Who We Are

Mr. Michael Heimall joined the HealthWell Foundation in November 2024 and serves as President & Chief Executive Officer. As President & CEO, Mr. Heimall provides leadership across all Foundation activities, strengthening the long-term direction of the organization in collaboration with the Board of Directors and senior management. He oversees the Foundation’s compliance activities, while creating and maintaining a positive, growth and development-focused work culture and environment for the Foundation staff. In this role, Mr. Heimall also engages with strategic partners to further promote the Foundation’s mission.

Prior to joining the Foundation, Mr. Heimall served as Executive Director of the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, one of the largest Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in the country with more than 3,200 employees and $900 million in revenues. He oversaw the academic medical center’s six community-based clinics, 170 inpatient beds, a 120-bed nursing home — and a research portfolio of over $22 million.

He also served as CEO of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. At Walter Reed, he led a 240-bed academic health system employing 7,000 people with $1.2 billion in revenue. The Medical Center operates the Department of Defense’s only Cancer Center and only Transplant Service. As CEO, he oversaw the Military Health System’s largest research portfolio with more than 600 active protocols.

Mr. Heimall has held a number of progressive leadership positions in health care organizations, including Interim Chief Executive Officer, Madigan Army Medical Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington State, and Chief Executive Officer, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Fort Bliss, Texas.

A hallmark of his career has been driving a culture of reliability and improving patient quality and safety. Under his leadership, health care institutions have reduced mortality and rates of hospital readmissions. He has driven institution-wide transformations that improved employee engagement and satisfaction.

Mr. Heimall received his MS in Strategic Studies, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. He holds an MHA in Healthcare Administration from Baylor University, Waco, Texas, and a BA in International Studies from Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont.

Ms. Ginny Dunn joined the Foundation in 2011 as Associate Director of Communications and Marketing and has served in positions of increasing responsibility including Senior Associate Director of Communications and Marketing prior to assuming her role as Director, Communications and Marketing.

Ms. Dunn has over 20 years of pharmaceutical sector experience in external communications and marketing. As Director, reporting to the Foundation’s President & Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Dunn works closely with the entire organization to ensure timely and accurate distribution of Foundation news and information. She plays an integral role in developing marketing materials and is responsible for content development for external print and digital communications including press releases, newsletters, social media and patient outreach. Ms. Dunn is also the Foundation’s contact for media relations. She provides direct oversight to the Foundation’s Communications and Marketing Assistant, Digital Marketing Coordinator and the Marketing & Events Manager to ensure message consistency and accuracy for all public-facing communications and participation in industry and disease-specific conferences to align with the Foundation’s corporate strategy.

Prior to joining HealthWell, Ms. Dunn served for over 12 years in external communication and investor relations roles in the biotechnology sector.

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Mr. Scott Borsuk serves as Director of Compliance for the HealthWell Foundation.

Mr. Borsuk joined the Foundation in May 2023. As Director of Compliance, he oversees the Foundation’s compliance program, ensuring compliance activities are completed consistently and in a timely manner and seeks out ways to continuously enhance and strengthen the program. He is responsible for conducting compliance and risk management training for junior staff and oversees compliance effectiveness reviews. Mr. Borsuk reports to the Foundation President and Chief Executive Officer with direct and unimpeded access to the Chief Compliance Officer, legal counsel, and Board Chair. In addition, Mr. Borsuk acts as the primary point of contact for all program audits, donor audits, external risk assessments, and corporate compliance inquiries.   Mr. Borsuk leads an internal audit workgroup comprised of staff members from operations, quality, finance, and data analytics tasked to objectively audit internal processes and compliance with internal policies, conduct gap analyses to identify procedural and programmatic weaknesses, and create and manage effective action plans in response to gap analysis and audit findings, compliance violations, and identified areas of risk.

Mr. Borsuk is an experienced healthcare compliance professional with over 20 years’ experience advising health system executives, board members and other key stakeholders on compliance matters and the impact on operational procedures and business practices.  Mr. Borsuk focuses on building demonstrable and influential relationships with both internal and external customers and business partners to develop high impact strategies and mitigate risk.  As a CPA, Mr. Borsuk can leverage his unique combination of compliance knowledge and business acumen, that fuels success while ensuring compliance with all applicable regulations.

Mr. Borsuk received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from St. Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania.

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Ms. Sarina Robbins joined the Foundation in March 2020 and serves as Director of Development & Growth. In this role, Ms. Robbins is responsible for a variety of development activities, including the identification of current and potential patient financial needs, forecasting, market research, monitoring industry trends, communicating with donors, submitting funding applications, completing presentations to stakeholders, research initiative project management, and supervision of a variety of operational procedures.

