“By earning their MBAs, these business leaders can celebrate their wise investment in themselves, both professionally and personally,” said Bradley Staats, associate dean of MBA Programs.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (PRWEB)
November 12, 2019

The University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School celebrated the graduation of 333 working professionals from its evening, weekend and online MBA programs on Nov. 9 at the Dean E. Smith Center.

“By earning their MBAs, these business leaders can celebrate their wise investment in themselves, both professionally and personally,” said Bradley Staats, associate dean of MBA Programs and an operations professor. “They studied – learning from each other as well as their professors – and took those lessons back to work to benefit their organizations. The strong bonds they built with their classmates now extend to an even wider network of more than 38,000 alumni in 50 states and 85 countries who are passionate about UNC Kenan-Flagler.”

Graduates of the Evening Program are from the Triangle, while graduates of the Weekend Program come from as far away as California, Rhode Island, New York, Tennessee and Georgia. Graduates of the online program live across the U.S. and in Canada and Italy.

They work in diverse industries and for small first to multinational organizations. Some of the organizations for which they work include Bank of America, Blue Cross Blue Shield, BP, GE Aviation, IBM, JP Morgan Chase, Lenovo, MITRE Corporation, Red Hat, UNC School of Medicine, U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps.

Stephen Cumbie (MBA ’73), chief executive officer and principal of NVCommercial Inc., NVRetail Inc. and Metro Management Services LLC, gave the keynote address.

Teaching excellence awards were presented to Hugh O’Neill, professor of strategy and entrepreneurship and Edward M. O’Herron, Jr. Distinguished Scholar; Christian Lundblad, Richard “Dick” Levin Distinguished Professor of Finance; and Amanda Thompson, clinical assistant professor of finance.

About the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School

Consistently ranked one of the world’s best business schools, UNC Kenan-Flagler offers a broad range of programs – Undergraduate, MBA and Master of Accounting, PhD and Executive Development – and extraordinary, real-life learning experiences. Faculty demonstrate unparalleled dedication to students’ learning and a commitment to world-class research that addresses critical business challenges. Contributing to the School’s thought leadership is the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, which promotes innovative, market-based solutions to vital economic issues. UNC Kenan-Flagler’s collaborative culture is rooted in core values that date back to its founding in 1919, and graduates are renowned as effective, principled leaders with the technical knowledge and leadership skills to deliver results in the global business environment.

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Paola Bianchi Delp, MHA, MBA, ACHE, Chapters Health System, Chief Business Development Officer

“It became readily apparent that having Paola as a permanent team member was vitally important in order for the organization to meet our strategic goals.” Andrew Molosky, MBA, FACHE, CHPCA, president and chief executive officer at Chapters Health.

TAMPA, Fla. (PRWEB)
November 12, 2019

Chapters Health System, one of the nation’s premier not-for-profit, community-based healthcare organizations headquartered in Temple Terrace, names Paola Bianchi Delp, MHA, MBA, ACHE, as the organization’s new chief business development officer. Delp will be responsible for overseeing and expanding relationships with payors, hospital systems and assist in the development of additional strategic partnerships for Chapters Health.

“In December 2018, Paola joined the organization as a consultant, whereby she assisted us in reviewing and analyzing our existing managed care contracts. As time passed, it became readily apparent that having Paola as a permanent team member was vitally important in order for the organization to meet our strategic goals,” said Andrew Molosky, MBA, FACHE, CHPCA, president and chief executive officer at Chapters Health.

“For us at Chapters Health, Paola brings more than 25 years of experience in leading hospitals, medical groups, integrated delivery systems and health plans in terms of their operations, management, business development and strategic programs. She is a pioneer in the creation of risk-based delivery models, which allowed her to launch several alliances with independent physician associations, physician-hospital organizations, and Medicare-shared savings and accountable care organizations (ACO) programs,” added Dave O’Neil, chief financial officer at Chapters Health.

For the past eight years, Delp consulted in the areas of ACOs, population health and value-based outcomes for healthcare organizations across the United States. Prior to launching her consultant company, she served in a variety of leadership roles for United Healthcare, Physician Healthcare Plans, Ramsay-HMO as well as a number of hospital systems.

Delp received her Bachelor of Science degree in management and public relations from the University of Florida and she earned master’s degrees in both healthcare administration and business administration from the University of South Florida. She is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and served on the board of the American Hospital Association Managed Care. In addition, Delp has authored and advocated to modify claim payment accountability with payors.

About Chapters Health System

As a progressive leader and premier health system, Chapters Health System is dedicated to delivering innovative home health, palliative and hospice care along with durable medical equipment and pharmacy services. Since 1983 as a community-based, not-for-profit organization, Chapters Health has provided choices, education and guidance through its managed affiliates: Chapters Health Home Care, Chapters Health Palliative Care, Good Shepherd Hospice, Hospice of Okeechobee, HPH Hospice and LifePath Hospice, located in Citrus, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Martin, Okeechobee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk and St. Lucie counties. All offerings are provided in order to improve the patient/family experience well in advance of end-of-life needs. To learn more, visit http://www.chaptershealth.org, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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