
2021 - 2022 Next Generation Leaders Fellowship Mentors
Meet the 2021-2022 Mentors
The Next Generation Leaders Fellowship welcomed its 2021 cohort of mentors. Each of the 32 fellows of the Next Gen Leaders Fellowship was matched with an executive level health care leader during the 12-month program. Fellows and mentors worked closely throughout the year on a capstone project and other professional development goals.
Ever wondered what mentorship is like from the eyes of our recent fellows? Watch this video to learn why mentorship matters.

Ann Hendrich, PhD, RN, FAAN
Hendrich II Fall Risk Model

Barb Edson
Executive Director, Virtual Care Center
UNC Health

Barbara Jacobs
Chief Nursing Officer
Anne Arundel Medical Center

Benjamin Anderson
Vice President, Rural Health and Hospitals
Colorado Hospital Association

Brooke Buckley, MD, FACS
Chief Medical Officer
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital

Christine Waszynski
President, Specialist in Geriatric Medicine
American Delirium Society, Hartford Healthcare

Cynthia Barginere
Chief Operating Officer
Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Daniel Gross
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Retired, Sharp Healthcare

David Lee
Vice President of Employer Services
OhioHealth

David Omura
Medical Center Director and Chief Executive Officer
Columbia VA Health Care System

Deborah Conley, MSN, APRN-CNS, GCNS-BC
Service Executive Geriatrics
Methodist Hospital

Douglas P. Cropper
President & CEO
Genesis Health System

James M. Lai
Associate Chief of Clinical Affairs for Geriatrics
Yale University School of Medicine

Jim Diegel
Chief Strategy Officer
Maui Health System

Joan Wynn
Clinical Assistant Professor
East Carolina University College of Nursing

Joanne Carrocino
President & CEO
Cape Regional Health System

Joanne Reifsnyder, PhD, MSN, MBA, FAAN
Executive Vice President, Clinical Operations and Chief Nursing Officer
Genesis HealthCare

John Chessare, MD
President & CEO
GBMC Healthcare

John Nunes, MD, FACOG
Chief Medical Officer
HCA Healthcare

Jonathan Bandel
Chief Innovation Officer and Vice President of Strategy and Innovation
White Plains Hospital

Julieanne Eddy, RN, MPH, CHPN
Executive Director, Palliative Care & Inpatient Geriatric Services
University Hospital

Karen Frush
Chief Clinical Officer
Safe and Reliable Healthcare

Linda Knodel
Senior Vice President, Chief Nursing Executive
Kaiser Permanente

Maria Carney
Chief, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine and Medical Director, Post Acute Services
Northwell Health System

Mindy Fain
Co-Director
University of Arizona Center on Aging

Patrice Weiss, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Carilion Clinic

Robert G. Larrison, Jr., FACHE
President
Carolinas Rehabilitation Network

Ron Werft
President & CEO
Cottage Health

Sonja Rosen
Chief, Section of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, and Medical Director, Geriatrics
Cedars-Sinai

Vance Jackson, FACHE, FACMPE
President & CEO
Davis Health System