Ms. Robbins brings over eight years of non-profit health care experience. Previously, she served for over three years at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in the field of Medical Compliance. Prior to that, she held positions at Inova Health System and Adventist HealthCare.

Ms. Robbins received Master’s Degrees in both Business Administration and Health Administration from the University of Maryland Global Campus and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Community Health from the University of Maryland College Park.

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Abby Pevey, Senior Manager, Individual Giving and Development 

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Ms. Shela Halper serves as Chief Foundation Program Officer for the HealthWell Foundation.

Since joining the Foundation in 2006, Ms. Halper has served in a variety of development, marketing and external relations positions and has worked closely with the President and CEO to create a positive work culture that focuses on employee development and work-life balance.

In her current role as Chief Foundation Program Officer, Ms. Halper serves as a member of HealthWell’s senior management team and provides strategic direction and oversight of HealthWell’s strategic non-profit partnerships, key messaging and brand. Ms. Halper oversees the corporate external relations department and day-to-day outreach activities to key non-profit, health care provider and pharmacy stakeholders. In addition, she manages a range of special projects, including ongoing website enhancements, developing concepts for new special initiative funds, and cultivating a healthy work environment for HealthWell staff members.

Ms. Halper has more than 25 years of experience working in the non-profit health care arena. Prior to joining the HealthWell Foundation, she oversaw the public education, marketing and fundraising activities at the National Mental Health Association (now Mental Health America), where she developed and launched nationally recognized social marketing campaigns to raise awareness about a range of mental health issues. In addition, she built strategic partnerships with leading corporations in and outside of the health care industry to increase public awareness and improve access to care.

Ms. Halper received a master’s degree in social work (administration) and a Certificate in Health Administration & Policy from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in Behavioral Science and Law from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

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Ms. Audrey Quartey joined the HealthWell Foundation in 2022 and serves as Director, External Relations. In this role, she is responsible for serving as liaison to physician offices and pharmacies to ensure familiarity with our programs and processes and strengthening HealthWell’s alliance development activities with medical specialty societies. Ms. Quartey is also responsible for strategically advising HealthWell’s corporate management, external relations, and development teams on the most efficient methods and procedures to increase stakeholder engagement on behalf of the patients we serve. Reporting to the Chief Foundation Program Officer, she coordinates activities with the external relations, development, and operations teams to create performance metrics to maintain and increase stakeholder satisfaction.

Ms. Quartey has over 12 years of experience in the health care industry, focusing on health insurance coverage, reimbursement, and access to care programs. Before joining the Foundation, she served as the Senior Manager of Provider Relations for over six years at the PAN Foundation. In this role, she managed health care provider and pharmacy relations, ensuring that all stakeholders were knowledgeable about programs and processes. She was also responsible for strategic provider outreach to expand the provider base and promote program offerings.

Prior to joining the Foundation, she worked with CareMetx and Lash Group as a Reimbursement Advocate, supporting patients, health care providers, and pharmacies.

Ms. Quartey has a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Syracuse University and received certification as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist.

Ms. Richa Dahiya  joined the HealthWell Foundation in December 2023 and serves as Chief Financial Officer. In this role, Ms. Dahiya is responsible for the financial strategy, planning, and long-term financial direction of the organization in collaboration with the CEO, board, and senior management. She provides strategic leadership and oversight for the Foundation’s corporate finance, accounting, auditing, and human resource functions. In addition, Ms. Dahiya is responsible for managing the Foundation’s investment portfolio.

Prior to joining HealthWell, Ms. Dahiya was the Chief Financial Officer at Tax Analysts where she led the finance, accounting and real estate teams, and management of investment portfolios. She helped streamline finance and audit functions and worked closely with the finance committee and the Board of Directors.

Bringing almost 20 years of finance and management experience to the Foundation, Ms. Dahiya is well-versed in both non-profit and for-profit organizations. She has helped scale organizations organically and through M&A with a focus on financial strategy and operations.

Prior to her role at Tax Analysts, Ms. Dahiya held positions in finance and strategy in mid-size and Fortune 500 companies including retail, health care, and transportation industries for companies such as Rosetta Stone, FedEx, Greyhound and Blockbuster.

Ms. Dahiya has a Financial Management Certificate from Cornell University and received her master’s in business administration from Faculty of Management Studies (Delhi University) in New Delhi, India and a B.A in Mathematics from Delhi University, India.

