
The VCHI Leadership Council is open to organizations with a Virginia presence that are interested in improving the value of healthcare in the Commonwealth. This diverse group of health plans, health systems, medical professionals, laboratory and pharmaceutical companies, health safety net providers, state agency leadership, consumer advocates and employers meets quarterly with the VCHI Board of Directors to inform program development and accelerate VCHI’s mission.
MEMBER BENEFITS
- Member organization’s designee invited to join VCHI’s Board of Directors for quarterly Board meetings and work group meetings.
- Be the first to hear of new VCHI grant opportunities and have preferred eligibility for partnership and participation in VCHI programs and events
- Unparalleled networking opportunities and access to other LC members that often lead to new strategic partnerships
- Acknowledgment on VCHI website
- Access to the VCHI quarterly newsletter
- Access to the VCHI Board and Leadership Council directory
MEMBERS

Michael Abbott, PharmD
President
Carilion Medical Center

Robert Avis
Strategic Account Manager
Merck

Ben Barber
Vice President of Policy
Virginia Health Catalyst

Chris Barker
Senior Director, Payer Relations & Value Based Care
Patient First

Suzanne Brixey, MD
Executive Director
Fortify Children's Health

Chris Bryce
Director, State Government Affairs
GSK

Sean Connaughton
President & CEO
Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association

Anthony Corso
Vice President Public Policy, Clinical Trials
Veeva Systems

Marcos Dachary
Principal, SVP Sales & Growth
Milliman MedInsight

Melina Davis
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & EVP, MSV
MSV Foundation

Caroline Faber
STRATEGIC MARKET DIRECTOR
Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc

GERARD FILICKO
Vice President
HCA | Virginia Care Partners

Margie Fitzgerald
Vaccines, Key Account Director
Pfizer

RONDA FUDGE
REGIONAL ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
Sanofi

NEETA GOEL, MD
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, AMBULATORY SERVICES
Inova Health System

Doug Gray
Executive Director
Virginia Association of Health Plans

KARAH L. GUNTHER, JD, MHA
VP EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND HEALTH POLICY
Virginia Commonwealth University and VCU Health System

David Hasleton, MD
Chief Clinical Officer
Bon Secours Richmond

Harrison Hayes
Executive Director
Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority

LACY HEIBERGER
Chief of Practice Innovation
UVA Health

Kristin Henshaw
Senior Health & Benefits Consultant
Mercer

Linda Hines
Virginia Medicaid Regional President
Humana

Alison Huffstetler, MD
Medical Director of the Robert Graham Center
Virginia Academy of Family Physicians

Laura Kahoe
Director of Value Based Care, Atlantic Division
Labcorp

Prerana Laddha
Product Lead
Epic

Elizabeth Malley-Lowe
VP, Contracting and Network Management
CIGNA Healthcare

Pooja Doshi Mehta
Head of Business Development
Ounce of Care

Rebecca Mendoza
Associate Principal
Health Management Associates

Rachel Munsie
CEO and Co-founder
Ounce of Care

John Newby
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Virginia Bio

SHANA PACK, MS, MCHES
SR CONSULTANT, AVP, HEALTH & BENEFITS SOLUTIONS
AON

DEREK PARVIZI, PHARMD
HEALTH SUPERVISOR, RICHMOND
Walgreens

Corey Perdue
Partner, Practice Growth
Privia

Corey Pleasants
Chief of Staff, Medicaid Strategy and External Affairs
Aetna

Marianne RANDAZZO
VP OF SALES & ACCOUNT Management
UnitedHealthcare

R. Brent Rawlings
Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association

Rachel Rees
Chief Executive Officer
Virginia Health Care Foundation

ALLISON ROGERS
CHIEF STRATEGy OfFICeR
Ballad Health

Kyle Russell
Chief Executive Officer
Virginia Health Information

Scott Schoenborn
National Director, Healthcare Ecosystems
Indivior

Doris Stanfield
Regional Account Manager
Novo Nordisk

Lisa Stevens Anderson
Regional Market President
Equality Health

Marcus Stone
Chief Executive Officer
Connect Health + Wellness

John Syer
VICE PRESIDENT
Sentara Health Plans

Louis Thompson, MD
Director of Medical Operations, East Region CSBD
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

Amanda Turner
STATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Novo Nordisk

Kevin Van Dyke, MPP
Executive Director, Virginia
Aledade

LINDSEY VAUGHN, MD
Chairman
Sentara Quality Care Network

Kathy Vesley
President & CEO
Bay Aging VAAACares®, Virginia’s Community Care Hub

NICOLE PALYA WOOD
SENIOR REGIONAL DIRECTOR, STATE ADVOCACY
PhRMA

Valerie Wrobel, NP
Government Relations Chair
Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners

ROSS YOUNGER, MD
ASSOCIATE CHIEF MEDICAL INFORMATION OFFICER
Riverside