Leadership

Our Executive teams brings deep experience in clincal operations, healthcare strategy, and care delivery transformation, leading the next generation of virtual care.

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Meet Our Executive Team

Seasoned leaders shaping the future of virtual care.

Melissa Marvin

Chief Executive Officer

A pioneering force in virtual care, Melissa brings four decades of executive leadership spanning healthcare technology, customer success, and enterprise operations, guiding organizations through the transformation to virtual, technology-enabled care.

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Matt Erickson

EVP / Chief Operating Officer

Matt drives Elnera Health's operational infrastructure drawing on 10+ years in healthcare technology and clinical strategy, and a two-decade track record in sales, operations, and virtual care innovation.

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Rikki Wardyn

EVP / Chief Experience Officer

Rikki brings 20+ years of HR strategy and organizational design expertise, including a 9-year tenure as Service Excellence and Change Management Leader across a 16-hospital health system.

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Tara Szymanski-Bird

Chief of Staff

A military veteran with 25+ years in administration and project management, Tara drives strategic alignment, operational execution, and organizational effectiveness across the enterprise.

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Jim Veronesi

SVP / Chief Nursing Officer

With decades of hospital experience and a track record as a published, award-winning nursing leader, Jim leads Elnera's clinical strategy, pioneering virtual nursing models built on rigorous, patient-centered care.

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Emery Boehm

SVP / Strategic Outcomes

Emery transforms complex virtual care operational demands into structured, repeatable processes, building the infrastructure that makes scalable and sustainable virtual care delivery possible across hospital environments.

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Kelly Pond

SVP / Chief Strategy and Financial Officer

Kelly builds Elnera Health's financial infrastructure with deep expertise in full-cycle budgeting, long-range forecasting, and enterprise analytics. He is a trusted advisor to Boards of Directors.

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Mary Allyn Price

VP / Client Account Management

Mary Allyn drives the client partnerships that bring virtual care to life across hospital systems, building trusted, lasting relationships through deep expertise in client experience and strategic growth.

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Kari Koehler

Executive Clinical & AI Advisor

A nationally recognized pioneer in virtual nursing and AI-enabled care delivery with 20+ years of clinical leadership, Kari is Founder of LeadForward and advises organizations on virtual care and AI adoption readiness.

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