40 Under 40

July 23, 2024

Congratulations to the winners of the inaugural Healthcare Purchasing News 40 Under 40 Awards! The winners represent some of the best, brightest, and hardest working young people in the industry.

This year’s class comes from all different backgrounds and works across Healthcare Purchasing News’ many verticals. As you read you will find winners who work supply chain, sterile processing, infection prevention, and more. Whatever path their career has taken them, they are truly contributing to their organization’s success.

On behalf of the entire team here at Healthcare Purchasing News, I want to congratulate our winners and I am so excited to see what they do to continue to help innovate and advance healthcare.

Chris Driscoll, VP & Market Leader, Healthcare

Jennifer Hunt

East Tennessee State University

Graduate Program Coordinator and Academic Advisor

 

Mario Zamarripa

HonorHealth

Director of Supply Chain Management

 

Claudia Pacheco

Communities Lifting Communities / Hospital Association of Southern California

Health Equity Program Manager

 

Justin Klinfelter

NorthShore – Edward-Elmhurst Health

System Assistant Vice President, Category Management

 

Krystal Westmoreland

Ascension

Regional Director, Sterile Processing

 

Ashley Shepherd

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Senior Manager of Value Analysis

 

Katie Sauber

MultiCare Health System

System Director of Contracting and Strategic Sourcing & Corporate Counsel of Myriadd Supply

 

Kevin Phelps

Northeast Georgia Medical Center

Executive Director, Supply Chain Management

 

Ryan Burke

Pandion Alliance

Vice President, Strategic Sourcing

 

Tiffany McCarthy

UPMC Shadyside Hospital

Supervisor/Educator Central Sterile Processing

 

Brandon Meachem

Georgia Vision Institute

Surgery Center Director

 

Rebecca Peplau

MaineGeneral Medical Center

Manager - Sterile Processing

 

Sarah Catania

Chastain Surgery Center

Inventory Manager and Administration Manager

 

Joshua Yisrael

OU Health

Administrative Director, Inventory Control

 

Cameron Evans

Good Samaritan

Supply Chain Purchasing and Receiving Manager

 

Clara Whitney

Caribou Medical Center

Infection Preventionist/Occupational Health Nurse

 

Sarah B. Cruz, CSPDT, CRCST, CIS, CHL

The Bone and Joint Institute

CS Quality & Education Program Development Coordinator

 

Devin Sumaoang

UW Medicine

Supply Chain Director/Site Lead

 

Kate Polczynski

Geisinger

Vice President, Enterprise Supply Chain

 

Jessica Gehrke

Froedtert & Medical College

Manager, Value Analysis

 

Amanda Hayes

Sioux Falls VA Medical Center

Asst. Chief SPS

 

Heather Duffy

Sioux Falls VA Medical Center

Chief, SPS

 

Carmen Henriksen

Sioux Falls VA Medical Center

RMD Coordinator

 

Eric Swaim

HealthTrust Performance Group

Vice President, Strategic Sourcing

 

Julia Anthony

SOLUtion Medical, LLC

CSO

 

Jennifer Bender

PDI
Healthcare Science Liaison

 

Dustin Dzwonkowski

Belimed, Inc.

Co-CEO/Chief Commercial Officer

 

Rebecca Hou

Vizient

Environmental Sustainability Program Manager

 

Drew Mays

Alliant Purchasing

Senior Vice President, Member Success

 

Lindsay E. Collazo

University of Miami Health System (UHealth)

Director, Supplier Diversity

 

Josh Andrade

HonorHealth

Director, Supply Chain Management

 

Vetannie Morton

Hospital Association of Southern California

Coordinator of Diversity, Health Equity, and Inclusion Programs

 

Tasha Acevedo

Montefiore Nyack Hospital

Support Service Asst Director

 

Brandon Gottlieb

Artesia General Hospital

Director of Plant Ops

 

Ashlee Harden

Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority

Assistant Chief Pharmacist

 

Aditya Sanjeevi

Rochester General Hospital

Internal Medicine Resident

 

Ashley Wilson

Children’s National Health System

Executive Director of Supply Chain Services

 

Kerrie Guerrero

Houston Methodist

Vice President/Chief Nursing Officer

 

Truly Garcia

Memorial Hospital of Carbon County

Materials / Purchasing Tech

 

Nish Parekh

Omnicell

Senior Vice President, Chief Product Officer