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Since the last Nexus, more than 175 alumni have received career updates! To submit your update for the next Nexus, download either our PDF Alumni Update Form or our Word Doc Alumni Update Form and then fill it out and email to Randa Hall.

 

  • Health Care Management (HCM)

    (HCM 2012) Kathryn Lavoie
    Senior Application Specialist, Continuing Care, Atrium Health, Charlotte, North Carolina

    (HCM 2012) Alyssa Pennington
    Manager, Radiation Oncology, UPMC Shadyside, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    (HCM 2014) Roderick Watkins
    Administrator, Rehab Select -Shelby Ridge, Birmingham, Alabama

    (HCM 2015) Tyler Bennett
    System Manager, Orthopedic Service Line, Sentara Healthcare, Norfolk, Virginia

    (HCM 2016) Shelby Bennett
    Administrative Fellow, Sentara Healthcare, Norfolk, Virginia

    (HCM 2016) Sam Kinnas
    Completed the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) - a national professional certification and has been promoted to Assistant Administrator at Talladega Nursing Home

    (HCM 2017) Naomi Bailey
    Completed the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) - a national professional certification

    (HCM 2018) Mikisha Jackson
    Admitted to University of Southern California's Leonard Davis School of Gerontology to earn a Master's Degree in Aging Services Management.

    (HCM 2018) Zachary Maziarz
    Completed internship and has been hired by the American Red Cross.

    (HCM 2018) Kendra Ross
    Completed internship and has been hired by Alabama Asthma and Allergy in Birmingham, Alabama.

    (HCM 2018) Shiyaca Williams
    Completed internship and has been hired by the Empowerment Resource Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

    (PhD 2016) Kelly Randall
    Director of Regulatory Services, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama

    (PhD 2017) Ronique Evans
    Health Insurance Specialist, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Center for Clinical Standards & Quality, Baltimore, Maryland

  • MSHA – Residential Format

    (MSHA Class 10) Steve Puckett
    Chairman, Arbitrage Medical LLC, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

    (MSHA Class 11) Wilfred Debruce
    Senior HR Business Partner, Long & Foster Companies, Chantilly, Virginia

    (MSHA Class 12) Monty McLaurin
    President, Ballad Health NW Market, Ballad Health, Kingsport, Tennessee

    (MSHA Class 13) Steve Johnson
    President/Chief Executive Office, SJohnson & Associates, Panama City, Florida

    (MSHA Class 13) Otis Story
    President / Chief Executive Officer, AJP Group, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHA Class 15) Pat Currie
    President of Hospital Operations, Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple, Texas

    (MSHA Class 16) Charles Stewart
    Former: Market CEO, Arkansas, Independent Healthcare consulting, Pensacola, Florida

    (MSHA Class 17 & DSc 2017) Phil Mazzuca
    Principal Advisor, Operations Group, Community Health Systems, Franklin, Tennessee

    (MSHA Class 22) David Gray
    Director of Provider Relations, Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services Commonwealth, Frankfort, Kentucky

    (MSHA Class 22) Scott Wesson
    Senior Finance Manager, IMS-STERIS Instrument Management Services, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHA Class 23) Sharon Roush
    Chief Executive Officer, Sarasota Memorial Hospital Venice, Sarasota, Florida

    (MSHA Class 24) Vanessa Walls
    Senor Vice President, Children's Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

    (MSHA Class 26) Mandy Impson
    Administrator, Cancer Center & Research Services, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona

    (MSHA Class 26) Brian Matson
    Group Vice President of Strategy & Business Development, CHRISTUS Health - Northeast Texas, Irving, Texas

    (MSHA Class 27) Mark Holmstrom
    Business Operations Consultant, Mountain AHEC, Asheville, North Carolina

    (MSHA Class 27) Brent Lammers
    Practice Administrator, Lake Norman Hematology Oncology Specialists, Huntersville, North Carolina

    (MSHA Class 28) John Warner
    Sales Manager, Capstone Technologies, a QualComm Life Company, Fairhope, Alabama

    (MSHA Class 30) Cooper Linton
    Associate Vice President, Duke HomeCare and Hospice, Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina

    (MSHA Class 31) Greg Malvin
    Senior Program Analyst (Team Lead), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Emergency Management, Washington, District of Columbia

    (MSHA Class 31) Ted McCollum
    Owner, Coosa Land Resources LLC, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHA Class 31) Jennifer Sesti
    Project Manager, Greater Flint Health Coalition, Flint, Michigan

