Kyle C. Snyder Senior vice president and COO Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center As senior vice president and chief operating officer of Holy Spirit Medical Center, he is responsible for its daily operations, managing and developing staff, and ensuring high quality care and strong fiscal operations. Snyder joined Penn State Health system with the November 1, 2020 transfer ...

Mary Grace Simcox, EdD, RN President Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences As the founding president of the college, which is part of Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, Dr. Simcox leads the only institution in Lancaster solely dedicated to the education of healthcare professionals. “With nearly 2,000 students, it’s an honor and privilege to be responsible for preparing Lancaster County’s future ...

Todd Shamash President & CEO Capital Blue Cross He oversees all major facets of Capital Blue Cross’ business operations, including overall performance, diversification strategy, subsidiary governance, finance, risk exposure, strategic partnerships, and growth. Shamash’s overarching responsibility is to ensure Capital Blue Cross’ place as a leading health plan in one of the country’s most competitive healthcare environments. Shamash has been ...

Michael Ripchinski, MD Chief Clinical Officer Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health As Chief Clinical Officer, Ripchinski is responsible for quality, safety and informatics/analytics across all of Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health and its clinically integrated network. He also provides administrative leadership for the medical and dental Staff and collaborates with operational teams to advance the health and well-bring of the ...

Jeannine Peterson President & CEO Hamilton Health Center Peterson serves as Hamilton Health Center’s president and CEO. Hamilton Health Center is a federally qualified health center that provides medical, social, behavioral health and dental services to over 20,000 residents of south central Pennsylvania. Peterson has served Hamilton Health Center for over 20 years. She has over 35 years’ experience in ...

John J. Pagan MD MBA FACS Chairman & CEO Pennsylvania Clinical Network (PACN) Dr. Pagan leads a talented team dedicated to recognizing and rewarding the excellent quality care that PACN’s member physician groups provide their patients every day. The PACN empowers independent medical practices across Pennsylvania with meaningful clinical, claims, and healthcare payer information through a common information pathway. He ...

Robert A. Ortenzio Co-Founder & Executive Chairman Select Medical Ortenzio is responsible for the overall strategy that guides Select Medical’s national post-acute care network. The company’s network includes more than 100 critical illness recovery hospitals, 30 inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, 1,700 outpatient physical therapy centers and 525 occupational medicine clinics that treat 82,000 patients daily across 47 states and Washington, D.C. ...

John Orner Senior Vice President & Chief Investment Officer Highmark Health The senior vice president and chief investment officer leads the Treasury Services Division for the entire Highmark enterprise, including but not limited to the management of over $25 billion in corporate and pension assets, corporate insurance risk and captive risk portfolios and public and private debt portfolios of over ...

Leslie O’ Dell, OD FAAO Clinical Director Medical Optometry America Medical Optometry America is a first of its kind optometry practice located in southern York County. As a residency trained optometrist, Dr. O’Dell offers a full array of non-surgical eye care, as demand for those services increases from annual dilated diabetic eye care to dry eye care and all of ...

Bill McPhee President & CEO MacuLogix McPhee is responsible for achieving the company’s vision of eliminating blindness caused by AMD (Age-related Macular Degeneration). This requires raising and deploying capital, committing to continued technology development, as well as finding the best talent and providing an environment where employees flourish. He sat on the MacuLogix board for two years before transitioning into ...

Robert May Executive Director Lancaster EMS As executive director, May is responsible for the overall administrative, strategic, regulators and clinical practices of Lancaster EMS. In his position, he is also responsible for continuously aligning the organization’s mission-focused business strategies with community needs. He has been in his position for 25 years. May is proud of having a leadership role in ...

Steve Massini CEO Penn State Health As the CEO of Penn State Health, Massini has responsibility for overseeing all the clinical operations and administrative operations necessary to support the organization and its employees. He’s been in the position of CEO for 18 months and has been with Penn State Health for six years. Other positions he’s held at Penn State ...

Sam Lombardo Founder, Chairman & CEO The Benecon Group Through his leadership and selection of a top-tier executive team, Lombardo creates partnerships with insurance carriers and the brokerage market across the country and continues to carry out his vision of helping employers effectively control benefit plan expenditures and design self-funded medical benefit programs that meet their strategic needs. Lombardo founded ...

Heather Staples Lavoie President & CEO Geneia Staples Lavoie has overall accountability for the well-being and success of the organization. As a start-up leader, this means anything and everything. Typical duties range from sales and conference presentations, leading company town hall meetings, budgeting and signing contracts, and participating in product, development, security and compliance activities. She took on the role ...