Meet our Panelists
AMER KAISSI
Amer Kaissi is an-award winning Professor of Leadership. He is an executive coach that has worked with hundreds of leaders and teams all over the world. Amer is the author of five books, including “Humbitious: the power of low-ego, high-drive leadership.” His upcoming book “The Positive Intent Mindset: Exceptional Leadership Through Trust & Accountability…
LTC BRUCE W. BARNES
LTC Barnes currently serves the Chief Information Officer of Brooke Army Medical Center and is poised to take the Command of the 6th Medical Recruiting Battalion out of Las Vegas, NV in Summer 2026. LTC Barnes entered the military with a comission from the United States Military Academy as a Medical Service Corps Officer in 2008.
David Tapia
David Tapia is the Chief Operating Officer at Aressana Health, PLLC, leading strategy and operations for a physician-led rehabilitation practice with a focus on post-acute care, TBI recovery, and headache management. A nationally recognized speaker and Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, he specializes in translating…
Will Holleman
Will Holleman serves as the vice president of advocacy, public policy and political strategy for the Texas Hospital Association. At THA, Will works on policies impacting Artificial Intelligence, children’s health care…
Dr. Junda Woo
Junda Woo has served in public health for 11 years as Medical Director and Local Health Authority at Metro Health, where she oversees the Center for Policy & Health Improvement when not seeing STI and TB clinic patients.
Timothy Biela
Dr. Biela currently serves as the Practice Medical Director for the Pediatrix Neonatology of San Antonio, a large, multi-system practice delivering care across multiple healthcare systems and encompassing thirteen…
Dr. Christian Martinez
Dr. Christian Martinez is the Market Director for South Texas Health System Clinics and brings over 30 years of healthcare experience…
Megan Cundari
Megan has been a member of the Federal Relations department at the AHA since 2001 and has been lobbying Congress for the last eighteen years.
Brandon Cohen
Brandon Cohen joined Methodist Hospital Stone Oak as the Chief Operating Officer in November 2024.
Wade Kordonowy
Wade Kordonowy is the Division Vice President of Physician Services, Gulf Coast Division, for HCA Healthcare.
Chris Armijo
As a Retired Army MSC Officer, Board Certified Healthcare Executive (FACHE), Epidemiologist and Lean Six Sigma Practictioner (LSSBB)…
Stuart Solomon
Stu Solomon is an anesthesiologist, co-founder and chief medical officer of Orchestra Health.
Alan Jones
Alan A. Jones, PhD, FACHE is an Assistant Professor in the Health Administration program at the University of the Incarnate Word…
Aristotle Vaseliades
Colonel Aristotle A. Vaseliades was born and raised in Gulfport, Florida and is a 1997 graduate of Florida
Emily Yaffe
Emily Yaffe is a civil servant with over a decade of experience advancing collaborative community development.