Meet the 2025-2026 Mentors

The Next Generation Leaders Fellowship welcomes its 2025 cohort of mentors. Each of the 36 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.

Claudia Aime

Claudia Aime, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC

VP & CNO

Oregon Health & Science University

 
David Burwell

David Burwell, MD, MBA

VP, Chief Quality Officer, Chief Medical Information Officer

UPMC Altoona

 
Ben Carter

Ben Carter

Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

Trinity Health

 
Jason Carter

Jason Carter

President & COO

Duke Regional Hospital

 
Lisa Charbonneau, DO, MS

Lisa Charbonneau, DO, MS

Chief Medical Officer

Encompass Health

 
John Chessare

John Chessare

President & CEO

GBMC

 
Suzanne Farmer

Suzanne Farmer, PMP

Chief Administrative Officer

Fisher-Titus Medical Center

 
David Feldman

David Feldman, MD, MBA, CPE, FAAPL, FACS

Patient Safety Expert

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Dan Gross

Dan Gross

Former SVP & COO

Sharp HealthCare

 
Dan Handel

Dan Handel, MD, MBA, MPH, FACHE

VP/CMO, Central Area

Atrium Health

 
Kyle Hunter

Kyle Hunter, RN, MSN, CENP, CPHQ

Administrator

Ascension

 
Barbara Jacobs

Barbara Jacobs, MSN, NEA-BC, RN-BC

Former CNO

Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center

 
Tonya Johnson

Tonya Johnson, DNP, RN, NE-ABC, FACHE

Health System COO

MU Health Care

 
Rhonda Kazik

Rhonda Kazik, DNP, RN, CENP, FAAN

Chief Nurse Executive

Essentia Health

 
Micah Krempasky

Micah Krempasky, MD

Chief Medical Officer, Mental Health & Well-being

WakeMed Health & Hospitals

 
Michael Longley

Michael Longley, MD, FACEP

Chief Medical Officer

AdventHealth

 
Tammy Lundstrom

Tammy Lundstrom, MD, JD

SVP, Chief Medical Officer

Trinity Health

 
Brian Peters

Brian Peters

CEO

Michigan Health & Hospital Association

 
Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson, FACHE

President and CEO

Androscoggin Valley Hospital

 
T. Richard Roberson

T. Richard Roberson

President/CEO

Mississippi Hospital Association

 
Karen Rose

Karen Rose, PhD, MS, RN, FGSA, FAAN

Dean; College of Nursing

The Ohio State University

 
Shehzad Saeed

Shehzad Saeed, MD

Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics

Vice President for Academic Affairs

Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

Dayton Children’s Hospital

 
June Scarlett

June Scarlett

Chief Patient Access

White Plains Hospital

 
John Schooley

John Schooley, MBA, MHA, BSN, RN

Enterprise Group VP Quality

Advocate Health

 
Jennifer Siciliano

Jennifer Siciliano

Chief External Affairs Officer

UVA Health

 
Tracey Smithson

Tracey Smithson, MSN, RN, NEA-BC

VP & Chief Nursing Officer

St. Dominics Medical Center, FMOLHS

 
Brett Stauffer

Brett Stauffer, MD, MHS, FHM

Chief Quality Officer

Baylor Scott and White Health

 
Steven Summer

Steven Summer, MBA

President & CEO

Healthcare Institute

 
Michele Szkolnicki

Michele Szkolnicki, M.Ed., BSN, RN, FACHE, FACMPE

Senior Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

 
Sylvain Trepanier

Sylvain Trepanier, DNP, RN, CENP, FAONL, FAAN

CNO

Providence

 
Christine Waszynski

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

Former President, Coordinator of Inpatient Geriatric Services

American Delirium Society, Hartford Hospital

 
Pam Wells

Pam Wells

Former CNO

Sharp HealthCare

 
Michael White

Michael White, MD, MBA

Chief Clinical Officer

Valleywise Health

 
Rani Williams

Rani Williams, LCSW, FACHE, CDE

Chief Diversity & Community Health Equity Officer

UI Health

 
Wendy Zachary

Wendy Zachary, MD

Medical Director, Inpatient Geriatric Consults

Ronald Reagan & Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospitals, UCLA

 
Nawzaneen Zahir

Nawzaneen Zahir

Chief Quality Officer

Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center