Forum Speakers
Speakers are listed in order of appearance.
Jon R. Rankin
President & CEO
North Carolina Business Coalition on Health
Jon Rankin
Jon leads the North Carolina Business Coalition on Health (NCBCH) as Board President and CEO. Prior to this, he spent over 25 years leading benefits and total rewards at various large employers, after having served as an officer in the US Army.
He holds a Master of Systems Management from the University of Southern California, and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Wichita State University.
He received designation as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) from HRCI, as well Certified Benefits Professional (CBP) and Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) from WorldAtWork. Additionally, he currently holds life and health insurance licenses with the State of North Carolina.
Jon enjoys collaborating on health issues with his wife and son. His wife, Kathy, is a Registered Nurse of Oncology (OCN). His son, Blayne, is a US Army major, with a master’s degree in hospital administration which included internship at Mayo Hospital.
Mark Holloway, JD
Senior Vice President
Director of Compliance
Lockton
Mark Holloway
Mark has more than 30 years of experience in health and welfare employee benefits. He provides technical advice related to health and welfare benefit plans to Lockton Benefit Group professionals and their clients throughout the country. His expertise is in a variety of compliance-related issues, including health reform, HIPAA, COBRA, Section 125, discrimination testing, FMLA, state insurance laws, and legislative and regulatory issues at the state and federal levels.
Prior to joining Lockton, Mark was a Senior Vice President in Aon Consulting’s health and benefits division and served as a Senior Vice President in Aon’s research and technical services division.
Mark is a well-known and frequent speaker on many employee benefit topics. He was a keynote speaker at the Health and Welfare Plan Management Conference for Mid-Sized Employers.
Mark has written a number of articles and is a member of the editorial board of advisors for the Benefits Law Journal. From 2005 to 2013, he served as the co-author for the Federal Benefits Developments column for the Benefits Law Journal. Mark also served as the co-author and editor of The Coordination of Benefits Handbook, which is published by the Thompson Publishing Group.
Mark received his undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, from Hartwick College; his J.D. from Wake Forest University; and his L.L.M. in taxation from Villanova University Law School. He has completed the Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) program, sponsored by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.
Kim Davis
Sr. Director of HR Operations, Compensation & Benefits
Alex Lee, Inc
Kim Davis
Kim is the Sr. Director of HR Operations, Compensation & Benefits for Alex Lee, Inc., one of the largest food retail and wholesale distribution companies in the Southeastern United States.
Kim is both a strategic and innovative HR, compensation and benefits professional that has developed multiple programs that support the employee’s health and well-being. With a comprehensive knowledge and application of comp and benefits best practices in a large-scale, highly matrixed organization, Kim is recognized as a thought leader and subject-matter expert within the Alex Lee management team. She has advanced and sustained a culture of health and wellness at Alex Lee while supporting employees to let them authentically be themselves and unleash the talent they possess.
Kim graduated from Gardner Webb University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. She earned her Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR ®) certification from HR Certification Institute and has achieved her SHRM-SCP from The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
Steve Santangelo
Senior Vice President of Revenue
Garner Health
Steve Santangelo
Steve Santangelo is Senior Vice President of Revenue at Garner Health. He is responsible for the overall sales and distribution of Garner’s product offerings, and in just two years has helped Garner grow from $200K in ARR to $14M.
Prior to joining Garner Health, Steve was at United Healthcare for over ten years. There, he held a variety of sales and leadership roles including Vice President of Specialty Sales for the Northeast Region. During his tenure at UHC, he sold, retained or developed a sales and distribution strategy for a variety of insurance specialties including health, dental, medical, pharmacy, vision, life and disability.
Bill Kampine
Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer
Healthcare Bluebook
Bill Kampine
Bill Kampine, Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer for Healthcare Bluebook, is one of the most well-respected thought-leaders in healthcare cost and quality transparency. Bill brings over 25 years of experience in new venture development, mergers and acquisitions, strategy and advanced analytics. Bill oversees healthcare economics, product development, innovation and strategic growth initiatives at Bluebook.
In 2018, Bill was invited to testify before the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee at the fourth of five hearings aimed at identifying the drivers of rising healthcare costs. The series, entitled Reducing Health Care Costs: Examining How Transparency Can Lower Spending and Empower Patients, was led by HELP Chairman, Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee. Following Bill’s presentation, he and other industry experts were invited to contribute foundational information to bi-partisan draft legislation sponsored by Alexander and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) by providing specific recommendations for improving transparency and reducing cost.
Prior to Healthcare Bluebook, Bill assisted in the development of CareSteps Inc., a predictive modeling and disease management company that successfully merged with Healthways (2001) where he served in a variety of executive roles. He has also served as an economist and consultant to global Fortune 1000 companies in the healthcare, insurance and pharmaceutical industries.
Bill conducted post-graduate work in economics at George Washington University and holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.
