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Lynne Sexten, FACHE, has been president and CEO of Agrace since 2012.
Sexten came to Agrace from Unity Point Health – Meriter in Madison where she served as executive vice president and chief operating officer. During her tenure, Sexten was responsible for all inpatient and outpatient clinical services. She oversaw the development of a new multi-specialty medical group that ultimately grew to include more than 120 physicians with eight clinic locations.
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Lynne Sexten, FACHE, has been president and CEO of Agrace since 2012.
Sexten came to Agrace from Unity Point Health – Meriter in Madison where she served as executive vice president and chief operating officer. During her tenure, Sexten was responsible for all inpatient and outpatient clinical services. She oversaw the development of a new multi-specialty medical group that ultimately grew to include more than 120 physicians with eight clinic locations.
Prior to her leadership at Meriter, Sexten was a director of planning and program development for the University of Maryland Medical System in Baltimore before becoming vice president of corporate strategy and professional services at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center in Olney, Maryland.
Sexten holds a master’s degree in health administration and a bachelor’s degree in biomedical communications from The Ohio State University in Columbus. She is certified as a fellow of the America College of Healthcare Executives.
As a leader in health care, Sexten specializes in managing operations with a specific expertise in strategic business planning in the evolving healthcare market. She is active in the community, serving on a number of local and national boards and committees. She has been recognized for her leadership with a number of awards including being named one of Madison’s 25 Most Influential People in 2015.
Vice President of Clinical Excellence
As Vice President of Clinical Excellence, Jen oversees Quality, Compliance, Clinical Education, Infection Prevention and Employee Health. She joined Agrace in 2008 as a Registered Nurse and has worked in Quality and Compliance since 2013. Since 2015 Flugaur has served terms on NHPCO’s Regulatory and Quality and Standards Committee where she has had the opportunity to work with other hospice professionals to advance end-of-life care. In addition to her BSN, Flugaur is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), has obtained her Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Corporate Compliance from George Washington University and her MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
Chief Strategy Officer
As chief strategy officer for Agrace, Houck oversees business development, outreach, admissions and human resources. She joined Agrace in 2009 as vice president, human resources. Prior to employment with Agrace, she held executive level positions at Cogdell Spencer ERDMAN, Marshall Erdman & Associates and Edward Kraemer & Sons, Inc. Houck holds a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a bachelor’s degree from Edgewood College and holds PHR (Professional in Human Resources) certification.
Vice President of Homecare Operations
In her role as the vice president of homecare operations, Jenny Malak oversees home care operations at Agrace and also has executive oversight for Agrace’s Age at Home senior care service line. She is a registered nurse and has held positions in the hospital as a staff nurse, ambulatory care as a charge nurse and home care with Agrace as a nurse case manager, clinical team manager and director. She received her master’s in nursing leadership from the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay.
Chief Financial Officer
In her role as the chief financial officer, Jennifer Maurer oversees the finance and purchasing departments at Agrace. She was previously the vice president of finance at Natus Medical, Inc., a neuro diagnostic and monitoring equipment manufacturer. Maurer’s career includes experience in medical device manufacturing for GE Healthcare as well as work for Johnson Controls. She is a Wisconsin Licensed CPA and received her accounting degree from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Vice President of Innovation
Noel Nickel joined Agrace from SwedishAmerican Health System, A Division of UW Health, where he served as Vice President of Strategy and Business Development. His career includes extensive experience in medical group operations, previously serving in the role of Chief Operating Officer for a large community health center in Illinois. He specializes in creating and implementing innovative health care services, having developed partnerships with numerous regional and national businesses, including Woodward, Inc. and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. Noel has a master’s degree in business.
Chief Medical Officer
As chief medical officer, Dr. Ruth M. Thomson leads and guides the performance of the team of hospice and palliative care physicians and nurse practitioners who provide care to Agrace patients and clients. She serves on Agrace’s executive leadership team and works to ensure that quality patient care is consistently delivered, meeting all agency guidelines, and state and federal standards.
Dr. Thomson joined Agrace in 2021 from Elara Caring in Addison, Texas, one of the nation’s largest providers of home-based care, where she was national hospice medical director. She is board certified in hospice and palliative medicine, internal medicine and as a hospice medical director.
As a member of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) Board of Directors, Dr. Thomson was awarded AAHPM’s 2021 Josefina B. Magno Distinguished Hospice Physician Award. This award recognizes a hospice medical director that provides the highest quality services and innovative programs and demonstrates exemplary dedication to the practice of palliative medicine in a hospice setting.
Chief Development Officer
In her role as Chief Development Officer, Marcia Whittington is responsible for providing overall leadership and direction to the Agrace Foundation which includes implementation, coordination and evaluation of the agency’s fund development programs. These programs encompass annual appeals, planned giving, capital campaigns, grants, special events and corporate donor development. Whittington has more than 20 years of development and fundraising experience within the Greater Madison non-profit community. Most recently, she served as the Vice President of Institutional Advancement for Edgewood College.
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Interim President/CEO, National Quality Forum (NQF)--Washington, DC
Vice Chair
Sr. VP and Chief Population Health Officer, UW Health President, UW Health ACO
Adjunct Clinical Professor of Surgery, UW School of Medicine and Public Health
Executive Director, Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative
Since 1979, Tim has been the Executive Director of the Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative (RWHC) based in Sauk City, a collaborative of 42 rural hospitals and local health systems with the twin mission of shared services and advocacy. He helped to found RWHC while working as an Associate Superintendent at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics in Madison and after serving as the administrator of the Hospital Metodista in La Paz, Bolivia.
Tim has a BSE in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University, a MBA from the University of Chicago and an Honorary Doctorate from the Medical College of Wisconsin as well as having benefited from a three year Kellogg National Fellowship.
Tim is the Immediate Past President of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters, President of the Wisconsin Council of Medical Education and Work Force, Vice-Chair of the Wisconsin Health & Facilities Authority (the State’s bond authority for health and educational facilities and other non-profits) and on the Boards of the Wisconsin Primary Care Association and Wisconsin Partners, as well as advisory boards for the University of Wisconsin’s Population Health Institute and Center for Aging, Research and Education.
He has held a variety of national posts including two separate terms on the DHHS National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services and as President of the National Rural Health Association (NRHA). He helped to found and continues on the Board of the NRHA Foundation to support funding for the development of the next generation of rural health leaders.
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CFO and Secretary/Treasurer of Kalahari Resorts
Secretary
Chairman & Former President, First Community Bank, Milton
VP, Commercial Operations and Director, Promega Corporation
Retired President, Madison Region, Johnson Financial Group
Partner & Account Executive, M3 Insurance
Owner/Principal, Koby Communication Services, LLC
Senior Advisor to the President, Edgewood College
Director, Financial Advisor, The Burish Group of UBS
Business Development Officer, Starion Bank
Retired Vice Chairman, Blain’s Farm & Fleet
Sr. Director of External Relations, Partnerships & Development, University of Wisconsin Madison
Attorney, Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP
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