Making The Holding Company Model Work: Lessons, Pitfalls & Partnership Paths

Featured Speakers

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  Rick Rowley, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS

  Rick Rowley brings over 10 years of experience driving improved performance, quality, and costs of the health care system to OPEN MINDS as a Senior Associate. Mr. Rowley is focused on bringing together physicians, health care provider organizations, payers, and data-driven strategies. Prior to joining OPEN MINDS, Mr. Rowley was the Chief Data & Analytics Officer at the State of Colorado, Behavioral Health Administration. In this role, he designed and implemented the Colorado behavioral health performance monitoring system, which focused on the impact of care across privately and publicly funded services including health care, criminal justice, and social services.
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  Dee DeWitt, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS

  Dee DeWitt has extensive experience as a consultant and corporate leader in the health care field. Mr. DeWitt brings over 28 years of experience in health care finance and operations, M&A,  technology adoption, strategic planning, and change management in health care organizations to OPEN MINDS as a Senior Associate. Previously, Mr. DeWitt was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Momentum for Health, a CARF-accredited non-profit behavioral health organization providing services to individuals with a diagnosed serious mental illness (SMI) and/or substance abuse disorder, in San Jose, California.
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  Natalie Tortorello, Chief Operating Officer, Our House, Inc.

  As chief operating officer, Natalie Tortorello’s focus is on compliance and efficiency at $22 million Our House, Inc., including HR, Facilities and Finance. Prior to that, she spent 15 years working on curriculum and assessment development and policy development in private education. She holds a Master’s in Organizational Psychology from Kean State University and a Bachelor’s in Psychology from Rutgers University. Having served on numerous Boards, including the American Lung Association, Ms. Tortorello recently completed four years as an elected member of her local Board of Education. She serves on several committees for ABCD-NJ. Through these affiliations, she participates in local and statewide advocacy for children and adults with developmental disabilities.
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  Karen Maziarz, Chief Financial & Strategy Officer, Youth and Family Alternatives (YFA)

  Karen Maziarz is responsible for the overall administrative and strategic initiatives for Youth and Family Alternatives. Over the past 25 years she has had an expanded CFO role, which included developing agency strategy, driving growth and promoting innovation. Her role is not only to manage financial risk, but to evaluate opportunities for growth. Maziarz has fostered a culture of high performance by integrating and staying involved in the financial optimization of the programs within YFA. She serves as the “broker” of the organization and brings in the needed resources, partnerships and talent when needed. Maziarz earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Memphis University, Memphis, Tennessee.