Kailani Amine is a Director at the Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (WCAAP). She oversees the Washington Child Health Improvement Partnership (WA-CHIP) with key partners to advance the health and well-being of all children in the state. She is responsible for the planning, development, and implementation of clinic-facing initiatives and community engagement strategies that are informed by pediatric providers and community voices.

Prior to joining WCAAP, Kailani worked at Shriners Children’s Hawaii supporting their Rehabilitation Services Department and Plant Facilities Department. She earned a bachelor’s degree in public health at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a master’s degree in health administration from the University of Washington.

During her time in the program, Kailani led the University of Washington MHA case competition team at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, placing third out of 41 nationally accredited teams in 2022. Kailani is excited to create meaningful opportunities and foster community for MHA alumni and current students.

Abisayo Ariwoola is an experienced leader with proven success in streamlining operations and scaling innovative health care products. Abisayo is a project manager on Sutter Health’s Design & Innovation team, focused on scaling the health system’s first endeavor in value-based primary care. She has successfully expanded Tera, a virtual primary care model that leverages a care team consisting of a provider, nurse, advanced practitioner, and health coach. Previously, Abisayo completed an administrative fellowship with Sutter Health’s Surgery Center Division and walk-in care service lines. She also served as the interim assistant administrator of Stanislaus Surgical Hospital. During her time, she was able to stabilize the hospital’s core operations, manage the off-site imaging center and consolidate hospital-owned leases.

Abisayo holds a bachelor’s degree with certificates in entrepreneurship and global health from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master of Health Administration from the University of Washington. During her academic career, she served on several student and professional organization boards, including as secretary of the African Students’ Association at UW-Madison and as finance chair of the Master of Health Administration Student Association at the University of Washington.

Hi, I’m Khadija Aweis, a health care professional with a passion for innovation, equity, and impactful change in the health care industry. I’m currently a Growth Executive at Diligent Robotics in Seattle, where I lead new hospital client sales, driving revenue growth. My role also involves managing strategic relationships and developing use case libraries to maximize client value and ROI.

Before this, I was an Account Manager at Quilted Health, where I spearheaded sales efforts for SaaS product lines and established strong relationships with hundreds of midwives. I played a key role in launching the first midwifery managed service organization, which was an incredibly rewarding experience. My efforts led to increased adoption of our offerings and improved payment parity for midwives, enhancing profitability and satisfaction.

I completed the UW MHA program in 2020 and had the privilege of enriching internships at Premera Blue Cross and the University of Washington Medical Center, where I focused on strategic development and health equity. Prior to the MHA program, I did my undergrad at UMD in Community Health. My early career as a Healthcare IT Analyst at ESAC helped me identify my desire for professional growth and pursing the MHA.

As a member of the MHA alumni board, I’m excited to bring my health tech experience to the program, engage with students, and support diversity and inclusion initiatives.  I can’t wait to connect with more UW Alumni!

Hanna Dinh graduated from the University of Washington in 2014 with two bachelor’s degrees in public health and medical anthropology and global health. She then pursued her UW MHA graduate degree and completed her studies in 2016. After graduation, she started as a clinic manager for the Puyallup Clinic at Sea Mar Community Health Centers. She then transitioned into the Quality Department where she served as the quality/clinical outcomes manager for three years. The programs she oversaw included the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) recognition certification; Meaningful Use; patient portal utilization; and cancer prevention for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screenings. Hanna is currently a project manager/internal consultant at UW Medicine where she provides project management services to support the successful development, evaluation, and implementation of key programs within UW Medicine’s Telehealth strategy. Hanna has experience in clinic operations, quality improvement, project management and leading multiple teams in various programs to meet quality and organizational goals.

Outside of UW Medicine, Hanna has stayed connected with the UW School of Public Health by serving as the alumni relations officer for the Public Health-Global Health Major Alumni Council from 2018 to 2020. She maintains a long involvement with Vietnam Health Clinic, a student-led nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health care access in low-resource communities in Vietnam, while promoting proactive learning and firsthand experience in primary care for the student members. She also served as the student affairs director from 2020 to 2021 before transitioning to secretary on the board of directors. She brings her alumni, board, and student relations experience into the MHA Alumni Association Board to drive engagement with the student and alumni communities.

Victor Kao is the Director of Capital Strategy and Execution at UCSF Health in San Francisco, CA. He leads capital projects that support delivery system, space, and capacity strategies across the UCSF Health enterprise.

Before joining UCSF Health, Victor spent eight years at Kaiser Permanente in Northern California. During his tenure, he worked in delivery system strategy, medical group operational consulting, and corporate strategy. He played a key role in Kaiser Permanente’s expansion into Monterey County, where a new Kaiser facility is set to open in 2025.

