Shannon Banks

Shannon Banks is COO at the MaineHealth ACO in Portland, Maine. Prior to joining MaineHealth in 2020, Shannon consulted with health care and social service organizations, providing strategic planning and organization development. She has held senior leadership roles at Martin’s Point Health Care and Central Maine Health Care. Her experience includes strategy development and execution, measurement systems, care variation reduction, change management and healthcare operations. Shannon also teaches at Bates College and the University of Southern Maine. Shannon holds an M.S. in organization and management from Antioch University and a B.A. from Bates College.

Michael Barbati

Michael Barbati is the vice president of government programs at Advocate Health, where he is responsible for the strategic and operational oversight of Advocate Health’s portfolio of CMS and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations (CMMI) program participation, and the design and implementation of specialty care incentive models. In previous positions at Advocate Health, he has provided oversight of Advocate Aurora Health’s MSSP ACOs, Bundled Payments for Care Improvement-Advanced (BPCI-A), commercial & team member health plan bundle payment programs, and evaluation of CMS/CMMI new opportunities. He provided oversight of population health innovation product and program strategy, including the innovation pilot development cycle, the design, execution, and operational sequencing of innovation programs from concept to consumer. Prior to his work in population health Michael focused on non-labor cost reduction within Advocate’s clinical service lines and was a former faculty member at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, where he focused on educating organizations around the country on total cost of care reductions within joint replacement bundled payments.  

Renee Barlev

Renee Barlev, MD, MPH, is the director of regulatory operations & strategy at Vytalize Health. She earned her undergraduate degree from Cornell University, and her medical degree from Stony Brook University School of Medicine. She completed a preliminary year in internal medicine at Winthrop University Hospital, followed by residency training in preventive medicine at Johns Hopkins University, where she earned her master of public health degree. She additionally participated in the fellows program in implementation research at the Center for Healthcare Delivery Sciences at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Rick Goddard

Mr. Goddard is the vice president, head of commercialization and strategy for Lumeris, an operating partnership company, that supports organizations where they are at in the journey to managing value-based care risk. In this role, Mr. Goddard serves as a subject matter expert and utility role across many facets of the business. His current role includes leading partnership strategic alliances, business model expansion, and go-to-market commercialization. Prior to joining Lumeris, Mr. Goddard served as an executive leader at Advocate Physician Partners. He led the clinical innovation department with responsibility for population health analytics, ACO program administration (largest ACO in the U.S.), value-based payment and innovation strategy deployment. In addition, Mr. Goddard has several years of consulting leadership experience from his time at GE Healthcare Camden Group. He has also worked in a variety of healthcare provider settings − from physician groups to some of the largest health systems in the country. Mr. Goddard serves as a national thought leader in value-based healthcare strategy and frequently presents to higher education and association organizations.

Shelby Harbison

Shelby Harbison is currently the senior manager of accountable care models at PSW, a population health company located in Washington state. At PSW, Shelby manages the organization’s participation in the Medicare Shared Savings Program, as well as other government value-based programs. Prior to joining PSW, Shelby was the program manager at MultiCare Connected Care (MCC), a clinically integrated network (CIN) wholly owned by MultiCare Health System. Prior to that, she worked for a CIN in North Idaho as the operations manager. Shelby attended the University of Washington and earned a bachelor’s in public health and went on to earn her master’s in healthcare administration from the University of Southern California.

Tiffany Jenkins

Tiffany currently serves in a dual role for Trinity Health as the director of population health pharmacy for Trinity Health Alliance of Michigan, the clinically integrated network (CIN) for the Michigan ministry, and as the CIN system director of ambulatory pharmacy with the national Trinity Health system. In her current role, she is responsible for strategic development of Trinity Health’s approach to ambulatory clinical pharmacy to positively impact alternative payment model contract performance with an emphasis on development of programming to improve cost, quality, and safety through the appropriate use of medications. Tiffany’s pharmacy career started in high school working as a clerk and pharmacy technician in an independent retail pharmacy. This experience led her to earning her doctor of pharmacy degree from Ferris State University’s College of Pharmacy. Following graduation, Tiffany completed an ambulatory-focused pharmacy practice residency providing exposure to a variety of acute and outpatient health care settings. In her early professional career Tiffany practiced as an embedded ambulatory care pharmacist in multiple primary care locations and served as a pharmacy subject matter expert with responsibility for the ambulatory pharmacy team operations. During this time, she became a board-certified ambulatory care pharmacist (BCACP) via the Board of Pharmacy Specialties.

