Spring 2025 Conference Speaker Bios
Rebecca Adkins
Rebecca Adkins is currently serving as senior vice president of population health at Jefferson Health. Jefferson includes Jefferson Health Plans, Thomas Jefferson University, and Jefferson Health. Jefferson Health provides over 5.6 million outpatient visits a year in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Rebecca has over 20 years’ experience in healthcare working in telehealth, quality, community health and value based care. Rebecca received her bachelors and masters of health administration from Indiana University.
Henish Bhansali
Dr. Henish Bhansali is a leader and executive in VBC, with expertise in care model design and delivery, strategy and operations, data and analytics, and population health management. He is the Chief Medical Officer for Medical Home Network (MHN), caring for 300,000+ Medicaid and Medicare (MSSP, ACO REACH, D-SNP, MA) patients at FQHCs across eight states in both urban and rural geographies. Previously as VP and Senior Medical Director of Care Navigation at Oak Street Health, he developed specialty and diagnostic care strategies including network sculpting and integrating e-consults for 100,000+ MA patients, across 22 states. In 2021, he joined Duly as Senior VP of MA, managing a $840M budget for 90K full-risk MA and ACO REACH patients, focusing on total cost of care, STARS performance, and payor relationships. Dr. Bhansali has formal training in VBC from Harvard Business School, serves on the NAACOS Board of Directors and as their Education Committee Chair, is a member of the Payment Technical Advisory Committee reporting to HSS, a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, a Presidential Leadership Scholar, and holds Board Certification in both Internal and Obesity Medicine. He is also an Adjunct Professor at U of I, teaching population health for their MHA program.including OB, for over 2 decades until relocating to Philadelphia in 2022.
Tori Bratcher
Tori Bratcher is director of alternative payment models (APMs) for Trinity Health. She is responsible for the strategy and operations of Trinity’s National alternative payment models including being the ACO executive for the Trinity Integrated Care MSSP, one of the nation’s largest ACOs. Within the ACO, she is accountable for compliance, quality reporting, network management, and ACO governance. Ms. Bratcher works collaboratively with system and local physician and business unit leaders to drive population health and clinical integration success with the providers and practices across the system. Prior to her role at Trinity, she was the executive director of population health operations at Indiana University Health where she managed a portfolio of risk contracts and the teams that drove population health success. Ms. Bratcher graduated with a master’s in health administration from University of Illinois Chicago and bachelor’s in biology & pre-med from Indiana Wesleyan University.
Travis Broome
Travis Broome is the senior vice-president of policy and economics at Aledade, Inc. He guides Aledade and partner physicians through the policy, strategy and economics of value based health care. Joining Aledade shortly after its start, he worked on nearly every aspect from business development for both practices and payers, to early analytics, to serving as an ACO executive director for Aledade Louisiana ACO. Prior to Aledade, he spent seven years at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in roles ranging from regulation writing to quality improvement to management. Mr. Broome earned his masters of public health and business administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Mallory Callahan
Mallory Callahan, MPAS, PA-C, serves as the senior director of population health management and innovation for the Nebraska Health Network. She oversees quality, multiple cost and utilization initiatives, and has a heightened passion for health equity and social determinants of health. Callahan joined the NHN in 2017 following an experienced career as a physician assistant in family medicine.
She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and earned her Master of Physician Assistant Studies at University of Nebraska Medical Center. She has been named one of Beckers Population Health Executives to know in 2019 and 2022.
Gabriel Drapos
Gabriel Drapos is Chief Operating Officer at Pearl Health. He was previously a leader on the Product team at Centivo, leading market launches in partnership with 14 regional health systems. Prior to Centivo, Gabriel was an early employee at Oscar Health, where he served in a number of roles including Director of Product Operations, Chief of Staff, and Head of Marketing.
Gabriel received his A.B. in Philosophy from Harvard University. He wrote his honors thesis under the advisement of T.M. Scanlon, in which he argued for an alternative moral framework for justifying informed consent in clinical medicine.
Kris Engskov
Kris Engskov is Co-Founder & CEO of Rippl, a start-up redefining the next generation of dementia care for seniors. Leveraging a value-based approach, disruptive technology, and a relentless focus on empowering its clinicians, Rippl is pioneering a new care model to dramatically expand access to high quality, wrap-around dementia care for seniors, their families, and caregivers. To keep them at home and out of the hospital and post-acute care. Most recently, Kris served as President of Aegis Living, one of the nation’s leading innovators in providing assisted living, memory care and wellness services to seniors.
Katie Evans
Katie Evans is the Chief Programs and Mission Engagement Officer at the Alzheimer’s Association, leading national efforts to advance public health, transform health systems, and expand quality care and support for families facing dementia. She oversees strategic initiatives driving risk reduction, early detection, and access to equitable, evidence-based care. Since joining in 2019, she has launched 20+ impactful programs, expanded dementia care navigation, and strengthened partnerships to enhance community and clinical resources. With 20+ years of nonprofit leadership, including at St. Jude, she continues to shape strategy, funding, and innovation to improve dementia care nationwide.
