Denise Anderson, PhD, MPH, is the inaugural Executive Director of the Center for Health Equity & Wellbeing – New Jersey’s Public Health Institute. What is the purpose of a Public Health Institute? With New Jersey on board, there are now more than 40 public health institutes across the nation. The purpose is multi-faceted and can…Read More…

Angela Starkweather, PhD, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, is Dean and Professor of Rutgers School of Nursing. The school is a member of the Quality Institute’s Education Council.  You’re stepping into this role at a pivotal time for nursing. Can you share one major goal for the school? One of our main goals is addressing the nursing shortage because…Read More…

Gregory Paulson, CEO, Trenton Health Team, is a member of the Quality Institute’s Community and Social Support Council. Trenton Health Team, a New Jersey designated Regional Health Hub, recently helped the City of Trenton earn the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Prize, a national recognition of communities driving systemic improvements in health and…Read More…

Nicole McQuillen, MSW, LCSW, Senior Vice President, Children and Family Services at CarePlus NJ and CEO of Paradigm School System. CarePlus NJ, a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic, is a member of the Quality Institute’s Provider Council. How does Paradigm fit into your broader mission? Paradigm School System extends our mission by directly integrating education…Read More…

Fay Cobb Payton, PhD, MBA, Executive Director of the Institute for Data, Research and Innovation Science (IDRIS) at Rutgers University – Newark. IDRIS is a member of the Quality Institute’s Education Council. What inspired Rutgers University to launch IDRIS? IDRIS was launched as part of Rutgers University Academic Affairs’ broader Roadmaps to Excellence initiative, which…Read More…

Dan Holub, Director of Research and Economic Services for the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), a member of the Quality Institute’s Purchaser Council. What does the NJEA, which represents 200,000 members, see as its top one or two health care issues? One of the biggest issues for us is the School Employees’ Health Benefits Plan….Read More…

You just marked ten years as President and CEO of the Quality Institute. With a background in law, health insurance, and government, what inspired you to join the Quality Institute, and what continues to motivate you today? The Quality Institute excels in two areas critically important to me: connecting people and making things better. When…Read More…

Chuck Cerniglia, Executive Director, UnitedHealthcare of New Jersey. UnitedHealthcare and UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of New Jersey are members of the Quality Institute’s Plan Council. The Quality Institute recently publicly shared its top health care policy priorities for New Jersey with the two Gubernatorial candidates. From UnitedHealthcare’s perspective, what is the most pressing health care issue…Read More…

Alexandra Nelson, DNP, RN, FACHE, Service Line Director, Maternal & Infant Health, Capital Health, a member of the Quality Institute’s Provider Council System Level. Kelly LaMonica, DNP, Labor and Delivery Nurse Manager at Penn Medicine Princeton Health, a member of the Quality Institute’s Provider Council.  What motivated your hospital to join the Raising the Bar…Read More…

Emily Davies, MPA, Policy Fellow at the Quality Institute. Can you tell us about yourself and what drew you to the Quality Institute? The Quality Institute’s approach to policy change through multi-sector engagement resonates with my own personal values of collaboration — of thinking about how we can break down barriers to work together to…Read More…