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Learn more about the experts, innovators, and industry leaders who will be presenting at Qualipalooza 2026
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Ziad Amer
Program Manager, Quality Improvement for USFHP and EHP
Johns Hopkins Health Plans
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Jessica Assefa
Partner, Strategic Consulting
Press Ganey
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Kyle Ayrey
QI Manager
BCBSAZ
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Sujata Bajaj
CTO
Yuvo Health
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Kaitlin Bates
Medicaid Program Manager
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield
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Jennifer Beckett
Principal Consultant
Chief Insight Consulting LLC
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Vandna Bhrany
MPH, Principal
8BAdvisors
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Amy Blackledge
MBA-HC, MSN, RN, CSSBB, Senior Director of Clinical Quality and Stars
BC of Idaho
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Andrea Brambila
Director, Quality & Process Improvement
Meridian Health Plan
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Liz Carr
VP of Product and Growth
Ingenia Health
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Girish Chavan
CTO
Astrata, Inc
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Shannon Decker
CEO
VBC One
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Ryan Dodson
CRC, Risk Adjustment Consultant
Choice Medical Group
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Tina Dueringer
CEO, Principal Advisor
Dueringer Advisors
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Julianne Eckert
Associate Vice President, Stars Enterprise Activation
Humana
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Leigh Elko
Senior Program Manager, HEDIS Initiatives, Office of Quality & Transformation
Johns Hopkins Health Plans
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Tricia Elliott
Vice President, Quality Implementation
NCQA
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Jordan Fry
Business Analyst IV, Quality & Process Improvement
Meridian Health Plan
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Mary Goble
Director, Clinical Quality and Performance Improvement
Capital Health Plan
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Arlene Godinez
Sr. Program Manager
VBC One
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Savannah Gonsalves
Director of Quality & Utilization Management, Nevada
Kaiser Permanente
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Ana Handshuh
Principal
CAT5 Strategies
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Liz Haynes
MSN, RN, CCM, Vice President of Quality, STARS, & Risk Adjustment
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
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Ryann Hill
MPH, Founder & CEO
Indigo Hill Strategies
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Katharine Iskrant
Practice Leader
Healthy People
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Anissa Johnson
Manager, Quality Practice Advisors
Wellcare
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Sophia Kim
Chief Growth Officer
Heartbeat Health
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Reid Kiser
MS, Founder & Managing Partner
Kiser Healthcare Solutions
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Leon Lead
Founder
Leon Lead Consulting, LLC
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Nate Lucena
President & Managing Director
RWC
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Traco Matthews
Chief Health Equity Officer
Kern Health Systems
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Nicole Merrithew
VP, Informatics and Evaluation
Care Oregon
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Joia Merriweather
HEDIS/Stars Program Director
Texas Independence Health Plan
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Misty Milby
VP Clinical Business Development
Everlywell
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Jessica Muratore
Founder & Principal Consultant
Muratore Advisory Services
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Melissa Newton Smith
Founder, Senior Advisor
Newton Smith Group
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Sean O'Brien
Director, Stars
Humana
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Lindsey O'Brien
Quality Management Analyst
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island
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Tracey Papas
VP of Quality Strategy and Innovation
Elevance Health
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Dwight Pattison
Founder & Principal Consultant
QPAdvantage
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Ryan Peterson
Principal
Upward Growth
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Megan Piotrowski
Sr. Director, Solutions Architecture
Virtix Health
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Bill Rayball
Vice President, Government Quality
Highmark
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Crystal Redfern
Senior Director of Clinical Improvement
Novant Health Medical Group
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Amy Reilly
Director, Health Plan Quality – HEDIS Operations
Highmark Health
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Leslie Rodriguez
Consultant
BCBSAZ Health Choice
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Reva Sheehan
Sr. Vice President of Health Solutions
DUOS
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Becky Simmons
MBA-HCM, BSN, RN, Manager of Quality and Stars
Security Health Plan/ Sanford Health Plan
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Dave Smith
Director, IS Analytics and Data Warehousing
Care Oregon
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Mick Twomey
VP & GM
Hyperlift, Press Ganey
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Kyra Valdez-Shipp
Consultant, HEDIS Strategy & Operations
RWC
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Rodolfo Velasco
Chief Revenue Officer
Ingenia
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Vik Wadhwani
Chief Product & Transformation Officer
NCQA
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Susan Waterman
Director, Risk Adjustment
Baylor Scott & White
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Laura Wilhelm
Medicaid Practice Leader
RWC
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Jimmy WuRohe
Chief Product Officer
Clarest Health
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Sabrina Zerzouri
Lead Program Manager, Medicare Star Rating Program
BlueCross BlueShield of Rhode Island
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