Carolyn Riva
Vice President, Sales Operations
Quantum Health
Carolyn Riva
As Quantum’s Vice President of Sales Operations, Carolyn is responsible for organizing and facilitating all sales-related onsite meetings for prospects, consultants and business partners. She also proactively partners with department leads and the Marketing team to create impactful campaign and sales materials.
Prior to joining the Quantum Health team, Carolyn worked as a strategic account director at WebMD Health Services and CVS Health. Carolyn says, “Before I was promoted to my current role, I spent nearly two years as a client executive here at Quantum where I built strong client relationships and lead implementation activities and resource assignments. That, along with my previous 15 years of experience of working in the healthcare industry from PBM to wellness has
helped me to better guide clients through the complexity of healthcare.”
In her spare time, Carolyn loves watching college basketball, traveling and reading.
Anoop Sangha, MD
Vice President of Clinical Programs
Transcarent
Anoop Sangha, MD
Dr. Anoop Sangha is VP of Clinical Programs at Transcarent. He is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with over 20 years of experience in healthcare, digital health and consulting. At Transcarent, Dr. Sangha’s operates in a cross-functional role spanning across clinical quality, product/solutions, commercial, and analytics. Dr. Sangha provides thought leadership to inform
clinical strategy, product and roadmap development and is responsible for ensuring members receive the highest quality, evidence-based care.
Prior to joining Transcarent, Dr. Sangha was VP of Clinical Programs at Livongo/Teladoc and prior to that a Senior Medical Director at the Advisory
Board Company where he served as clinical lead for EHR optimization and risk identification. Dr. Sangha worked as an Emergency Medicine attending for over 10 years at various academic and community health systems across the country.Dr. Sangha obtained his degree in medical informatics thru OHSU. He completed his residency in emergency medicine at Emory University School of
Medicine in Atlanta, Ga.
Dr. Sangha received his Doctor of Medicine from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston Texas, and his Bachelor of Arts in biochemistry from Rice University in Houston, Texas.
Shawn Gremminger
President & CEO
National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions
Shawn Gremminger
Known for his wide-ranging policy expertise, and government relations experience, Shawn Gremminger brings to the National Alliance a successful record of working with coalitions, employers and other healthcare purchasers, policymakers, and industry stakeholders toward the mission of achieving high-quality, affordable, equitable healthcare.
Previous to leading the National Alliance, Shawn was most recently senior vice president at Reservoir Communications Group where he led communications and public affairs strategy and execution on a range of relevant issues, including 340B and the drug supply chain, employer-sponsored insurance regulations, and Medicare payment. He has a strong history of healthcare advocacy and public affairs with employers, plans, hospitals, and consumer organizations. Shawn was previously director of health policy for the Purchaser Business Group on Health, a member of the National Alliance, where he ran efforts to improve quality and affordability for consumers and healthcare purchasers through federal policy. He has held senior leadership roles at Families USA, and America’s Essential Hospitals. Shawn began his career as a lobbyist for the Children’s Hospital Association. He achieved a Master of Public Policy from George Washington University in Washington and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA.
Christine Hale, MD, MBA
Vice President, Complex Claims Management
Lockton Dunning Benefits
Christine Hale, MD
Christine joined Lockton Dunning Benefits as Vice President in 2017 and serves as the medical director and lead strategist for the clinical consulting team. Christine is known as an innovator, collaborator and change agent, and is particularly passionate about utilizing data and creative solutions to reduce waste and improve cost effectiveness in health care.
Upon completion of her MBA in 2005, she joined a major consultant agency where she remained for over seven years. During this time, she worked with hospitals and health systems both across the country and internationally in a variety of functional areas, including strategy, operations and organization. Christine was often sought out to facilitate in situations where building physician and administration alignment was key.
She joined Tenet Health care in 2013 as National Director Clinical Performance Excellence. In this role, Christine was responsible for advancing a number of high stakes clinical performance improvement initiatives, including blood product utilization, sepsis identification and management, laboratory utilization, intensive care, palliative care and cardiac quality. She also oversaw fifteen Clinical Expert Panels which engaged across a spectrum of business issues relevant to their areas of clinical expertise.
She received her Doctor of Medicine from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Master of Business Administration in Health Sector Management from Duke University.
Belinda Carrasco, Ph.D.
US Clinical Lead
Koa Health
Belinda Carrasco, Ph.D.
A Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Carrasco brings 20+ years of experience in strategy, clinical operations, design, implementation and execution of clinical programming and digital evidence-based solutions to her work at Koa Health.
While working in public health, Belinda strove to improve access to mental health care in underserved communities. Her experience in the digital health space before joining Koa Health includes leading the Crisis Care Program at Brightside Health, and serving as the Deputy Director of the Health and Wellness Section for the New York City Police Department and the Global Director of Duty of Care/ Wellbeing for the International Rescue Committee.
She received her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Clinical Psychology from The Graduate Center, City University of New York.
