Kelly Barr was appointed the Maricopa County Special Health Care District Board of Directors to fill the seat vacated by Barbara Rodriguez Mundell in March.
Chris Koch was also named to a seat on the Valleywise Health governing board....Arizona Comings & Goings
Catherine Codispoti is now executive vice president and chief administrative officer at Phoenix Children's. Codispoti was formerly the executive vice president and chief people officer at Mercy.
Stephanie Kearney is now the senior vice president and chief strategy officer at Phoenix Children’s. Kearney was formerly the...Arizona Comings & Goings
In July, Catherine Codispoti will begin her role as the executive vice president and chief administrative officer for Phoenix Children’s. She now serves as executive vice president and chief people officer at Mercy Health System, and formerly served in senior leadership roles at Children’s National in Washington...Arizona Comings & Goings
Ana Pereira is now the VP of marketing and communications for Valleywise Health. Her former roles included the director of communications for the City of Mesa and VP of client services at Urias Communications.Arizona Comings & Goings
Banner Health named longtime health system leader Dale Johns, as CEO of
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Glendale, Banner Behavioral Health Hospital in Scottsdale and Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center facilities in Gilbert and Sun City.
Paula Shepherd, a 25-year veteran of health care coverage leadership, is now SVP and COO of...Arizona Comings & Goings
Warren Whitney was promoted to chief administrative officer for Valleywise Health, he was formerly the SVP of government affairs.Arizona Comings & Goings
Scott Trenter is now the vice president of sales at Curatus, a provider data management technology company. He was formerly the director of payor relations and contracting at Dominion Diagnostics.Arizona Comings & Goings
Chad Johnson is now providing oversight for Phoenix Children’s Medical Group administrative operations. He also serves as the the senior vice president of Phoenix Children’s Care Network.Arizona Comings & Goings
Virginia “Ginny” Rountree announced Feb. 2 that she would resign as director of AHCCCS, citing personal health concerns. Rountree had a short tenure, she was appointed October 6 and her final day was Feb. 13.
Roberta Harrison, a longtime Arizona Department of Economic Security official, now serves as interim AHCCCS...Arizona Comings & Goings
Jennifer Greening was promoted to the role of chief financial officer for Southwest Medical Imaging (SMIL). She was formerly a CPA within the organization....Arizona Comings & Goings
Jennifer Erickson is the new chief executive officer of Sonora Quest Laboratories. Erickson is taking over from David Dexter who is retiring next month after more than 26 years of leadership.
Erickson was formerly the chief financial officer and chief operating officer at Clin-Path Associates/Pathology Specialists of Arizona. She...Arizona Comings & Goings
Nicholas Theodore, MD, MS, a nationally recognized expert in brain and spinal cord injury has been appointed chairman of the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix’s department of neurosurgery at Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix.
Dr. Theodore was formerly the director of the Neurosurgical Spine Center and...Arizona Comings & Goings
Barb Zwiener, vice president of payor contracts at HonorHealth is retiring after many years in the health sector as an influential leader.
Congratulations on your retirement, Barb!...Arizona Comings & Goings
Mary Temm announced that after 42 years in healthcare, 33 years in healthcare consulting, she has decided to retire and close Temm & Associates, Inc.
Congratulations on your retirement, Mary!Arizona Comings & Goings
James Stover is the new plan president & chief executive officer of Arizona Complete Health (Centene). Stover was previously Centene’s president of Arizona Medicaid.
Martha Smith, ACH’s previous plan president and CEO has moved to a new undisclosed corporate role.Arizona Comings & Goings
Marina Sandoval is now senior community engagement strategist at Salt River Project.
Sandoval was previously the executive director of the State Forty Eight Foundation and director of strategic partnerships with Valleywise Health Foundation....Arizona Comings & Goings
Ramona Hernandez is now chief revenue officer at Boolient. This HFMA superstar was also VP of revenue cycle growth at Infinx and Knowtion.Arizona Comings & Goings
Janee Foss was promoted to system director of marketing operations and process improvement at CommonSpirit Health. Foss was formerly the system manager for digital marketing and operations.
She also held previous marketing roles at AZ Blue and Aetna....Arizona Comings & Goings
Former AHCCCS director Carmen Heredia is now owner of Sonora Strategy Partners.
Prior to her leadership role at Arizona’s Medicaid agency, Heredia was chief executive officer at Valle del Sol for nearly two decades....Arizona Comings & Goings
Dave Cheney, NAH President and CEO, was named one of northern Arizona’s “Movers and Shakers” by Sedona Monthly Magazine. Read more here
Congratulations Dave!...
