Dr. Michelle L. Burroughs is the Vice President, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) at WSFS Bank. She is focused on creating and delivering a work environment designed to foster a culture of inclusion and ensure the long-term sustainability of the Company’s DE&I efforts.

Dr. Burroughs joined WSFS with almost twenty years of experience building and leading collaborative environments with a focus on diversity initiatives. She most recently served as Community Engagement Director at Nemours Children’s Hospital, where she was a core leader on the D.R.I.V.E. (Diversity, anti-Racism, Inclusion, Value, and Health Equity) taskforce, provided strategic management of community engagement activities, and promoted equity in healthcare to reduce disparities in underserved or marginalized communities.

Dr. Burroughs is a resident of Newtown, Pa. where she lives with her husband and daughter. She is an active member of the community, serving as a member of the Bucks County chapter of the NAACP, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and is a member of the Equity Leadership Team for the Pennsbury School District. Dr. Burroughs also recently joined the Forum for Executive Women and represents WSFS on the Pennsylvania Diversity Council Board of Directors. She received her doctorate in educational leadership from Delaware State University, her master’s in business administration from Pennsylvania State University, and is currently enrolled at the Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations pursuing credentials as a diversity professional.

Dr. Chaudron Carter Short is the Senior Vice President/System Associate Chief Nurse Executive at Temple University Health System and Professor & Chair at Temple University College of Public Health. Dr. Short is a highly qualified healthcare executive with over 19 years of extensive leadership experience, 7 of which as a senior leader. Known for the development and execution of programs to improve productivity, profitability, and effectiveness with a focus on patient care. Collaborator within cross-functional teams on projects to meet the needs of patients in demanding environments; ability to apply a solution-oriented approach to resolve conflict, manage staff, and work with strategic partners to achieve optimal results.

Prior to joining Temple, Dr. Short served as a Clinical Director at Cooper University Hospital in NJ, a 630-bed facility, where she was responsible for clinical, operational, and financial leadership for the surgical, orthopedic, and stroke service lines. Prior to joining Cooper, she was employed for 10 years at Penn Medicine (Pennsylvania & Presbyterian Hospitals) in a variety of leadership roles.

Dr. Short holds a B.S. degree in nursing from Holy Family University, Philadelphia, PA; two Master degrees, Health Administration and Health Education from Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA; and another Master degree in Executive Nursing Leadership from Wilmington University, Wilmington, DE. She also received her Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Saint Joseph’s University.

Joanne Craig is the Chief Impact Officer at The Foundation for Delaware County. She administers the foundation’s public health programs – WIC, Healthy Start, Nurse-Family Partnership, Cribs for Kids, El Centro – Hispanic Resource Center, Drug Free Communities and Chester High School Health Resource Center programs. Joanne also administers the foundation’s grant making services.

Joanne has several decades of experience working in public health, nonprofit management, and philanthropy. She has spent her career working with underserved communities and vulnerable populations. A graduate of the University of Delaware and Eastern University; Joanne holds a Master of Science degree in Nonprofit Management.

Joanne has experience working to improve Women’s Health and MCH health status and services, drive down the high racial disparity rates of infant mortality and morbidity and maternal mortality in Delaware County. Joanne has experience developing collaborations and partnerships. She has developed programs, services and projects to positively affect health status in the Delaware County community to assure no baby is born too soon or too small, survives their first year of life; and no mother dies in pregnancy or in the year after birth.

Joanne’s work has impacted tens of thousands of families in Delaware County over the years. She is considered a thought leader and actively participates in advocating for women’s services and maternal and child health services across Pennsylvania on a variety of coalitions like the Pennsylvania Perinatal Partnership, Pritzker Initiative and nationally the National Healthy Start Association and Nurse-Family Partnership Administrators Innovation Committee. Joanne has been active in Delaware County and the Southeastern Pennsylvania region on advisory committees and boards.

