CAHL Mentor Program
The CAHL Mentor Program provides a structure for healthcare professional development where mentees are matched with seasoned professionals to enhance their current skills, knowledge, and education. Mentor Program provides support and resources for our members at all stages of their careers – the early to mid-careerist, senior-level executive, and those in transition. It is a relationship based on trust and mutual respect in which both the mentor and the mentee have responsibilities and should benefit from the relationship.
Mentors and mentees are matched based on a multitude of criteria including career level, business function, leadership skills and competencies, and career development goals. Also, Mentors receive four ACHE self-reported volunteer service points per Mentor cohort (approximately 6 months) of service.
Fall 2025 Mentorship Program
Featured Mentors & Mentees
Click Image to DownloadCAHL Mentor Program Descriptions
Informal Mentor Program
- Inquiries are taken on a rolling basis and participation in the program is voluntary
- Mentees and Mentors: Must be an active member of the California Association of Healthcare Leaders (CAHL)
- Coach-mentor’s and advisee-mentee shall mutually agree on the nature, scope, boundaries and framework of their relationship
- All interaction and documentation shall be between coach-mentor and advisee-mentee; CAHL shall maintain no records whatsoever of the relationship and interactions between the parties.
Formal Mentor Program
- Semi-annual program where mentors will be matched with mentees for a 3-month period of time
- Mentees and Mentors: Must be an active member of the California Association of Healthcare Leaders (CAHL). Mentee applicants must be a member of the California Association of Healthcare Leaders for at least 1 year
- A 1-hour facilitated call will be scheduled for Program Orientation and Program wrap-up. This will include mentor/mentee Introductions, requirements, and expectations
- Mentee is expected to schedule 6 total contact hours with mentor and/or mentor organization staff.
- At least one hour of face to face mentorship during the program is encouraged.
- Mentees are expected to complete the Mentor Program Evaluation which will be sent out at the end of the program.
Coach/Mentor List
Philip Chuang, FACHE
SVP, Healthcare Services – HumanGood
Matthew Eagens, MPH
System Vice President, Support Services – Sutter Health
Vidya Iyengar
Kaiser Permanente
Larry Weissenburger, PharmD, PRS
Kaiser Permanente
Nicholas Drews
County of San Luis Obispo, Health Agency
Phyllis Baltz, MBA, MHA
Dignity Health/ Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Parnika Kodali
Associate Medical Group Administrator, Kaiser Permanente
Kenny Pawlek
Administrator, Shriners Childnren’s Northern California
Trisha N Peace MHA, RN, BSN, CHPN
Kaiser Permanente
Shasta Addessi, MHSA
Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center
Raman Singh
Adventist Health
Shannon Nueske, MHA
John Muir Health
Katie Abbott, MHA
Senior Consultant – Blue Shield of California
Enriuque Vitug
Kaiser Permanente
Iesha Hinton, MHA
Revenue Cycle Manager, Massachusetts General Brigham
Darrel Schmucker
Senior Director, Damo Consulting
Darrielle Ehrheart
Director of Operations, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Michael Sloan
VP Of Human Resources, Dignity Health
Michael A. Felder, MS., MBA
Lt. Col, USAF, MSC (Ret)
Chief Executive Officer, California Correctional Health Care Services
Ruth Cieri, M.S., FACHE
Adjunct Faculty & Team Lead – Southern New Hampshire University
Debra Green Oliphant, MPA, FACHE, CPMSM, CPCS
Administrative Director, Stanford Medicine
Yurlene Dela Cruz DNP
Chief Nurse, Mental Health Service
San Francisco VA Medical Center
Kim Brown Sims MBA, RN, FACHE, NEA-BC, LBBH
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
KBS Leadership Consulting, A Firelight Nursing Innovation, Inc., Company
Paul DeChant, MD, MBA
Consultant
Paul DeChant, MD, MBA, LLC
Rahul Padmanabhan
Business Manager, Pediatric Hem/Onc & Stem Cell Transplant
Andrew Nice
Associate Administrator, San Ramon Regional Medical Center, Tenet Health
Justine Zilliken, MBA, MHA, FACHE
Assistant Vice President, Surgical & Specialty Services, NorthBay Healthcare
Bradley Walker, RN MBA FACHE CMPE
Executive Director, Dignity Health Medical Group & Foundation – North State & Sierra Nevada
Priscilla Knolle MD, MAT, FACHE
Strategy Officer, Adventist Health
Doug Archer
President/CEO, Mark Twain Medical Center – Dignity Health
Jose E. Cobar
Director of Clinical Laboratory Services, Dignity Health
Amanda Chawla
Vice President of Supply Chain, Stanford Healthcare
Andrew S. James RN, MS, MHA, CPHQ, LSSBB
Executive Director Operational Improvements and Transformation, Santa Clara Health and Hospital Systems
Austin Ord
Vice President, Community Living Services
Institute on Aging
Pamela A. McAfee, Ed.D, MPA, OTR
System Director for Rehabilitation Administration
Michael R. Korpiel, DHA, FACHE
President, Dignity Health, Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Russell Sato
Assistant Administrator, Ancilliary and Support Services – Sutter Health
Bob Rahal
Veterans Experience Officer, VA Central California Healthcare System
Kristine Cannon
Director of Quality Improvement
UCSF Health, Benioff Children’s Hospitals
Brad Simmons
Interim Chief Executive Officer/Chief Operating Officer, UC Davis Medical Center
Matthew Fry, MHA, MBA, FACHE
HSHS St. John’s Hospital
Shaunna Taylor, BSHA, MBA
Associate Vice President, Clinic Operations – Samaritan Health Services
Kiran Singh
Unit Chief, Prenatal Screening Program,
California Department of Public Health
Mike Purvis
Retired CEO
Sutter Health, Providence, Baptist Health System
Trina White MBA, MSPT, FACHE, FACMPE
CEO of Sutter Surgery Center Division (SSCD) and Walk In Care Network
Dr. Dina Ziadlou
Executive Board and Chair of DTL at International Society for Telemedicine and e-Health (ISfTeH)
University Professor at Colorado Technical University
Erich Koch
Executive Director
Rolling Hills Clinic
Eric Raffin
Chief Information Officer
San Francisco Department of Public Health
Sherie Hickman
Hospital Administrator/Chief Executive Officer
Sutter Health/Sutter Delta Medical Center
Scott Knight
Chief Administrative Officer
Sutter Health
Tanisha Garcia
Associate Professor
Fresno State Department of Public Health
Arnaldo Silva
Cardiovascular Services Manager
UC Davis Medical System
Siri Nelson
President & CEO
Marshall Medical Center
Michael O'Connell, MHA, FACHE, FACMPE
Interim Chief Operating Officer
RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group.
