United Concordia Dental CEO and leadership

Mr. Constantine was appointed President and CEO of United Concordia Dental (UCD) in August 2019 after having served as its President and COO since June 2017. UCD is Highmark Inc.'s national dental subsidiary serving approximately 9 million members with annual revenues of approximately $1.6B. Mr. Constantine previously served as Executive Vice President of Commercial Markets for Highmark Inc. from July 2015 until June 2017.

Mr. Constantine also served as the President of Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware from January 2012 through August 2018. He joined Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware (predecessor to Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware) in 1998 as Vice President of Network and Medical Management and was appointed President in 2001 and President/CEO in 2006.

A Delaware resident for over 25 years, Mr. Constantine has a strong commitment to the state’s businesses and communities. He currently serves as a trustee for Wesley College and is on the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce Board of Governors. Mr. Constantine previously served on the following boards: United Way of Delaware (Chair and Member of Executive Committee); the Delaware Center for Health Innovation; Delaware Business Roundtable; and the Delaware Chapter of the American Heart Association. He is also a member of the University of Delaware's College of Health Sciences Advisory Council. Mr. Constantine served on the Board of Directors of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) from 2006 - 2011 and was Vice Chair of BCBSA's Audit Committee.

F 'Chip' Merkel is an Exec VP:Diversified Bus at Highmark and President/COO at United Concordia Dental.

Quinn Dufurrena, DDS, JD is a Chief Dental Officer at United Concordia Dental and is based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He has worked as Dentist at Battle Mountain Dental Practice, Executive Director at COLORADO DENTAL ASSOCIATION, and Hillenbrand Fellow at American Dental Association. Quinn attended Doctor of Dental Surgery - University of the Pacific between 1980 and 1983; Concord Law School at Purdue University Global between 2004 and 2008; and University of Nevada, Reno between 1977 and 1980.