Ms. Elham Ghatri joined the HealthWell Foundation in May 2024 and serves as Director of Accounting. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Ghatri is responsible for managing day-to-day operations of the Accounting Department, including financial reporting, grants management, and regulatory compliance. 

Ms. Ghatri brings over 20 years of progressive experience in non-profit and corporate accounting in positions of increasing responsibility to the Foundation.  

Prior to joining HealthWell, Ms. Ghatri served as Assistant Controller at NALC where she was responsible for oversight of daily accounting activities, external audits, and preparing and analyzing financial statements to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and senior leadership. In addition, she supervised investment activities, payroll, and accounting personnel.  

Before joining NALC, Ms. Ghatri served in a number of senior consulting and auditing roles. 

She earned her B.S. degree in Accounting from George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, and an M.S. in Applied Economics from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. 

Mr. Tim Vawter joined HealthWell in 2012 and serves as the Foundation’s Associate Director of Information Technology. In this role, Mr. Vawter is responsible for overseeing the operation, maintenance and upgrade of IT system infrastructure for the Foundation’s headquarters and its contact center subsidiary, HWF Direct, LLC. Reporting to the Director of Finance, he serves as point of contact and interface for all external IT third-party vendors and provides expertise in the areas of networking, server and database support, firewall administration, information security and user hardware/software support. Responsibilities also include assisting with internal design and multimedia projects, and e-marketing systems oversight.

Mr. Vawter held the positions of Foundation Coordinator, IT and Multimedia Specialist, and Senior Manager, Information Technology prior to assuming the role of Associate Director.

Before joining HealthWell, he provided information technology and design support for several Maryland-based organizations.

Mr. Vawter earned his B.A. degree from Troy University.

Mr. Ellery Joyeau  joined the HealthWell Foundation in January 2025 and serves as Chief Human Resources Officer. In this role, Mr. Joyeau is responsible for the people strategy of the organization in collaboration with the President & CEO, Board and senior management. He provides strategic leadership and oversight for the Foundation’s human resource function.

Prior to joining HealthWell, Mr. Joyeau was the Vice President of People & Culture at National Quality Forum where he led the merger of the organization with another large national accreditation agency.

Bringing over 20 years of human resources and management experience to the Foundation, Mr. Joyeau has worked in many aspects of the health care industry including provider to payer, managed care and behavioral health settings.

Prior to his role at NQF, Mr. Joyeau held positions in human resources at companies such as GBMC Health System, CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield, Sierra Military Health and Juvo Behavioral Health.

Mr. Joyeau is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). He earned his undergraduate degree in Marketing and an MBA from Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio.

Ms. Lori Martin joined the HealthWell Foundation in 2022 as the Associate Director of Human Resources and in 2023 was promoted to Director.

In this role, she is responsible for managing the HR team and overseeing strategies for recruitment, benefits administration, performance management, rewards and recognition, career development, and employee wellness and engagement initiatives. She is also responsible for HR compliance and HealthWell’s commitment to equal opportunity and diversity.

Ms. Martin has over 20 years of experience in human resources leadership roles in the health care and health research industries. Prior to joining HealthWell, she served as the Director of HR Compliance & Leave Management for Sheppard Pratt, and as the Human Resources Director for Family Services, Inc. (now part of Sheppard Pratt). Prior to joining Family Services, she served as Vice President of HR for a leading public health research organization.

Ms. Martin earned her MBA in Organizational Behavior and Development from George Washington University and a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from the University of Delaware.

Mr. Fred Larbi joined the HealthWell Foundation in 2016 as Senior Associate Director of Operations and has served in positions of increasing responsibility including Director of Operations, prior to assuming the role of Chief Operations Officer. In his current role as Chief Operations Officer, Mr. Larbi serves as a member of HealthWell senior management, oversees corporate strategic operations, and is responsible for day-to-day operations of HealthWell’s HWF Direct, LLC contact center subsidiary. He also continues to make significant contributions to development efforts through forecasting and operational fund management.

Mr. Larbi brings over ten years’ experience in patient access-to-care programs and the copayment assistance arena to the Operations team. Previously, he served as Manager of Patient Access Programs for the Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Foundation in Bethesda, Maryland, where he focused on day-to-day management of the CF Foundation’s Copay Assistance Program. In addition, Mr. Larbi assisted in the relaunch and management of CF Foundation Compass, a personalized service providing CF patients with assistance through insurance, financial, legal and other issues.

