Meet the 2026-2027 Mentors

The Next Generation Leaders Fellowship welcomes its 2026 cohort of mentors. Each of the 46 fellows of the Next Gen Leaders Fellowship is matched with an executive level health care leader during this 12-month program. Fellows and mentors work closely throughout the year on a capstone project and other professional development goals.

Past Mentors Archive
Claudia Aime

Claudia Aime, DNP, MBA, R.N., NEA-BC

Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer

Oregon Health & Science University

 

 
Michael Backus

Michael Backus

Chief Executive Officer

Oswego Health

 

 
Rich Bailey

Rich Bailey, MCiM, MS, FACHDM

Chief Information Officer

County of San Mateo Health

 

 
Leah Bergstrom

Leah Bergstrom, R.N., MSN, CENL, NEA-BC

Chief Administrative Officer

Hospital Sisters Health System – St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center

 

 
Stacy Bratcher

Stacy Bratcher

Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer

Cottage Health

 

 
Doug Brown

Doug Brown, JD

Former President of Community Hospitals & Chief Administrative Officer

UMass Memorial Health

 

 
David Burwell

David Burwell, M.D., MBA

Vice President of Quality and Medical Affairs

UPMC Altoona

 

 
Jason Carter

Jason Carter, MBA

President & Chief Operating Officer

Duke Regional Hospital

 

 
John Chessare

John Chessare, M.D., MPH, FAAP, FACHE

Professor of Practice

Towson University College of Health Professions

Former President & Chief Executive Officer

GBMC

 

 
Michael Cureton

Michael Cureton, MHA, FACHE

Chief Executive Officer

Sutter Davis Hospital

 

 
Robin Damschroder

Robin Damschroder, CPA, MHSA, FACHE

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & President, Value Based Enterprise

Henry Ford Health

 

 
Tracy Dowlat

Tracy Dowlat, R.N., BSN, MHA, CPPS

Chief Quality Officer

One Brooklyn Health

 

 
John Englehart

John Englehart

Chief Institutional Affairs Officer

HSS | Hospital for Special Surgery

 

 
David Feldman

David Feldman, M.D., MBA, CPE, FAAPL, FACS

Patient Safety/Risk Management Consultant

 

 

 
Shane Flickinger

Shane Flickinger, MHA, FACHE, CLSSBB

Chief Operating Officer

Penn Medicine, Chester County Hospital

 

 
Brian Frazee

Brian Frazee

President & Chief Executive Officer

Delaware Healthcare Association

 

 
Darin Goss

Darin Goss

Chief Executive - South Puget Sound

Providence

 

 
Karen Grimley

Karen Grimley, PhD, MBA, R.N., NEA-BC, FACHE, FAAN

Chief Nursing Executive

UCLA Health

 

 
Kelly Haynie

Kelly Haynie, DHA, MPA, FACHE

Chief Executive Officer

Ochsner Medical Center – West Bank Campus

 

 
Barbara Jacobs

Barbara Jacobs, MSN

Former Chief Nursing Officer

Luminis Health - Anne Arundel Medical Center

 

 
Gregory Johnson

Gregory Johnson, M.D., SFHM, FAAFP, FACP

Senior Vice President & System Chief Medical Officer

UnityPoint Health

 

 
Jim Kaufman

Jim Kaufman

President & Chief Executive Officer

West Virginia Hospital Association

 

 
Rhonda Kazik

Rhonda Kazik, DNP, R.N., CENP, FAAN

Chief Nurse Executive

Essentia Health

 

 
James Keller

James Keller, M.D., MHSA

Former Chief Medical Officer

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

 

 
Sandra Leggett

Sandra Leggett, MBA, DNP, LSSBB

Chief Operating Officer

Community Medical Center

 

 
Todd Linden

Todd Linden, MHA, FACHE

Healthcare Consultant

Linden Consulting Inc.

Former Chief Executive Officer

Grinnell Regional Medical Center

 

 
Tammy Lundstrom

Tammy Lundstrom, M.D., JD

Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer

Trinity Health

 

 
Melinda Muller

Melinda Muller, M.D., FACP

Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer

Legacy Health

 

 
Pam Ott

Pam Ott, CPA, CMA, FACHE, FHFMA

Regional Chief Financial Officer/Controller

Franciscan Health - Olympia Fields

 

 
Melinda Patterson

Melinda Patterson, DNP, MSN, R.N., NE-BC

Chief Nursing Officer

Lone Peak Hospital - MountainStar Healthcare

 

 
Brian Peters

Brian Peters

President & Chief Executive Officer

Michigan Hospital Association

 

 
Tipu Puri

Tipu Puri, M.D., PhD

Chief Medical Officer

UChicago Medicine

 

 
Steve Purves

Steve Purves, FACHE

President & Chief Executive Officer

Valleywise Health

 

 
Ram Raju

Ram Raju, M.D., MBA, FACHE

Former Senior Vice President

Northwell Health

Former President & Chief Executive Officer

New York City Health + Hospitals Corporation

 

 
T. Richard Roberson

T. Richard Roberson

President & Chief Executive Officer

Mississippi Hospital Association

 

 
Glenn Robinson

Glenn Robinson, FACHE

President

Pacer Consultants, LLC

Former President

Baylor Scott & White Health – Hillcrest

 

 
Shehzad Saeed

Shehzad Saeed, M.D.

Chair, Department of Pediatrics

Wright State University

Vice President, Academic Affairs

Dayton Children's Hospital

 

 
John Schooley

John Schooley, MBA, MHA, BSN, R.N.

Enterprise Vice President Clinical Optimization

Advocate Health

 

 
Mitchell Schwartz

Mitchell Schwartz, M.D., MBA

Chief Physician Executive

Luminis Health

 

 
Michele Szkolnicki

Michele Szkolnicki, M.Ed., BSN, R.N., FACHE, FACMPE

Senior Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer

Penn State Health, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

 

 
Ryan Thompson

Ryan Thompson, MBA, FACHE

Chief Operating Officer

Rome Health

 

 
Syl Trepanier

Syl Trepanier, DNP, R.N.

Chief Nurse Executive

Providence

 

 
Harsh Trivedi

Harsh Trivedi, M.D., MBA

President & Chief Executive Officer

Sheppard Pratt

 

 
Christine Waszynski

Christine Waszynski, DNP, APRN, GNP-BC, FAAN, CPAFH

Geriatric Nurse Consultant

Hartford Healthcare

 

 
Pamela Wells

Pamela Wells, R.N., MSN

Former Chief Nursing Officer

Sharp Memorial Hospital

 

 
Nawzaneen Zahir

Nawzaneen Zahir, QCP, CPHQ

Chief Quality Officer

Laguna Honda Hospital