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Students & Grads
Alumni of the Houston Methodist
Administrative Fellowship Program

  • Griffin Guzan, ’23; Operations Manager, Central Region, Houston Methodist Primary Care Group
  • Kimberly Jimenez, ’23; Project Director, SVP and CEO, Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital
  • Gabbi Maris, ’23; Senior Project Manager, VP of Operations, Houston Methodist Hospital
  • Tamela Brandenberg, ‘22; IT Project Manager, Innovation, Houston Methodist
  • Sarah Oster, ‘22; Senior Project Manager, VP of Access, Houston Methodist
  • Morrise Richardson, ‘22; Manager, Product Operations and Strategy, CVS Health
  • Rohan Syal, ‘22
  • Adara McKeever, ‘21; Project Director, EVP of Network Hospitals, Houston Methodist
  • Daniel Pridgen, ‘21; Manager, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
  • Jefferson Alegria, ‘20; Director, Strategic Operations, Houston Methodist Physician Organization
  • Jared Cosper, ‘20; Vice President, Operations, U.S. Anesthesia Partners
  • Nicholas Bryant, ’20; Consultant, Huron
  • Josh Hjelmstad, ‘19; Manager, Center for Operational Transformation, AVIA
  • Murat Uralkan, ‘18; Director, Innovation, Houston Methodist
  • Margaret Downs, ‘17; Director, Operations, Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City
  • Paul ElDahdah, ‘17; Retirement Specialist, VALIC Financial Advisors
  • Jane Slusher, ‘16; Operations Manager, Cell & Gene Therapy & Outpatient Infusion, Houston Methodist Hospital
  • Kola Omotade, ‘16; Director, System Access and Capacity Management, Houston Methodist
  • Amineh Kostov, ‘15; Vice President, Operations, Harris Health System
  • Verena Kallhoff, ‘15; Director, Texas Health Machine Learning Lab & Institute, Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin
  • Sara Loewy, ‘15; Director, Business Development & Operations Integration, Houston Methodist Hospital
  • Ray Robertson, ‘15; Technical Product Owner, eviCore Healthcare
  • Anna McKinnon, ‘14; Director, Strategic Planning, Huntsville Hospital in Alabama
  • Julie Amstutz, ’14; Senior Project Leader, Methodist Health System
  • Zach Weyand, ‘14; Director, Operations, Houston Methodist West Hospital
  • Kyle Toomey, ‘13; Process Improvement Consultant, Anthem Inc.
  • Dan Hootman, ‘13; Senior Project Manager, Finance, Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital
  • Alexandria Stack, ’13; Improvement Advisor, Hospital Quality Improvement Collaborative, Cynosure Health
  • Alex Carruth, '13; Director, Sales, Alto Pharmacy
  • Andrew Smith, '12; Regional Director, Operations, Ascension Medical Group
  • Jerrica George, F.A.C.H.E., '12; Chief Operating Officer, HCA Healthcare
  • Cody Hunter, F.A.C.H.E., ‘11; Vice President of Operations, Methodist Health System
  • Shayla White, ‘11; Director, Support Services, Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital
  • Katrina Reed, '11; Manager, OR Scheduling and Capacity Planning, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
  • Nkem Okafor, F.A.C.H.E., '10; Founder and Principal, Vieve Enterprises
  • Jessica Meyer Cardwell, '10; Director, Operations & Strategy, Women’s Health, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin
  • Lisa (Butler) Kiehne, '09; Vice President, Business Development and Strategy, The START Center for Cancer Care
  • John McDonald, '09; Chief Operating Officer, Northwest Texas Healthcare System
  • Curt Junkins, F.A.C.H.E., '08; Chief Operating Officer, Navarro Regional Hospital
  • Jerold McDonald, '08; Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Omaiven Health
  • Rachel (Friedman) Goldsmith, '07; Chief Operating Officer, Methodist Hospital Northeast
  • Peyton Elliott, '07
  • Trent Johnson, F.A.C.H.E., ’05; Vice President, Texas Children’s Hospital
  • Dan Newman, '05; Principal, Huron Consulting Group
  • Andrew Meade, '04; Chief Executive Officer, Encompass Health
  • Karin Larson-Pollock, M.D., F.A.C.H.E., '04; Chief Quality and Analytics Officer, Providence St. Joseph Health
  • Alicia Scala, '04
  • Catherine Giegerich, R.N., '04; Chief Nursing Officer, Memorial Hermann, The Woodlands Hospital
