Our Team

Experts in person-centered care organizational transformation

Planetree is powered by dynamic, experienced, and dedicated professionals, ready to solve your organization's biggest challenges. Let our experts be your partner in person-centered excellence.

Michael Giuliano Raiffe, MSc
President
Siobhan Byrne Encke, MHA
Vice President, Global Services
Ravi Tripptrap
Vice President, Corporate Services
Hector J. Emmanuelli, MPH
Regional Director, Americas
Bassel El Sayegh
Regional Director, EMEA
Carly Allard, MPH, CHES
Director of Education & Product Development
Kathy Benedetto
Director, Finance
Christy Davies
Director, Certification
Heather Ennis, DHSc, MHA, FPCC
Director, Global Consulting Network
Jessica Morrissey, M.A.
Director of Consulting, Americas
Carla Behr
Director, Growth Brazil
Monalisa Watfa
Director Consulting, EMEA
Rachel Neal, MSc
PCC Consultant, Americas
Nelson Junior
PCC Consultant, Brazil
Natasha Poylin, ACNP-BC, MHA
PCC Consultant, Americas
Alessandra Collucci
PCC Consultant, LATAM
Farah Aboul Hosn, MHQM
PCC Consultant, EMEA
Samantha Durant
Manager, Marketing
Lauren Esposito
Manager, Communications
Aaron Steinbauer
Manager, Technology
Cherilee Rutherford, AuD
Manager, Certification
Sultan Jarboue Salaheldin, M.D.
Regional Coordinator, EMEA
Dorian Capers
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Samantha Caruso
Coordinator, Corporate Services
Stéphanie Marion
Coordinator, Marketing
Speaker
Michael Giuliano Raiffe, MSc
Speaker
Siobhan Byrne Encke, MHA
Speaker
Ravi Tripptrap
Speaker
Hector J. Emmanuelli, MPH
Regional Director, Americas
Speaker
Bassel El Sayegh
Regional Director, EMEA
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Carla Behr
Director, Growth Brazil
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Sultan Jarboue Salaheldin, M.D.
Regional Coordinator, EMEA
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Natasha Poylin, ACNP-BC, MHA
PCC Consultant, Americas
Speaker
Christy Davies
Director, Certification
Speaker
Jessica Morrissey, M.A.
Director of Consulting, Americas
Speaker
Monalisa Watfa
Director Consulting, EMEA
Speaker
Rachel Neal, MSc
PCC Consultant, Americas
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Farah Aboul Hosn, MHQM
PCC Consultant, EMEA
Speaker
Nelson Junior
PCC Consultant, Brazil
Speaker
Alessandra Collucci
PCC Consultant, LATAM
Speaker
Cherilee Rutherford, AuD
Manager, Certification
Speaker
Carly Allard, MPH, CHES
Director of Education & Product Development
Speaker
Heather Ennis, DHSc, MHA, FPCC
Director, Global Consulting Network
Speaker
Kathy Benedetto
Director, Finance
Speaker
Samantha Durant
Manager, Marketing
Speaker
Aaron Steinbauer
Manager, Technology
Speaker
Lauren Esposito
Manager, Communications
Speaker
Stéphanie Marion
Coordinator, Marketing
Speaker
Dorian Capers
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Speaker
Samantha Caruso
Coordinator, Corporate Services

Planetree's Global Patient and Family Partnership Council (PFPC) brings together patients, family caregivers, and community members from around the world to advanced our shared mission to embed person-centered care (PCC) across all healthcare interactions.

As a central tenet of Planetree’s mission, the Global PFPC works in partnership with staff and healthcare organizations to ensure that the voices of patients and families are not only heard, but actively inform decisions, programs, and priorities.

Through ongoing collaboration and codesign, the Global PFPC provides insight and guidance on initiatives that improve the care experience, strengthen person-centered practices, and highlight what matters most to those receiving care. Each year Global PFPC members contribute to meaningful projects and conversations that drive more compassionate, connected, and responsive healthcare systems.

If you are interested in joining the Global PFPC, we invite you to apply using the link below.

Apply Here
Speaker
Jill Adolphe, FPCC, Chair
FPCC, Chair, Care 2 Collaborate, Canada
Speaker
Brigitte Desjardins
Speaker
Jonathan T. Hoch, Sr.
Executive Director, Italian Center for Stamford, Member of Planetree Patient and Family Partnership Council
Speaker
Darcel Jackson
Speaker
Lisa Keitel
Speaker
Katie Lawhead
Speaker
Lauren Murray
Speaker
Ashish Sharma
Speaker
Lynn Vosburgh
Adrie Goudzwaard
Global Consulting Network
Alaa Al-Aqra
Global Consulting Network
Amanda Neikam
Global Consulting Network
Amina Hamdy
Global Consulting Network
Ana Merzel Kernkraut
Global Consulting Network
Bekim Jashanica
Global Consulting Network
Bouchra Bou Abbass
Global Consulting Network
Deborah Fedeli
Global Consulting Network
Elisa Reis
Global Consulting Network
Fabiane Regis
Global Consulting Network
Ghada Alsarraf
Global Consulting Network
Hisam Alahdab
Global Consulting Network
Jordanna Windemiller
Global Consulting Network
Kees Heijblom
Global Consulting Network
Latifah Aldossary
Global Consulting Network
Majeda Al-Ruzzieh
Global Consulting Network
Marianna Falcon
Global Consulting Network
Marie-Claude Poulin
Global Consulting Network
Mohammed Ebdah
Global Consulting Network
Nada Fida
Global Consulting Network
Pia Svanborg
Global Consulting Network
Racha Abou Chahine
Global Consulting Network
Sana Kadan
Global Consulting Network
Sara Abdullah Alrumikhani
Global Consulting Network
Shelley Gautam
Global Consulting Network
Stephanie Hackett
Global Consulting Network
Zeina Dakroub
Global Consulting Network
Jonathan T. Hoch, Sr.
Executive Director, Italian Center for Stamford, Member of Planetree Patient and Family Partnership Council
Patrick A. Charmel
President & CEO, Griffin Health
Ken Baldyga
Vice President, Human Resources, Vishay Inertechnology, Inc.
Alex Balko
Griffin Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
John W. Betkoski
Comissioner, Department of Public Utilities
Nancy DiNardo
Member, Democratic State Central Committee
Doug Finefrock, DO, CPE
Regional Medical Director, TeamHealth; Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine; Quinnipiac Frank H. Netter MD, School of Medicine
Henry Gallardo
Director General, Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota
Malek Almoosa
Chief Executive Officer, Almoosa Specialist Hospital
Themis Klarides
Councel at Cohen and Wolf, PC, and House Republic Leader in the Connecticut House of Representitives Counsel
George S. Logan
Director, Community Relations Aquarion Water Company
Bruno Petrucci
President & CEO, CISSS de la Monteregie-EST, Quebec
Michael Radosta
Vice President of Behavioral Health Nursing and Patient Care Services, Chief Nursing Officer - Behavioral Health, NewYork-Presbyterian
Robert G. Reiss
Host and CEO, The CEO Forum Group
Susan Stone
SVP Health System Operations and System Chief Nursing Executive
Angelica Thieriot
Founder of Planetree, Honorary Board Member
Gerald T. Weiner
Attorney, Weinstein, Weiner, Ignal, Vogel, and Shapiro
John J. Zaprazalka
Principal, Apicella, Testa & Company

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