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.
Spring 2025 Mentorship Program
Featured Mentors & Mentees

CAHL 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
Former Kaiser Permanente SVP Clinical Services

Matthew Eagens, MPH
Support Services Administrator, Kaiser Permanente

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

Mitesh Patel
CEO Saband Consulting, Saband Consulting

Pamela A. McAfee, Ed.D, MPA, OTR
System Director for Rehabilitation Administration

Austin Ord
Vice President, Community Living Services, Institute on Aging

Michael R. Korpiel, DHA, FACHE
President, Dignity Health, Mercy San Juan Medical Center

Russell Sato
Director of Ancillary 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
Regional Director – Kaiser Permanente

Kiran Singh
Unit Chief, Prenatal Screening Program,
California Department of Public Health

Trina White MBA, MSPT, FACHE, FACMPE
CEO of Sutter Surgery Center Division (SSCD) and Walk In Care Network

Mike Purvis
Retired CEO
Sutter Health, Providence, Baptist Health System

Erich Koch
Executive Director
Rolling Hills Clinic

Dr. Dina Ziadlou
Executive Board and Chair of DTL at International Society for Telemedicine and e-Health (ISfTeH)
University Professor at Colorado Technical University

Sherie Hickman
Hospital Administrator/Chief Executive Officer
Sutter Health/Sutter Delta Medical Center

Eric Raffin
Chief Information Officer
San Francisco Department of Public Health

Tanisha Garcia
Associate Professor
Fresno State Department of Public Health

Scott Knight
Chief Administrative Officer
Sutter Health

Mark Thomas
Chief Information Officer
San Joaquin General Hospital

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.

Joshua Sharp
Director of Facilities
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital

Brad Simmons
Interim Chief Executive Officer/Chief Operating Officer, UC Davis Medical Center

Matthew Fry, MHA, MBA, FACHE
HSHS St. John’s 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

Samar Shakoor
Associate Director – Specialty Services
Stanford Children’s Health

Mike Ryan
Chairman
Executive Impact Group

Edmund Chan MHA, RD
Senior Vice President & Health Plan Area Manager, East Bay Service Area
Kaiser Permanente

Mark Lisa, FACHE
Chief Executive Officer
Tenet Health Central Coast

Jack Nasser
Senior Health Services Manager (COO)
Solano County

Dan Peterson
CEO
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital

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

Kevin Clougherty, MHA, FACHE
Director of ED, ICU, Hospitalists Operations
NorthBay Healthcare

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
Quality Improvement Advisor, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals

Rachael McKinney
Chief Executive Officer, Sutter Davis Hospital

Stacey Aggabao, MBA MSN RN NEA-BC CEN CTACC
Associate Medical Group Administrator, Kaiser Permanente

Samanta Lal, MS RDH
Consultant, Kaiser Permanente

Amber Campbell
Ambulatory Chief Executive Officer, Sutter

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

Taylor Bentley
Associate General Counsel, Bayada Home Health Care

Teresa Tillman
Director of General Services, Shriners Children Hospital (Northern CA)

James Berkery
