Position Spotlight

Kerry grew up in a small town in upstate New York and moved to Nashville during high school. He attended Indiana University and graduated with a degree in finance and accounting. Out of college, he worked at Ernst & Young in Chicago for a few years before moving into a role in management consulting with AArete, where he was introduced to healthcare and process improvement for both health insurers and health systems.   Kerry moved back to Nashville in 2021 and has been at Contessa for two and a half years working to help grow Contessa’s health system partnerships as a…

Valerie was born and raised in Texas, and after graduating high school as valedictorian, she attended Harding University in Arkansas, where she received a bachelor’s degree in social work. From there, she worked at a Memphis-based nonprofit that provided transitional housing and other case management services to pregnant young women and their children that were experiencing homelessness.  Obtaining her master’s degree required a move to Nashville, TN. After completing the program, she stayed in the area for several years working in short-term rehab and long-term care, which she grew to love. She currently resides in Memphis, TN with her husband…

Lauren lives in Middlefield, CT with her husband Brenton, their two boys, Jack (6), Ben (3) and their dog Leo. She earned a bachelor’s degree in healthcare management from the University of Connecticut and her MBA from the University of Tampa. Before starting with Contessa in March of 2022, she spent the last decade working in contract analytics at Aetna. She enjoys traveling, drinking coffee and crafts with her boys.   What does a Manager of Medical Economics do at Contessa?  The Medical Economics team is responsible for creating episode-based pricing proposals. To do this we analyze historical payer data and…

Amanda has spent most of her life living in Bucks County, PA. She attended the University of Pittsburgh and graduated with a Bachelor of Natural Sciences degree. During her time at the university, she spent time volunteering at hospitals, as well as participating in healthcare-based research and volunteering as an EMT. Her fulfilling experiences pushed her into the nursing field, so following her first degree, she pursued a Bachelor of Nursing at Thomas Jefferson University and graduated in 2015.  Most of her nursing career has been at Penn State Hershey Medical Center as a bedside nurse, where she spent the…

Deidra has been a registered nurse for 31 years and started her career in a small rural hospital where she was cross-trained in all departments. She became an emergency medical technician (EMT) in 2001, and advanced to assistant director of that service, which she retired from in 2019.   Deidra joined Marshfield Clinic Health System as a nurse in 2001. She first worked on a post-operative unit servicing orthopedic, gynecology and urology patients until 2013. She then took a role in the education department, helping to onboard new hire RNs. In 2016, Deidra had the opportunity to join Contessa as its…

Shayne was born and raised in the Pittsburgh, PA area, and grew up about 45 minutes north of the city in a town called Butler, PA. He went to Butler County Community College to obtain his associate degree in nursing and then attended Slippery Rock University for his bachelor’s in nursing.   Shayne has experience in nearly every kind of nursing, from skilled nursing to med-surg, to telemetry, critical care, PACU and emergency nursing. Although he loved being a nurse on the hospital floor, his heart and soul pushed him to find a more fulfilling way to help patients. This led…

Eddie was born and raised in New Jersey. He graduated from Rutgers University in 2012, earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in sociology. He has been with Contessa Health since the partnership with Mount Sinai launched in 2017. In his free time, he loves to travel, work out, and spend time with family and friends.   What does a Team Lead do at Contessa?  A team lead is responsible for managing the daily job requirements of our admission partners (APs). We coordinate schedules, update any market news, and implement set workflows in screening and admissions with the team.…

Wednesday has been a palliative care nurse practitioner (NP) with Contessa since December 2021. She earned her BSN from NYU and her MSN from Hunter Bellevue Graduate School of Nursing. She was a registered nurse for 15 years before becoming a nurse practitioner. She worked as an inpatient nurse at NYU Langone for two years and at VNSNY Home Care Infusion/CHHA for 8 years; she also held a position as a Field Nurse Supervisor, and most recently worked in palliative nursing and research before transitioning to an NP role.  What does a palliative care nurse practitioner do at Contessa?  A…

Annie grew up in Pittsburgh, PA and moved to Nashville in 2014. She first worked as a nurse at Vanderbilt while attending graduate school at Belmont University. Following that, she worked as a hospitalist nurse practitioner prior to joining Contessa in June of 2020, where she serves as the Clinical Director of Care Management.   She is married to her husband Jordan, who is a songwriter, and has a 1.5-year-old daughter and 2 dogs. She and her husband love traveling, music and anything outdoors.   What does a clinical director of care management do at Contessa? I assist with overall clinical strategy across…

Chris began his career in the medical field as a registered nurse serving patients in the Cardiac Care Step-Down Unit where he provided care to individuals transitioning out of the ICU who require additional care and attention. He then worked as a Critical Care Registered Nurse providing care to patients in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit before landing his role as a Recovery Care Coordinator (RCC) with Contessa at Prisma Health Home Recovery Care.  Chris enjoys spending time with his family and friends and is passionate about staying active, fit and healthy.  What does an RCC do at Contessa? In…