MHA’s Workforce Summit
Agenda:
8:00 a.m. - Breakfast and Networking
8:30 a.m. - Welcome
• Steve Walsh, president and CEO, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association
• Michael Dandorph, president and CEO, Tufts Medicine
Keynote Address: The Future of the Massachusetts Healthcare Workforce
• Rachel Lipson, director and co-founder, Project on Workforce, Harvard University
9:00 a.m. - Establishing Effective Pathway Programs to Healthcare Careers
Moderator: Kim Stevenson, MS, senior manager, clinical affairs, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association
Panelists
• Patrick Mitchell, director, Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning, Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
• Ashley Hazleton McClafferty, MSW, assistant director, workforce development, MassHire Boston Workforce Board
• Kristin Driscoll, Ed.M., director, workforce Development, Boston Children's Hospital; Co-chair, Boston Healthcare Careers Consortium
• Patricia Samra, RN, vice president of HR Operations, Baystate Health
• Tara Gregorio, president, Massachusetts Senior Care Association
10:15 a.m. - Break
10:30 a.m. – Workforce Priorities from the State
• Rosalin Acosta, Secretary, Labor and Workforce Development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
10:45 - Recruiting the Next Generation of Healthcare Workers
Moderator: Valerie Fleishman, SVP and chief innovation officer, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association
Panelists
• Rosa Colon-Kolacko, PhD, MBA, CDM, SHRM-SCP, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, Tufts Medicine
• Breannah Conward-Lewis, MS, program manager, Human Resource Programs, Boston Medical Center
• Joy Rosen, MS, vice president of behavioral health, Massachusetts General Hospital
• Andrea Bresnahan, DNP, executive director, Nursing Council on Workforce Sustainability, UMass Chan Medical School
12:00 p.m. - Lunch
12:45 p.m. - Advancing Workforce Support and Retention Strategies
Moderator: Patricia Noga, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, vice president of clinical affairs, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association
Panelists
• Kristi Aimone, wellbeing & engagement Program Manager, Southcoast Health
• Maureen Banks, RN, DNP, MBA, NEA-BC, FACHE, COO & CNO, Spaulding Rehabilitation Network
• Bonnie Michelman, CPP, CHPA, executive director, police, security and outside services, Mass General Brigham
• Joseph Doolin, MBA, MS, chief people officer, TaraVista Behavioral Health Center
• Tammy Retalic, MS, RN, chief nursing officer, Hebrew SeniorLife
2:00 p.m. - Closing Remarks
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. - Reception
Join us for a closing reception sponsored by GQR Healthcare