CTCD
VP, ad interim, Supply Chain Management
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center • Houston, TX

Sean Hazlett, CMRP, MBA
Director of Supply Chain
Mason Health • Shelton, WA

Rosa Costanzo, CMRP, CPPB, CPSM
CPO/SVP of Supply Chain Management
Jackson Health System • Miami, FL

Tom White,
Director, Supply Chain
Froedtert ThedaCare Health • Milwaukee, WI

Post-Acute Care Executives
Board Chair
Frank Yeboah, MS, LHHA, HSE, PMP, FACHCA
Administrator
Teresian House Nursing Home • Albany, NY

Vice Chair
Shelia Foster, MHA, LNFA, LVN
Executive Director
Richardson Nursing and Rehabilitation • Richardson, TX

Jacob Traunfeld,
VP of Business Development
Avid Healthcare Group • Sioux Falls, SD

Ron Hicks,
Administrator
Gregory Ridge Health Care Center • Kansas City, MO

Kristal Prather, RN, RAC-CT, DNS-CT
VP of Clinical Reimbursement
Focused Post Acute Care Partners • Fort Worth, TX

Michael Sharifi, MBA, HCA
Director of Supply Chain Management
Birmingham Green • Manassas, VA

Jonathan Ochoa,
Supply Chain & Financial Operations Manager
Beecan Health • Glendale, CA

Michael Lee, FACHE, LNHA, MBA
EVP
Generations Healthcare Network • Lincolnwood, IL

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