Wilson Gabbard
Wilson Gabbard is the Vice President of Quality and Condition Management for Advocate Health, the 5th largest not-for-profit, integrated health system in the United States and a national leader in population health. Mr. Gabbard joined Advocate in 2020 where he is responsible for CIN and medical group quality across over 2.3M value based lives and risk adjustment strategy for over $5 billion in system risk-based revenue. This includes responsibility for operationalizing programs for a portfolio of joint-ventures, fully delegated capitation, upside/downside risk, shared savings and pay for performance contracts. Previously, he spent seven years leading population health operations for UNC Health Care where he was responsible for strategy and operations during their transition from fee-for-service to value-based reimbursement. The UNC population health services team grew from two to over 200 team members during his seven-year tenure. Prior to joining UNC, he led regional operations for primary and specialty care practices and regional emergency and hospitalist service lines for Vidant Medical Group. Mr. Gabbard received his Bachelor and Master of Business Administration degrees from Morehead State University and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE).
Rick Goddard
Mr. Rick Goddard is the Vice President, Head of Commercialization and Strategy for Lumeris, an operating partnership company, that supports organizations where they are at in the journey to managing value-based care risk. Lumeris’ comprehensive value-based toolkit, experienced human capital, and technology services provide end-to-end support for our partners. As the Head of Commercialization and Strategy, Mr. Goddard serves in a subject matter expert and utility role across many facets of the business. His current role includes leading partnership strategic alliances, business model expansion, and go-to-market commercialization.
Prior to joining Lumeris, Mr. Goddard served as an executive leader at Advocate Physician Partners. He led the Clinical Innovation Department with responsibility for population health analytics, ACO program administration (largest ACO in the U.S.), value-based payment and innovation strategy deployment. In addition, Mr. Goddard has several years of consulting leadership experience from his time at GE Healthcare Camden Group. He has also worked in a variety of healthcare provider settings − from physician groups to some of the largest health systems in the Country.
Mr. Goddard serves as a national thought leader in value-based healthcare strategy and frequently presents to higher education and association organizations.
Kimberly Kauffman
Kimberly Kauffman is Sr. Director of Quality Reporting at Aledade, Inc. In this role, she supports value-based care (VBC) contracts with CMS/CMMI, Medicare Advantage, commercial health plans and Medicaid managed care by working with teams that specialize in clinical documentation, quality reporting, pharmacy, clinical outcomes improvement, patient outreach and post-acute coordination. Prior to joining Aledade, Ms. Kauffman was the chief VBC officer for MaxHealth, a primary care group based in Florida with 120+ providers, and, before that, was chief VBC officer for Summit Medical Group, a primary care group with 300+ clinicians based in Tennessee. Her background includes a leadership role in a large independent physicians’ association (IPA) in Florida and in a multi-hospital physician hospital organization (PHO). She received her master’s degree from the college of public health at the University of Florida.
Laura Anderson Lowe
Laura Anderson Lowe, MBA, BSN, RN, CMAC, ACM-RN is a seasoned healthcare executive with extensive experience in integrated care management, population health, and performance improvement. As Vice President of Integrated Care Management at Prisma Health, she leads a team of 500 professionals across South Carolina, driving strategic initiatives to enhance patient outcomes, optimize care transitions, and reduce healthcare costs. With a background in nursing and business administration, Laura has spearheaded innovative care models, including the implementation of an Integrated Care Model for Ambulatory Care Management and the redesign of hospital care management structures. She has led initiatives to improve medical necessity statuses, enhance emergency department care for undocumented dialysis patients, and streamline care management workflows using software tools. She serves on the SC American Case Management Association Board. An active community leader, Laura serves as a board officer for the Tyger River Children’s Center and Twin Lakes Homeowners Association. She has been recognized for her leadership, including her role as a Leadership Greenville Class 49 participant and her contributions to the United Way of Greenville. Laura holds an MBA from Frostburg State University and a BSN from the University of South Carolina-Upstate, along with multiple case management certifications.
Debra McGill
Debra McGill is the Associate Vice President (AVP) of the MHMG Population Health Management program. Partnering with operational and clinical leadership across the organization, Debra has designed the vision and strategy for Population Health Management activities for the MHMG. She has collaborated with multiple stakeholders to operationalize key program activities that include Care Transitions, Care Management, Ambulatory Clinical Documentation (ACDI) and Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) related interventions.
Debra received her Master of Science in Population Health from Thomas Jefferson University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. Her experience as a registered nurse and as a care manager has shaped her vision to understand, preserve and improve the health of patients and the communities that are served.
Michelle Mirkovic
Michelle Mirkovic is a physical therapist by profession and holds a master’s degree in healthcare administration. She spent most of her clinical career treating geriatric patients. Since joining SWHR, Michelle has held several positions responsible for the quality and financial outcomes for ACO beneficiaries as well as the ensuring the model regulatory and compliance requirements are met.