Natasha Jivani

Natasha Jivani is system director, care model strategy & innovation for CommonSpirit Health. She works with CommonSpirit’s national ACOs on issues related to new model evaluation, advocacy, and payer strategy. Partnering with IT, analytics, clinical strategy, and external partners, she aims to improve the operational and financial ROI of CommonSpirit’s value-based initiatives. In addition, in her role, she identifies strategic opportunities in the Medicare and commercial contracting space to deepen the organization’s participation in value-based payment models. Prior to her work at CommonSpirit, Natasha was at Avalere Health, where she provided strategic and analytical support to a range of clients including health systems, health plans, health technology vendors, and life sciences on the shift to value-based care. Natasha has also worked at CMS, where she served as a member of the national Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Eligibility Expansion Team, supporting state efforts to update eligibility determination and enrollment processes. 

Kimberly Kauffman

Kimberly Kauffman is senior director of quality reporting at Aledade, Inc. In this role, she supports value-based care (VBC) contracts with CMS/CMMI, Medicare Advantage, commercial health plans and Medicaid managed care by working with teams that specialize in clinical documentation, quality reporting, pharmacy, clinical outcomes improvement, patient outreach and post-acute coordination. Prior to joining Aledade, Ms. Kauffman was the chief VBC officer for MaxHealth, a primary care group based in Florida with 120+ providers, and, before that, was chief VBC officer for Summit Medical Group, a primary care group with 300+ clinicians based in Tennessee. Her background includes a leadership role in a large independent physicians’ association (IPA) in Florida and in a multi-hospital physician hospital organization (PHO). She received her master’s degree from the college of public health at the University of Florida.

Jessica Martensen

Jessica Martensen is the vice president of population care management for Essentia Health. She is responsible for the development and oversight of care management programs for over 180,000 beneficiaries throughout Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. She has a broad range of nursing leadership experience spanning ambulatory, public health, and post-acute settings and is passionate about quality, patient safety, and operational efficiency. Growing up in North Dakota, she has a special interest in rural healthcare and promoting access to care and improved health outcomes for all. Ms. Martensen graduated with a bachelor of science in nursing and a bachelor of art in Spanish from Dickinson State University. She has her master’s in business administration in rural healthcare from the College of St. Scholastica and is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Calvin Mitchell

Calvin Mitchell is the vice president of network performance at Southwestern Health Resources (SWHR). After beginning his career at UT Southwestern, he joined SWHR in 2018 to lead network utilization operations. Currently, he oversees business development and network performance, helping providers succeed in both fee-for-service and value-based care models. His expertise includes complex contracting, managing over $80M in annual provider incentives, and leveraging data to enhance capacity across academic and community systems. Calvin holds a master of public affairs from the University of Texas at Dallas.

Gabe Orthous

Gabe Orthous, MBA, serves as the director of value-based services performance and analytics at Health Choice Network, where he champions the mission of federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). With over 25 years of progressive experience in health information technology (HIT), he specializes in scaling value-based care initiatives and optimizing complex HIT solutions to maximize impact. A dedicated educator, Gabe is an adjunct professor in the informatics department at Georgia State University and a former adjunct faculty member at Sacred Heart University. Additionally, he contributes as a subject matter expert for the Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies. Gabe is currently pursuing a PhD in global leadership at Indiana Tech, focusing on driving innovation, leadership development, and strategic transformation in healthcare and beyond.

