Class of 2018 | NJHELA

Class of 2018

Project Focus: Improving End-of-Life Care/Palliative Care in New Jersey

Robyn Agri, MD Physician St. Lawrence Rehabilitation Center	Amina Ahmed, MD Chief of Hospital Medicine and Post-Acute Care Summit Medical Group	Reginald Blaber, MD, MBA, FACC President Lourdes Health System
Victoria Brogan Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives New Jersey Hospital Association	Dominick DiRocco, Esq. Director, Government Affairs Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey	Marjorie Forgang, MSN, BSN Senior Director, Clinical Operations WellCare Health Plans, Inc.
Amy Frieman, MD, MBA, FAAHPM Corporate Medical Director, Palliative Care Services Hackensack-Meridian Health	Marilyn Gordon, MD, FACP, CPE Chief Medical Officer - New Jersey Commercial and Medicare UnitedHealthcare	Florence Kariuki, RN, MHA, BSN Clinical Design Lead Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Debra Koss, MD, FAACAP Board of Trustees New Jersey Psychiatric Association	Danielle Leone, LCSW Social Work Supervisor Community Medical Center RWJBarnabas Health	Lori Leotta, LCSW Vice President, National Client Partnerships Beacon Health Options
Charles Markowitz, MD, JD Vice President; Sr. Medical Director of Quality and Utilization Management Monmouth Medical Center RWJBarnabas Health	Michael Ruiz de Somocurcio, MBA Vice President, Payer and Provider Collaboration Regional Cancer Care Associates	Lisa Rush, RN, BSN Director, Clinical Operations Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Linda Savino, MS, OTR/L Chief External Affairs Officer and Vice President of Business Development VNA Health Group	Puneeta Sharma, MD Medical Director, Palliative Care Valley Medical Group