2023 Speakers

Rhonda M. Abbott, PT, FTPTA, FACHE

Senior Vice President & Chief Executive Officer, TIRR Memorial Hermann, Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Hospital-Katy, Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Network

Suzanne (Suzi) Bentley MD, MPH

Chief Wellness Officer, New York City Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst.

Bridget Berkland, MA, NBC-HWC

Manager of Employee Well-Being, Mayo Clinic

Assistant Professor of Healthcare Administration

National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach

Victoria L. Boggiano MD, MPH

Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina (UNC) Department of Family Medicine

Sabra L. Boyd, MSW, LCSW, LSCSW, ACSW

Senior Director, Center for Wellbeing, Children's Mercy Kansas City

Joel Bundy, MD, FACP, FAAPL, CPE

Chief Medical and Quality Officer, Sentara Health

Joey Elizabeth Burke, MSN, MFA, RN

Nurse Ethicist, UK HealthCare, University of Kentucky

Stephanie Burrus, DO

Chief Wellbeing Officer, Children’s Mercy Kansas City

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City

Ron Carucci

Ron Carucci, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Navalent

Julie Çelebi, MD, MS, FAAFP

Associate Clinical Professor and Wellness Director, Department of Family Medicine, University of California San Diego

Melanie Cheng, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Associate Chief Academic Officer for GME

Pediatric Hospitalist, NYC H+H/Kings County

Julie Collier

Senior Director of Programs, The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare

Devin Cook, DO

3rd Year Pediatric Resident, UAMS Medical Center

Dawn Damiano

Director of Employee Wellness, Hebrew SeniorLife

Kristy deVries, MSW, LISWS

YOU Matter Program Manager, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Ami Doshi, MD

Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Vice Chair, Faculty Development, Pediatrics Wellness Director, Department of Pediatrics, UC San Diego and Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego

Jodi-Ann Edwards, MD

General Surgery Resident Physician & Research Fellow, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Corey Feist, JD, MBA

CEO and Founder, Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation

Jennifer Ferrand, PsyD, ABPP

Board Certified in Clinical Health Psychology

Director of Well-Being, Hartford HealthCare

Maria Gonsalves Schimpf, MA, MT-BC

Denver Health RESTORE Director, Denver Health

Rev. Christine Grandin Ross, MDiv, BCC

Pediatric Staff Chaplain, UK HealthCare

Jody Hoffer Gittell

Professor, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management

Director, Relational Coordination Collaborative Brandeis University

Aimee Hoflander

Staff Educator, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City

Lana Irons, MD

Attending Psychiatrist, NYC Health + Hospitals Domestic Violence Shelter; Mental Health Initiative

Elka Jacobson-Dickman, MD

Associate Dean for Clinical Medicine, Associate Professor of Clinical Practices, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, SUNY Downstate Health Science Center

Nuri Jacoby, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology and Vice-chair of Neurology, Maimonides Medical Center

Co-Clerkship Director, SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Thea James, MD, MBA

Vice President of Mission, Boston Medical Center

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Boston Medical Center/Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Sarah Jones, LCSW

Manager of Well-Being, Hartford HealthCare

Elizabeth Kantor, BSN, RN, HEC-C

Bioethics Program Manager, Schwartz Rounds Site Coordinator, Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego (RCHSD)

Christina Kelly, MD, FAAFP

Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Michele Kowalski-McGraw, MD MPH, FACOEM

Associate Physician Diplomate

Dept Wellness Director Community Care, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, UC San Diego Health

Rev. Elizabeth BJ Larson, MDiv, MAOL

Director of The Department of Spiritual Care, Mayo Clinic Rochester

Rebecca Latch, MD

Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Pediatrics & Physician Leader of Schwartz Rounds, Arkansas Children’s Hospital

Beth A. Lown, MD

Chief Medical Officer, The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare

Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Bonnie Michelman, MBA, MS, CPP, CHPA

Vice President/Chief Security Officer, Massachusetts General Hospital and Mass General Brigham

Amanda R. Moses, MPH

Patient Experience Program Manager, Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital

Tamara Nunez, BSN, RN, C-NPT, C-CISM

RN Educator, Education and Professional Development Department MC 5079, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego

Phyllis S. Quinlan, PhD, RN, NPD-BC

Internal Coach/Director for Professional Development, Cohen Children’s Medical Center a Division of Northwell Health

Kristin Ray, MSN, RN, CPN, NE-BC

Nursing Director, Center for Wellbeing, Children's Mercy Kansas City

Laurel Reagan, APRN

Director of Behavioral Health, Director of Social Services, Hartford HealthCare

Geneviève Rouleau, RN, PhD

Professor, Université du Québec en Outaouais

JoEllen "Ellen" Schimmels, PhD, DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC, CNE, FAAN

CEO, Chocolate Brain, LLC

Dawne Schoenthal

Program Director, Oregon Center for Nursing

Robert Schwab, MD

Chief Medical Officer, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen

Paulette Schwartz, LCSW, CPXP

Director of Human Centered Care, Hartford HealthCare

Abraham Segres, MHA, FACHE

Vice President, Quality & Patient Safety, Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association

Emily Silverman, MD

Creator/Host, The Nocturnists

Assistant Volunteer Professor of Medicine, UCSF

Stefanie Simmons, MD, FACEP

Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation

Sarah Sjöström, MSN, RN, ACNP-BC

Associate Chief Nursing Officer & VP of Ancillary Services, Hebrew Senior Life

Teresa Y. Smith, MD, MSEd, FACEP

Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education and Affiliations

Designated Institutional Official

Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Beba Tata-Mbeng, MDiv, MPH, BCC

Manager of Spiritual Care, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL

Ben Theisen, DO

3rd Year Pediatric Resident, UAMS Medical Center

Rachel Thienprayoon, MD, MSCS

Chief Clinical Wellness Officer

Associate Professor of Anesthesia and Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Courtney Walker, BSN, RN, CPN

Nursing Professional Development Practitioner - Outreach Education, Department of Nursing Practice, Professional Development & Innovation, Seattle Children's Hospital

Wendy L. Ward, PhD, ABPP, FAPA, FNAP

Professor with Tenure in the College of Medicine

Associate Provost for Faculty in Academic Affairs, UAMS

Jenny Young

Associate Vice President of Membership and Engagement, Medical Society of Virginia