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Jean Kalbacher is the Chief Executive Officer for the UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Arizona. Prior to this role, Jean served as Regional CFO for the C&S West Region and has held various CFO positions since joining UnitedHealth Group in 2008. Jean has been deeply engaged in rate advocacy, value-based contracting and affordability across all the markets in the West. She is a CPA with over 25 years of health care experience.

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Patrick Gordon is the Chief Executive Officer for the Rocky Mountain Health Plans (RMHP) based in Colorado. As a senior executive within a nationally recognized community health plan, Patrick created and executed RMHP’s successful global budget and payment reform program for Colorado Medicaid. Patrick earned a Bachelor of History, Philosophy from Metropolitan State College of Denver and a Masters of Health Policy & Economics from the University of Colorado.

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Michael is the chief executive officer of the UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Florida. Prior to joining UnitedHealthcare, Michael was the chief executive officerof First Coast Advantage and the vice president of managed care for the University of Florida. Michael has extensive experience in health care including health systems, physician, and managed care leadership positions, and has served more than 25 years in various executive roles within health and managed care organizations.

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Michael Minor serves as Chief Executive Officer of the UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Georgia. Mike brings over 20 years of healthcare experience to his role. Prior to joining UnitedHealthcare, Mike held leadership positions with Amerigroup/Anthem, Centene, and Wellcare. He has extensive knowledge of Medicaid managed care, Medicare Dual Special Needs plans, finance, and provider contracting. 

Mike focuses on building and expanding on the strong relationships UnitedHealthcare has with healthcare providers, community-based organizations, and faith-based partners across the state to ensure all Georgians have access to the supports and services needed to live healthier lives.  

Mike received his undergraduate degree from the University of Louisville and his Master’s in Health Administration from Xavier University.  

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Kalani has over 30 years of health care experience. She joined UnitedHealthcare in 1999 and has served in many leadership roles including sales, marketing, operations and product. Most recently, Kalani led network teams in both Hawaiʻi and Oregon as the vice president of network. Kalani was born and raised in Oʻahu and is a graduate of the Kamehameha Schools.

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Marsha has been with UnitedHealth Group for over a decade and has served in several leadership roles including Vice President of VBC Strategy, Executive Director for DSNP, Vice President of Missouri Optum at Home and most recently, Regional Vice President for Optum at Home. Marsha deeply understands navigating and leading transformation at scale, balancing member experience, total cost of care reduction initiatives and people leadership. Before UHG, Marsha led business development for Hospital Corporation of America in the Kansas City metro. Marsha has a degree in Finance from the University of Missouri-Columbia and an MBA from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. 

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Jenny has over 20 years of health care experience.  She joined UnitedHealthcare in 2002 and has served in many leadership roles including legal, health policy, business venture in affordable housing and product.  Most Recently Jenny led Community & State’s corporate strategic planning and digital and technology strategy as the Sr. Vice President of Strategy & Innovation.  Jenny was born and raised in Texas but now proud to reside in the sunflower state.   

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Krista Hensel is the CEO at the Community Plan of Kentucky in the Medicaid business for UnitedHealthcare. UnitedHealthcare Community & State proudly serves nearly seven million Medicaid members. UnitedHealthcare is a division of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified health and well-being company with a mission to help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. UnitedHealthcare Community & State leverages the broad national capabilities of UnitedHealth Group.  It develops local solutions that support effective care management, greater administrative efficiency and improved outcomes through quality, innovation, and strong partnerships.
 

Krista brings over 20 years of experience in the health care industry. She joined UnitedHealth Group in 2005 and has held leadership roles across the enterprise. In her most recent experience as a Client Partner for Optum Advisory Services, Krista helped the largest clients craft and execute solutions for their challenges and opportunities, creatively combining products and consulting solutions across the portfolio of UnitedHealth Group companies.   Krista has also led sales strategy and planning for the UnitedHealthcare Medicare and Retirement teams. She also led network development and population health for one of UnitedHealth Group’s innovations – Harken Health, an integrated primary care and insurance offering for the individual exchange market.   
 

Krista has completed UnitedHealth Group’s Executive Development Program and General Manager program.  In 2010 Krista was recognized with the enterprise’s Living the Mission award for her work in the community, including chairing the board of the Allina Hospice Foundation.    
 

Krista earned both a Bachelor of Science in Business and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Trinity University (San Antonio, TX). Krista also holds a Masters of Business Administration from Kellogg, Northwestern University and a certificate of financial valuation from the London School of Economics. 

