Staff Directory

Michigan Health & Hospital Association Staff

The MHA team supports member hospitals and health systems through advocacy, education, communications, data, quality improvement and operational expertise.

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Executive Office

Brian Peters

Chief Executive Officer

Laura Appel

Executive Vice President, Government Relations and Public Policy

Penni McNamara

Manager and Board Liaison, Executive Office

Scott Pillion

Executive Vice President, COO and CFO

Amy Barkholz

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Advocacy

Adam Carlson

Senior Vice President, Advocacy

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Taylor Alpert

Director, Government Relations

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Stacy Dowdy

Senior Director, Health PAC and Grassroots Advocacy

Elizabeth Kutter

Elizabeth Kutter

Vice President and Deputy General Counsel

AMS

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Londa Sills

Membership Database Specialist

Christa Pierce

AMS Support Specialist

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Jordon Smith

Business Intelligence Analyst

Accounting

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Kyle Smith

Vice President, Finance and Controller

Communications

John Karasinski

Vice President, Communications

Lucy Ciaramitaro

Lucy Ciaramitaro

Director, Communications

Elise Gonzales

Director, News Media, Safety and Quality, Communications

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Toni Mires

Graphic Designer

Kendra Scott

Executive Creative Director

Kennedy Walters

Communications Coordinator

Katelin Wiersma

Senior Director, Marketing and Branding

Data Services

Jim Lee

Senior Vice President, Data Policy and Analytics

Chris Black

Vice President, Business Analytics

Laura Peariso

Senior Director, Healthcare Information

Endorsed Business Partner Program

Rob Wood

Senior Director, Partnerships

Field Engagement

Sam Watson

Senior Vice President, Field Engagement

Amy Brown, MSN, RN, NE-BC

Chief Nursing Officer

Ellie Droste

Assistant, Field Engagement

Erica Leyko

Director, Field Engagement

Lindsay Peters

Vice President, Membership and MHA Service Corporation

Gary Roth, DO

Chief Medical Officer

Erin Steward

Vice President, Field Engagement

Jen Sokol

Office Manager

Health & Data Policy

Jim Lee

Senior Vice President, Data Policy and Analytics

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Lenise Freeman

Health Policy Analyst

Lauren LaPine-Ray

Vice President, Policy and Rural Health; Executive Director, MHA Center of Rural Excellence

Ewa Panetta

Director, Community Health Impact and Engagement

Kelsey Ostergren

Kelsey Ostergren

Senior Director, Health Policy

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Nadia Syed

Community Benefit Program Coordinator

Health Finance

Jason Jorkasky

Senior Vice President, Health Finance

Vickie Kunz

Vice President, Health Finance

Lauren Lambert

Director, Health Finance and Payer Policy

Human Resources

Ken Krapohl

Chief Human Resources Officer

Information Technology

Mike Nowak

Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer

Corey James

Senior Director, Network Administration

Rob Morgan

Senior Manager, Deskside Support

Bill Scott

Senior Director, Project Management

Keystone Center

MichelleNorcross

Michelle Norcross

Senior Director, Safety and Quality

Adam Novak

Director, Safety Initiatives

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Joshua Suire

Director, Safety and Quality

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Andrew Syrek

Manager, Keystone Data

MHA Center of Rural Excellence

Lauren LaPine-Ray

Vice President, Policy and Rural Health; Executive Director, MHA Center of Rural Excellence

Natasha Wilkinson

Natasha Wilkinson

Rural Health Specialist, MHA Center of Rural Excellence

Print & Graphic Services

Andy Snyder

Director, Print and Graphic Services

Support Services

Charlie Johnson

Charlie Johnson

Senior Vice President, Facilities, Grounds and Corporate Support Services

Unemployment Compensation

Courtney Pontack

Courtney Pontack

Vice President, Unemployment Compensation Program

Mark Hagerman

Director, UCP Claims Administration

Jennifer Pierce

Jennifer Kim-Pierce

Senior Director, Hearings and Appeals

Rachelle McKinney

Rachelle McKinney

Senior Director, Appeals Division

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