She has responsibility over nursing clinical leadership, operational, and quality performance of the unit. Hayleigh began her career at Regions Hospital. he has spent seven years in staff roles on the Trauma/Surgical Unit and Trauma/Neuro Intensive Care unit and leadership roles as Clinical Resource Lead and Inpatient Nursing Supervisor before moving into her current position. Hayleigh passion is in developing others and leads with a focus on advancing the clinical practice of nursing. Hayleigh received her Master of Healthcare Administration from the University of Minnesota and Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from the University of Missouri.

Last summer, she did her residency at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, CO. She worked with the Senior Director for Oncology Services on projects related to access, patient safety, and population health. Alli recently received a first-place award in the ACHE Richard J. Stull Student Essay Contest for her essay entitled “Developing a Sustainable Healthcare Delivery Workforce in the Wake of COVID-19.” Following graduation, Alli will be returning to UCHealth for her Administrative Fellowship.

In her role as Vice President of Home and Community Services at Allina Health in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Julia leads operations and strategy for several service lines, including home health, hospice, community geriatric medicine, palliative care, and home hospital care. Julia holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master of Healthcare Administration from the University of Minnesota.

As an undergraduate student, Ruth was compelled by the problem of misaligned economic incentives and how this misalignment makes it difficult to deliver whole-person care. Ruth’s time as a healthcare administration student with the University of Minnesota gave her proximity to the structural flaws in U.S. health care and confirmed her desire to help delivery systems align incentives. Post-graduation, Ruth spent time as an administrative fellow with Sutter Health and an internal consultant with Kaiser Permanente, where she partnered with clinical leaders to advance value-based care and redesign care models across Northern California.

Ruth holds a bachelor’s of science degree in nutritional sciences and global health from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Sally has been at Allina for 3 years after previously serving as the Chief Operating Officer of Fairview Medical Group. She is a graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College and a member of the MHA Class of 1993. Sally has been on the University of Minnesota’s MHA Program Alumni Association Board of Directors since 2020. She also serves on the Board of the American Red Cross Twin Cities Chapter and the Board of Directors of FamilyWise Services.

She is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Minnesota in both Medicine and the School of Public Health, where she teaches the Quality Improvement course in the Executive MHA program. Dr. Baum received her medical degree from the University of Minnesota, Masters in Education from the University of Southern California, and MHA from the Executive MHA Program at the University of Minnesota.