NBCH Staff

Andrew Webber

President and CEO
awebber@nbch.org
(202) 775-9300 x20

As the President and CEO, Mr. Webber is responsible for overseeing all association activities including member support and services, public policy, external relations, educational activities, and grant programs. Mr. Webber is a national advocate for the role that the employer community must play to advance population health and value-based purchasing of health care services.

Mr. Webber sits on the Board of Directors for the Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) and the Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute (HCI3). He is a current member of the IOM Roundtable on Population Health Improvement, the National Advisory Council for the Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) program of the RObert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Purchaser/Business Advisory Councils for the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), and the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. He served previously on the boards of the National Quality Forum and the Leapfrog Group.

Prior to joining NBCH, Mr. Webber was a Vice President for External Relations and Public Policy at the National Committee for Quality Assurance. Previous positions also include Senior Associate for the Consumer Coalition for Quality Health Care and Executive Vice President for the American Medical Peer Review Association (currently renamed the American Health Quality Association). Mr. Webber started his health policy career in 1978 at the Washington Business Group on Health (now the National Business Group on Health).

Mr. Webber is a frequent speaker and lecturer on health policy issues. He is a graduate of Harvard University. If interested in inviting Mr. Webber to speak at your event, please complete this form and submit your request to Ellen Thomson.

Karen Linscott

Chief Operating Officer
klinscott@nbch.org
(202) 775-9300 x17

Karen Linscott, PT, MA, Chief Operating Officer, is responsible for implementation of the work plan and provides oversight on all operations including financials, grants, and business development. Prior to joining NBCH, Karen was Vice President for Value-Driven Healthcare at Avalere Health. From 2001-2008, she was the COO for The Leapfrog Group. Ms. Linscott also worked in provider payments at Aetna, and in 1996, was on the staff of the President’s Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection in the Health Care Industry.

Ms. Linscott is a physical therapist, with a BS in physical therapy from Temple University, and a Graduate Diploma in Manipulative Physiotherapy from Curtain University in West Australia. She also earned an MA in Philosophy with a concentration in Bioethics from Georgetown University.

Susan Dorsey

Vice President of Education
sdorsey@nbch.org
(202) 775-9300 x21

Susan Dorsey, Vice President of Education, is responsible for developing, executing and managing all educational programs including the Annual Conference and the Health & Productivity Forum, each attended by over 400 individuals annually. Ms. Dorsey also manages membership and meetings for the National Health Leadership Council (NHLC), a multi-stakeholder affiliate membership for NBCH.

Prior to NBCH, Ms. Dorsey was the Manager of Program Development for the National Association of College and University Business Officers and Senior Manager of Education and Training for The National Glass Association. She was also a teacher in Montgomery County Public Schools.

Ms. Dorsey earned a BS in Education from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.

Sara Hanlon

Vice President of Member Support
shanlon@nbch.org
(202) 775-9300 x13

Sara Hanlon, MBA, Vice President of Member Support, is responsible for assessing and servicing members’ needs and leading changes to product and service offerings to better target identified needs. Since joining the NBCH team in 2011, Ms. Hanlon has focused on member solutions and directly engages and communicates with over 50 coalition members, and identifies opportunities to bring national resources to local markets.

Prior to NBCH, Ms. Hanlon was Vice President of the Mid-America Coalition on Health Care (MACHC) where she provided hands-on support to employer members for six years, including the development, implementation, and evaluation of two nationally recognized initiatives – the American Health Strategies Project (originating as Kansas City Collaborative, KC2) and the Community Initiative on Cardiovascular Health and Disease (CICV).

Ms. Hanlon has an MBA with an emphasis on organizational change, and a BS in Psychology from Avila University.

Colleen Bruce

Director of Value-Based Purchasing and Public Policy
cbruce@nbch.org
(202) 775-9300 x14

Colleen Bruce, Esq., Director of Value-Based Purchasing and Public Policy, is responsible for leading the development of the organization’s strategic focus and integration of Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) and policy. Ms. Bruce serves as a staff liaison to the Direct Contracting and Government Affairs committees and is responsible for content for NBCH’s purchasing and public policy-related newsletters and website resources.  A major focus of Ms. Bruce's work is helping coalitions and their employer members understand the Affordable Care Act's implications for employer-sponsored health care, including financial implications imposed by requirements in the Act, and policy-related decisions employers are facing as implementation moves forward.

Previously Ms. Bruce served as Special Assistant to the Deputy Administrator and Director, Center for Strategic Planning for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) within the federal Department of Health and Human Services. She was lead drafter and regulation coordinator for the Accountable Care Act for the section on Availability of Medicare Data for Performance Measurement. Prior to this, she was a Health Insurance Specialist at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Center for Medicare Management. Ms. Bruce was also selected to participate in the HHS Emerging Leaders Program, a competitive, two-year, paid, federal internship within HHS. In this program Colleen served in roles in the Office of General Counsel, CMS, and Office of the HHS Secretary.

Ms. Bruce graduated from the William Mitchell College of Law and also received a BA from Gettysburg College.

Maria Cornejo

Director of Operations
mcornejo@nbch.org
(202) 775-9300 x10

Maria Cornejo, Director of Operations, oversees the day-to-day operations of NBCH and manages the full range of administrative, logistical, and operational duties in a wide variety of program areas including human resources, accounting, budgeting, administration, information technology, and assistance in program development. She joined NBCH in 1996.

Alejandra Herr

Director of Grants and Programs
aherr@nbch.org
(202) 775-9300 x 15

Alejandra Herr, MPH, Director of Grants and Programs, is responsible for identifying, soliciting, managing and reporting on grants from foundations, corporations and government agencies. She oversees all activities related to grants and is responsible for supporting member coalitions' grants activities.

Prior to NBCH, Ms. Herr was a Health Insurance Specialist with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. Previously, she provided clients with research and analytic support on issues related to evidence-based medicine at Avalere Health and worked on the Evaluation Set-Aside Program as a contractor at the National Institutes of Health, Office of the Director.

She holds an MPH from Columbia University and earned a BA in Biological Sciences from Northwestern University.

Foong-Khwan Siew

Director of eValue8
fsiew@nbch.org
(215) 256-1070

Foong-Khwan Siew, PhD, MBA, Director of eValue8, is responsible for managing the eValue8 program, NBCH’s national initiative to evaluate the performance of health plans. Ms. Siew has more than 20 years’ experience in the health care industry with different assignments in market research, promotion and marketing, including launch of the first and only chickenpox vaccine in US. She also has extensive experience working in international markets and different stakeholders in health care industry including purchasers, physicians, coalitions and plans.

Ms. Siew holds a BS in Math and Chemistry from Trinity University, a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania, a Post doctoral from Cambridge University, and an MBA from Wharton. She is also bi-lingual (English & Cantonese) and speaks French and Malay/Indonesian.

Ellen Thomson

Communications & Program Manager

ethomson@nbch.org
(202) 775-9300  x25

Ellen Thomson, Communications & Program Manager, provides support throughout the office with emphasis on meetings and member communications. Ms. Thomson also has responsibility for the website and some member and external communications.

She holds a BA in Political Science from the College of the Holy Cross and is currently pursuing a MPH with a concentration in Health Policy at the George Washington University.

 Cary Conway

 Director of Communications
 cary@conwaycommunication.com

Cary Conway, Director of Communications, is responsible for development of external communication materials and media relations. She has served as a consultant for NBCH since 2004. Ms. Conway has consulted since 1999 and previously served in a variety of communication roles for Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector (now Freescale Semiconductor). Before joining Motorola, Cary managed public relations for an advertising and marketing agency and also held positions with a Dallas public relations firm.