Beth Patak

Beth joined Astrana in 2025 and has since led the optimization of Astrana’s national ACO operations across four ACOs. Her work includes refining and scaling Astrana’s national “go to market” strategies for orientation, education, communication and business development. She has accumulated more than 29 years of healthcare leadership across multiple sectors. Before Astrana, Beth designed and oversaw population health operational strategies for an independent ACO across six eastern states. She previously advanced value-based care initiatives within major Midwestern health systems, including Bon Secours Mercy Health and Premier Health. She holds undergraduate degrees in management and marketing from Park University and earned a master’s degree in management from Wright State University.

Jami Paulson

Jami Paulson, MSN RN, ACM-RN, CRC, is the manager of quality assurance at ACO Collaborative. ACO Collaborative is a physician-led ACO in the Medicare Shared Savings Program with participants in South Dakota, California, Nevada, and Arizona. Ms. Paulson works closely with multidisciplinary teams to improve population health, enhance care delivery, and ensure CMS compliance while advancing quality initiatives, strengthening risk adjustment accuracy and aligning providers with value-based care goals.

Heather Peiritsch

Currently employed at Jefferson Health as the associate vice president of ambulatory care coordination, Heather leads strategic initiatives to optimize care coordination operations, advance value-based care models, and drive clinical quality improvement across diverse care settings. Her leadership has contributed to delivering significant financial and clinical outcomes including shared savings for two Jefferson ACO’s, alongside the development of post-acute preferred networks and longitudinal care management programs serving thousands of patients. Heather has over 28 years of nursing experience with a broad healthcare background in the areas of population health, post-acute care, home and community based services and nursing education. She has demonstrated success in developing strategic partnerships and leading change with the ability to develop operational strategies that align to business goals. She has a bachelor in nursing from East Stroudsburg University, a master’s in population health nursing from LaSalle University and is board certified as an advanced nurse executive.

Melissa Schlimgen

Melissa Schlimgen serves as Wisconsin region administrator for population health and value-based contracts at SSM Health. She oversees the region’s MSSP and the performance of key risk-based contracts, with a focus on quality, cost, and utilization outcomes.  Melissa leads population health education initiatives across providers, care teams, and staff to strengthen organizational strategy and drive performance improvement. She also supports enhancements to SSM Health’s electronic medical record (EMR) by advancing data-aligned workflows that improve visibility and outcomes. She supports the direction of care and alignment towards ambulatory care management enhancing the care team model of value-based care delivery. In addition, Melissa is a member of the WCHQ Improvement Advisory Committee. Prior to her current role, she supported clinical teams in both primary and specialty care. She began her career as an occupational therapy assistant, practicing for eight years before earning a master of business administration in healthcare management.

Eloy Sena

Eloy Sena is the AVP of value-based contracts and operations at Ardent Health, where he oversees value-based contracting and operational performance for the enterprise portfolio of VBC contracts. He joined Ardent Health Services in 2018. Prior to this role, he served as the director of quality and later as the division director of managed care at Lovelace Health System. Eloy has a diverse background with nearly 20 years of experience in healthcare, including quality management and improvement, population health, network management, managed care contracting, provider engagement, pharmacy, value-based programs, alternative payment models, and medical management initiatives. Before joining Ardent Health, he led statewide provider engagement initiatives for Molina Healthcare of NM. Eloy holds a bachelor’s degree in health and wellness promotion from New Mexico Highlands University and an MBA with a concentration in health services from Keller Graduate School of Management.

Vinod Shenai

Vinod Shenai leads the medical economics team at VillageMD. His team provides actionable insights to help operations and clinical leaders to drive change to improve patient health and outcomes and enable appropriate cost and utilization. His team develops risk stratification algorithms and process KPIs to help improve care management and post discharge processes. Lastly, his team analyzes specialist performance to identify high performing specialist providers for network management. His team also developed analytics for MSSP and ACO REACH.

Leslie Southworth

Leslie Southworth is currently the director of Montana Health Plus. Leslie was born and raised in Central Montana and graduated from Montana State University with a bachelor of science degree in community health. She started her career within a not-for-profit Medicaid Managed Care organization in Southern California. After returning to Montana, she served as the CEO at the Central Montana Community Health Center in Lewistown, MT and then the Community Health Care Center in Great Falls, MT. In 2017, she joined the Montana Primary Care Association on the health center-controlled network team. She served as the HCCN project director in 2018 followed by the director of Montana Health Plus in 2023. She graduated with a master healthcare administration from The George Washington University in June of 2024.

