2020 Speaking Faculty

As the Director of Supply Chain Commercialization, Richard works as a senior supply chain leader at Intermountain Healthcare to deliver the supply chain triple aim of ‘Becoming a Model’. This effort includes our strategy to share supply chain best practices and make available to other providers our supply chain products and services. He has a proven track record of leading complex and diverse teams to deliver exceptional customer value. He has lead major award winning supply chain initiatives like our procurement transformation and our product standardization.

Prior to his current role, he led the category management team at Intermountain. He has worked for 3M Health Information Systems in development of their electronic medical records. He has also worked for Siemens developing commercial IT products. He is a graduate from the University of Utah with a degree in computer science and also has a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix where he has taught 17 years.

Bob Beyer is the Vice President of Supply Chain Service for Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) based in Springfield, Illinois. HSHS has 15 Acute Care Hospitals throughout Illinois and Wisconsin with more than 2.1 Billion in operating revenue, 75,000 annual admissions and over 14,000 Colleagues. HSHS Supply Chain Services has more than 50 System Colleagues and 200 more colleagues in the HSHS Divisions and Local Ministries with more than $300 million in annual supply expense and an additional $150 million annually in Capital Expenditures. Bob has been with HSHS for over 20 years and has 30 years experience in Healthcare Supply Chain and Hospital Operations with two leading Illinois Faith Based Health Systems. Bob has a Bachelor of Science Degree from Eastern Illinois University and a Masters in Science Degree in Healthcare Administration from the University of St. Francis.

Mary Beth Briscoe is Vice President and Chief Financial Officer-UHealth and the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami. Nationally ranked by U.S. News and World Report among the top 50 universities in the country, UM’s annual operating budget is in excess of $3.3 billion with an endowment of over $1 billion and research expenditures in excess of$320M. The University of Miami employs over 15,600 faculty and staff and serves over 17,000 students in over11 million square feet of classroom, medical, and office facilities in Florida. Mary Beth provides leadership, oversight, and stewardship for all aspects of the University’s financial resources. The university offices of the Treasurer, Controller, Budget and Planning, Business Services, and Supply Chain Services directly reports to the CFO.

Mary Beth has more than 25 years of experience in healthcare finance in various senior management positions. Before joining the University of Miami, she served as the Chief Financial Officer of UAB University Hospital and UAB Medicine Clinical Operations. Prior to her role at UAB, she served as Chief Financial Officer for Eastern Health System, Inc. in Birmingham, Alabama. Mary Beth is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Fellow of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (FHFMA), and a Fellow of The American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE). She has also served Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) in national and state roles including National Secretary, Chairman Elect and as National Chairman. She presently serves as Chair-National AMC-CFO Council, a member of the Value Project Advisory Council and National Thought Leadership, and serves on the Financial Interest Planning Council for America’s Essential Hospitals. She has authored articles for various industry periodicals including HFM Magazine, and ACHE Magazine. She is an invited speaker by various constituents and professional organizations across the country and abroad to offer perspectives on financial issues and challenges confronting the healthcare industry. At the state and local level, Ms. Briscoe serves on the Board of Visitors of the University of Alabama and is a graduate member of Leadership Birmingham.

Mary Beth received her B.S. in Accounting from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and an MBA from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Pamela Bryant is the Senior Vice President of Supply Chain for Parkland Health & Hospital System. Parkland is one of the largest public hospitals in the country with more than 1 million patient visits annually. Pamela leads a team of over 200 personnel and is responsible for all aspects of the supply chain including procurement, strategic sourcing, informatics, logistics, distribution, vendor management and equipment/asset management. She has more than 20 years of healthcare experience and a proven track record in driving cost reductions, supporting dynamic growth, implementing new initiatives, improving operational efficiencies and driving supplier diversity.

Pamela earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, and Master of Business Administration degree from Averett University in Danville, Virginia. She is a member of The Association for Health Care Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM) where she previously served as president of the local chapter. Currently, she serves as the Board Chair of the Women’s Business Council Southwest (WBCS).

Teresa L. Dail is the Chief Supply Chain Officer for the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Clinical Enterprise as well as the President of the Vanderbilt Health Purchasing Collaborative and Vanderbilt Health Supply Chain Solutions.

