Current Fellows Cohort

2026 Baldrige Executive Fellows

Emily Brands
Director, Performance Excellence
Sibley Memorial Hospital

Kurt Calman
Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
Rochester Regional Health

Jacqueline Crouch
Director of Quality & Patient Safety, and Quality Informatics 
Valley Children’s Healthcare

James Edwards
Chief Employee Experience Officer
North Texas Emergency Communications Center

Maureen Ezzell
Chief Strategy Officer
Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency

Sharon Fenn
Director of Organizational Development
Southcentral Foundation

Jonathan Flores
City Manager
City of Pharr, TX

Michael Gerusky
Chief Performance and Strategy Officer
Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE)

Ronald Grant Jr
Senior Director of Business and Finance
Metro Technology Centers

MarJean Kennedy
Vice President of Marketing, Development, and Strategy 
WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center

Jennifer Knoulton
Vice President of Community Health and Wellness
Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.

Bridget Lamme
Vice President of Human Resources
Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.

Patrick Ostendarp
Vice President for Innovation and AI Strategy
Rochester Regional Health

Angelique Ramirez
Chief Quality and Transformation Officer
Foundation Health Partners

Girard Simmons
Director of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles and Special Materials Programs
Kansas City National Security Campus

Sarah Zallek
Vice President & Chief Medical Officer
OSF St. Joseph Medical Center