Meet the people behind the partnerships and programs.

Dedicated professionals working to strengthen relationships throughout Montgomery County so that residents receive appropriate, coordinated care.

Board Members

Annice Cody | Chair, Board of Managers 

Annice Cody serves as the President of Holy Cross Health Network, Holy Cross Health’s community-based operating division. Prior to assuming this role in April 2014, Ms. Cody was the Chief Strategy Officer for Holy Cross Health. Prior to joining Holy Cross Health, she worked as a vice president at the Lewin Group, a health care consulting firm in Fairfax, VA.
Mike Lukens | Finance Committee Chair

Michael “Mike” Lukens serves as the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center.
Yancy Phillips | MD – Board Member & P-PIC Chair

Yancy Y Phillips, M.D., serves as the Chief Quality Officer for Holy Cross Health, Silver Spring, MD.  Dr. Phillips is responsible for patient safety, risk management, performance improvement, infection control, clinical informatics, and accreditation and regulatory compliance for the Maryland Region. Prior to joining Trinity Health in 2009, Dr. Phillips worked as Deputy Medical Inspector for National Quality Assessments with the Veterans Healthcare Administration.
Diana Saladini | Board Member & SNF Alliance Steering Committee Chair

Diana Saladini serves as the Director of Population Health and Outpatient Services at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center where she works to design and implement a comprehensive population health and community benefit program in coordination with community partners. Prior to joining MedStar, Ms. Saladini held positions as financial consultant and comptroller in the healthcare industry, and accountant for the Health Care Financing Administration.
Kevin Cargill | Board Member

Kevin Cargill serves as the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center.
Marta Brito Perez | Board Member 

Marta Brito Pérez serves as Adventist HealthCare’s Senior Vice President for Population Health and Post-Acute Care Service where she directs the design and implementation of Adventist’s population health programs. Prior to joining Adventist HealthCare, Ms. Brito Pérez served with AstraZeneca Pharmaceutical as Global Vice President for Talent and Vice President for North America and Global Marketing. Ms. Brito Pérez also served as a Assistant Secretary with the US Department of Homeland Security and Assistant Director of OPM.
Monique Sanfuentes | Board Member 

Monique Sanfuentes serves as the Administrative Director of Community Affairs & Population Health at Suburban Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine.  Ms. Sanfuentes leads Suburban Hospital’s health transformation and improvement commitment to the community, which aims to improve quality of life and reduce hospitalizations. Aligning hospital and community assets as well as focusing on unaddressed identified needs, she links health partnerships, community initiatives, strategic affiliations and collaboration with health coalitions, outreach activities, wellness programs and corporate projects to address established health barriers, disparities and inequalities. Ms. Sanfuentes completed her Master’s degree at Middlebury College and Master of Business Administration at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.

Staff Members

Mindy Pierce
MBA - Senior Director, Nexus Montgomery & Population Health Programs

Bethany Sanders 
MPH - Director, Quality and Outcomes

Shawnda Sullivan 
MHA, MBA, MPhil, RRT – Director, Community Physician Engagement 
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Rafael Ramirez 
MSE – Senior Data Manager
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Temi Oshiyoye 
MPH, CHES – Quality Improvement Manager

Pamela Vega 
MHA, CNML – Partnership Manager 
Grace Townsend
MPH – Program Coordinator, Diabetes Education 

Isabel Rodriguez 
MPH – Program Manager, Diabetes Education 

Benjamin Fulgencio  
Turner, MPP – Director, Diabetes Programs 

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Elizabeth Arend 
MPH – Director, Provider Services
Active Programs

View the on-going programs that spur improved care for the most vulnerable patients in Montgomery County.
Completed Programs

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