speaker bios
Jeff Auten, PharmD
Director of Clinical Consulting
Leaf Health
Jeff Auten is the Director of Clinical Consulting for Leaf Health. He is responsible for developing and leading all clinical programs supporting Leaf Health Clients.
Over the past 8 years, Jeff has held multiple positions within Specialty Pharmacies. Prior to his current position at Leaf Health, he was the Pharmacy Manager at Blue Sky Specialty Pharmacy where he oversaw day-to-day operations and business development while providing prior authorization support, copay assistance, and clinical support. Jeff started off his career in 2016 as a Clinical Pharmacist at Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy where he worked closely with 340b programs and oversaw patients with HIV and chronic inflammatory conditions.
Jeff’s area of expertise includes prior authorizations, infusion medications, LDD access and reporting, copay assistance, and alternative funding.
Jeff holds a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from Wingate University School of Pharmacy.
Corey Belken, PharmD
Senior Employer Account Executive
Genentech, Inc.
Dr. Corey Belken is a National Account Executive and has been a pivotal member of Genentech’s Employer Team for over five years. In this role, the team collaborates with key stakeholders to provide vital information and tools aimed at enhancing the patient journey for complex diseases, thereby maximizing outcomes and reducing overall care costs. As a dedicated pharmacist, Corey's primary focus is to ensure that every patient has equitable access to timely, accurate diagnoses and the most effective treatments available.
Before rejoining Genentech, Corey served as the Vice President of Strategic Product Initiatives at the Health Transformation Alliance, the nation’s largest not-for-profit independent employer benefits coalition. In this capacity, he developed and implemented a comprehensive specialty pharmacy management strategy for over 50 employer and health plan member companies.
With over twenty years of experience in managed care pharmacy, Corey has specialized in specialty pharmacy, pharmacy benefit management, drug manufacturing, and benefits consulting for large and jumbo employers. He has held various leadership roles in business development, clinical account management, and consulting at organizations such as Express Scripts/CuraScript, The Burchfield Group, Artemetrx, and Archimedes.
Dr. Belken holds a Doctorate of Pharmacy degree from The University of Minnesota, where he continues to contribute as an instructor and preceptor. He also holds a BS in Chemistry from Wartburg College. Corey resides with his wife, Karla, and their children, Josie (16) and Bryce (12), in Prior Lake, Minnesota.
Mary Ann Carlisle
Chief Revenue Officer & Chief Operating Officer
ELMCRx Solutions
Mary Ann joined ELMC in 2015 as Executive Vice President, focused on Marketing and Operations. She has extensive experience as a senior operation, relationship management, and strategy professional responsible for driving opportunity in a variety of industries. Mary Ann began her insurance career in the legal compliance department of Comprehensive Benefits, where she met Richard Fleder. She also joined him at Thesco/T&H Group where she remained for 12 years, becoming leader of the Benefits practice. Mary Ann worked in financial services for several years before moving into the non-profit sector as Executive Director for a Philadelphia area scholarship organization. From there she was recruited to build the corporate sales channel at a large local communications company. Mary Ann has led the prescription drug companies at ELMC since 2018. She has built out the specialty drug programs and overseen the growth in these programs. Mary Ann also managed the rebuild of the Tesser platform. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and sociology from Mount Holyoke College.
Kelly Chillingworth
Managing Partner
Integrity RX Partners
Chris Condeluci, Esq.
Washington Counsel
Self-Insurance Institute of America, Inc.
Christopher E. Condeluci is Washington Counsel for the Self-Insurance Institute of America, Inc. Chris previously served as Tax and Benefits Counsel to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. During his time on the Finance Committee, Chris participated in the development of portions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including the new health insurance Exchanges, the State insurance reforms, and the new taxes enacted under the law. He is one of the few senior Congressional staffers who actively participated in the health reform debate to join the private sector since the law’s enactment, and as a result, he possesses a unique level of expertise on matters relating to tax law, ERISA, and the ACA.
