Axis Community Health CEO and leadership

Joe Flaherty is a CFO at Axis Community Health and is based in Livermore, California. He has worked as Category Manager at Advantage Solutions Inc., Advantage Sales & Marketing - Accounting Dept at Ultimate Staffing, and Financial Services Manager at Mervyn's Hayward Processing Center. Joe attended California State University Bakersfield between 1981 and 1983.

Responsible for leading and overseeing organizational strategies that promote, enhance, measure and monitor the quality of all elements of Axis’ services, which includes direct patient/client medical care/behavioral health services/social services, customer service, and productivity and utilization of organizational resources. Has direct oversight on the Quality Program (Improvement, Accreditation, Infection Prevention and Control, Patient Safety, Triple Aim Pilot Studies). As part of the executive team, the Chief Quality and Transformation Officer also collaborates in the development and implementation of strategies that enhance and transform overall operations and promote organizational growth. As the CQTO, prepares and transitions the organization to potential alternative payment methodologies and value based purchasing opportunities.

Liz Howe is a Chief Operating Officer at Axis Community Health and Director of Clinic Operations at Axis Community Health and is based in San Francisco Bay Area. She has worked as Area Director at Sylvan Learning Center, Counselor at Morningstar Family Resource Center, and Operations Director at Sylvan Learning Center. Liz attended Southeastern University between 1991 and 1995, GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY between 1996 and 1998, and UCSF between 2016 and 2018.

Michael Mandelkow is a Chief Financial Officer at Axis Community Health and is based in Pleasanton, California. He has worked as Director Of Accounting at Axis Community Health, Senior Accountant at Sutter Medical Foundation, and Budget Analyst at Sutter Medical Foundation. Michael studied at University of Utah between 1993 and 1994 and The College of Idaho between 1994 and 1997.