Teresa has a diverse background beginning in the clinical realm from ICU and Perioperative leadership to Practice Administration. Teresa started her supply chain career as a Clinical Resource Manager introducing the concept of value analysis and clinical collaboration to a seven hospital system. Teresa currently has responsibility for all strategic as well as day to day operations for logistics, distribution, contracting (including pharmacy), systems, purchasing, accounts payable, capital, linen, clinical engineering, travel and other disbursement services for the Clinical Enterprise. She is Chair of the Executive Committee for the Medical Economics Outcome Committee working in collaboration with 6 medical directors to evaluate new products/technology, clinical variation and impact to outcomes, as well as margins, utilizing a clinically integrated approach. As President of two wholly owned LLC’s, Teresa works to bring strategies to other healthcare organizations which have proven effective at Vanderbilt. Teresa has co-authored an article with two physicians on Value Based Purchasing of Medical Devices as well as publishing multiple articles or speaking on the strategic role of supply chain, the importance of a clinically integrated approach and the utilization of data to drive decision making. She is a graduate of Jameson Memorial Hospital School of Nursing and Florida Southern College. She is immediate past chair of the Board of AHRMM, a member of the Tennessee Chapter of AHRMM and a member Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society for Nursing.

Phil comes from central Ohio where he is the Director of Materials Management at Adena Health. He has had positions in GPO’s, Custom Contracting offices, Academic Teaching hospitals and community hospitals. His experience has provided the opportunity to experience a variety of systems and strategies within supply chain.

Lori is the Chief Pharmacy Officer for Yale New Haven Health since 2014 and Vice President, Corporate Supply Chain since 2018. She has over 30 years of service with Yale New Haven Health in pharmacy services and supply chain where she served in a variety of leadership positions including the Director of Pharmacy for Yale New Haven Hospital from 2009 to 2014. She is responsible for the strategic oversight for pharmacy services and supply chain throughout the system; including financial, clinical integration, operational and medication/device safety objectives. Lori collaborates with medical staff, clinical leadership and administration to achieve safe and effective drug therapy outcomes and enhance the value equation for medical device utilization for our patients and their families. Lori has received numerous awards, including the Paul Pierpaoli Award for Extraordinary Service and Dedication to the Profession of Pharmacy from the Connecticut Society of Health-System Pharmacists in 2010. Lori was the Director of the PGY1 Residency Program that has graduated over 200 residents in the past 20 years. She serves on many state and national executive forums within pharmacy and supply chain professional organizations.

She holds an MHA from Simmons College in Boston and a BSPharm from University of Rhode Island. Lori and her husband, live in Clinton, CT, and have three adult sons.

Sandi Michel is the Corporate Director of The Office of Data Standards & Interoperability at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System in Baton Rouge Louisiana where she currently leads the implementation of GS1 Global Data Standards. Ms. Michel held senior level leadership positions as Vice President of Technology and Operations and Director for US Voice and Data Network Services for two of the largest global and domestic premier communications companies.

Ms. Michel has a Master's Certification in Project Management through Steven's Institute of Technology and AT&T; Bell Laboratories, Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Certification, a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt; she has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration.

2015-2016 Co-chair of the GS1 US Provider Advisory Group and 2015-2016 Executive Leadership Committee (ELC); 2015-2016 AHRMM Issues and Legislative Committee; 2015-2016 GS1 Technical Advisory Committee (TSC) Co-chairs; 2015-2016 HC Industry Sponsor Group; 2015-2-16 GHX Global Data Standards Users Group, 2016 FSENET User Group; 2014 & 2016 Healthcare Transformation Group Guest Speaker

Allen Passerallo joined the Cleveland Clinic in 1995 as a Certified Athletic Trainer. He was responsible for the management, supervision and growth of a single physician practice and 3 outpatient physical therapy facilities. Included in his responsibilities was the development of private pay programs to assist in revenue generation.

Allen previously served as the Director of Sourcing and Contracting for the surgery category within Cleveland Clinic Supply Chain. He was responsible for identifying, sourcing and negotiating cost savings and utilization opportunities for all surgical subspecialties, with the exception of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. In addition to managing and coordinating multiple sourcing projects, Allen provided oversight to the Item Master regarding internal contracting processes. He held that position from January 2008 until July 2013.

In July 2013, Allen accepted the position of Senior Director of Sourcing/Purchasing. In his current role he is responsible for all sourcing and purchasing transactions for clinical, non-clinical and capital acquisitions. Allen oversees the sourcing and contracting for Excelerate, a co-owned healthcare GPO between Cleveland Clinic and VHA.