John Cooper
Chief Growth Officer
S&S Health
Trevor Daer
President/Founder
Granite Peak Analytics, LLC
Trevor has spent his entire professional career in employee benefits, starting at one of the largest privately-held Third Party Administrators in 2009. After learning the ropes of self-insurance and risk-mitigation, he took over as the Director of Prescription Services in 2014 where he fueled the growth of a fledgling cost-plus mail order solution. During this time, he oversaw more than 100 PBM transitions from historically opaque and high-cost options to net-cost focused transparent pharmacy solutions. This experience and the positive results delivered to his customers (saving millions for plans and patients) led to a passion for helping educate others on the nuances that permeate today’s prescription benefit industry. Trevor turned this passion into a pharmacy consulting business, Granite Peak Analytics, in 2019 and hasn’t looked back. Granite Peak Analytics currently provides pharmacy consulting for over 80,000 patient lives across the United States. His experience in self-insured health plans, community pharmacy, and mail-order operations provides a holistic view of pharmacy benefits, eliminating traditional silos that may reduce prescription costs, but increase medical spending or negatively impact patient care. Trevor is sought after speaker on the complex topic of pharmacy benefits along with a licensed producer and benefits consultant.
Sabine Enright, PharmD
Lead, Integration Payer Business Unit
Ascella Health
Richard Fleder
CEO
ELMCRx Solutions
Richard Fleder is an active leader in the health insurance industry with almost 50 years of experience and a passion for innovating cost-containment solutions. Richard has recently purchased and is growing his latest project, ELMCRx Solutions, a consolidator of Rx service point solutions.
Richard began his career in 1975 at Tanenbaum-Harber a New York City based insurance broker. Richard’s journey as a healthcare leader began in 1978 with the creation of Comprehensive Benefit Service Company, which would grow to be the largest TPA in the Northeast before its sale to EBP Healthplans. Then, in 1995, Richard developed Thesco Benefits, one of the largest independent benefit broker/consulting firms in the country. With an investment from Olympus Partners, he merged Thesco into the T&H Group and successfully exited this business after a 2010 sale to Blackstone. Most recently, Richard created, operated and in 2023 sold ELMC Risk Solutions which had consolidated stop-loss and HMO reinsurance MGUs.
Richard graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in 1976. Shortly thereafter, he received the CLU designation from the American College. Richard has been a member of the Board of Directors of Oxford Health Plans New York HMO as well as Unimerica Insurance Company of New York, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group. He has been a member of the National Advisory Councils of Aetna, CIGNA, HealthNet, and UnitedHealthcare. Richard is experienced in working with Private Equity and serves on the Board of Directors of S&S Healthcare (a portfolio company of Lovell Minnick Partners) and The Difference Card (a portfolio company of Northlane Capital).
Robert J. Gilkin, RPh, MBA
SVP, Trade & Specialty Strategy
Ascella Health
Christine Johnston, MBA
Co-Founder and President
Foundational Pharmacy
Christine Johnston is a co-founder and president at Foundational Pharmacy Strategies. Christine has been a consultant for over 20 years, focusing on pharmacy benefit management. Raised by two pharmacists, she understands the value of the pharmacy benefit to an employee. She is an accomplished Pharmacy Benefit Leader and Consultant with a demonstrated history of managing costs and improving processes. Prior to founding FPS, Christine led a small pass-through PBM. Christine is committed to bringing down the overall cost of care so that people don't have to choose between groceries and medicines.
Joseph E. Jurewicz, MBA, CIC
Senior Vice President, Pharmacy Consulting
Alliant Employee Benefits
Ted Levy
Vice President of Sales
Health Delegates
Ted Levy brings over 25 years of specialized experience in Rebate Aggregation, Specialty Pharmacy, and 340B Discount Drug Programs. For more than a decade, Ted has served as the Vice President of Sales at Health Delegates, where he leads the sales efforts, manages the rebate analysis process, and oversees contract negotiations.
Ted is known for his consultative sales approach, which begins with a deep understanding of client needs and is followed by delivering tailored recommendations rooted in industry expertise and best practices. His ability to build and maintain long-standing business relationships has earned him a solid reputation within the industry.
Before his tenure at Health Delegates, Ted was a Principal in a specialty pharmacy that was successfully sold to a publicly traded company. Additionally, he served as Vice President and led one of the industry’s pioneering 340B contract pharmacies specializing in oncology.