    (MSHA Class 31) Ryan Simpson
    President and CEO, The Medical Center of Aurora and Spalding Rehabilitation Hospital, Aurora, Colorado

    (MSHA Class 32) Stephanie Manson
    Chief Operating Officer, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    (MSHA Class 35) Brian Maziarz
    Client Account Executive, Evariant, Missouri City, Texas

    (MSHA Class 35) Rahul Vinchhi
    Director of Clnical Operations, Dignity Health, Santa Maria, California

    (MSHA Class 36) Neerav Jadeja
    California Regional Chief Operating Officer, Alta Hospitals System, Los Angeles, California

    (MSHA Class 36) Heather Mason
    Executive Director, HEALS, Inc., Huntsville, Alabama

    (MSHA Class 37) Jason Searcy
    System Director of Oncology, Ballad Health, Kingsport, Tennessee

    (MSHA Class 39) Joshua Fowler
    Family Medicine Physician, Magnolia Primary Care, Corinth, Mississippi

    (MSHA Class 40) Ryan Beale
    Chief Executive Officer, The Orthopaedic Group, PC, Mobile, Alabama

    (MSHA Class 40) Adam Cook
    Vice President, Health Management Operations, Children's Hospital Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    (MSHA Class 40) Ann Nowell
    Chief Operating Officer, Delta Health Center, Mound Bayou, Mississippi

    (MSHA Class 41) Jeanette Glenn
    Project Manager, Division of Surgery, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

    (MSHA Class 41) Kidada Hawkins
    Chief Operating Officer, Princeton Baptist Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHA Class 41) Melissa Paschenko
    Database Analyst III, Managed Care, UAB Health System, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHA Class 42) Lisa Austin
    Program Manager, Project Data Sphere, LLC, Raleigh, North Carolina

    (MSHA Class 42) Eddie Davis
    Asst Division Chief Responsibility Officer, CHI St. Vincent Health System, Little Rock, Arkansas

    (MSHA Class 42) Ken Hwang
    Advisory Associate, Healthcare Solutions, KPMG, Dallas, Texas

    (MSHA Class 42) Katrina Morgan
    Vice President of Business Development, AllDayPro, General Resources LLC, Phoenix, Arizona

    (MSHA Class 42) Matt Morgan
    Chief Operating Officer, HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona

    (MSHA Class 42) Anit Saha
    Director of Process Improvement, Children's National Health System, Washington, District of Columbia

    (MSHA Class 42) Joe Yoder
    Chief Operating Officer, Portland Service Area, Providence Health and Services, Milwaukie, Oregon

    (MSHA Class 43) Jessica Lampkins
    Division Finance Manager, DaVita Kidney Care, Nashville, Tennessee

    (MSHA Class 43) Sarah Nunnelly
    Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer, East Alabama Medical Center, Auburn, Alabama

    (MSHA Class 44) Nathan Clark
    Vice President, CoreLife Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHA Class 44) Daniel McKinney
    Chief Executive Officer, South Baldwin Medical Center, Foley, Alabama

    (MSHA Class 44) Chris Westbrook
    Director, Off-Site & After-Hours Clinics, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbil, Nashville, Tennessee

    (MSHA Class 44) Aaron Williams
    Regional Vice President, Operations, Privia Health of Georgia, Tyrone, Georgia

    (MSHA Class 45) Sam Lynd
    Chief Operating Officer, Baptist Memorial Hospital - Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee

    (MSHA Class 45) Jamie McAdams
    Administrator, Supply Chain Management, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina

    (MSHA Class 45) Derrick Wheeler
    Service Line Director, Orthopedics & Spine, Duke Raleigh Hospital, Raleigh, North Carolina

    (MSHA Class 45) Katy Wittman
    Director, Perioperative Business Operations, UF Health Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida

    (MSHA Class 45 & HQS Cert) Kierstin Kennedy
    Chief of Hospital Medicine, UAB Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHA Class 46) Alvonice Spencer
    Director of Quality, Persuant Health, Atlanta, Georgia

    (MSHA Class 47) Shanna Arnold
    Supervisory Health Systems, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas

    (MSHA Class 47) Sean Caldwell
    Senior Consultant, Deloitte Consulting, Boston, Massachusetts

    (MSHA Class 47) Benton Sprayberry
    Senior Director of Operations, Steward Health Care, Dallas, Texas