Kathy Donohue, RN, BSN, MBA, FAHM, CHCQM, CPPS, NEA-BC is the Director of Quality at Independence Blue Cross where she is responsible for engaging all departments around quality activities, performance improvement, and population health initiatives. She also directs health plan efforts pertaining to all accreditation and credentialing activities. She is accountable for continuously evaluating the quality of care and services rendered by our medical and behavioral health care providers. Additionally, she develops and enhances activities that promote member safety and encourage a reduction in medical errors.

Kathy began her career as a staff nurse over 40 years ago and has held a variety of clinical and corporate leadership roles throughout her career. She has worked with most of the health systems in the Philadelphia region and has experience with vulnerable populations.

Kathy received her RN from Chestnut Hill College and both her BSN and MBA from Eastern University. She has also attained several health care quality and safety certifications.

Allison Hess is the Vice President of Health Innovations for Geisinger. She has been part of the Geisinger family for 14 years and is responsible for the oversight and implementation of health and wellness programs for Geisinger patients and insured members, employees and community members. She started her career in community health education/corporate wellness and has continued to expand to include innovative community-based population health initiatives driven by data analysis and clinical outcome measurements.

Ms. Hess has earned a Bachelor of science in Health Education and her MBA from Bloomsburg University. She has been the recipient of several awards focused in various areas of health including health equity, worksite wellness and supply chain. She has also been recognized nationally for her work with the Fresh Food Farmacy program.

Ms. Hess has 20 years of experience in the health and wellness field. Her most recent work involves community based strategies impacting food insecurity and other social determinants of health.

Dr. Matthew Hurford is the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Community Care Behavioral Health Organization, the nation’s largest not-for-profit behavioral health managed care organization and the Vice President of Behavioral Health at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Insurance Services Division. As part of UPMC, Community Care provides behavioral health coverage for over one million Medicaid beneficiaries in 41 Pennsylvania counties. In addition to leading the dynamic team at Community Care, Dr. Hurford has executive responsibility for behavioral health strategy across the UPMC Insurance Services Division and its 4+ million members. Dr. Hurford has worked in public-sector psychiatry for nearly 20 years holding various leadership positions in academic, government and managed care systems.

Prior to joining Community Care, Dr. Hurford served as the Chief Medical Officer of the City of Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services (DBHIDS) and Community Behavioral Health (CBH), a not-for-profit behavioral health managed care organization that managed approximately $850 million in Medicaid funding. He served as an Assistant Professor and is now a Clinical Associate faculty member at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research. He is a board-certified psychiatrist who has provided care to people with serious mental illness and substance-use disorders in diverse settings including the Indian Health Service on the White Mountain Apache Reservation in Arizona and community mental health centers in Philadelphia. Dr. Hurford received his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Swarthmore College, and his Medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine. He completed his residency and chief residency in psychiatry at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Now retired, Elaine Markezin enjoyed a long and successful career as a health plan executive, both as a line manager and a consultant. With more than 30 years of broad-based senior management experience in strategic planning, organizational development, and project management, she has held senior executive positions in for-profit and not for profit organizations. Before retirement, she served as senior vice president of operations and chief operating officer at Health Partners Plans, one of Southeastern Pennsylvania’s largest health maintenance organizations. She oversaw provider network management, member and provider services, information services and operations for Health Partners Plans’ Medicaid, Medicare and CHIP lines of business.

Ms. Markezin has an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College.

Currently, Ms. Markezin is an active volunteer, regularly getting her hands dirty volunteering in the St. Peter’s historic graveyard at 3rd and Pine Streets in Philadelphia, functioning as the project manager for the church’s youth Chorister Academy, and acting as the HCIF Board sponsor for the COACH public health program.

Ms. Markezin is in her second term as an HCIF Board member, having previously served on the Board from 2013-2018.

Sara McCullough is the Chief of Staff for Senator Tim Kearney, 26th Senate District. As the Senator’s Chief, she is responsible for overseeing a team of District and Harrisburg office staff who provide constituent relations and community outreach services as well as legislative and policy solutions focused on solving problems and creating a more responsive government at the district, regional and statewide levels.

