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Suzanne is excited to lead this partnership focusing on the needs of children across the Commonwealth of Virginia. As a pediatrician for the past two decades, she has worked in both academic and community-based settings, including an urban central city clinic, a suburban practice and a rural Federally Qualified Health Center. These diverse experiences make her uniquely qualified to bring care teams together across the state in a process that leads with the needs of the children they serve. She is a passionate advocate for the transformations that take place within a patient-centered medical home. As the CHKD Medical Director of Accountable Care and the previous co-Chief Medical Officer of Fortify Children’s Health, she identifies unique opportunities to help those who care for children to define ways to increase the value and quality for children’s health care. She believes great physicians working in collaboration are the key to improving the health of our communities and meeting the needs of children and their families.

Jim has been a primary care clinician for over 30 years and has been making house calls for nearly that long. He is the medical director for By Your Side Pediatrics at UVA, which is a primary care practice devoted to caring for children with medial complexity in the home. Jim has led a number of health service innovations throughout his career, and has practiced pediatrics in rural, urban, and suburban locations.

John joins Fortify with deep experience in health care business operations. Previously, he served as Director of Strategic Initiatives for Children's Hospital of The King’s Daughters Health System after more than a decade in physician practice management. John has a Joint Juris Doctorate and Masters of Science, Administrative Studies-Healthcare from the University of South Dakota.

David is a health care business leader with ten years of experience driving strategic growth and business development initiatives. His background in business, accounting and finance support Fortify’s business operations where he is responsible for participant integration. David earned his BA in Economics & Business from Virginia Military Institute and his MBA from East Carolina University.

A Hampton Roads native with fifteen years’ experience in Healthcare Analytics, Brandy enjoys using data to identify care gaps and find opportunities to improve quality care.

Bryan is a general pediatrician and clinical informatician specializing in clinical decision support and population health informatics. His recent projects include the creation of a vaccine decision support system, launch of a pediatric electronic consult program, and clinical decision support to reduce opioid prescriptions. Bryan received his BS in Biology from Virginia Tech, and his MD and PhD in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia, where he also completed his pediatrics residency and informatics fellowship.

Douglas is an experienced leader who brings clinicians and health systems together to create clinically integrated and accountable care organizations to pursue value-based care arrangements with payers. He most recently worked with Evolent Health developing pediatric and adult clinically integrated networks and leading value-based strategic planning. He is the former CEO of University Health Link in Augusta, Georgia, and has held senior roles in health systems in Iowa, Michigan and Missouri. Mr. Wilson is a Fellow in the Healthcare Financial Management Association and received his BA degree in Accounting from Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa and his MBA from the University of Iowa.

Michelle is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Case Manager with a diverse professional and public service background. Her extensive experience building and leading healthcare teams within inpatient and outpatient settings includes pediatric and adult populations. She has been instrumental in creating innovative new programs and thrives on interdisciplinary, collaborative teamwork. Michelle’s commitment to community well-being is demonstrated by her 12 years in elected office within her local community. Michelle earned her Bachelor’s in Social Work from Radford University and her Master’s in Social Work from The Catholic University of America.