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Executive Director

The choice of nearly 60,000 Medicare beneficiaries in southern Louisiana, Peoples Health is a Medicare Advantage organization with a Medicare contract. Established in 1994, Peoples Health was founded by medical providers and remains guided by physicians. Our primary focus is providing coverage to people on Medicare.Our corporate headquarters are in Metairie, a suburb of New Orleans, and we have regional offices in Baton Rouge and Mandeville, along with clinical field offices throughout our service areas. We employ more than 1,000 employees at all career levels with opportunities in fields as diverse as accounting, information technology, health services, customer service, sales and marketing, and more.

Experienced health care executive with strong background in healthcare operations and managed care. Background includes leadership positions with both the healthcare delivery systems as well as payer/managed care side. Have achieved results in all settings through effective physician relationships, positive leadership style and strong communications.