WellLink's board of directors helps support Northeast Ohio hospital advocacy initiatives by focusing efforts on areas that benefit the healthcare community from a regional approach. The board is governed by community leaders and administrators from hospitals and healthcare systems in Northeast Ohio who meet quarterly and are responsible for all business of the association.
Meeting dates for WellLink's board can be found on the event calendar.
WellLink's 2025 Board of Directors
Chair
Jill Dietrich Mellon JD, MBA, FACHE
Executive Director & CEO
VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System
President & Secretary
Brian Lane MSHSM, FACHE, FHIMSS, CPHIMS, CSCS
President & CEO
WellLink
Chair, WellLink Health Alliance Board
Joy D. Johnson
Executive Director
Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc.
Chair, HealthComp, Inc. Board
Christopher McKenna
Managing Director
Carleton McKenna & Company LLC
Vice Chair, HealthComp Inc. Board
Sandeep Palakodeti MD, MPH
President and Founder
DSP Health
Chair, Finance & Investment Committees
Bill Chorba CPA, CGMA
CFO & VP of Finance, Benefits & Insurance
CBIZ, Inc.
Board Director
Christine Alexander-Rager MD
President & CEO
The MetroHealth System
Board Director
Valda Clark Christian JD, CHC, CHPC
Senior Vice President and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer
OhioHealth
Board Director
Teresa Dews M.D.
President
Cleveland Clinic Euclid Hospital
Board Director
Ralph Dise
President
Dise & Company
Board Director
Michael J. Goar
President & CEO
Sisters of Charity Health System
Board Director
Derrick Hollings CPA
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
The MetroHealth System