  • Eliud Faz, '04; Chief Operating Officer, Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital
  • Peter Blach, '03; Market President, United Surgical Partners International Inc.
  • Gabriella Guzman, '03; Consultant: Communication, Training and Change Management
  • Carol Collins, '02; Community Outreach Manager, Baylor Scott & White Health
  • Jaime Polson, '02; Chief Executive Officer, Challenge Day
  • Julie Howard, '01; Hospital Services Representative, Memorial Regional Medical Center
  • Stephen Spielman, '00; Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Houston Methodist Physician Organization
  • David Bernard, '00; Chief Executive Officer, Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital
  • Khanhuyen Pham, '99
  • Shawn Dryden, '99; Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, SSM Healthcare
  • Nina Nashif, '98; Founder and CEO, Healthbox
  • Erin Asprec, '98; Chief Operating Officer, Memorial Hermann Health System
  • Darin Libby, '97; Principal, ECG Management Consultants, Inc.
  • Yasmin Kazzaz, '97; Vice President, Human Resources and Interim Chief Administration Officer, Urban Institute
  • Mario Harding, F.A.C.H.E., '96; Associate Chief Operating Officer, Denver Health Medical Center
  • Tadd Pullin, F.A.C.H.E., '94; Senior Vice President, Institutional Affairs and Chief brand and Communications Officer, MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Sue Smith, '93
  • Omer Karahan, '93
  • Sheryl Green, '93; Administrator - School of Health Professions, University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston
  • Anita Everard Ford, '93
  • Wendy Block, '93
  • Luis Santa Cruz, M.D., '92; Colonel, Air Force, Chile
  • Sarper Tanli, '92; Founder, Diginova Health Solutions, UAE
  • James O'Donnell, F.A.C.H.E., '92; National Director Specialty Pharmacy at Catholic Health Initiatives
  • Kevin Klockenga, F.A.C.H.E. '92; Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Northern California Region, St. Joseph Health System
  • Cathy Easter, '92; President and Chief Executive Officer, Houston Methodist Global Health Care Services
  • Leonard Castiglione, '92; Senior Vice President of Operations, U.S. Oncology
  • Craig Taylor, '91
  • Desiree Shelling, '91
  • Suyehl Pozanti, '91
  • Kelley Oliphint, F.A.C.H.E., '91
  • Malcolm Isley, '91; Vice President, Strategic Services, Greenville Hospital System
  • Talat Pekelman, '91; Executive Board Member & Coordinator of Healthcare Investments at Kurum Holding AS
  • Grace Quirk, '90
  • Frank Gilbert, '90; Management Consultant and Owner, H.O.P.E Healthcare Consulting
  • Scott Eldredge, '90; Clinical Department Administrator, Moffitt Cancer Center
  • Patricia Homans, '89; Advisor, Senior Leadership Team, American Medical Association
  • Edward Crandell, '89
  • Mark Boswell, '89
  • Umit Giray, '89; Head of Department, EU Coordination, Ministry of Health (Turkey)
  • Anne Lupton, '88; Assistant Director/Manager, Digital Communications, The Menninger Clinic
  • Edward L. Hay, Jr., F.A.C.H.E., '88; Chief Operating Officer, United Digestive
  • Wanda (Gibbons) Bragg, '87; Chief Nursing Officer, Methodist Healthcare System - San Antonio
  • Tom Jackson, '87; Chief Executive Officer, St. David’s North Austin Medical Center
  • Laura Notestine, '86
  • Annetta Culver, '86; Associate Director, Employer Relations at Washington University in St. Louis
  • Jon Foster, F.A.C.H.E., '86; President, American Group, HCA
  • Russell Myers, F.A.C.H.E., '85; President and CEO, Midland Memorial Hospital
  • Millie Hast, '85; Program Manager, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
  • William W. Alcom, F.A.C.H.E., '85; VP Patient Services, Piedmont Hospital
  • Philip Robinson, F.A.C.H.E., '80; President, Lankenau Medical Center
  • Mark Wallace, F.A.C.H.E., ‘77; President and CEO, Texas Children's Hospital

*Every effort is made to keep the most current employment information, however, there may be some employment changes not reflected on this page. If you are a former fellow and would like your information updated please contact the current fellows at OpsFellowshipApp@houstonmethodist.org.

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