Prior to coming to the PA Senate in 2018, Sara was the Associate Vice President for Impact at the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey. While there, she oversaw all strategic and programmatic aspects of their Education, Workforce Development and Basic Needs Investments, including Trauma Informed Care and Capacity Building work.

Sara has been in the nonprofit sector for 30 years including United Way of Central Massachusetts and United Way of Southeast Delaware County with early direct service in the developmental disabilities field. Her career includes senior administrative responsibilities with United Way planning and investments, community based grants and contracts and mergers. She has a BA in Sociology from The College of Wooster and a certificate in Nonprofit Executive Leadership from the Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute, Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work. Ultimately the power of change lies in telling and honoring the truth, local communities, volunteers and relationships.

Najja Orr assumed the role of President and CEO of Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA) during an unprecedented time in PCA’s history as services had to quickly adapt during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under his direction, services are continuing to meet the ever-evolving needs of Philadelphia’s older adults. This includes delivering more than 2 million meals to older Philadelphians through home-delivered and community-based meal programs since the start of the pandemic.

Orr is a member of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health’s (PDPH) Vaccine Advisory Committee and has joined the PDPH on several COVID press conferences to speak on PCA services and supports for those impacted by COVID-19. In June 2020, he also testified before the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging about the impact of social isolation and loneliness in older adults due to the pandemic. Orr joined PCA in 2017 as the chief strategy officer, leading the agency’s planning department. Prior to coming to PCA, Orr worked for the Bucks County Area Agency on Aging since 2002 and served as the agency’s director since 2011.

Orr has served on several boards during his tenure in the aging field and held a number of positions. Orr currently sits on the American Society on Aging board of directors and is member of the Fellowship of The College of Physicians. He has also served as chair of the Pennsylvania Department of Aging Cultural Diversity Advisory Council, PCA Care Connections, and the Bucks County Commissioners Senior Task Force; president of the Bucks County Foundation on Aging and Innovations Home Care; board secretary and southeast regional representative for the Pennsylvania Association of Area Agencies on Aging; a member of the Bucks County Area Agency on Aging Cultural Diversity Committee, the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, and the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey Vision Council.

Orr is a doctoral candidate at Temple University. He currently holds a master’s degree in business administration from Drexel University and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Morehouse College.

Jonathan B. Stallkamp, MD has been Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Main Line Health since December of 2021. Dr. Stallkamp has oversight for medical staff functions (2800 members), clinical quality and safety, and the health system’s neurosciences service line.

Dr. Stallkamp has practiced as an academic hospitalist at Lankenau Medical Center since he joined the Main Line Health Medical Staff in 2005. He has served in various roles within the health system including System Medical Director for Hospital Medicine, Vice President of Medical Affairs for Riddle Hospital, and Regional Vice President of Medical Affairs for Bryn Mawr Hospital and Lankenau Medical Center. Dr. Stallkamp earned his undergraduate degree from Yale University, medical degree from Jefferson Medical College, and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Northwestern.

Daniel B. Wolfson is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the ABIM Foundation, a not-for-profit focused on advancing medical professionalism and physician leadership to improve the health care system. Mr. Wolfson leads the Foundation’s Building Trust agenda, which includes a variety of activities designed to increase organizational trust, promote the imperative of trusting science and facts, and increase equity and reduce systemic racism in the U.S. health care system. Mr. Wolfson also leads the Choosing Wisely® campaign, a multi-year effort that has engaged more than 80 specialty societies to promote conversations between clinicians and patients about utilizing the most appropriate tests and treatments and avoiding care that may be unnecessary and could cause harm.

Mr. Wolfson was previously the President and CEO of the Alliance of Community Health Plans, where he spearheaded the creation of the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS). Prior to that, he was the Director of Planning and Research at Fallon Community Health Plan. During that time, he led the product development team that launched the first Medicare risk contract.

Mr. Wolfson received his master’s degree in health services administration from the University of Michigan School of Public Health.