John McHugh serves as the Chief Pharmacy Officer for HMC. He is responsible for the proactive medical management efficiencies and integrity of clinical operations with HMC’s strategic initiatives. He holds in-depth knowledge of an organization’s operations as well as strategic planning and decision-making processes. His clinical expertise and experience combined with understanding of business operations brings a balance of fiscal and pharmaceutical insight for pharmacy benefit management. Read More...

During his 23-year career span at OptumRx/Catamaran, he held the position of Senior Clinical Consultant. He was accountable for maintaining the optimum level of client satisfaction and retention across the labor and trust Funds assigned to him and part of the account management team.

Mr. McHugh joined NMHC in 1995 where he led the Clinical Department, working as a liaison between Clinical and the Sales and Marketing Departments at NMHC prior to the SXC acquisition. His experience gives him a thorough understanding of current projects, systems and management protocols for cost containment, patient centric care and pharmaceutical therapy outcomes.

Mr. McHugh has in-depth experience in various disciplines of pharmaceutical care and risk management. He has worked as a manager and supervising pharmacist in the environment of both chain and independent pharmacies, becoming a principle managing partner of an independent pharmacy. Mr. McHugh has also served as a consulting pharmacist for drug utilization review issues in long-term care facilities and served as a member of a regional health system’s Institutional Review Board. He was appointed adjunct associate professor in the Pharmacy and Administrative Sciences department of Saint John’s University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions in January of 2008.

He received his pharmacy degree at St. John’s University and his MBA from Dowling College in Oakdale, NY.

As Chief Growth Officer, John Neal is responsible for taking HMC, a nationally recognized health management company, to a new level of scale and profitability as company significantly expands its presence into the Labor and American Worker employer market.Read More...

John works with CEO to integrate renewed branding and messaging with business development, product enhancement, and finance. John has over 20 years of healthcare experience (population health, behavioral health integration, and care/disease management) focused on sustained and meaningful patient/member engagement, provider-payer integration, shared decision-making and education. As a co-founder of Health Dialog, John developed innovative and effective approaches to lowering health care costs pioneering new demand management models for the healthcare market. Recently, he has held leadership and Board positions with companies focused on mental health integration and delivery, including Valley Behavioral Health (SLC, UT), Ginger.io, Quartet, and AbleTo. John is a graduate of Middlebury College. He lives with his wife and 2 girls in Salt Lake City where he is an avid skier and mountain biker, and regularly practices yoga and Crossfit.

Jane Wolfe serves as the Executive Vice President of Clinical Operations and Account Management. In this role, she is responsible for coordination of clinical programs, protocols, and program evaluations for clinical content. Read More...

Jane’s professional background spans 30 years. Within diverse roles in the healthcare industry she has provided nursing, leadership and therapeutic care to organizations, hospitals, families and children. Jane spent 13 years working in medical units and in surgery at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Milwaukee and gained experience working directly with adolescents and their families in crisis. Jane also retains expertise in child and family therapy, inpatient mental health care, residential treatment center foster home and educational training for chemical dependency.

In her role as a Senior Vice President for Health Management Center from 1989 - 2005, she provided clinical supervision, office management, marketing and client relations for the Midwest and Eastern regions.

At HMC HealthWorks, Jane is also involved in marketing, account management, and client relations, and consults with all HMC HealthWorks account managers and employee benefit specialists and Optum RX.

Jane is a frequent speaker at national conferences and guest lecturer at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee to graduate classes in Clinical Social Work. She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in the State of Wisconsin and received her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. Jane holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Clinical Psychology from Cardinal Stritch University. She is also a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers and a Diplomat in Clinical Social Work.

Anna Grant is Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations for the Health and Wellness Division and joined the organization in 2011. She works directly with the clinical team to assist with expansion of services to provide complex care management, disability case management and patient concierge services to clients, members and individuals.Read More...

Throughout her 30 years of experience in the healthcare and nursing field, patient advocacy and patient education continue to remain a strong focus of hers in order for individuals to receive the best of care.

Anna began her clinical career as a Registered Radiologic Technologist and expanded her career to nursing. Her nursing experience includes nursing leadership, emergency room, urgent care, pain management, and health education. In her role as Vice President of Clinical Operations at HMC HealthWorks, she leads her team of certified health coaches and highly-trained nurses to develop and enhance program care in order for individuals to follow and achieve health goals and objectives for improved outcomes.

Anna received her nursing degree from Mount Carmel School of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio, and completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Phoenix.

Staci DeFazio is the Senior Vice President of Marketing & Communications. She oversees all implementation of marketing and communication production and is the liaison between sales and business development and the organization’s clients for all marketing and communications needs.Read More...

Staci brings more than 25 years of experience within the healthcare industry to her position at HMC HealthWorks. She is responsible for strategic execution and brand awareness for the company through its internal and external marketing efforts. She is dedicated to ensuring clients and their population receive consistent messaging and a positive experience to improve health outcomes and reduce client costs.

Proposal development, sales analysis, underwriting and new client implementations also play a key role in the day-to-day operational activities under Staci’s management. She is a certified executive and life coach through the Coaching Federation of America.

Laurie Gioielli is the Vice President of Administration. She is responsible for the administration of several key programs and analysis within the company.Read More...

In her current role at the organization, Laurie oversees and is responsible for the administration of several customized biometric programs, program implementations, data analysis and management. Trend analysis for client reporting and ongoing account retention are also key responsibilities. Laurie ensures the successful management of the company’s accounts through additional responsibilities of ongoing customer service, account management, operations and administrative oversight.

Laurie brings 30 years of experience within the healthcare industry to HMC HealthWorks. She has been involved in a variety of functional areas including corporate administration, such as legal and client receivables, client program administration, database management, data analysis and client reporting. Account management, marketing, product development and project management are also included as part of her expertise.

Within the healthcare industry Laurie has experience in employee assistance and behavioral health, disease management, prescription drug management and PPO network development.

Michelle Smith is the Associate Vice President of Behavioral Health Operations. In this role, she oversees the administration of HMC HealthWorks behavioral health utilization management program, including clinical care management, intake and referrals, provider relations, and claims processing.Read More...

Michelle began her career as a state social worker, and quickly moved into program management. She has over 20 years experience in healthcare administration, development, and operations, serving populations with behavioral health and complex chronic care needs. She has worked in the public sector, non-profit, and commercial markets, and believes in giving back to the community.

Michelle has her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park, and Master’s Degree in Social Work from California State University, Long Beach.

Gregg has been a finance executive and operator in healthcare for over 15 years. He has been integral in helping to launch and grow business that focus on improving lives through access to services and health information and providing support through high-touch, personalized interactions.

Brian has 20 years’ experience delivering secure scalable technology solutions to the Health and Wellness industry. His primary focus has been leveraging the power of data analytics to identify, target, and activate behavior at the individual level. He’s recognized as an industry expert on Healthcare Consumer engagement and his technology platforms have performed billions of personalized interactions.