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Karl Lirette is the Chief Executive Officer of the UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Louisiana. Prior to serving as CEO of the Community Plan of Louisiana, Karl held several leadership positions within the plan, including Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Before joining UnitedHealthcare, Karl held the position of Controller for McKesson Specialty Pharmacy before serving in a similar role for The Shaw Group, Inc.

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Kathlyn Wee is the Chief Executive Officer of the UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Maryland. Prior to this role, Kathlyn was the Senior Vice President of Business Development for Optum State Government Solutions, leading its national growth strategy for technology and business capabilities that Optum offers to states. Before joining UnitedHealth Group, she served as a staff member to the leadership of the Maryland Medicaid Agency.

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John is the chief executive officer of the UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Massachusetts. Prior to this role, he served as the executive director of Long-Term Services and Supports for the Community Plan of Tennessee. Before joining UnitedHealthcare as the director of medical clinical operations in 2015, John was the chief executive officer of NPA Family Clinic and chief operating officer of Tennessee Personal Assistance. During his time with the Community Plan of Tennessee, John led the implementation of the Tennessee LTSS program and several other program expansions.

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Dennis is the chief executive officer of UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Michigan. Prior to joining Community & State, Dennis held executive level positions at Aetna, CareAdvantage, and Cigna Corporation along with a variety of other roles. He has been in the healthcare industry for over 40 years.

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Sarah Dye is the Chief Executive Officer of UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Minnesota. Sarah joined UnitedHealth Group in 2003 and has served in a variety of leadership positions across the organization. Most recently, she was the Senior Vice President with Optum’s Health Solution (OHS) division. Sarah is a lifelong Minnesotan and is excited to expand her experience to help people live healthier lives in Minnesota.

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A native Mississippian, J. Michael Parnell currently serves as the president and chief executive officer for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Mississippi and Nebraska. Prior to this executive leadership role, he served in vice president and director positions supporting both clinical and cost containment strategies. Parnell is very familiar with Mississippi Medicaid and CHIP operations. Before joining UnitedHealthcare, Parnell worked in executive roles in large health systems in Philadelphia, PA and Jackson, MS. In addition to managed Medicaid, his experiences span inpatient, outpatient, acute and post-acute clinical areas as well as large capital projects and service line growth.

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Jamie Bruce is the Chief Executive Officer for the UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Missouri where she leads the strategic development, growth, and operations of the health plan. Prior to joining UnitedHealthcare, Jamie served as Chief Operating Officer for Aetna Better Health of Nebraska and Texas where she led the organizations operations. Jamie also served in a variety of capacities for 13 years with MDwise in Indiana, including leading Marketing, Business Strategy, Compliance, and Regulatory Affairs.

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Kelly is the President of the UnitedHealthcare Health Plan of Nevada where she leads the strategic development, growth, compliance, and operations of the health plan. Kelly has extensive experience managing the plan’s Medicaid and CHIP business in the state since 1998. Before becoming President of the community plan, she managed the UnitedHealthcare Nevada market’s home health business. Prior to joining UnitedHealthcare, Kelly worked as a registered nurse in the field of oncology.

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Sam is the Chief Executive Officer of the UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of New Jersey. 

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Drew Peterson is the CEO for the C&S New Mexico health plan. He most recently served as the Vice President of Strategy & Growth for OptumServe, where he began and led a Community Care Network Program for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Prior to Optum, he held various leadership roles at UHC including, VP of Business Development for Community & State, VP and Regional Director for UHC Global, and VP of Sales for National Accounts. He also served in the United States Army for eight years prior to joining the private sector.

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Dan Benardette is the Chief Executive Officer of the UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of New York. Dan joined UnitedHealth Group in 2006 and has served in expanding functional leadership roles within UnitedHealth Group and most recently with Community & State, where he was the Financial Planning & Analysis / Corporate Finance VP. Over the past several years, Dan has played a critical leadership role within finance, supporting our health plans and executive teams with improved forecasting, analysis and reporting on turnaround and remediation activities.

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Anita Bachmann is CEO of UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of North Carolina. Anita is an accomplished executive with extensive, progressive experience in healthcare administration, business operations, healthcare delivery systems, business development, technology, clinical strategy and regulatory/legislative affairs. Prior to her current role, Anita served as vice president of business development for UnitedHealthcare Community & State nationally and market leader in North Carolina. 