Victor graduated from UC San Diego in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science in Management Science and a minor in Health Care and Social Issues. He then worked in the biotech industry for two years before being accepted into the University of Washington’s Master of Health Administration program as a full-scholarship student, graduating in 2015. In the program, he served as the Treasurer and Quality Improvement Officer for Student Health Initiative for Access (SHIFA) and as the Community Engagement Director for the UW MHA Student Association.

During his graduate studies, Victor completed both his Administrative Internship and Fellowship at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, WA. There, he managed the Infectious Disease practice and collaborated with senior leadership on projects related to strategy, business development, and operational excellence.

Victor enjoys mentoring MHA students and building connections between students and professionals in the field. He looks forward to serving on the board and continuing to foster student and alumni relationships.

Devoted Husky and UW MHA alumna, Jenessa brings her unwavering commitment to health care access to her work at LeanTaaS, a healthcare technology company leveraging AI to optimize hospital services. Her passion for health care fuels her work, and she’s thrilled to be serving on the UW MHA Alumni board. In this position she hopes to strengthen the regional network of alumni and elevate the program’s status as a top program for shaping health care leaders.

At LeanTaaS, she plays a key leadership role as co-chair of the Women in Tech affinity group, fostering a community of over 100 members. Prior to joining the company, Jenessa honed her skills through an Administrative Fellowship at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill and an internship at UCHealth in Denver, Colorado.

Beyond her professional pursuits, Jenessa actively contributes to the San Francisco community through her involvement with the Junior League. When she’s not driving positive change in healthcare or volunteering, she enjoys running. Jenessa also holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Carroll College.

Hanh Pan is the Director for the Post-Acute and Palliative Care programs at UW Medicine. In her role, she is responsible for the strategy and operational improvement for both programs, collaboration with teams across the enterprise to enhance care transitions for patients needing post-acute services, overseeing the performance of community partners in the UW Medicine Post-Acute Care Network, and co-leading initiatives to expand access to Palliative Care to patients and families. Prior to her current role, Hanh led process improvement and innovation efforts for the UW Primary Care clinics.

Before coming to the UW MHA Program, Hanh earned her bachelor’s degree in biology from Oregon State University and a certificate in biomedical ethics, with the intent to go on to pursue medicine. Following graduation, she worked as a research assistant at Oregon Health & Science University where she found that her passion in health care was better aligned with the business and operations side than direct clinical care. 

Since graduating from the UW MHA program, Hanh has stayed involved in several capacities, including participating in alumni panels for admitted students, serving on panels for mock interviews and capstone oral exams, and being a preceptor for a capstone team. She is excited to expand her involvement to include alumni and to work with the board to boost engagement and drive deeper connections between alumni, current students, and prospective students.

Sam Rosu is passionate about transforming health care with technology to better serve the needs of patients and clinicians. She recently started as the Professional Services Manager for Diligent Robotics, a health care robotics start-up based in Austin, TX.

Prior to that, Sam worked at MultiCare Health System as a Product Manager after completing an administrative fellowship with the system. As a Product Manager, Sam was responsible for a variety of digital health initiatives from creating a consumer-facing mobile app for MultiCare’s retail health division to partnering with Zipline on bringing drone delivery to support MultiCare’s growing footprint. She also continued to support MultiCare’s administrative fellowship program by volunteering as the Recruitment Chair.

Sam received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master of Health Administration from the University of Washington. During her time in the MHA program, Sam served as the Vice President of the UW MHA Student Association and participated in multiple case competitions. She is excited to join the MHA Alumni Board to continue to strengthen Alumni/Student relations and better serve the UW MHA program.

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Tony To is a second generation Vietnamese American, born and raised in Everett, WA. He graduated from the University of Washington with BAs in both Psychology and Communication. After working a couple years in clinical research at Seattle Children’s Research Institute, he went back to UW and graduated from the MHA Day Program in 2022. In his time with the program, he served as the 2021-2022 UW MHASA President for his cohort and placed as a finalist for the OSU First-Year Healthcare Case Competition in 2021. He also served as part of the Dean’s Advisory Council for Students (DACS) and was a Student Ambassador for the program during student recruitment season.

He currently works for Atlas Healthcare Partners (Atlas HP), one of the fastest growing ASC management companies in the country. As the Program Manager for Strategy & Growth, he supports new growth and leads strategic planning for existing and new joint venture partnerships. He is also responsible for developing and implementing best practices to drive efficient and effective scalable processes across those joint ventures and markets.

Outside of Atlas HP, Tony co-founded a non-profit called FIRST (Fostering Inclusive Resources for Student Transformation), with its mission to bridge the gap of access to educational and career opportunities for first generation high school students by leveraging mentorship, building community and unlocking unimaginable aspirations. Tony is passionate about providing more equitable resources for high school students and wants to support the career journeys for students across the country.