David A. Hargraves, is the Vice President, Clinical Supply Chain at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, an ~$10b international healthcare delivery network where he is responsible for all clinical strategic sourcing, procurement operations, consolidated service center operations, and Value Analysis. David is also the Vice President of Operations for BioTronics Inc., an equipment management …
Keith Callahan Bio
Keith L. Callahan Sr. Vice President, Supply & Service Resource Management (SSRM) Dignity Health Keith Callahan is a Senior Vice President for Dignity Health and oversees supply & pharmacy spend, purchased services, and IT contracting as well as the ongoing operations of the material management module for the system-wide ERP system. Mr. Callahan commenced his …
Joe Walsh Bio
Joseph (Joe) Walsh Joe is a progressive supply chain executive with a successful track record of leading procurement transformations at multibillion dollar organizations across multiple industries. Joe is currently the AVP of Procurement for Intermountain Healthcare where he is responsible for more than $1.4B of annual purchases across supplies, services, software, equipment and distribution. Responsibilities …
Laurel Junk Bio
LAUREL JUNK Vice President, Supply Chain Procurement & Supply Kaiser Permanente Laurel joined Kaiser Permanente in early 2009 as Vice President of Procurement & Supply’s Supply Chain team. In this role, Laurel is directly responsible for the continuity of supply chain for the Northern and Southern regions of California as well as developing a supply …
Rachelle K. Van Burkleo Bio
As Sr. Director, Corporate and Strategic Accounts, Rachelle Van Burkleo leads the Welch Allyn strategic teams in supporting key customers across the continuum of care. Rachelle began her career at Welch Allyn in 1995 as a Medical School Representative, helping students acquire the tools that enable them to hone the skills that are fundamental to …
John Shinar Bio
John Shinar has worked with 3M for the past 33 years, including 3M Commercial Graphics, 3M Microbiology, and 3M Healthcare. With 14 years dedicated to the Health Care division of 3M, John has spent the last 8 years working exclusively with GPOs as the Strategic Accounts Director. John holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from …
Dan Schroeder Bio
Dan Schroeder is currently Director of Business Development – GPO/IDN’s for Stanley Healthcare. During his 20yrs in medical sales, he has served in a variety of sales & executive leadership roles including VP Sales, VP Strategic Accounts, National Accounts, has owned and managed an independent rep firm and is also on the Advisory Board of …
John Eppard Bio
John Eppard is Senior Account Executive Institutional National Accounts for Sanofi. During his 24+ years with Sanofi, John has been promoted through the organization and has held positions of Account Representative, Account Manager, District Manager, Area Sales Manager, and Regional Accounts Manager. During this time he has called on GPOs, RPCs and IDNs. John is a …
Scott Quilty Bio
Scott Quilty is Corporate Vice President at B. Braun Medical Inc. (B.Braun) located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He is responsible for overseeing B.Braun’s Distribution relationships, Government initiatives, GPO contracting activity, and its cross-divisional IDN approach through B.Braun’s Enterprise Solutions program. Born in Dayton, Ohio, Scott began his career in 1990 as a sales representative with Procter …
James R. Francis Bio
James R. Francis, FACHE Division Chair, Supply Chain Management and Assistant Treasurer Mayo Clinic Jim Francis has more than twenty-five (25) years of experience in leading high performing supply chain organizations. As an executive, Jim is recognized for his expertise in strategy formulation and execution, shared services, operations and his development of highly effective teams. …
Tim Mikac Bio
Tim Mikac is Vice President of Integra Surgical National Accounts business. Responsibilities include contracting for surgical instruments with Group Purchasing Organizations, the Federal Government, Integrated Delivery Networks, and other related key health care providers. With over 25 years of experience in the medical device industry with Johnson & Johnson, Cardinal Health, Mr. Mikac joined Integra …
Bill Barr Bio
Bill Barr, VP of Healthcare Services for Henry Schein Bill Barr joined Henry Schein in 2008 as General Manager, Healthcare Services, and was promoted in 2011 to Vice President. He worked with Olympus America for 18 years, where he served in sales, sales management positions and as Regional Vice President of National Accounts. He grew …
Armin Cline Bio
Armin Cline, President of Health Systems for Covidien Armin Cline, President of Health Systems, is responsible for Covidien-wide contracting activity with Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs), Purchasing Coalitions, the Federal Government and other purchasing organizations representing aggregated U.S. Healthcare providers. Armin has 35 years of experience working for companies that manufacture and supply healthcare providers with …
Dave Edwards Bio
R. David “Dave” Edwards Vice President of Supplier Relations and Business Development Premier healthcare alliance With nearly 30 years of experience in healthcare sales, marketing, and management, Dave Edwards is an enthusiastic champion of creating win/win scenarios through collaboration, particularly between healthcare providers and suppliers. He is an energetic leader with a proven record …
Leaders Wanted
[private] Leaders Wanted Can you help sustain change in your hospital or IDN? Insights from James R. Francis, Chair, Supply Chain Management, a division of the Finance Department at Mayo Clinic; and David S. Loeb, M.D., Chair, Office of Expense Management and physician leader for Supply Chain Management at Mayo Clinic Healthcare executives face a …