Category: External

Haley Winans is the Specialist for the Michigan Automated Prescription System (MAPS), within the Bureau of Professional Licensing at the State of Michigan. Haley sits as Michigan’s representative on numerous committees and workgroups, including NASCSA, NABP, PMIX, TTAC, and Michigan’s Opioid Task Force.

Mike Plesh is the Executive Director of Information Technology at UNC Health, where he transforms the way healthcare data is leveraged across North Carolina. Mike is a dynamic leader, orchestrating the seamless integration of data to elevate patient care, not just within hospitals and clinics, but also through state and national data exchange initiatives.

His leadership extends to pioneering data science advancements and steering enterprise reporting, and ensuring that the Carolina Data Warehouse for Health operates at peak efficiency in support of clinical research initiatives for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Mike’s expertise also shines in the technical oversight of clinical research built within UNC Health’s electronic health record application, making him a pivotal force in the future of healthcare innovation.

Karen McLeod, MSW, has served as the President/CEO for Benchmarks, a statewide non-profit association, since June 2006. In this role, she provides strategic leadership in representing provider agencies that deliver mental health, developmental disabilities and substance use services as well as child welfare and juvenile justice programs to children, adults and families across North Carolina. She engages state legislators and state and federal agencies to secure funding and legislation that support providers in improving behavioral healthcare and quality of life outcomes for the people they serve. Karen moves forward policy and practice issues to proactively promote association positions with key state government decision makers, legislators and community advocacy groups. Before this position, Karen was the executive director of the North Carolina Association of County Directors of Social Services, a non-profit association representing the 100 county DSS agencies. She also served as Director of the Office of Victim Services for the NC Department of Correction. Karen has worked in mediation and hospice and provided family intervention services for high-risk children. Karen currently serves as co-chair of the Legislative Child Fatality Task Force and is a Past Chair of the National Organization of State Associations for Children.

After nearly a decade of leading the healthcare policy practice at Statehouse Impact Group (formerly Sean P. Dunn and Associates), Dave Salisbury currently serves in a firm leadership role as Vice President. Dave is known on Capitol Square for his deep expertise in healthcare policy, which he developed through numerous roles in state government. Dave inspires confidence through his knowledge, integrity, and relentless effort to achieve the goals of the client. Prior to joining Statehouse Impact Group, Dave served the people of Ohio in Governor John Kasich’s Administration. There he worked closely with cabinet directors and state agency leadership to develop and implement the Governor’s policy agenda before the General Assembly. Dave’s work focused on coordinating and executing lobbying strategies and messaging for all health and human service state agencies to achieve large policy and budgetary reforms.  During this time, Dave functioned as the legislative director for the Department of Medicaid, where he gained extensive experience in the rulemaking and State Controlling Board processes. Before joining the executive branch, Dave built trusted relationships with state legislators while fundraising for House Republican campaigns and clerking the Health and Human Services Finance subcommittee for Chairman Jeff McClain.

Jonathan Siff, MD, MBA, FACEP, FAMIA, is the Chief Medical Informatics Officer and a practicing Emergency Medicine physician at The MetroHealth System in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Siff leads a team of over fifty provider informaticists who are engaged in a wide range of informatics projects throughout the health system. Dr. Siff also serves as the physician informatics and technology lead for a variety of initiatives related to opioids, behavioral health and emergency care. His other interests include provider engagement, electronic health record user education and strengthening compliance through the use of electronic health records.

Erik Moore, Chief Technology Officer at Bamboo Health, spearheads the company’s technological innovations, bringing over 20 years of experience in the healthcare technology sector. Erik has a proven track record of leveraging cutting-edge technology and solution development to improve healthcare outcomes and respond to market demands. Throughout his career, Erik has driven business growth by finding creative solutions to complex problems, enhancing productivity and increasing revenue by developing cutting-edge solutions and services. His expertise spans leadership roles in start-ups and Fortune 500 companies, where he has consistently demonstrated his ability to build and guide high-performing teams toward achieving superior results.  Before joining Bamboo Health, Erik held significant positions at Optum, Siemens Health Services and CVS Caremark. His leadership and strategic vision have been instrumental in advancing these organizations’ technological capabilities and market presence.

John Khoury has a multifaceted 30+ year background as a population health expert, health system and payer operator, strategist and clinical pharmacist. John also has extensive strategic advisory experience collaborating with boards and C-Suite executives in their quest to enable optimized healthcare outcomes. In his current role, John drives strategic direction for BambooHealth’s purpose-built solutions and solutions that drive optimal management of high-risk/high-cost populations, emphasizing Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder populations. These technology-first clinical and operational solutions enable the delivery of optimized administrative, clinical and business processes that drive enhanced outcomes in today’s fee-for-service world, while enabling care delivery outcomes in a value-based environment. Before Bamboo Health, John spent 15 years with Lumeris, in various clinical, operational and business development and leadership roles and before that, spent 15 years at BJC Healthcare, in multiple roles. He has a Doctorate in Pharmacy from the St. Louis College of Pharmacy and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis.