Helix Research Network (HRN) Summit 2025

Jessica Aguilar, MHA

System Executive Director, Operations, Sanford Health

jessica.aguilar@sanfordhealth.org

Brian Anderson, MD

President & CEO, CHAI

Heather Bacchetta, MBA, ACRP-CP

Director, Precision Medicine, Rochester Regional Health

heather.bacchetta@rochesterregional.org

Amy Baete

Senior Director, Operations for Imagenetics, Sanford Health

amy.baete@sanfordhealth.org

Megan Betts

Precision Medicine Program Director, WellSpan Health

mbetts2@wellspan.org

Molly Cain

Chief Ambulatory & Academic Operations, Parkview Health

molly.cain@parkview.com

Anwar Chahal, MD, PhD

Director of Center for Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases, Associate Professor, and Consultant Electrophysiologist, WellSpan Health

cchahal@wellspan.org

Chun-Hung Chan, PhD

Research Development Partner, Sanford Health

chun-hung.chan@sanfordhealth.org

Christopher Chapman, MD

Network Chairman, Pathology, St. Luke's University Health Network

christopher.chapman@sluhn.org

Allison Cushman-Vokoun, MD, PhD

Director, Division of Diagnostic Molecular Pathology and Human Genetics, Nebraska Medicine

acushman@unmc.edu

Jennifer Dauer

Chief of Strategy and Innovation, OSU Wexner Medical Center

jennifer.dauer@osumc.edu

Leslie Dockan, RN, MHA

Vice President, Primary Care, Laboratories, and Value Based Care, HealthPartners

Becca Eberly

Director, Clinical Research Operations, WellSpan Health

reberly2@wellspan.org

Serena Gaines, MBA, MSN, RN

Research Nurse Manager, Nebraska Medicine

John Gillard, MHA

Network Senior Director, Laboratory & Clinical Operations, St. Luke's University Health Network

john.gillard@sluhn.org

Alicia Gingrich

Surgical Oncologist, Renown Health

alicia.gingrich@renown.org

Ashley Goergen, MS

Sr. Director, Service Line Operations, Rochester Regional Health

ashley.goergen@rochesterregional.org

Casey Granack, MHA

Innovations Manager, WakeMed

cgranack@wakemed.org

Joe Grzymski

Chief Scientific Officer, Renown Health

jgrzymski@med.unr.edu

Chad Haldeman-Englert, MD

Medical Director, Cone Health

chad.haldemanenglert@conehealth.com

Lydia Harman

Precision Health Nurse and Research Coordinator, Parkview

lydia.harman@parkview.com

Skip Hislop

Vice President, Oncology Services, Cone Health Cancer Center

skip.hislop@conehealth.com

Eugene Hong, MD

Chief Physician Executive, MUSC

hong@musc.edu

Nick Huang, MD, PHD

Oncologist, Clinical Informaticist, TriHealth

nick_huang@trihealth.com

Kevin Hughes, MD, FACS

Director of Cancer Genetics and the McKoy Rose Professor of Surgery, MUSC

hughkevi@musc.edu

Amy Jackson, MHA, PMP

Director of Operations, MUSC

jacksamy@musc.edu

Daniel Judge, MD

Director of Cardiovascular Genetics program, MUSC

judged@musc.edu

David Kann

Medical Director Precision Medicine, Wellspan Health

Justin Kao, MBA

Partner, DFJ Growth

Sunny Kaul, MD MBA

Chair, Cardiology, HealthPartners

Nikhilesh Korgaonkar, MD, MBA, FACS, CPE

VP, CMO, WellSpan Health

nkorgaonkar@wellspan.org

Peter Kung, MBA, MS, FACHE

Chief Strategy Officer, MemorialCare

Kathryn Lancaster

Director, Clinical Research, Sanford Health

kathryn.lancaster@sanfordhealth.org

Calum MacRae

Professor, Harvard Medical School

James F. Maher MD, PhD

Medical Director, Precision Medicine Institute, TriHealth

james_maher@trihealth.com

Sean Malloy

Project Manager, Nebraska Medicine

Diana Martinez

Clinical Research Specialist, Memorial Hermann

Catherine McCarthy, MD, FAAFP

Primary Care Physician, Renown Health

mccarthy@med.unr.edu

Ryan McNally, MBA

Senior Director - Strategy Execution, WellSpan Health

rmcnally@wellspan.org

Ashley Mercado

Vice President, Value Based Care, MemorialCare

Wendy Minor, MHA, MBA

Executive Director, Strategic Partnerships, MUSC

minorw@musc.edu

Michael J Mirro MD, FACC, FHRS, FAHA

Senior VP, Parkview Health System. Chief Academic – Research Officer Clinical Professor of Medicine: Indiana University

michael.mirro@parkview.com

Samantha Norman, MPH

Program Manager, MUSC

normans@musc.edu

Chris O'Donnell

Global Head, Cardiovascular Metabolism Translational Medicine, Novartis Biomedical Research

