CAHL Mentor Program
Informal Coach-Mentor Program
- Inquiries taken on a rolling basis.
- Participation in the program is voluntary and not a requirement for CAHL membership.
- Coach-mentor’s and advisee-mentee shall mutually agree on the nature, scope, boundaries and framework of their relationship.
- The CDTC will publish and maintain the career tab, a list of coach-mentors, general services offered and contact information on the CAHL website.
- CAHL members may contact coach-mentors in accordance with their guidelines and initiate a dialogue.
- 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.
Mentor Instructions
- Fill out the mentor questionnaire here: Mentor Questionnaire
Mentee Instructions
- Fill out the mentee questionnaire here: Mentee Questionnaire
Formal Coach-Mentor Program
- Inquiries taken on a rolling basis and will be considered for the next scheduled formal program cohort.
- Quarterly program where mentors will be matched with mentee for a 3 month period of time.
- Mentees and Mentors: Must be an active member of the California Association of Healthcare Leaders (CAHL)
- A 1 hour facilitated call will be scheduled for Program Orientation and will include mentor/mentee requirements, expectations and introductions.
- 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.
- Mentee must submit a log of completed hours at end of program along with a 2-5 page summary.
- A final program survey will be sent out to all mentors and mentees at the end of the program as well.
CAHL Coaches-Mentors List
Katie Abbott, MHA
Senior Consultant – Blue Shield of California
Email: kmabbott31@gmail.com
David Bettencourt, MSHCA
Manager – Risk Systems Configuration, John Muir Health
Email: dabetten@gmail.com
Darrielle Ehrheart
Director of Operations, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Michael Sloan
VP Of Human Resources, Dignity Health
Laura Perez Ehrheart
Executive Consultant
Michael A. Felder, MS., MBA
Lt. Col, USAF, MSC (Ret)
Chief Executive Officer, California Correctional Health Care Services
Email: mfelder30@gmail.com
Ruth Cieri, M.S., FACHE
Adjunct Faculty & Team Lead – Southern New Hampshire University
Email: ruth.a.cieri@gmail.com
Debra Green Oliphant, MPA, FACHE, CPMSM, CPCS
Administrative Director – Medical Staff Services and Pediatric Residency Program, Stanford Health Care and Stanford Children’s Health
Email: DebraRGreen@gmail.com
Sachin Gangupantula
Co-founder & Director of Healthcare Operations
Valley Diabetes & Obesity
Email: SachinGang@gmail.com
Kim Brown Sims MBA, RN, FACHE, NEA-BC, LBBH
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
KBS Leadership Consulting, A Firelight Nursing Innovation, Inc., Company
Email: kim@kbsleaders.com
Jillian Springer, FACHE
Rahul Padmanabhan
Pamela Yoo, FACHE
Chief Strategy Officer, San Ramon Regional Medical Center at Tenet Healthcare
Email:Pamela.yoo@tenethealth.com
Justine Zilliken, MBA, MHA, FACHE
Assistant Vice President, Surgical & Specialty Services, NorthBay Healthcare
Doug Archer
Jose E. Cobar
Amanda Chawla
Andrew S. James RN, MS, MHA, CPHQ, LSSBB
Executive Director Operational Improvements and Transformation, Santa Clara Health and Hospital Systems
Email:medicalinformaticist@yahoo.com
Austin Ord
Vincent Paradiso
Ambulatory Site Manager, Specialty Center
Ambulatory Float Pool Manager
Practice Manager | Sleep Center & Pulmonary Function Testing
Stanford Children’s Health
Email: vparadiso@
Michael R. Korpiel, DHA, FACHE
Russell Sato
Bob Rahal
Kristine Cannon
Director of Quality Improvement, UCSF Health, Benioff Children’s Hospitals
Email: kristine.cannon@ucsf.edu
Brad Simmons
Interim Chief Executive Officer/Chief Operating Officer, UC Davis Medical Center
Email: bsimmons@ucdavis.edu
Matt Fry
Priscilla Knolle MD, CPHQ, CHDA, CCS
Deborah Munhoz
Kiran Singh