Before joining The Cleveland Clinic, Allen served as the Head Athletic Trainer at Mount Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio. He was directly involved in patient care, while overseeing contracting and medical coverage for a variety of high school, college and commercial sporting events. Allen’s clinical experience along with his operations experience has allowed for continued growth within Cleveland Clinic Operations.

Brent Petty is Executive Industry Consultant for Healthcare. Brent joined the consulting field in 2015 after serving 12 years as System Vice President, Supply Chain for Wellmont Health System, Kingsport TN.

Brent in addition to his consulting responsibilities has as the distinct honor in being the 2015 Chairman of the Board of the Association for Healthcare Resource Materials Management. (AHRMM).

Petty earned his professional designation as a Certified Materials Resource Professional (CMRP) through the AHA Certification Center, a division of the American Hospital Association.

Betty Jo Rocchio, who leads more than 15,000 nurses across Mercy, believes in innovation that provides nurses more time at the bedside doing what they do best: caring for patients.

“If nurses are happy, patients are happy. There’s a direct correlation and national data supports that. Without a doubt, nurses are happiest when they are caring for patients,� said Rocchio. “My job is to make sure that we have smarter tools, better technology and processes so our nursing team can spend more time with their patients and less time on things that take them away from patients.�

Since joining Mercy in 2013 to improve surgical procedures, Rocchio has led efforts to standardize workflows, optimize tools clinical teams need for surgery to go smoothly, reduce waste and develop clinical benchmarks and dashboards.

“Her work has ultimately improved care for patients undergoing surgery,� said Dr. Fred McQueary, Mercy’s chief clinical officer and president of ambulatory care. “By streamlining processes through the use of analytics and technology, she has garnered many national awards, including being named among the ‘Most Powerful Women in Healthcare IT’ two years in a row.�

Prior to joining Mercy, Rocchio served nearly a decade in various nursing and surgical services leadership roles with Mount Carmel health system in Columbus, Ohio. She earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the Franciscan University of Steubenville in Steubenville, Ohio, and a master’s degree in health sciences from La Roche College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

When not providing nursing leadership, Rocchio is a member of the National Association for Down Syndrome and an advocate for workplace inclusion for people with disabilities. She is also set to begin a two-year, part-time online program in the fall for a doctorate of nursing practice from Ohio State University.

“I firmly believe that all decisions in health care should be centered around the care of patients,� said Rocchio, who will continue to serve as an advanced practice nurse a few days a month at Mercy’s hospital in Washington, Missouri. “It’s important to remain connected to patient care. It also gives me an opportunity to see what frontline co-workers need to provide the best care to patients.�

Michael Schiller, CMRP is Senior Director of Supply Chain for the Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM), a professional membership group of the American Hospital Association (AHA). As the organization’s subject matter expert he brings 30 years of healthcare supply chain experience to his role. In this capacity, Schiller collaborates with industry leaders across the healthcare ecosystem on various healthcare, supply chain, and advocacy initiatives as well as works with AHA and AHRMM executive leadership on the development of the association’s strategic direction and initiatives including the Cost, Quality, and Outcomes Movement, the Clinically Integrated Supply Chain, and the Learning UDI Community.

Dr. Stevenson received his undergraduate and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from Wayne State University. He then assumed a faculty position at the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy and served as Assistant, Associate, and then Director of Pharmaceutical Services. In 1991 he assumed the position of Director of Pharmacy Services at Detroit Receiving Hospital and University Health Center, and Director of the Graduate Program in Health Systems Pharmacy Management at Wayne State University. In 1997 Dr. Stevenson was named Executive Director of Pharmacy Services for the Detroit Medical Center, an integrated health system with eight hospitals. In 1999 Dr. Stevenson assumed the Director of Pharmacy Services position at the University of Michigan (UM) Health System and Associate Dean for Clinical Sciences in the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy. He was promoted to Chief Pharmacy Officer and also served for three years as Chair of the Department of Clinical, Social, and Administrative Sciences in the UM College of Pharmacy. In 2014 he left his administrative roles at UM and assumed to become President of Visante, Inc., a consulting company. In 2018 he assumed his current role as VP of Medication Systems Strategy with Omnicell. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and has been recognized as Pharmacist of the Year by the Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the Michigan Pharmacists Association. He has also been honored with the Distinguished Alumnus Award by the Wayne State University Pharmacy Alumni Association. He served on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and was Treasurer for the Hospital Pharmacy Section and a member of the Board of Pharmacy Practice in the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP). In 2009 and 2017, he received the ASHP Research and Education Foundation’s, Pharmacy Practice Research Award for the Outstanding Contribution to the Research Literature Related to Pharmacy Practice in Health Systems. He received the 2010 John W. Webb Lecture Award for extraordinary dedication to fostering excellence in pharmacy management, as well as the 2013 ASHP Award for Distinguished Leadership in Health-System Pharmacy Practice. He and his team were also recognized with a 2013 Cheers Award from the Institute for Safe Medication Practices for an initiative to standardize the compounding of pediatric oral liquids across Michigan. He was appointed to the Michigan Board of Pharmacy in July 2012. His major research interests are in pharmacy practice management, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacy informatics, and medication safety.