Mr. Larbi earned his B.A. in Marketing from University of Ghana, Legon and his MBA from LeMoyne College, Syracuse, NY.

Ms. Erica Mata serves as Operations Director for the Foundation after joining HealthWell in December 2019 as Project Manager. Prior to her current role, she served as the Associate Director of Operations.

As Operations Director, Ms. Mata ensures that all activities managed by the corporate operations team are implemented effectively and efficiently. She interacts with all departments as it relates to operations and serves as subject matter expert in the areas of OIG-compliant operations. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, Ms. Mata supervises the day-to-day operations of the Foundation by overseeing task assignments and project management. She oversees the coordination of new fund set up in the Grant Management System and ensures system integration with the Foundation’s third-party claims administrator. Ms. Mata works closely with the COO to implement strategic operations initiatives.

In her previous role as Project Manager, she focused on Contact Center initiatives and other departmental projects. She created project management plans, tracked and reported on their progress, identified barriers and helped ensure their successful completion.

Prior to joining HealthWell, Ms. Mata worked as a program manager for a large non-profit health care system, bringing over 12 years’ non-profit and health care experience in the areas of event management, prospect management and Grateful Patient Program management.

Ms. Mata earned her B.A. degree in Business Administration with a specialization in project management from American InterContinental University.

Mr. Cesar Martinez joined the HealthWell Foundation in October 2019 and serves as Director, Architect Solutions. Prior to his current role, he served as the Solutions Architect. In this role, Mr. Martinez oversees the grants management system (GMS) team which manages the ongoing operation, maintenance and upgrade of the Foundation’s GMS systems and portals. He works closely with the Foundation’s corporate and contact center teams to identify and prioritize key, critical GMS customization projects required to meet the needs of individuals accessing Foundation grants and services. In addition, Mr. Martinez is also responsible for identifying technologies to improve the Foundation’s products and services and as well as developing strategies to address legacy GMS debt and ensuring the technical platforms align with the Foundation’s strategic priorities.

In his previous role as Operations Implementation Manager, Mr. Martinez provided redundancy across all areas of the operations process and assisted in driving projects to completion while ensuring outcomes align with expectations of the Foundation. He was responsible for day-to-day monitoring of various fund elements and the efficient management of Foundation funds. Mr. Martinez served as a consultant for the HealthWell Foundation from 2014 until joining the team full-time. Prior to this, he served as Information Technology Manager for Persiano Rug, Inc. where he designed and implemented a full IT systems solution for the company.

Mr. Martinez received his Bachelor’s in Systems Engineering from the University of Azuay, Cuenca, Ecuador and a Full Stack Web Developer certification from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland in 2021.

Mr. Samuel Sappor joined the Foundation in November 2020 as the Data Analytics Manager, prior to assuming his role as Associate Director of Data Analytics. As the Associate Director, Mr. Sappor plays an integral role in the overall data and analytics strategy, including planning for new and updated reporting, ensuring alignment among key stakeholders. He is responsible for continually improving reporting and data analytic processes, including developing dashboards and reports, identifying areas of process improvement, data clean up, forecasting needs, and new business initiatives. Additionally, he is responsible for the extraction of data for annual reporting, donor, financial and program audits, and ad hoc requests for our corporate and contact center offices.

Bringing over 12 years’ experience in contact center management and customer service to the Foundation’s corporate office, he previously served as the Reports Lead and Team Lead for HealthWell’s contact center where he was responsible for day-to-day reports pertaining to call volume patterns, staff efficiency and productivity.

Mr. Sappor earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and received a certification in Data Analytics from General Assembly, Washington DC in 2021.

Ms. Rita Coleman re-joined the Foundation in August 2022 and serves as Associate Director of Operations. Prior to her current role, she served as the Senior Operations Manager. As Associate Director of Operations, Ms. Coleman focuses on fund management including, overseeing the timely and accurate delivery of donor reports, daily fund reconciliation activities, and new fund set up related to the GMS system. She serves as the primary liaison with our external pharmacy benefit administrator and responsible for the maintenance of fund product information. She is also responsible for monitoring escalation issues related to grant and payment processing. Ms. Coleman assists in the identification and implementation of new special initiative program enhancements.

Prior to this, Ms. Coleman served as Senior Operations Manager and Special Initiatives Manager, serving as the subject matter expert for special funds. Prior to re-joining in 2022, she provided consulting processing services for HealthWell. She also previously served in a multi-functional program operational role for the Foundation from 2010 to 2018.

Ms. Coleman earned her Master’s in Public Health at Walden University.