Anna serves as the Renal Dialysis Program Specialist at Emplify Health by Gundersen in La Crosse, Wisconsin. In this role, she supports the coordination and continuous improvement of services across four outpatient dialysis facilities, a home dialysis program, and an acute inpatient dialysis unit. Anna holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration and is both a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant and a Certified Emergency Medical Responder. Since joining Emplify Health eleven years ago, she has served in a variety of roles including Medical Assistant Float, Research Coordinator, and Business Development Consultant before moving into her current position in dialysis two years ago. She is deeply involved in quality improvement efforts at her organization, leading and supporting initiatives that enhance patient care and operational efficiency. In line with her passion for quality improvement and professional education, she has recently become a member of the RHA Education and Quality committees. Outside of her professional responsibilities, Anna is a volunteer firefighter and first responder in her local community.

I am an RN and currently the Vice President of Patient Care Services at Centers for Dialysis Care in northeast Ohio. I have a Bachelors of Science in Nursing and MBA in Healthcare Administration.

Ashley Paar is a Master’s level Dialysis Social Worker at Emplify Health by Gundersen in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Specializing in chronic dialysis case management, Ashley provides comprehensive support to patients, addressing needs such as transportation, insurance, community resources, counseling, advance care planning, and rehabilitation. With experience in both inpatient and outpatient care, she brings a wealth of knowledge to her role. Prior to her current position, Ashley worked for ten years as an outpatient social worker at the county level, serving individuals in areas such as special needs, mental health, addiction, and child protective services.

Ashley holds a BSW from Viterbo University and an MSW from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is skilled in Motivational Interviewing and Trauma-Informed Care, and her commitment to patient-centered care is matched by her dedication to educating and mentoring other professionals. Ashley’s passion for fostering meaningful connections and making a positive impact extends throughout her career, both in her direct work with patients and in her support of colleagues.

Valerie Dehline is a Nurse Consultant for hospital and ESRD regulations. Valerie works in the Bureau of Education Services and Technology within the Quality Assurance Division for the State of Wisconsin. Valerie has a master’s degree in nursing and has worked as a nurse for almost 40 years. Valerie has worked with regulatory requirements for over 15 years and has worked in both hospital and clinic settings.

A partner at Mehlman Consulting, Dean Rosen is one of Washington’s foremost experts on America’s complex health care system—and a master of both the politics and policies that shape it. With three decades of experience developing and advancing health policy initiatives on Capitol Hill and in the private sector, Rosen has been named a “Top Lobbyist” by The Hill, a “Power Player” that healthcare groups turn to by Modern Healthcare, and one of the “DC Healthcare Power Players Who Shape the Rules for a $3.5 trillion industry” by Business Insider. Rosen advises a wide range of health care stakeholders, from established players to startups trying to gain a foothold in Washington, DC. He has represented health systems and hospitals, medical colleges and physician professional organizations, health insurers, clinical laboratories, biopharmaceutical companies, nonprofit foundations, and multinational employers. He helps clients shape national policy and navigate the transformational changes taking place in the nation’s health care system. Through multiple roles with the David A. Winston Health Policy Fellowship, the Society of Health Policy Young Professionals, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellowship, Rosen has devoted decades to supporting and mentoring the next generation of health policy leaders. In 2023, Rosen joined the Distinguished Executive Council of Cressey & Company, providing strategic advice to the leading mid-market health care private equity firm. Prior to joining Mehlman Consulting, Rosen held a series of high-level positions in both the private sector and government, including on key committees in both the Senate and House. As the Chief Healthcare Advisor to former Sen. Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN), a leading voice on national medical and health issues, Rosen helped draft and navigate to final passage landmark legislation creating a Medicare prescription drug benefit and President George W. Bush’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to combat HIV/AIDS. Rosen also helped pass laws in the wake of the September 11 and bioterrorism attacks in 2001 to ensure that local, state, and national public health systems had new authorities and resources to respond to future threats. Earlier, Rosen served as Staff Director for the Senate Subcommittee on Public Health, Majority Counsel for the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, and Health Policy Coordinator for the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources (now the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee). While at Ways and Means, he played a leading role in crafting the Medicare provisions of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. At Labor, he was the lead Senate staffer drafting the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Rosen’s policy, legal, and management experience expands beyond Capitol Hill. He served as Senior Vice President of Policy and General Counsel for the Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA), and practiced law at Dow, Lohnes and Albertson in Washington, DC.