Adam Sumrall

Adam Sumrall is the associate director of population health at Privia Health where he directs value-based care efforts which include MSSP ACOs and Medicare Advantage value-based contracts. In his role, he is expected to collaborate with clinicians to develop, implement and execute solutions that improve quality while lowering the total cost of care. He has over a decade of experience working in healthcare and during that time has worked in, or collaborated with, various alternative payment models like BPCI – Advanced and the Oncology Care Model. Mr. Sumrall received his BS in athletic training from the University of Southern Mississippi and his MA in exercise and sports science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After working professionally for 5 years, he decided to obtain his MBA from Lipscomb University.

Nicole Swan

Nicole Swan, MBA, is director of value based performance for Ochsner Health Network. Ochsner Health Network is the largest clinically integrated network in the greater Gulf South region, bringing together select health systems, physician groups and affiliated community providers to improve quality and reduce costs. Within her role, Nicole has responsibility for supporting Ochsner Health Network teams, in navigating Medicare Shared Savings program regulations and strategy development. Nicole’s 10 years of service to the healthcare industry includes previous posts with Ochsner Health, including population health and clinic operations. A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Nicole earned her master of business administration. Nicole is also a graduate of Tulane’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Health Care Leadership and Innovation Program.

Tina-Ann Thompson

Tina-Ann Thompson is a physician-leader with extensive experience spanning clinical practice, practice ownership, and executive leadership in primary care. She serves as senior vice president of the Primary Care Service Line, executive director of the Emory Healthcare Population Health Collaborative, and the division director of Family Medicine. Her professional experience as a clinician, director, and change agent uniquely positions her to drive initiatives that enhance prevention-focused practices and improve outcomes for both patients and clinicians. Dr. Thompson’s clinical focus includes adolescent mental health, addiction, and chronic disease management, and she has maintained her practice at Emory at Rockbridge in Stone Mountain for over 20 years. Her educational background includes a bachelor of science from Yale University, a medical degree from Boston University, completion of the Emory Family Medicine residency program, and an MBA from Emory Goizueta Business School.

David Van Winkle

David Van Winkle, MD, is vice president of clinical network transformation at Tandigm Health, a population health management company in SE Pennsylvania. In his current role, he serves as the clinical leader for multi-payer PCP focused VBC initiatives in several regional community health systems, supporting independent and employed PCP practices to drive high value performance in commercial, Medicare Advantage, and multiple ACO contracts including Tandigm Value Partners ACO and Doylestown Health Partners ACO. Prior to joining Tandigm Health, Dr. Van Winkle served as the CMO for Affinia Health Network, a clinically integrated network in western Michigan wholly owned by Trinity Health. Dr. Van Winkle is a board certified family physician and practiced the full spectrum of primary care, including OB, for over 2 decades until relocating to Philadelphia in 2022.

Eric Weaver

Dr. Eric Weaver is nationally recognized for his work in primary care transformation and value-based care. He is the executive director of Bellin Health Partners, one of the leading high-revenue ACOs in the Medicare Shared Savings Program. Prior to his work within the ACO/CIN, Dr. Weaver led the Institute for Advancing Health Value, a nonprofit organization established by former HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt and former CMS Administrator Dr. Mark McClellan to accelerate the value-based care readiness of healthcare organizations.  Dr. Weaver has an extensive executive leadership track record with physician-led ACOs and risk-bearing entities, including roles as president and CEO of Integrated ACO and SVP for Innovista Health Solutions. He was recognized as the ACHE “Young Healthcare Executive of the Year” and the Modern Healthcare “Up & Comers” Award in recognition of his work in value-based care.  Dr. Weaver holds a masters degree in healthcare administration from Texas State University and a doctor of healthcare administration from the Medical University of South Carolina.