Douglas Olson, MD

Medical Director, Lab, HealthPartners

Misty Ottmann

Director of Clinical Research Operations, Memorial Hermann

Rachel Owen

Precision Health Project Lead, Parkview

rachel.owen@parkview.com

Pradyumna Phatak, MD

Executive Medical Director, Cancer Services, Rochester Regional Health

pradyumna.phatak@rochesterregional.org

Larissa Peck, MS, CGC

Genetic Counsellor, UHN

Laura Redondo, MSc, CCGC

Genetic Counsellor, UHN

Diana Rhyne

Executive Director, Research & Innovation, Wakemed

dirhyne@wakemed.org

Courtney Rice, MS

Director, Precision Medicine & Genetic Services, TriHealth

courtney_rice@trihealth.com

Jamie Renbarger MD, MS, PCC

Chief of Precision Health and Academic Medicine, Parkview Health System

jamie.renbarger@parkview.com

Laura Sample, DHA, MHA, FACHE

Oncology Network Administrator, MUSC

April Schultz, Pharm D

Director, Operations and Pharmacogenomic Services, Sanford Health

april.schultz@sanfordhealth.org

Shelly Semerad, MA

Sr. Director, Medical Laboratory Services, HealthPartners

sasemerad@healthpartners.com

Leigha Senter-Jamieson

Director, Division of Human Genetics, OSU Wexner Medical Center

leigha.senter-jamieson@osumc.edu

Alison Sigmon, PhD, PMP

Senior Program Manager, Cone Health

alison.sigmon@conehealth.com

Kyle Skiermont, PharmD

Chief Operating Officer, Nebraska Medicine

Kelly Speaker, MHA, MT

Director, Precision Medicine, St. Luke's University Health Network

kelly.speaker@sluhn.org

Marc Stapley

CEO, Veracyte

Douglas Stoller, MD, PhD

PI of Genetic Insights Project, Cardiology Doctor, Nebraska Medicine

douglas.stoller@unmc.edu

Amy Sturm

Executive Director, OSU Wexner Medical Center

amy.sturm@osumc.edu

Andy Thomas, MD, MBA

Chief Medical Officer, OSU Wexner Medical Center

andrew.thomas@osumc.edu

Ryan Walsh

CMIO, Memorial Hermann

ryan.walsh@memorialhermann.org

Michelle Wessel

Patient Testimonial

Cindy Azevedo, MS

Sr Dedicated Advisor

Teresa Blake

Diagnostics Key Accounts Lead

Alexandre Bolze, PhD

Principal Scientist

Liz Cirulli, PhD

Associate Director Research

Charlie Coe

Regional VP, Business Development

Kristen Collins, MPH

Dedicated Advisor

Angie Darnell

Head of Diagnostics

Emma Decker

Executive Advisor

Jaclyn Eng, MBA

Head of Marketing

KT Farley, MS, JD

Chief Privacy Officer, Head of Compliance

Chris Gow

Dedicated Advisor

Cassie Hajek, MD FACP, FACMG

Medical Director

Katie Hallam

Sr Strategist, Community Engagement

Keri Jucha

Manager, Partner Services

Hylton Kalvaria

Chief Commercial Officer

Teresa Kruisselbrink, MS

Director, Medical Affairs

Will Lee, PhD

Chief Science Officer

Matt Levy, PhD

Sr Research Scientist

Ariana Lichtenstein, MS

Director of Business Development, Life Sciences Clinical Development

James Lu, MD, PhD

Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder

Kate Lynch, MS

Associate Director, Medical Information and Communications

Craig Newman

Chief Transformation Officer

Bao Nguyen, MHA

Dedicated Advisor

Susan Piel

Event Coordinator

Natecia Smith, MBA

Sr Manager, Learning, Development, and IDEA

Valerie Stevens, MS

Executive Advisor

Casey Swan, MBA

Director, Partner Success

Brian Taylor

Regional Vice President, Business Development

Natalie Telis, PhD

Sr Research Scientist

Nicole Washington, PhD

Director of Product, Data and Analytics

Justin Wilson, MBA, MPP

Associate Director, Product Marketing