Mark Thomas
Chief Information Officer
San Joaquin General Hospital
Brad Simmons
Interim Chief Executive Officer/Chief Operating Officer, UC Davis Medical Center
Joshua Sharp
Director of Facilities
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
Kiren Rizvi Jafry, MPA
Service Line Executive, Sutter Health
Benita McLarin, FACHE
Director, Health and Human Services
County of Marin
Bryanna Gallaway, MHA-HSA, CPXP
Senior XM Scientist-Healthcare Product
Qualtrics
Sarah Khan
Entrepreneur / CEO
Khan Investment Group, Inc.
Samar Shakoor
Associate Director – Specialty Services
Stanford Children’s Health
Mike Ryan
Chairman
Executive Impact Group
Edmund Chan MHA, RD
Market President & CEO – Hawaii Region
Kaiser Permanente
Mark Lisa, FACHE
Chief Executive Officer
Tenet Health Central Coast
Jack Nasser
Senior Health Services Manager (COO)
Solano County
Dan Peterson
CEO, Behavioral Health Services – Sutter Health
Kim Long
Former CNO
Alameda Health System
Jaime Wong
SVP & Senior Medical Officer, Intuitive Surgical
Chantelle Schenning, PhD
Healthcare Strategist & Leader. Social Change Enthusiast. Head of Public Policy at Invitae
Gavin White
Executive Director California, Aledade
Kevin Clougherty, MHA, FACHE
Director of ED, ICU, Hospitalists Operations
NorthBay Healthcare
Christianna Kearns, MBA, RDCS, FACHE
Chief Operating Officer
Kaiser Permanente, Redwood City
Reed Kalna, PharmD, CSP, APh, FACHE
Outpatient Pharmacy Director
Kaiser Permanente
Cameron Pirouz, FACHE
Care Hospice
Adrianna Campbell
Director – Physician Education, Communications, and Outreach
Community Medical Centers
Sonia K. Singh
CEO and Executive Coach
Sonia Singh International, LLC
Anne Marie Watkins, DNP, MSHCA, RN, CENP
Vice President, Operations and Strategy, National Patient Care Services
Kaiser Permanente
Kirk Wade, MHA
Assistant Administrator
Sutter Health
Michael Cureton
Chief Administrative Officer, Suttor Amador Hospital
Rabiha Ahmed-Sheikh
Program Manager, Blue Shield of CA
Andrew Morris
Executive Director, Cheif Technology Officer, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Sanjit Sodhi
Chief Operating Officer, Kaiser Permanente
Frank Isele, PT, MBA, FACHE
Practice Administrator, PRC Alliance Pain Relief Centers
Hazel De Leon
Director of Quality and Patient Safety, Stanford University Healthcare Alliance
John Osborne
Senior Business Process Consultant, Kaiser Permanente
Khalid Turk
Chief Healthcare Information Technology Officer, County of Santa Clara
Meg Blankinship
Assistant Administrator Quality, and the Women’s and Children’s Service Line, Sutter Medical Center Sacramento
Peter Chu
Project Director, Strategy & Network Development – UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals
Rachael McKinney
President, Greater Sacramento Division – Sutter Health
Stacey Aggabao, MBA MSN RN NEA-BC CEN CTACC
Associate Chief Administrative Officer (ACAO) – Kaiser Permanente
Samanta Lal, MS RDH
Site Director – Kaiser Permanente
Amber Campbell, DBA, MBA, FACHE
Chief Executive Officer Ambulatory, Central Valley – Sutter Health
Taylor Bentley
Associate General Counsel, Bayada Home Health Care
Charisse Fuller
Ambulatory Site Manager, Stanford Children’s
Bryan Rivera
Director of Oncology & Neuroscience Services, Sutter Sutter Eden
Sara Brass
Access Manager, US Dept of Veterans Affairs
James Berkery
Teresa Tillman
Director of General Services, Shriners Children Hospital (Northern CA)