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Richard Belloff
D.B.A.
Denise Hill
J.D., MPA
Fritz Nordengren
M.P.H.
Sarah Pavelka
MHCA
Ann York
Ph.D.
Admission staff
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Advisory board members
- Amber Raveling
Student Representative - Chris Blair
Chief Administrative Officer
Iowa Health Des Moines - Jodi Cahalan
Dean of the College of Health Sciences
Des Moines University - Kevin DeRonde
Corporate Administrator
Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons - Matthew Doré
Richard M. and Anita Calkins Distinguished Professor
Drake University Law School - James Foreman
Chief Financial Officer
On With Life - Jason Harrington
President and CEO
Lakes Regional Healthcare - Samantha Brower
Student Representative - Stephanie Hultman
President
Iowa Healthcare Financial Management Association - Kevin Kincaid
Chief Executive Officer
Knoxville Hospital & Clinic - Dane Pelfrey
Manager
Optimity Advisors - Jennifer Richards
Assistant Vice President
Performance Improvement/Risk Management
Acute Care, Inc. - Deann Sheppard
Administrative Director
The Iowa Clinic, P.C. - Steve Simonin
Chief Executive Officer
Wright Medical Center - Mikki Stier
Senior Vice President of Government and External Relations
Broadlawns Medical Center - Carla Stebbins
Assistant Professor and Director,
Graduate Program in Health Care Administration
Des Moines University - Shannon Strickler
Vice President, Federal & State Relations
Iowa Hospital Association - Dave Vellinga
President & Chief Executive Officer
Mercy Medical Center - Tray Wade
Vice President of Patient and Family Care
Hospice of Central Iowa