The Massachusetts Health Leadership College – a partnership between MHA, Phillips, DiPisa & Associates, and the Center for Creative Leadership – graduated its class of 2017 on November 16. The class included healthcare leaders from hospitals around the commonwealth from a wide range of service areas and administration. Graduation speaker Karen Mattie, a member of the class, commented on the high value of the learning and coaching the Leadership College provided, and emphasized the lifelong relationships participants have forged.
The graduates are: Katharine A. Eshghi, Esq., SVP, general counsel, UMass Memorial Health Care; Justine DeFronzo, RN, associate chief nursing officer, Emerson Hospital; Tina M. Griffin, DNP, FNP, V.P., patient care services & CNO, Athol Hospital; Brian Patel, M.D., chief, Emergency Services, Sturdy Memorial Hospital; Sabrina M. Granville, SVP HR, Circle Health and CHRO, Wellforce; Thomas Kesman, MD, orthopedic surgeon, Reliant Medical Group; Joanne C. Doherty, associate VP, human resources, UMass Memorial Medical Center; Steven M. Defossez, MD, V.P., clinical integration, MHA; Karen Mattie, dir., rehabilitation services, Boston Medical Center; Bill Morley, Faculty Center for Creative Leadership; Camille Preston, Faculty Center for Creative Leadership; Margaret Foley, RN, director, Care Management, Emerson Hospital; Michelle C. Corrado, PharmD, FACHE, chief pharmacy officer, Hallmark Health.