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Kaushal Challa is the Chief Executive Officer at CBWCHC. He previous worked at the NYC Health + Hospitals as a Chief Operating Officer and Senior Assistant Vice President, Ambulatory Care. Mr. Challa received his MBA from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management, his MA, Statistics and BA, Economics from Harvard University.

James E. Shmerling was named President and Chief Executive Officer at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center on October 1, 2015. For over three decades, Dr. Shmerling has served in management roles in children’s hospitals and is nationally recognized as a leader in issues concerning children’s health and wellness. Prior to joining Connecticut Children’s, Dr. Shmerling spent the last eight years as the Chief Executive Officer of Children’s Hospital Colorado, one of the top ranked children’s hospitals in the nation. Before that, he was the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt from 2002 to 2007. He was the Senior Vice President of Methodist Healthcare and President of Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center from 1995 to 2002, and was Le Bonheur’s Chief Operating Officer from 1991 to 1995. He served as the Associate Director of Hospitals at Indiana University Hospitals and Administrator of the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children from 1987 to 1991. Dr. Shmerling’s career in children’s hospitals began in the Children’s Hospital of Alabama where he progressed in administrative responsibilities from 1979 to1987, the last of which was as its Associate Administrator. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Education from the University of Tennessee in 1976. In 1980, he was awarded a Master of Science Degree in Hospital and Health Administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He earned a Master of Business Administration from Samford University in 1984 and his Doctorate of Health Administration from the Medical University of South Carolina in 1999. Dr. Shmerling is a Fellow in the American College of Health Care Executives (ACHE). He is an adjunct faculty member in the Hospital Administration programs, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Additionally, Dr. Shmerling is active in several national healthcare organizations.

Jagdeep (Jay) Trivedi brings over twenty years of administrative leadership experience in medical device startups, managed care and alternative payment strategies. Jay began at Upham’s Corner Health Committee (UCHC) in 2004 as the Operations Director of the Upham’s Elder Service Plan, a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) and since January 2016, has been serving as the Chief Executive Officer. He sits on the board of The Massachusetts League of Community Health Center, as well as being a board member of Boston HealthNet Corporation and others. He was also awarded the 2014 Community Service Award from the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. Jay received a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Health Administration from Suffolk University and a Bachelor of Science in Human Physiology from Boston University.

Alfredo Lopez is a President and Chief Executive Officer at Alivio Medical Center and is based in United States.

Esther Lucero is a Chief Executive Officer at Seattle Indian Health Board and is based in Greater Seattle Area. She has worked as Lecturer at San Francisco State University, Director of Policy and Programs at Native American health center, and HIV Case Manager at Native American health center. Esther studied at Mills College between 2008 and 2010 and Mills College between 2005 and 2007.