Anthony Masotto
EVP and General Manager
Drexi
Anthony Masotto, a seasoned Pharmacy professional, assumes the role of Executive Vice President and General Manager at Drexi Pharmacy. With over a decade of extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry, Anthony leads with a client-centric mentality, genuinely prioritizing the savings Drexi provides to both its members and clients. His expertise spans Sales, Insurance, Account Management, Leadership, and Health Insurance, as he remains steadfast in driving business growth and cultivating strategic partnerships.
Having earned a Bachelor of Arts degree focused on International Business from Colgate University, Anthony has honed his skills through various roles at esteemed organizations, including Sunlife Financial Remedy Analytics and ELMCRx. His dedication to the self-funded community and broker distribution channel has been instrumental in providing nationwide pharmacy cost containment solutions.
Anthony is an active member of prestigious industry associations such as the Self-Insurance Institute of America and the Society of Professional Benefit Administrators. His expertise and leadership have solidified his reputation as a trusted authority in the field, making him an invaluable asset to Drexi Pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry as a whole.
Joe Morse
Chief Executive Officer
OutcomeRx
Joe serves as CEO of OutcomeRx. With 28 years in the healthcare industry, Joe has worked with every key stakeholder to align and deliver patient-centric solutions and services.
In 2006, he co-founded Therigy, LLC and served as President & CEO, overseeing its consulting and technology solutions for pharmacies, payors, and manufacturers. Prior to Therigy, he held the position of Vice President of Business & Corporate Development at the Aetna Specialty Pharmacy. Previously he served as Vice President of Business & Corporate Development with Priority Healthcare, where he applied his managed care expertise. Joe began his career at Accenture as a Manager in the Health Services Practice working with national and regional health plans on strategy, technology, and managed care initiatives.
Joe received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Florida. He has served and supported the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society for over 15 years. Joe collaborates with industry colleagues by serving on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy as well as the Cell & Gene Task Force for the Self-Insurance Institute of America (SIIA).
Erin O’Mara, PharmD
Lead Pharmacist, Pharmacy Operations
HM Insurance Group
Erin O’Mara, BS, PharmD, received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from Allegheny College and a Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Doctor of Pharmacy with an area of concentration in research from the University of Pittsburgh. She has an extensive background in research, which started during her undergraduate studies at Allegheny College and continued with a focus on immunology during her time in pharmacy school. Her experience includes retail pharmacy, home infusion pharmacy, and ambulatory care in an outpatient cardiac clinic in Pittsburgh. She is currently the Lead Pharmacist at HM Insurance Group, helping to anticipate how current and future pharmaceutical treatment options may contribute to the financial risks of partners and clients.
Dave Parker
Vice President, Sales and Marketing
TrueScripts Management Services
Dave Parker is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for TrueScripts Management Services, a fully transparent and leading-edge prescription benefit management company. His entrepreneurial spirit, visionary mindset, and rich history in the health benefits space are the key drivers behind Dave’s success.
Dave is committed to helping employers curb rapidly rising healthcare costs while guiding members through the challenging and complex maze of healthcare. He also has a passion for developing future talent in the industry along with growing key strategic relationships.
With more than 38 years of healthcare experience in Third Party Administrative services, Stop Loss, and Prescription Benefit Management, and 30 years of leadership experience in sales, marketing, and client management, Dave is no stranger to the ins and outs of the industry.
Brian Shonat
Senior Vice President, Business Development
Navion (Formerly AlignRx)
As a pharmacy benefit consultant with Navion, Brian brings a unique perspective and unwavering passion to his work in the healthcare space. As a hemophiliac, Brian has experienced the challenges of inaccessible and unaffordable healthcare firsthand, which fuels his dedication to providing solutions that ignite positive change. His personal experience makes him a natural advocate for Navion's mission.
Over the past ten years, Brian has demonstrated a proven ability to connect clients with innovative technology, solutions, and consulting services that drive success and growth for businesses while lowering healthcare costs for patients.
At Navion, Brian cultivates key relationships with Benefit Consultants, TPAs, Captives, and Employer Groups by understanding their pain points and leveraging the expertise and services at Navion to bring savings and more positive healthcare experiences to those they serve. He envisions Navion as the solution to the many broken or overcomplicated layers of the pharmacy industry, striving to eliminate problems and help people live better, healthier lives.
As Navion continues to reduce pharmacy costs for clients, Brian takes pride in enabling them to invest their savings back into their businesses and people, fostering growth and positive change in the industry.
