2021 - 2022 Next Generation Leaders Fellowship Roster
The Next Generation Leaders Fellowship welcomed a class of up to 32 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 expanding innovation capacity, driving organizational change and digital transformation, and leading the shift from health care to well care.
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.
In the 2021 - 2022 year the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is also providing scholarships to support a group of Project Firstline Fellows. These fellows will be asked to implement infection prevention and control improvement initiatives at their organization for their capstone project in the fellowship program.
Alona Jarmin
Senior Account Manager, RN, BSN, MSN
Mountain-Pacific Quality Health
Beau Dexter
Director Clinical Operations, MBA
Genesis Health System
Biren Kamdar
Associate Professor of Medicine, MD, MBA, MS, MHS
UC San Diego Health
Age-Friendly Scholarship Recipient
Capstone Project:
Delirium Management
Christina Johnson
Clinical Faculty, Physician, MD, PhD
Atlantic Health System
Capstone Project:
Medication Management in Populations with Health Disparities
Cindy Gallaspie
Managing Principle
The MetroHealth System
Elizabeth Healy
Infection Prevention Coordinator, RN
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital
Emily Perish
Director, MPP
University of Chicago Medicine
Erica Gruber
Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, MSN, A-GNP, BCEN
National Veterans Health Administration
Ericka Easley
Senior Ambulatory Practice Manager, MHA
GBMC
Erin O. Vigne
Director of Clinical Affairs, RN, MA
AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long Term Care Medicine
Grace Kwon
Assistant Medical Director, MD
ChristianaCare
J. Randolph/John R Clements
Podiatrist
Carilion Clinic
Jeannie McCabe
Vice President of Performance Improvement, IE, SSBB
Catholic Health Services
Jennifer Muniak
Assistant Professor of Medicine, MD
University of Rochester
Jihae Lee
Clinical Assistant Professor, MD
Erie County Medical Center
Kathryn Bazylewicz
Vice President, Marketing and Population Health
Cottage Health
Kerri Elsabrout
Vice President, Patient Care Services, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, NEA-BC
White Plains Hospital
Capstone Project:
Improving Efficiency Measures
Kimberly Church
Program Analyst, National Lead, MS
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Margaret Lozovatsky
SVP, Chief Health Informatics Officer, MD
Novant Health
Melanie Dempsey
VP for Finance and CFO
Davis Health System
Mike Woodruff
Chief Patient Experience and Quality Officer, MD
Intermountain Healthcare
Capstone Project:
Improving Virtual Care Experiences
Ryan Gruver
Director, Operational Excellence, MHA, LSSBB
Sheppard Pratt
Sarah Sjostrom
Associate Chief Nursing Officer
Hebrew Rehabilitation Center
Sean O'Neil
Chief Operations Officer - Physician Group
Exeter Hospital
Shannon Gotha
Infection Prevention and Control Coordinator, RN
ProMedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital
Snehal Doshi
SVP Ancillary & Support Services, Pharm.D., MBA
Wellstar Health System
Susan Kwiatek
Vice President, Aging & Supportive Care, RN, MBA, DNP, NE-BC
Northwell Health
Tripp Grooms
Director of Business Operations, MHA
Atrium Health Cabarrus
Age-Friendly Scholarship Recipient
Capstone Project:
Improving Acute Care Amongst Older Adult Patients
