Esther Emard

Esther Emard

With over 30 years of healthcare executive leadership on a national, regional and local level, she was the chief operating officer for the National Committee for Quality Assurance for 12 years. Prior to that, Emard was a senior vice president for Harvard Pilgrim...
Patricia Kirkpatrick

Patricia Kirkpatrick

Patricia Kirkpatrick, MJ, RN, CPHQ, Executive Director, Clinical Transformation and Delivery for UnitedHealthcare Community & State, Tennessee Health Plan, has expertise in regulatory compliance, health policy, and building metrics-driven systems improving overall...
Jennifer Pitts

Jennifer Pitts

Jennifer is responsible for the certification (CPHQ) program, individual education and training solutions, and annual events at NAHQ. She has expertise in product strategy, virtual and live training and delivery, project management, learning design, and talent...

Ted Donnelly

With 40 years of experience in the healthcare industry working at all levels of patient care delivery and quality leadership, Ted is responsible for leading NAHQ’s Workforce Accelerator. Ted serves as the primary client facing team member on these engagements,...
Juliana Fishleigh

Juliana Fishleigh

Juliana supports NAHQ’s CEO and board of directors to develop and deploy the strategic plan and projects of the organization. She supports several volunteer teams and all NAHQ departments to ensure the operational efficiency and success of the organization....