Continuing our series on the more than 30 former federal executives who’ve joined DWPA’s network recently, this post highlights the group whose careers were built around health policy and military medical readiness.
Shankara Ettigi, with experience across CMS, VHA and CMMI, focused on health IT, data analytics and health policy, with prior roles at Guidehouse, Evolent Health and PwC.
Joni Fernbaugh, RN, MS-IST, with a career spanning HHS, including CMS and NIH, the VA and the Defense Health Agency, focused on business development for federal health agencies, market research and electronic health records.
Michelle Gardner-Ince, retired USAF Colonel with executive leadership experience in the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization, specializing in federal acquisition strategy, buyer behavior, and market positioning.
Matt Paquin, Matthew R. P., retired Army Lieutenant Colonel, Commander/Director of the LA Military Entrance Processing Station, and former Senior Healthcare Planner for Army Medical Command and the Office of the Surgeon General, with experience in enterprise readiness and crisis response.
Susan Pietrykowski, FACHE, retired Air Force Brigadier General, with a career spanning TRICARE, VA Healthcare and the Defense Health Agency, and former CFO and Chief of the Medical Service Corps for Air Force Medical Service.
Health policy and military medical readiness require a level of specialization that doesn’t come from a large bench, it comes from the right people.
