The WellLink Health Alliance board of directors is governed by and consists of hospital, academic and community leaders in Northeast Ohio. The board works to support the association in addressing high-priority healthcare needs and issues in the community that align with WellLink's Member Engagement Committee. The WellLink Health Alliance board consists of trustees at-large who typically meet quarterly.
2025 WellLink Health Alliance Board of Directors

Chair
Joy D. Johnson
Executive Director
Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc.

President & Acting Secretary
Brian Lane, MSHSM, FACHE, FHIMSS, CPHIMS, CSCS
President & CEO
WellLink

Vice Chair
William E. Finn, MBA
President & CEO
Hospice of the Western Reserve

Director
Orion Bell, MBA
President & Chief Executive Officer
Benjamin Rose

Director
Pamela Budak, MSSA, LISW-S
Executive Director of Bluestone Child and Adolescent Hospital

Director
Shannon Fogarty Jerse, Esq.
General Counsel
Sisters of Charity Health System

Director
Julie Idoine, FACHE
Regional Vice President
Select Medical

Director
Anne E. Nelson
Senior Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Academic Programs
Student Services Center: Undergraduate Programs | Graduate Programs | Student Services
Cleveland State University | Monte Ahuja College of Business

Director
Allison Witt Poulios, MPA
Senior Vice President & Chief Government Relations Officer
The MetroHealth System