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RED2024 On-Demand
SimpliFi’s RED2024 Labor Summit brought leading healthcare executives together to share insights on the strategies they have implemented to meet patient care demands while decreasing costs. Now, you can watch these discussions on-demand and let the conversations guide your own strategy.
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Participating Leaders
RED2024 featured a cross-functional group of executives representing nursing, HR, and finance – all sharing their unique perspectives on transformative workforce strategies.

Sharon Pappas, RN, Ph.D., NEA-BC, FAAN
Chief Nurse Executive
Emory Healthcare

Rock Anderson, Jr.
Chief People Officer
Emory Healthcare

Gary Weller
System Director, Contingent Labor
Advocate Aurora Health

Cynthia Latney, DHA(c), MSN, RN, NE-BC
Chief Nursing Executive
OhioHealth

Allison Guste, MHA, BSN, RN, CPHQ
Corporate Vice President of Quality and Nursing
LCMC Health

Brennan M. Peterson, CPA, MBA
Associate Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

June Altaras
System Chief Nurse Executive
MultiCare Health System

Karla Ramberger, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
System Chief Nursing Officer
Baylor Scott & White Health

Carol Boston-Fleischhauer
Sr. Vice President / Chief Clinical Officer
Banyan Medical Systems

Gaston Bushiri, CPA
Vice President of Finance
OhioHealth

Annmarie Chavarria, DNP, MSN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive
Lehigh Valley Health Network

Shanon Fucik, MBA, RN, CPN, NEA-BC
System Chief Nursing Officer
MU Health Care

Susan Hernandez, DNP, MBA, RN
Chief Nursing Executive
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Betsy Patterson, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE
Senior Vice President, Nursing Institute
BSW Nursing Institute

Mamoon Syed
SVP and Chief People Officer
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Kelley Hamby, RN, MSN, MBA
System Chief Nursing Officer
Baptist Arkansas

Jeremy Langdon, MS, SHRM-CP
Director, System Talent Acquisition & Workforce Development
UofL Health

Stefanie Beavers, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Chief Nursing Officer
OU Health

Beth Alpers
Chief Human Resources Officer
MU Health Care

Crystal Kohanke, MS, SHRM-CP
Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer
Arkansas Children’s

John Bowles, PhD, RN, CENP
Vice President, Chief Nurse Officer
HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center

Joni Stephenson, MBA
Corporate Vice President of Human Resources
Baptist Health Arkansas

Michele Roberts, RN, MSN, NEA-BC
Vice President of Patient Care Operations
Lehigh Valley Health Network

Jet Role, DNP, MSN, RN, LHIT, CENP
Director – Supplemental Staffing Network
Loma Linda University Health

Paola Buitrago, PhD, RN
VP Workforce Optimization and Strategy
Emory Healthcare

Sarah Blenner, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CHCR, RACR
Director of Talent Resourcing
Monument Health

Daniel Hudson, MSN, RN, CENP
VP/Associate CNE of Nursing Operations
Jefferson Health

Shirley Pranger, MSN, RN
Chief Nursing Officer
Mission Trail Baptist Hospital, Baptist Health System

Trina Allen
VP Human Resources
Monument Health

Becky Fuentes, DNP, RN, NE-BC
Chief Nursing Officer
Shannon Medical Center

Sundey Leighty
Lead, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
Logan Health

Micaleen Holzwarth, RN, BSN, MHA
Executive Director, Surgical Services
Logan Health

Amy Vanterpool, MSN, BSN, RN, CEN, CFRN
VP Chief Nursing Officer
Logan Health Medical Center and Logan Health Whitefish

Colby Wilson
Director of Talent Acquisition
Arkansas Children’s

Renee’ McCuller, MSN, CENP
Senior Vice President
Willis Knighton Health

Dr. Tommye Austin, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC
Senior Vice President & Chief Nurse Executive – East Region
BJC Health System
RED2024 Co-Hosts

Jeremy Falke, MBA
Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Jeremy Falke, is a senior human resources executive with more than two decades of expertise in transformational human resources, financial, and business operations for health care companies operating across the U.S. He joined UT Southwestern as Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer in August 2022. He currently oversees and directs the planning, organization, development, and administration of human resources programs and develops strategic initiatives and short- and long-range planning affecting staff across the institution. He directs all areas related to Human Resources Operations, Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations, Organizational Development and Training, and Payroll.

Cathleen Wheatley, DNP, RN, CENP, FAAN
President, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist & Davie Medical Centers
Senior Vice President of Cinical Operations
Dr. Wheatley joined Wake Forest Baptist Health in September of 2014 as System Chief Nurse Executive and was named President of the flagship 885-bed academic medical center in April of 2019. As President, she is responsible for the overall performance of operations at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center inclusive of Brenner Children’s Hospital and the Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Davie Medical Center.
Prior to joining Wake Forest Baptist Health, Dr. Wheatley served as the first Corporate Nurse Executive of Abu Dhabi Health Services Company in the United Arab Emirates where she oversaw the professional practice and development of more than 9,000 Nursing and Allied Health professionals from over 72 countries. Throughout her career, she has held various senior leadership positions in the U.S. including Chief Clinical Operating Officer, Chief Nurse Executive, and Chief Quality Officer.
Dr. Wheatley is a Fellow of the prestigious American Academy of Nursing, is board certified with the American Organization of Nurse Leaders as a Certified Executive in Nursing Practice and completed the Nurse Leader Program at the Wharton School of Business.
RED2024 Speaker

David Auerbach, Ph.D.
Senior Director for Research and Cost Trends
Massachusetts Health Policy Commission
David Auerbach, Ph.D. is a health economist and current Senior Director for Research and Cost Trends at the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission. His work has spanned a number of focus areas including understanding employer markets for insurance, spending trends and cost drivers, primary care and the healthcare workforce. He has specialized in and is a nationally recognized expert on the workforce of registered nurses, physicians, and nurse practitioners and has authored and co-authored several dozen publications in journals including NEJM, JAMA, and Health Affairs. Prior to working at the HPC, he was a senior policy researcher at the RAND Corporation in Boston, and prior to that, he was a principal analyst at the Congressional Budget Office in Washington DC where he co-developed the model used to analyze the Affordable Care Act. He has a Master’s degree in Technology and Policy from MIT and a Ph.D. in Health Policy from Harvard University.
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