Jennifer Moore
Jennifer Moore is the president of the MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization (MHACO), whose membership includes 10 acute care hospitals and over 1,700 private practice and employed physicians. Jen oversees all activities associated with the Medicare Shared Savings Program and numerous commercial and Medicare Advantage value based contracts, representing over 260,000 Medicare and commercial lives. Jen has significant expertise in value based contracting, ambulatory quality measurement and performance, data analytics, and network management activities. Prior to her current role, she was the Chief Operating Officer for MHACO. Jen has her masters in business administration and over 25 years of experience in accountable care, physician-hospital organizations and health plans.
Angela Orsky
Angela Orsky is Senior Vice President, Value Based Care and Clinical Integration at Prisma Health. Angela leads the post-acute and clinical integration strategy for the health system and value-based care initiatives while overseeing operations of multiple healthcare service lines (home health/home recovery care, outpatient supportive care, hospice, durable medical equipment retail businesses including prosthetics/orthotics, ambulance services, community paramedicine programs, PACE programs and care management services in the acute and ambulatory areas, emergency preparedness, bed management, transfer centers, and system fleet) across Prisma Health. With almost 25 years of extensive experience in healthcare leadership, Angela’s tenure prior to Prisma Health was with Charlotte-based Atrium Health for over 20 years. Angela has experience as a nurse in both acute and post-acute settings with expertise in care management for complex patients in the community setting.
A firm believer in lifelong learning, Angela is a Registered Nurse with a Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree from Duke University, a Master of Science in Nursing Administration from Gardner-Webb University and a Bachelor of Science in Professional Arts/Health Care Administration from Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. She is a Nursing Home Administrator since 1997 and an adjunct nursing faculty member for teaching at the Master’s and Doctoral level. Sharing her team’s lessons learned with others has led her to speak nationally for both the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and the Center to Advance Palliative Care. Angela volunteers her time as a board member for several health and educational agencies.
Angela is a United States Air Force Veteran, having served as a Public Relations and Media Specialist.
Gabe Orthous
Gabe Orthous, MBA, serves as the Director of Value-Based Services Performance and Analytics at Health Choice Network, where he champions the mission of federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). With over 25 years of progressive experience in health information technology (HIT), he specializes in scaling value-based care initiatives and optimizing complex HIT solutions to maximize impact.
A dedicated educator, Gabe is an adjunct professor in the Informatics Department at Georgia State University and a former adjunct faculty member at Sacred Heart University. Additionally, he contributes as a subject matter expert for the Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies.
Gabe is currently pursuing a PhD in Global Leadership at Indiana Tech, focusing on driving innovation, leadership development, and strategic transformation in healthcare and beyond.
Andrea Osborne
Andrea Osborne is the COO at On Belay Health Solutions. Previously, she was the senior vice president of ACO operations and delegated services at VillageMD. Andrea graduated with a master’s of science in therapeutic recreation from Indiana University. She spent the next 16 years working in long term care and has been a licensed nursing home administrator since 2004. Through her career, Andrea has had responsibility for managing performance within Payer contracts and CMMI models. She has managed value-based contracts for multiple entities including hospital systems, employed providers and affiliates.
Jenny Reed
Jenny Reed, the senior executive officer at Southwestern Health Resources (SWHR), oversees payor and direct-to-employer strategy and collaborates with clinical leaders to ensure a robust clinically integrated network from primary and preventive care to highly specialized services. At SWHR, Ms. Reed is the primary executive responsible for relationships between SWHR and managed care organizations, brokers and employers. She also facilitates the creation of payor and value-based payment strategies. Through her leadership, she positions SWHR’s clinically integrated network for success in a dynamic reimbursement environment. Before joining SWHR, Ms. Reed served as the senior vice president of value-based care for Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH) and the executive administrator for the Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance (BSWQA). Under her tenure, BSWQA generated more than $410 million in savings and was consistently among the top savers in the nation while accomplishing greater than 100% growth in direct-with-employer contracts in just two years. Reed earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and holds a master of social work from Louisiana State University.
Megan Reyna
Megan Reyna is responsible for the value network performance for enterprise population health of Advocate Health. Under her leadership, Ms. Reyna’s team leads the value-based care practice transformation support, government programs, ambulatory quality improvement and condition management and documentation (clinical risk adjustment) teams to assist the organization in achieving national quality and value-based care outcomes across the Enterprise. In her role, she oversees the performance of 2.3 million patients in value-based contracts inclusive of six MSSP ACOs, REACH ACOs, 4 CINs. She has been a featured speaker and panelist on the topic of ACOs and value-based care at numerous national conferences and is the past chair of the NAACOS quality committee. A registered nurse by background, Ms. Reyna received her MSN from the University of Illinois Chicago.
Pranali Trivedi
Pranali Trivedi is an experienced senior leader with a strong background in healthcare transformation and population health. As a recognized expert in quality measurement, programs and reporting, she has played an instrumental role leading improvements in organizations’ success in accountable care organizations (ACOs), alternative payment models (APMs), MIPS, MA Star Ratings, and several other quality programs across Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial marketplaces. In her current role as National Director of Population Health/Medicare Performance at Ascension, she serves to lead the direction of the organization’s value-based portfolio, with a particular lens on performance improvement. Through her 12+ years of combined experience in translating health system policy and strategy to operations, Pranali provides valuable insight, evaluation, and implementation strategies of value-based care metrics from all angles.