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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30 3:00-4:30pm EST, REGISTER HERE FOR FRIDAY KEYNOTE!
Join us for the fourth Biennial Percy Allen II ’75 Lecture in Urban Healthcare Leadership, From Authenticity to Resilience: Leadership Lessons from Equity, Racism and a Global Pandemic featuring Ruth Williams-Brinkley, Regional President, Kaiser Permanente.
Ruth Williams-Brinkley is president of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc. In this role, Williams-Brinkley oversees all of Kaiser Permanente’s care delivery and health plan operations in Washington, D.C. and suburban Maryland, Baltimore, and Northern Virginia. The Mid-Atlantic States Region operates 33 medical office buildings and has 770,000 members.
Williams-Brinkley reports to the group president for Markets Outside of California, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Hospitals.
Williams-Brinkley joined Kaiser Permanente in November 2017, serving as president of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals of the Northwest. She oversaw all of Kaiser Permanente’s care delivery and health plan operations in Oregon and markets in Vancouver and Longview/Kelso, Washington. Prior to that she served as CEO of KentuckyOne Health, Kentucky’s largest integrated health system. KentuckyOne was a division of CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit health systems.
Prior to her tenure with KentuckyOne, Williams-Brinkley served as president and CEO of Carondelet Health Network in Tucson, Arizona, and as president and CEO of Memorial Health Care System in Chattanooga, Tennessee.Williams-Brinkley has often appeared on Modern Healthcare’s Top 25 Women in Healthcare and Top 25 Minority Executives in Healthcare, and was named one of Becker’s Most Admired CEOs. She holds bachelor’s and Master of Science degrees from De Paul University, and an honorary doctoral degree from Spaulding University, Louisville, KY.
The Lecture Series
The Sloan Program in Health Administration at Cornell University is the only MHA program to host a lectureship focused on urban healthcare leadership and celebrating Black leaders. Now in its eighth year, it is our privilege to count Ms. Williams-Brinkley among our distinguished speakers.
The lecture series is named in honor of Percy Allen II, a 1975 graduate of the Sloan Program in Health Administration. The series was established by Mr. Allen’s Sloan classmates to honor his contributions to urban hospitals and health organizations and to provide students with the opportunity to consider issues of access, excellence, community, and the quality of care in urban settings. A former National President of the National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE), Mr. Allen was inducted into the NAHSE Hall of Fame in 2006, received the American College of Healthcare Executives President’s Award in 2006 and, in 2011, was inducted into the Modern Healthcare Hall of Fame.
Agenda
3:00-3:15pm – Welcome & Introductions
3:15-3:45pm – Keynote Address
3:45-4:15pm – Audience Q&A
4:15pm – Closing remarks
4:30pm – Adjourn
Saturday, October 31, REGISTER HERE FOR SATURDAY EVENTS!
Pick and choose the events you would like to attend! Same Zoom link for all Saturday events!
10:00-11:00am. Fireside Chat with Distinguished Leaders
Grab your morning coffee or tea and join Percy Allen II ’75, Clifford E. Barnes ’74, and Andre Lee ’72 for an interactive discussion of what it takes to have a successful and rewarding career in the field of healthcare management and leadership and reflection on the outstanding mentorship of Percy Allen II ’75 and other Black leaders. We welcome your great questions!
11:30am-12:30pm. Current Student Panel
Meet our panel of current students and share in a candid discussion of what it means to be a “Sloanie”; learn how to thrive in an Ivy League graduate program; identify ways to get involved to maximize your social, professional, and academic experiences; discover ways to shape your curriculum to best fit your needs; and more! Ample time will be afforded for participant questions.
12:45-1:15pm. Sloan Program Overview
Feel free to enjoy your lunch while Sloan Associate Director Dr. Julie Carmalt, provides a 30 minute program overview. If you need a Zoom break, no problem! All events are optional!
1:30-2:30pm. Young Alumni Panel
This could be you! Recently minted young careerists will share about life since graduation and how their Sloan and Cornell experiences shaped their success. Ample time will be afforded for participant questions.
3:00-3:45pm. Faculty Meet & Greet
Mingle with other visit day attendees and Sloan faculty in small groups. Start creating your “Sloan family” connections now!
Contact us: Laura Yang, Sloan Student Association VP of Recruitment; lcy22@cornell.edu