Our Organization

Business Group on Health is a community of members, a team of experts, an ally for employers, a health and benefits authority, and a tenacious voice in health care policy, to name just a few of our roles.

We are the preeminent advocate for employers in health care policy and we're constantly providing innovative solutions for health and benefits issues.

What We Do

Provide Solutions For Managing Health Care Costs
Provide Solutions For Managing Health Care Costs
Drive Delivery System Transformation
Drive Delivery System Transformation
Link Well-being To Performance & Strategy
Link Well-being To Workforce Strategy
Accelerate Adoption of Innovation
Accelerate Adoption of Innovation
Connect Employers with Washington
Connect Employers with Peers and Experts
Drive National Health Policy & Advocacy
Drive Health Policy & Advocacy

The Business Group is a
trusted, non-biased, extremely
credible resource.

Brendon Perkins, Senior Vice President, Total Rewards and HR Operations, TransUnion

Our Leadership Team

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Ellen Kelsay
President and CEO
President and CEO

Ellen provides executive leadership direction for the organization.

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Garrett Hohimer
Vice President
Vice President

Garrett is responsible for leading public policy and advocacy efforts.

Aoife Lucey
Aoife Lucey
Vice President
Vice President

Aoife is responsible for leading the Global Institute as well as other efforts that support the global health and well-being landscape.

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Karen Marlo
Vice President
Vice President

Karen is responsible for leading membership, marketing, and communications efforts.

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Pamela Rich
Vice President
Vice President

Pamela is responsible for leading well-being and workforce strategy efforts, the Leadership Forum on Employee Experience and the Podcast.

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Jennelle Rush
Vice President
Vice President

Jennelle is responsible for leading Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness efforts.

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Magda Rusinowski
Vice President
Vice President

Magda is responsible for leading our Cost & Delivery Institute focused on health care cost trends, delivery system transformation, evidence-based benefits design, and pharmacy strategy.

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Martha Shannon
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer

Martha is responsible for finance and operations work for the Business Group.

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Brenna Shebel
Vice President
Vice President

Brenna is responsible for leading our Center for Data Driven Insights, the team responsible for surveys and research activities.

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Jim Winkler
Chief Strategy Officer
Chief Strategy Officer

Jim is responsible for leading strategic initiatives for the Business Group

Our Board

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Brendon Perkins (Chair)
TransUnion
Senior Vice President, Total Rewards and HR Operations
Nathan Counts
Nathan Counts
Amtrak
Vice President, Total Rewards
Marco Diaz
Marco Diaz
News Corp
Senior Vice President, Global Head of Benefits
Frank Giampietro  Americas Chief Wellbeing Officer EY
Frank Giampietro
EY
Americas Chief Wellbeing Officer
Diana Han, MD
Unilever
Chief Health and Wellbeing Officer
David Stark, MD
Citadel
Chief Medical Officer
Kevin Theissen Senior Benefits Leader, Wellbeing, HR Executive Nestle USA
Kevin Theissen
The Kroger Co.
Senior Director,  Benefits Strategy & Analysis
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Pascale Thomas
Bank of New York Mellon (BNY)
Head of Global Benefits
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Henry Ting, MD
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Senior Vice President and Chief Health & Wellness Officer
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Maria Walsh
Hearst Corporation
Senior Vice President, Head of Global Benefits
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Lisa Woods
Walmart
Vice President, Physical & Emotional Wellbeing

Meet Our Team

Jenn Clore
Manager
Manager

Jenn manages our marketing and communication efforts.

Catherine Colgan
Catherine Colgan
Associate
Associate

Catherine works with the Center for Data Driven Insights team and provides data analysis for our member surveys and related research.

Elizabeth "Libby" Dixon
Manager
Manager

Libby manages member engagement and retention activities.

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Sue Flesch
Senior Executive Assistant
Senior Executive Assistant

Sue supports the executives and the Business Group's Board of Directors.

Shawn Gannon
Shawn Gannon
Manager
Manager

Shawn manages work on well-being and workforce strategy as well as employee engagement, experience and communication.

Laura Goodfield
Laura Goodfield
Associate
Associate

Laura supports member needs by contributing to the development of health and well-being resources.

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Marcia Greville
Director
Director

Marcia leads event management for Business Group meetings, webinars and the Annual Conference.

Brad Hamilton
Brad Hamilton
Manager
Manager

Brad manages member growth efforts.

Angela Johnson
Angela Johnson
Associate
Associate

Angela supports member needs by developing health and well-being resources.

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Dylan Landers-Nelson
Director
Director

Dylan is responsible for the Health Innovations Forum and the Value Purchasing Committee.

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Shabboo Likouris
Director
Director

Shabboo works with the Cost & Delivery team and leads the Evidence-based Benefit Design Committee and the Leave Optimization Forum.

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Caitlin Losi
Manager
Manager

Caitlin manages efforts associated with well-being and workforce strategy.

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Greta Lustig
Associate
Associate

Greta supports the member experience team.

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Craig Lykens
Manager
Manager

Craig works with the Center for Data Driven Insights team and manages our large-scale employer and employee surveys.

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Kelly McCain
Director
Director

Kelly supports global initiatives focused on organizations outside the U.S.

Maya McLaurin
Maya McLaurin
Coordinator
Coordinator

Maya provides support for the Business Group’s office administration and supports the Global Institute.

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Timothy McManus
Associate
Associate

Tim works with the Global Institute team and supports member needs.

Kameron Midkiff
Kameron Midkiff
Coordinator
Coordinator

Kameron supports the Well-being & Workforce Strategy Institute, the Leadership Forum on Employee Experience, the Leave Optimization Forum and the podcast.

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Colleen Murphy Ramey
Director
Director

Colleen is responsible for accounts payable and financial reporting.

Dan Parker
Daniel Parker
Manager
Manager

Daniel manages health care policy analysis, legislative relations, and tracks state and local health policy changes.

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Jillian Pascale
Manager
Manager

Jillian works with the Cost & Delivery team and manages efforts focusing on health care cost trends and delivery. She also provides podcast production support.

Ashley Pugh
Ashley Pugh
Manager
Manager

Ashley works with the Center for Data Driven Insights team and supports management of our survey data.

Ray Richards
Ray Richards
Director
Director

Ray provides primary oversight for technology systems and assists in the development and execution of our technology strategy.

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Emma Santulli
Manager
Manager

Emma manages Business Group meetings, webinars, and the Annual Conference.

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Ashley Schieder
Associate
Associate

Ashley supports Business Group meetings, webinars, and the Annual Conference.

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Kelly Schissler
Manager
Manager

Kelly works with the Cost & Delivery team and manages efforts focusing on health care cost trends and delivery.

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Alexis Sylvester
Manager
Manager

Alexis manages efforts associated with the Global Institute and supports other global initiatives.

	Michaela Williams
Michaela Williams
Coordinator
Coordinator

Michaela supports the Cost & Delivery Institute as well as the Pharmacy Benefits Committee and Evidence-based Benefit Design Committee.

Kimberly Wynter
Kimberly Wynter
Manager
Manager

Kimberly manages Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness.

Julia Zygiel
Julia Zygiel-Clague
Manager
Manager

Julia manages accounts payable/receivable and financial reconciliations.