PSHP Leadership Team
Our Puget Sound Health Partners executive team is the leadership of our organization and guide our everyday activities. They have multiple years of experience in the health care industry and are dedicated to creating the best Medicare Advantage plan options for you.
April Golenor - Chief Executive Officer
email me | 253-517-4312
- Passionate customer advocate
- Over 20 years health care experience with 11+ years in managed care and Medicare Advantage
- Extensive leadership experience including roles as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer in managed care organizations
- Big 4 auditing experience
- BS, California State University
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Villanova University
Zachary Smulski, MBA, CPA, FLMI - Chief Financial Officer
email me | 253-517-4336
- 15 years of health care experience, 10 years with health plans and 5 years with providers
- 7 years of CFO experience with health plan and providers
- Healthcare consultant for hospitals, provider groups, health insurers and third-party administrators
- Experience working with Medicare plans including Supplements, SELECT, Choices, and Advantage
- Managed care experience working for Blue Cross-Blue Shield Medicaid and commercial plans
- Published commentary in King County Medical Society Bulletin
- MBA from University of Washington
Hugh Straley, MD - Chief Medical Officer
email me | 253-517-4325
- 30 years of managed care experience focused on quality enhancement
- Demonstrated effective leadership through various leadership positions at Group Health, including five years as President of Group Health Permanente
- Recognized for extensive leadership in community affairs
- Appointed Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medcine
- MD, University of Washington
- BA, Yale University
Christine Turner - Director of Network Development & Sales
email me | 253-517-4334
- 20 years experience working as a leader in the health care industry, focused primarily on negotiating and managing contractual relationships for not-for-profit and for-profit managed care organizations
- Extensive experience integrating health plan and provider operations
- Diverse project management work with 130+ physician, multi-specialty medical group
- Director of operations for physician owned managed care organization
- BA, University of Washington
Diana Elser - Director of Strategy & Business Development
email me | 253-517-4344
- Over 25 years experience in health care organizations including a state medical society, national health care reform think tank, large mixed model health maintenance organization, clinic management internship, rural health care demonstration grant
- 16 years experience designing and providing market assessment and competitor information for executive leaders to inform strategic planning and business development
- 10 years experience conducting market research to inform customer experience management, member/non-member profiles, and product development
- Expert at synthesizing and translating complex information into plain English, emphasizing what’s germane and actionable
- Extensive public policy and political experience in K-12 public education as elected school board trustee (4 terms)
- BA, Utah State University, graduate work in business