    (MSHA Class 47) Wendy Jenkins
    Executive Director, Hospital Based & Specialty Pra, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Albany, Georgia

    (MSHA Class 47) Anna McKinnon
    Director of Strategic Planning, Huntsville Hospital Health System, Huntsville, Alabama

    (MSHA Class 47) Jessica Moore
    Practice Management Director, Gulf Coast Medical Group, Port Charlotte, Florida

    (MSHA Class 47) Skye Weaver
    Senior Consultant, Navigant, Chicago, Illinois

    (MSHA Class 47 & MSHI 2014) Taylor Hanks
    Healthcare Analyst II, BlueCross and BlueShield of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHA Class 48) Andrew Hancher
    Director, Strategic Operations, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, Louisiana

    (MSHA Class 48) Elizabeth Hancher
    Patient Access Manager, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, Louisiana

    (MSHA Class 48) Drew Sargent
    CEO, Charleston Surgery Center, Surgical Care Affiliates, North Charleston, South Carolina

    (MSHA Class 48) Justin Sullivan
    Administrative Director, Department of Medicine|, UAB School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHA Class 49) Logan Austin
    Assistant Chief Executive Officer, Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHA Class 49) Chelsea Downs
    Director of Quality and Risk, Encompass Health, Tucson, Arizona

    (MSHA Class 49) Justin Harris
    CEO, Medical Center Barbour, Alliant Management Services, Eufaula, Alabama

    (MSHA Class 49) Lauren Mosley
    Manager, Operations Innovation, DaVita Medical Group, Denver, Colorado

    (MSHA Class 49) Leidy Vicuna
    Integrated Health Care Program Manager, Mental Health America of Greater Houston, Houston, Texas

    (MSHA Class 50) Chapman Cook
    Chief Operating Officer, Cardiology Associates of Mobile, Inc., Mobile, Alabama

    (MSHA Class 50) Praneetha Elugunti
    Operations Manager, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona

    (MSHA Class 50) French Forbes
    Director of Support Services, North Mississippi Health System, Tupelo, Mississippi

    (MSHA Class 50) Chelsea Lynch
    Network Operations Sr. Specialist, Clinically Integrated Organization, Tenet Healthcare, El Paso, Texas

    (MSHA Class 50) Dawson Smith
    Director of Network Development & Affiliations, UAB Health System, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHA Class 50) Josh Williams
    Performance Improvement Analyst, VIVA Health, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHA Class 50) Sarah Yeakel
    Operations Manager, Otolaryngology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

    (MSHA Class 50 & MSHI 2017) Nate Mouser
    Senior Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Tampa, Florida

    (MSHA Class 51) Wes Ayres
    Assistant Administrator - Presbyterian/St Luke's Medical Center, HCA:  Presbyterian/St Luke's Medical Center, Denver, Colorado

    (MSHA Class 51) Alexander Benjamin
    Project Manager, Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

    (MSHA Class 51) Matt Bonner
    Operations Manager, Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, Santa Rosa, California

    (MSHA Class 51) Seth Bynum
    Administrative Manager, Helen Keller Hospital, Sheffield, Alabama

    (MSHA Class 51) Austin Campbell
    Practice Administrator, Children's Health, Dallas, Texas

    (MSHA Class 51) Lauren Young Craig
    Executive Director, Health Choice of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHA Class 51) Rachel Dias
    Project Manager, Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple, Texas

    (MSHA Class 51) Samantha Gaffney
    Operations Manager, UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, Santa Monica, California

    (MSHA Class 51) Jim Houser
    Assistant Administrator, Hospital Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

    (MSHA Class 51) Lucy Hoyle
    Associate, Strategy and Business Development, UAB Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHA Class 51) Heather Hubbs
    Project Manager, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee

    (MSHA Class 51) Alexis Jackson
    Project Manager, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Plano, Plano, Texas

    (MSHA Class 51) Morgan Joffe
    Associate Administrator for Ambulatory Surgery Division, HCA Continental-Ambulatory Surgery Division, Denver, Colorado

    (MSHA Class 51) Scott Johnson
    Executive Director, Legend Oaks Fort Worth Healthcare and Rehabilitation of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas

    (MSHA Class 51) Jennie Malone
    Manager, Financial Operations, Surgical Care Affiliates, Homewood, Alabama

    (MSHA Class 51) Colton Morrish
    Practice Manager, LPG Louisiana Hematology Oncology Associates, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    (MSHA Class 51) Megan O'Rell
    Process Improvement Specialist, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona

    (MSHA Class 51) Jaimie Pham
    Director, Ambulatory Operations, UAB Callahan Eye Hospital & Clinics, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHA Class 51) Katie Ray
    Healthcare Consultant, Pershing Yoakley & Associates (PYA), Atlanta, Georgia

    (MSHA Class 51) Claire Roebuck
    Senior Associate, Healthcare Management Partners, LLC

    (MSHA Class 51 and MSHI 2017) Sarah Paul
    Senior Consultant, DHG Healthcare, Brentwood, Tennessee

    (MSHA Class 51 and MSHI 2017) Jennifer Leary
    Senior Advisor / Project Consultant, Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, Utah

    (MSHA Class 51 and MSHI 2017) Evita Payton
    Lean Coach, Inova Health System, Washington, DC

  • MSHA – Executive Format

    (MSHA Class E33) Kent Hutchens
    Associate Director, Institutional Acute Care Sales, Merck & Company, Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina

    (MSHA Class E34) Lance Jones
    CEO and Market President, LewisGale Regional Health System, Salem, Virginia

    (MSHA Class E37) Beth Keyser
    President, Create®, New York, New York

    (MSHA Class E38) Jeremy Gray
    Chief Operating Officer, St. Thomas Midtown Hospital, Saint Thomas Health, Nashville, Tennessee

    (MSHA Class E39) Kirk Allen
    President, Humana At Home, Louisville, Kentucky

    (MSHA Class E39) Lisa Dyson
    Director, Talent Acquisition, University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics, Salt Lake City, Utah

    (MSHA Class E39) David Jones
    Market Director-Kentucky, Patient Access, Conifer Health Solutions, Louisville, Kentucky

    (MSHA Class E39) Mike Neuendorf
    Chief Executive Officer, Princeton Baptist Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHA Class E41) Ron Wyatt
    Chief Quality Officer, Cook County Healh and Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois

    (MSHA Class E42) Ryan Campbell
    Vice President, Operations, CaroMont Medical Group, Gastonia, North Carolina

    (MSHA Class E42) Derry Crawford
    Program Manager II, UAB School of Medicine Division of Nephrology, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHA Class E42) David Hughes
    Chief Executive Officer, Crenshaw Community Hospital, Luverne, Alabama

    (MSHA Class E42) James Nixon
    Chief Operating Officer, Meadows Health, Vidalia, Georgia

    (MSHA Class E43) Phillip Denny
    Senior Director; Payer Development & ACO Administration, Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network (VHAN), Nashville, Tennessee

    (MSHA Class E44) Ryan Allen
    Chief Information Security Officer, State of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHA Class E45) Ali Al-Zaki
    Risk Adjustment Project Manager, MediGold, Columbus, Ohio

    (MSHA Class E45) Rob Simmons
    Chief Executive Officer, Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance, Nashville, Tennessee

    (MSHA Class E45) Carrie Welborn
    Hospital Compliance Manager, Huntsville Hospital Health System, Huntsville, Tennessee

    (MSHA Class E47) Ana-Elis Perry
    Director, Field Operations, KEDPLASMA, Tucker, Georgia

    (MSHA Class E48) Scott Hughes
    Assistant Chief Financial Officer, Brookwood Baptist Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHA Class E48) Matt Jackson
    Senior Manager, Customer Advocacy, BD MedMined Services, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHA Class E48) Chris Newman
    Vice President, Ancillary Services, John D Archbold Memorial Hospital, Thomasville, Georgia

    (MSHA Class E49) Tommy Larson
    Associate Vice President, Federal Programs, Virginia Premier Health Plan, Inc., Richmond, Virginia

    (MSHA Class E49) Meagan Strawhacker
    Sr. Director, Operations, Community Health Systems, Franklin, Tennessee

    (MSHA Class E50) Jake Lancaster
    Chief Medical Information Officer, West Tennessee Healthcare, Jackson, Tennessee

    (MSHA Class E50) Julie Nix
    Vice President and Administrator, Baptist Health Rehabilitation Institute, Little Rock, Arkansas

    (MSHA Class E50) Lauren Tumlin
    PR and Marketing, Northeast Georgia Health System, Gainesville, Georgia

    (MSHA Class E50) Kerrie Younan
    Nurse Practitioner, Thoracic Transplant, UAB Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHA Class E50 and HQS Certificate 2018) Jorge de la Torre
    Completed the HQS Certificate