Adrian Amedia currently serves as the RHA Treasurer and is the owner of Independent Dialysis Group, LLC. He has extensive experience with Nephrology and Dialysis billing, payer contracting, EHR integration, dialysis facility operations, access center operations and healthcare business development. Independent Dialysis Group operates 7 clinics in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Providing over 25 years of care ranging from HD, PD, HHD and SNF HHD.

Becky Berg is a native of North Dakota and is currently living in Thief River Falls MN. She has 3 very active kids who keep her busy year round. She has worked as a dialysis floor nurse, charge nurse, unit manager and now regional Dialysis Director for Sanford Health. She is currently co-chair of both the Education and Quality Committees. She created the 2018 version of the RHA QAPI tool and is currently working with a Task Force to create an updated tool. She joined the RHA Board of Directors last fall.

Adrian Amedia currently serves as the RHA Treasurer and is the owner of Independent Dialysis Group, LLC. He has extensive experience with Nephrology and Dialysis billing, payer contracting, EHR integration, dialysis facility operations, access center operations and healthcare business development. Independent Dialysis Group operates 7 clinics in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Providing over 25 years of care ranging from HD, PD, HHD and SNF HHD.

Becky Berg is a native of North Dakota and is currently living in Thief River Falls MN. She has 3 very active kids who keep her busy year round. She has worked as a dialysis floor nurse, charge nurse, unit manager and now regional Dialysis Director for Sanford Health. She is currently co-chair of both the Education and Quality Committees. She created the 2018 version of the RHA QAPI tool and is currently working with a Task Force to create an updated tool. She joined the RHA Board of Directors last fall.

Anna serves as the Renal Dialysis Program Specialist at Emplify Health by Gundersen in La Crosse, Wisconsin. In this role, she supports the coordination and continuous improvement of services across four outpatient dialysis facilities, a home dialysis program, and an acute inpatient dialysis unit. Anna holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration and is both a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant and a Certified Emergency Medical Responder. Since joining Emplify Health eleven years ago, she has served in a variety of roles including Medical Assistant Float, Research Coordinator, and Business Development Consultant before moving into her current position in dialysis two years ago. She is deeply involved in quality improvement efforts at her organization, leading and supporting initiatives that enhance patient care and operational efficiency. In line with her passion for quality improvement and professional education, she has recently become a member of the RHA Education and Quality committees. Outside of her professional responsibilities, Anna is a volunteer firefighter and first responder in her local community.

I am an RN and currently the Vice President of Patient Care Services at Centers for Dialysis Care in northeast Ohio. I have a Bachelors of Science in Nursing and MBA in Healthcare Administration.

Ashley Paar is a Master’s level Dialysis Social Worker at Emplify Health by Gundersen in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Specializing in chronic dialysis case management, Ashley provides comprehensive support to patients, addressing needs such as transportation, insurance, community resources, counseling, advance care planning, and rehabilitation. With experience in both inpatient and outpatient care, she brings a wealth of knowledge to her role. Prior to her current position, Ashley worked for ten years as an outpatient social worker at the county level, serving individuals in areas such as special needs, mental health, addiction, and child protective services.

Ashley holds a BSW from Viterbo University and an MSW from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is skilled in Motivational Interviewing and Trauma-Informed Care, and her commitment to patient-centered care is matched by her dedication to educating and mentoring other professionals. Ashley’s passion for fostering meaningful connections and making a positive impact extends throughout her career, both in her direct work with patients and in her support of colleagues.