Karen Teitelbaum is the President/Chief Executive Officer at Sinai Health System, an urban, teaching healthcare system comprised of four hospitals, an epidemiological research institute focusing on healthcare disparities, a community institute, over 800 medical staff members, and 3,200 employees. Focused on the delivery of high quality services in an efficient and cost effective manner as Chicago’s largest safety net system, Sinai Health System has achieved national recognition in quality while reducing costs by millions of dollars due to greater efficiency and management of population health.

Karen serves on the boards of the America’s Essential Hospitals, Illinois Health and Hospital Association (Treasurer, Executive Committee, Nominating and Governing Committee), The Chicago Cook Workforce Innovation Board, The Kennedy Forum Illinois (External Affairs and Leadership Councils), Women in Health-Life Sciences, the David Lynch Foundation Advisory Council, and has been a board member of the Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council, Family Health Network, the Theraplay Institute, Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Foundation, and the Young Women’s Leadership Charter School. She served on the American Hospital Association Task Force on Ensuring Access for Vulnerable Communities, and the American Hospital Association Council on Maternal Fetal Health. She is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago, The Chicago Network, the Commercial Club of Chicago, and the Standard Club of Chicago.

Régine Villain is the Senior VP of Supply Chain Network & Chief Supply Chain Officer at Ochsner Health System. Previously she served as the Vice President of Supply Chain Operations at NYU Langone Health System in New York City, where she was responsible for the continuum of the supply chain operation for the Health System. Her vision is to bring about direct patient care alignment into focus by pushing the boundaries of innovation. She is leading the charge to move the supply chain operation from a tactical to a strategic organization with targeted impact to the clinical, financial, and administrative pillars of the enterprise.

Régine began her career in healthcare at New York Presbyterian Hospital where she spent 10 years mastering her skills with increased responsibilities along the spectrum of Supply Chain. She then expanded her scope as the Director of Supply Chain at Cooper University Medical Center with the challenging but successful task of rebuilding the Supply Chain operations for the next five years. She transitioned her working knowledge with a brief and satisfactory consulting engagement with Acurity (formerly Nexera) before finding her way to MUSC in 2010 where she was the Chief Supply Chain Officer until mid-summer 2016. During her tenure there she received many excellence awards for her results-driven and innovative leadership.

After a yearlong intro to general studies at the Interamerican University of San Germán in Puerto-Rico, Régine earned her Bachelors’ degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Florida. She then pursued her Masters in Public Health with a concentration in Health Policy Management at Columbia University in New York before obtaining a certificate in Business Studies at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business.

John is a healthcare supply chain professional with over 25 years of experience including various management roles with both provider and supplier organizations. His resume includes time spent with INOVA Health System, Cardinal Health, Bon Secours Health System, MedStar Health, and since October 2017 as the Vice President Supply Chain and Support Services for Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City, UT.

John has a proven record of providing vision and leadership for enterprise wide supply chain solutions. He continually challenges the status quo and seeks industry leading methods to ensure the highest quality materials and services are obtained at the lowest cost. John strives to establish standards of excellence through process redesign, to develop systems and metrics to measure financial and operational performance, and to foster strategic internal and external alliances. He values stakeholder input and collaborates with supply chain leaders to achieve exceptional employee engagement resulting in world class interactions for clinical staff, physicians and business partners. John was a participant in AHRMM’s inaugural Healthcare Supply Chain Institute program, has served on several industry advisory boards and is a proud graduate of Virginia Tech University where he earned his bachelor’s degree with Summa Cum Laude honors and his Master’s degree in Business Administration.