    (MSHA Class E51) Anderson Brabson
    Director of Special Projects for Operations, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida

    (MSHA Class E51) Angela Green
    Assistant Clinical Nurse OIC, US Department of the Army, Honolulu, Hawaii

    (MSHA Class E51) Ryan Schultz
    Associate Vice President,Revenue Integrity & Forec, UAB Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHA Class E51) Patrick Siler
    Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, UAB Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHA Class E51) Amanda Traynham
    Clinical Account Consultant, BlueCross and BlueShield of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHA Class E52) Drew Cook
    Practice Administrator, Alabama Pain Physicians - Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHA Class E52) Matt Copeland
    Manager of Talent Management, LED FastStart, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    (MSHA Class E52) Daniel Huggins
    Practice Administrator, Children’s Medical Group, PA, Mobile, Alabama

    (MSHA Class E52) Thomas Morris
    Executive Director of Operations, WellStar Atlanta Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia

    (MSHA Class E52 and MSHQS 2018) Julian Booker
    Completed two degrees – MSHA and MSHQS

     

  • Master of Science in Health Informatics Program (MSHI)

    (MSHI 1994) David Friday
    Owner/Senior IT Executive, RDF Consulting, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHI 1996) Nathan Pearman
    Manager, Clinical Informatics, UA Health Services Foundation, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHI 2001) Timothy Brown
    Executive Director, Northwest Regional Data Center, Tallahassee, Florida

    (MSHI 2002) Matthew Wyatt
    Assistant Director, Biomedical Informatics, UAB Center for Clinical & Translational Science (CTSA), Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHI 2004) Meg Bruck-Krawitz
    Research Program Manager, Nursing Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care, UAB School of Nursing, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHI 2004) Colby Poole
    Senior Consultant, Covenant Teknology, LLC, Breckenridge, Colorado

    (MSHI 2010) Latresha Ellis
    Enterprise System Analyst, UAB Health System, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHI 2010) Brantley Synco
    Deputy Compliance and Chief Privacy Officer, DST Health Solutions, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHI 2011) Marcus Renda
    Cerner Systems Analyst, Ascension Health, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHI 2014) Rajesh Koralkar
    R&D Manager, Payor Provider Analytics, Presbyterian Health Services, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    (MSHI 2015) Jeannine Cain
    Senior Product Owner, Suture Health, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHI 2015) Sonya Jordan
    Data Governance Consultant, UNC Healthcare, Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina

    (MSHI 2015) Blane McCarthy
    Enterprise Data Warehouse Developer, UAB Health System, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHI 2015) Ryan Tice
    Program Analyst, Insignia Technology Services, Birmingham, Alabama

    (MSHI 2016) Jennifer Summar
    UX Project Manager, CSI Solutions, LLC, Birmingham, Alabama

  • Graduate Programs in Healthcare Quality and Safety (HQS)

    (HQS Cert 2014) Paul MacLennan
    Associate Professor, Epidemiology, UAB School of Public Health, Birmingham, Alabama

    (HQS Cert 2014) Bob Taylor
    SVP Supply Chain, RWJBarnabas Health, West Orange, New Jersey

    (HQS Cert 2015) Terri Salter
    Director, Business Operations, UAB Health System, Birmingham, Alabama

     

  • Executive Doctor of Science (DSc) in Healthcare Leadership

    (DSc 2012) Ginny Razo
    Chief Executive Officer, Curry Health Network, Gold Beach, Oregon

    (DSc 2015) Joseph John
    Executive Administrator and Vice President, Surgical Services, Emory Clinic University, Department of Surgery, Atlanta, Georgia

    (DSc 2017) Patrick Falvey
    Chief Operating Officer, Baptist Health, Louisville, Kentucky

    (DSc 2018) Bill Breen
    Will present, “Developing the infrastructure to support improved patient experience: Responsibilities of the Chief Patient Experience Officer (CXO)” at ACHE Congress in 2019.

     

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Program in Administration - Health Services

    (PhD 1996) Al Baldwin
    Dean of Health Sciences, Palm Beach State College, Lake Worth, Florida

    (PhD 2004) Glenn Yap
    Assistant Professor, Health Management and Policy, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Graduate Program in Public Health, Hampton, Virginia

    (PhD 2014) DY Shin
    Assistant Professor, Dept of Public Health Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico

    (PhD 2014) Jocelyn Steward
    Assistant Professor & Director of BBA Health Care, Georgia Highlands College, Rome, Georgia