Quynh Chau, PhD, is now the interim chief financial officer at Northern Arizona Healthcare (NAH). Former chief financial officer, Cliff Loader has left the health system.Arizona Comings & Goings
Gidget Bowers is now VP of growth and client development at Helix Advisory.
She was formerly with Titan Health for 21 years and is an active leader with AZHFMA....Arizona Comings & Goings
Rhonda Davis is the new Director of Operations & Compliance at Southwest Medical & Rehab.
Previously, Davis was the director of payor relations at Quipt Home Medical and Great Elm Healthcare. She has also worked as an independent consultant and is a board member for the Southwest Medical Equipment Suppliers Association. ...Arizona Comings & Goings
Sara Salek, MD is now the chief medical officer (CMO) for Roya Health and the medical director of children’s services at Copa Health. She was formerly the CMO of AHCCCS.Arizona Comings & Goings
Casey Osborne is now the lead director over value-based care strategy and business development at Aetna, a CVS Health Company. He was formerly the VP of value-based strategy for Equality Health after serving in leadership roles at Cigna and Phoenix Children’s Hospital....Arizona Comings & Goings
Karlynne Martin is the new director of new market development and contracting for Verda Healthcare, a new MA plan slated to enter the Arizona market in 2026.
Martin was formerly the director for network contracting and strategy for Arizona Priority Care....Arizona Comings & Goings
Christian H. León is now the regional market president and chief commercial officer at IntraCare. He was formerly president of Equality Health Network....Arizona Comings & Goings
Tom Grote has retired as the CEO of Banner|Aetna after eight years leading the joint venture health insurance company. His career included 30 years at Aetna.
Congratulations Tom!...Arizona Comings & Goings
Tina Campas is now the senior director of patient access at HonorHealth. She was previously the executive director of client services for Elevate Patient Financial Solutions.Arizona Comings & Goings
Theresa Costales,MD became the chief medical officer for the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) in January 2025. Costales comes from Connections Health Solutions as Arizona Medical Director overseeing clinical operations at the Urgent Psychiatric Center in Phoenix and the Crisis Response Center in Tucson, for several...Arizona Comings & Goings
Shawn Nau is the new executive vice president of the NARBHA Institute, formerly the Northern Arizona Regional Behavioral Health Authority.
Shawn was the previous GM and CEO of Health Choice Arizona....Arizona Comings & Goings
Former Arizona lawmaker Heather Carter is now the GM and CEO of Health Choice Arizona. Heather succeeds former GM and CEO, Shawn Nau....Arizona Comings & Goings
Alex Demyan
Alex Demyan joins Contexture as vice president of Government Affairs and is tasked with leading the Arizona government relations team and managing the organization’s Arizona strategic partnerships, including the CommunityCares social determinants of health (SDOH) closed loop referral system and the Arizona Healthcare...Arizona Comings & Goings
Scott Bennett has joined Contexture as the new chief legal and privacy officer.
As chief legal officer, Bennett will lead the team that provides legal guidance and support to Contexture and oversees the organization’s compliance program.
Before joining Contexture, Scott was a partner at the Phoenix law firm Coppersmith...Arizona Comings & Goings
Arizona Advanced Surgery recently named Jeannette Robbins as their new Chief Operating Officer.
Jeannette brings a wealth of experience and expertise in healthcare operations to her current role at AZ Advanced Surgery.
Robbins previously served as the Senior Director of Performance Optimization and later as the Interim Vice...Arizona Comings & Goings
CommonSpirit Health Appoints Anthony Houston President of its Arizona Market
CommonSpirit Health, the parent organization of Dignity Health, has named Anthony Houston, EdD, FACHE, president of its Arizona market. The organization's Arizona market comprises eight acute care hospitals, a medical group, graduate medical education...Arizona Comings & Goings
Rishi Sikka, M.D., is now president of Village Medical.
Dr. Sikka has more than 20 years of leadership experience in health systems, value-based care, and digital health. Formerly, Dr. Sikka served as president of system enterprises for Sutter Health.Arizona Comings & Goings
Kevin Phelan is now vice president, Arizona Network Development at Equality Health.
Phelan was formerly the vice president, network management & operations for Molina Healthcare and had past roles with Humana and Aetna.
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Connor Lynch is now director of payor contracts for HonorHealth. He was formerly the senior network account manager for UnitedHealth Group in Phoenix.Arizona Comings & Goings
Pediatric neurologist Neil Friedman is now the permanent director of Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s. He has served as the institute’s interim director since 2022.