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Scott Waulters serves as the Chief Executive Officer for the Ohio Health Plan, and is also Senior Vice President and Market President at UnitedHealthcare Community & State. Scott began his career with UnitedHealth Group in 2008, serving in multiple leadership roles including Market Chief Executive specializing in overall health plan operational and financial turnaround, Chief Operating Officer for myConnections™, Chief Executive Officer of the UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of New Jersey, and Vice President Network Strategy and Market Development. Before joining UnitedHealthcare, Scott held a series of senior health plan and corporate positions with AmeriGroup Corporation and Coventry Healthcare. Scott holds a B.A. degree with an emphasis in organizational psychology from California University of Pennsylvania in California, PA.

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Blair is the Chief Executive Officer of the UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Pennsylvania. He has been with the Community Plan of Pennsylvania for 12 years, most recently serving as the Chief Operating Officer. Prior to that, Blair was the Chief Financial Officer and has held several other financial and operational management roles at UnitedHealth Group including, director of financial systems, manager data analysis and manager of financial analysis. Blair holds an MBA from Drexel University and a BA in Economics from Cornell.

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Ute Strand is the Chief Executive Officer for United HealthCare Community Plan of Tennessee, a health care company delivering TennCare and Dual Eligible Special Needs (DSNP) benefits to 460,000 Tennesseans. UnitedHealthcare Community & State proudly serves nearly six million Medicaid members. UnitedHealthcare is a division of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified health and well-being company with a mission to help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. UnitedHealthcare Community & State leverages the broad national capabilities of UnitedHealth Group. It develops local solutions that support effective care management, greater administrative efficiency and improved outcomes through quality, innovation, and strong partnerships. Ute brings over 30 years of experience in the health care industry. Prior to UnitedHealthcare, Ute worked for various healthcare companies; Anthem Health Insurance, Amerigroup Health Insurance, PHP/Cariten Health Insurance (a Covenant subsidiary) and CIGNA HealthCare. Throughout her career, Ute strived to build and sustain strong and trusting staff, extended team, and customer relationships. As a result, she has an established record of improving customer satisfaction and Net Promoter Score (NPS), results. Now, at UnitedHealthcare, Ute has successfully led the Tennessee Healthplan’s 500+ employees and has supported matrixed operations in a “turnaround” effort to deliver on customer requirements and the health plan’s strategies. Ute has also influenced behavioral health program’s integration and performance outcomes resulting in significantly improved State and provider satisfaction. Ute is a graduate of Indiana University, where she earned her BA from the School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Ute is a Health Insurance of America Associate (HIAA), as well as a Nashville Health Care Council Fellow. She also supports a number of animal rescue organizations. Ute and her husband “Skip” live in Nashville, TN with their two German Shepherds, Cali and Denzel.

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Don is the chief executive officer of UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Texas. Prior to this role, Don served as president of the Connecticut and Delaware health plans, chief operating officer for the Community Plan of New York, national vice president of program management for Community & State and several operational positions within UnitedHealth Group.

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Tameeka Smith is the chief executive officer for the UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Virginia. Previously, Tameeka served as chief operating officer for the Denver School of Science and Technology. She has also served as president and COO of SmileHealth, a dental benefits plan in Colorado, and president of dental & vision at Aetna, serving 14 million members across the country.

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Rachael is the Executive Director of the UnitedHealthcare District Dual Choice program. As a District resident, Rachael has a strong understanding of the delivery system serving dual eligible populations in the District and is committed to addressing the specific challenges our enrollees face in accessing their care. She previously led national operations and strategy efforts as Chief of Staff of UnitedHealthcare Community & State, serving over seven million Medicaid members across thirty-one states plus Washington D.C. Before joining UnitedHealthcare, she led strategy engagements in management consulting, partnering with clients in both the public and private sectors in industries such as healthcare, technology, foundations, higher education and more

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Keith Payet is the Chief Executive Officer of the UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Washington. Most recently, he was the Senior Vice President of Community and State Product. Prior to that he held Chief Executive Officer roles for the Community and State Plan of Kentucky and Tennessee. Keith joined UnitedHealthcare Community and State in 2015 serving as the Tennessee Health Plan Executive Director of Long-Term Services and Supports managing both the CHOICES (LTSS) and Employment and Community First CHOICES (ID/DD) programs. Keith has over 20 years of leadership experience in the managed care industry specializing in developing and administering programs for Medicaid, LTSS, and Medicare populations.

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Kevin Moore is the Chief Executive Officer for the UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Wisconsin. Kevin has an extensive background in Medicaid, social determinants of health, public policy, and strategic solutions and has a long history with proven leadership and experience in state-based and government sector programs. Most recently, Kevin served as Vice President of Strategic Solutions for UnitedHealthcare Community & State. Prior to that role, Kevin joined Community & State more than three years ago as Vice President of National Policy & Strategy. Kevin previously served as Medicaid Director for the State of Wisconsin.

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