MEMBER NEWS

WBL is proud to support a network of driven, successful women. Each month we feature an interview with one or more of our members in our Member Spotlight series. We also welcome new additions to the WBL family, recognize member accomplishments in Here’s To Us, and showcase our sponsors’ white papers.

Member Spotlights | New Members | Here’s To Us | Sponsor White Papers

Holly McCann: Translating Cross-Industry Experience Into Better Healthcare Delivery

Holly McCann is Executive Vice President of Strategy & Growth at Carenet Health, leading enterprise payer strategy across a global delivery network. Across 30+ years in outsourcing and customer experience at Xerox, Conduent, Sykes, and Teleperformance, she has always worked from one belief: performance and people aren’t a trade-off. That conviction was forged at Xerox, known for exceptional leadership development, an inclusive culture, and strong female leadership. Today, she partners with healthcare organizations to design intelligent engagement models that make healthcare work better for the people inside it. A proud WVU alum in Communications and Software Development, based in Atlanta

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Dr. Faith Adole: Leading Global Change in Healthcare

Dr. Faith Adole is a healthcare executive, nurse practitioner, speaker, and global health leader with over 17 years of clinical and leadership experience. She is the Founder and CEO of U-VOL Foundation, an international nonprofit advancing health equity through innovative, community-driven programs and sustainable health systems in the U.S. and across multiple countries. Dr. Adole is recognized for her work in health systems design, strategic operations, primary care, maternal-child health, and mission-driven, community-centered program development and partnerships. A passionate advocate for frontline-informed innovation, she is committed to designing scalable, culturally responsive solutions that strengthen healthcare systems and expand access to

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Hannah Hartung on the Power of Trusting Yourself

Hannah Hartung is a healthcare operations executive with a career built on connecting clinical insight to enterprise performance. She began her career as a physical therapist, grounding her leadership approach in patient-centered care and frontline realities. Today, she serves as Vice President, Population Health Clinical Operations at Centene Corporation, leading Medicare and Duals care management operations and reimagining integrated models of care. Prior to joining Centene, she was the Senior Vice President of Clinical and Customer Service Operations at Evolent Health, where she led teams through multiple acquisitions and integrations, overseeing end-to-end operations across multiple business units. How did your

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Kristine Fortman, PhD: Leading with Heart

Kristine Fortman, PhD, is CEO of the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation (MHIF), a nonprofit cardiovascular research and education organization dedicated to creating a world without heart and vascular disease. She leads physician researchers and staff advancing lifesaving research and education to improve care and options for patients worldwide. Under her leadership, MHIF increased research investment tenfold, peer-reviewed publications by 130%, and philanthropy by 200%. Previously, she spent ten years at Medtronic in clinical and philanthropic leadership roles, including director of global engagement. She serves on the boards of MHIF, the regional American Red Cross, and the Abbott Northwestern Hospital Advisory

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Katya Andresen on Why Leaders Shouldn’t Write the Story Ahead of Time

Katya Andresen serves as The Cigna Group’s Chief Digital & Analytics Officer. In this position, she leads strategy and execution of digital, analytics, and data governance and commercialization, as well as AI-driven experiences across the company’s lines of business and cross-enterprise experiences. Prior to joining Cigna in September 2021, Katya drove experience innovation in financial services as a Senior Vice President at Capital One, focusing on creating and delivering an integrated, end-to-end experience for customers across all touchpoints. Katya guest lectures at Georgetown University’s business school and has served as an adjunct professor at the American University Key Executive Leadership

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Pooja Babbrah: Leading the Future of Pharmacy Interoperability

Pooja Babbrah is a seasoned executive focused on healthcare technology, policy, and standards. Pooja currently serves as EVP of Strategy and Industry Alignment for NCPDP. In this role, she is responsible for enhancing the organization’s relationships among industry stakeholders, regulatory agencies, and other SDOs to advance pharmacy initiatives that support better healthcare interoperability, care coordination, and ultimately improve patient outcomes. Pooja’s efforts to advance industry adoption of technology resulted in her testifying in front of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging. She was also asked to serve as a subject matter expert on the ASTP/ONC HITAC Pharmacy Interoperability and

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