Meet the 2024-2025 Next Gen Fellows

The Next Generation Leaders Fellowship welcomes a class of up to 35 talented health care leaders each year, including 12 Age-Friendly Health System scholarship recipients. During the 12-month fellowship program, participants hone essential skills, such as leading and effecting change, navigating the health care environment, driving transformation, improving care delivery, and developing operational strategies for success.

The John A. Hartford Foundation is providing scholarships for a cohort of Age-Friendly Fellows. These fellows will be asked to implement the Age-Friendly Health Systems 4Ms Framework at their organization for their capstone project in the fellowship program.

Mariam Al Sabae

Mariam Al Sabae, DNP, RN, NEA-BC

Nurse Manager

The George Washington University Hospital

 

 
Ryan Ambrose

Ryan Ambrose, MPAff

AVP, Government Relations

Memorial Hermann Health System

 

 
Magdalena Bednarczyk

Magdalena Bednarczyk, MD

Division Chief, Geriatric Medicine & Palliative Care

Rush University Medical Center

Age-Friendly Scholarship Recipient

 

 
Derek Bibler

Derek Bibler, PharmD, MBA

Director of Pharmacy

Mercy Health Anderson Hospital

 

 
Mary Bonnet

Mary Bonnet, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

University of Rochester

 
Brittnay Bourgeois

Brittnay Bourgeois, RN, BSN, MHA, CPHQ

Chief Quality Officer

St. James Parish Hospital

Age-Friendly Scholarship Recipient

 

 
Tiffany Boyd

Tiffany Boyd, MHA, BSN, ACM- RN

Sr. Director of Acute Care Services & Care Management

Cheshire Medical Center Dartmouth Hitchcock

Age-Friendly Scholarship Recipient

 
Mital Brahmbhatt

Mital Brahmbhatt, MHA, LMSW

Director, Health Management, Population Health Service Organization

Memorial Hermann Health System

 
Amy Buckingham

Amy Buckingham, MSN, RN, CEN

Associate Patient Care Executive

Adventist Health Howard Memorial

 
Elisabeth Campbell-Wright

Elisabeth Campbell-Wright, MBA

Executive Director

UNC Health Blue Ridge

 

 
Maeve Carey

Maeve Carey, MS, OT

Director, Quality & Safety

Hartford Healthcare

 

 
Tyrell Comeaux

Tyrell Comeaux, MS, RDN, LD

Senior Director of Clinical & Support Services

Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital

 
Tracy Dowlat

Tracy Dowlat, RN, BSN, MHA, CPPS

Deputy Chief Quality Officer

One Brooklyn Health - Brookdale

 

 
Morgan Gaghen

Morgan Gaghen, MSHA, MBA

Director of Operations

UAB Hospital – Highlands, UAB Medicine

Age-Friendly Scholarship Recipient

 

 
Nicole Hodges

Nicole Hodges, DNP, MBA, RN, NE-BC

Director of Nursing-Critical Care & Emergency Services

BSWH

 

 
Cole Johnson

Cole Johnson

Senior Director, Field Operations

The Resource Group/Ascension St. Vincent Indiana

 

 
Adam Koontz

Adam Koontz, MA, LCMHCS

Sr Director – Advance Care Planning, Clinical Ethics, Spiritual Care

Novant Health

Age-Friendly Scholarship Recipient

 
Aniko Kukla

Aniko Kukla, DNP, PNP, RN

Director of Quality & Patient Safety

Salinas Valley Health

 

 
Mana Manoukian

Mana Manoukian, MS, RN, CNS, AGCNS-BC

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Cedars-Sinai

Age-Friendly Scholarship Recipient

 

 
Jae McGinley

Jae McGinley, BA, BSN, RN, CEN, CCRN, NREMT-P

Trauma Program Manager

Olympic Medical Center

Age-Friendly Scholarship Recipient

 

 
Rosalyn McLeod

Rosalyn McLeod, MHA, FACHE, CMPE

Vice President, Primary Care Operations

Grady Health System

 
>Felicia Mobley

Felicia Mobley, PhD, FACHE

Director, Health Equity

Grady Health System

 

 
Ashruta Patel

Ashruta Patel, DO, MS

Attending Physician

National Health Service Corps, Kaiser Permanente

Age-Friendly Scholarship Recipient

 
Daniel Perli

Daniel Perli, MD, MBA

Chief Medical Officer

Monadnock Community Hospital

Age-Friendly Scholarship Recipient

 

 
Caitlin Poore

Caitlin Poore, RN, MSN

Heart Institute & Emergency Services Nursing Director

University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center

 

 
Erin Rogers

Erin Rogers, MBA, M.ED, CMPE

Regional Director Business Development

OSF HealthCare

Age-Friendly Scholarship Recipient

 

 
Lauren Russell

Lauren Russell, MSN, RNC-OB

Nurse Manager

Regional One Health

 

 
Anna Sahli

Anna Sahli, MHSA

Vice President of Operations

Saint Luke’s South Hospital

 

 
David Schlientz

David Schlientz, MD

Assistant Professor

Duke University Center for Study of Aging & Human Development

Age-Friendly Scholarship Recipient

 

 
Lauren Seaton

Lauren Seaton, MHA

Director of Population Health

Ascension St. Vincent

 
Patrick Siegling

Patrick Siegling, MHA, MBA

Assistant Vice President

Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center

 

 
Dalia Saleh

Jared Vavroch, MHA

Sr. Director of Planning & Initiative Development

Children’s Mercy Kansas City

 
Shannon Weber

Shannon Weber, RN, BSN, CCRN, VA-BC

Director of Inpatient Nursing

Sutter Amador Hospital

Age-Friendly Scholarship Recipient

 
Katie Wilburn

Katie Wilburn, MHA

Central Registration Manager

Sheppard Pratt Health System