{"id":41992,"date":"2019-08-07T16:42:40","date_gmt":"2019-08-07T20:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uat-internal.connectforhealthco.com\/?page_id=41992"},"modified":"2026-06-16T09:32:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T15:32:16","slug":"leadership-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/connectforhealthco.com\/es\/acerca-de-nosotros\/quienes-somos\/leadership-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership Team"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kevin Patterson <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Kevin Patterson has served as Chief Executive Officer of Connect for Health Colorado since April of 2015. He previously served as chief administrative officer and interim chief of staff to Gov. John Hickenlooper and has an extensive history of public service. Patterson has served as the interim executive director of three state agencies during leadership transitions, the Governor\u2019s Office of Information Technology, the Colorado Department of Local Affairs and the Governor\u2019s Energy Office. He brings a strong understanding of state government and stakeholder engagement to this role. Patterson has held leadership roles for the city and county of Denver in the Budget Office, the Planning Department, the Department of Human Services, the Department of General Services and the Department of Parks and Recreation. He was elected to the Denver Board of Education in 2001 and reelected in 2005. Patterson graduated with a B.A. in Teaching from Sam Houston State University and holds both a Master\u2019s of Public Administration and a Master\u2019s of Urban Regional Planning from the University of Colorado at Denver. He serves on the Denver Zoological Foundation\u2019s Leadership Council, the Health subcommittee of the Rose Foundation, and serves as a board member on the Keystone Policy Center and Mile High United Way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brian Braun <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chief Financial Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Brian Braun joined Connect for Health Colorado in July of 2015 as Chief Financial Officer, leading the financial oversight for the organization. This includes management of budgeting and financial planning toward sustainability, and oversight of state and federal compliance measures. His previous work includes leadership roles as Chief Financial Officer for the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO) and Policy Studies (acquired by Maximus). Braun holds a B.S. in Accounting and Finance from the University of Wyoming and a Masters in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Colorado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kelly Davies is the Chief Product Officer at Connect for Health Colorado. In her role, Davies drives the development of new products and programs with a customer focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Davies has held a variety of roles within Connect for Health Colorado since joining the organization as a project and product manager in February 2015. As Director of Product Development, Davies helped lead several critical modernization initiatives such as redesigning the customer-facing application, building new plan shopping decision support tools and upgrading the customer relationship management tool. She also led the organization’s transformation from a waterfall design methodology to an agile shop that is focused on continuously producing value for users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Davies is a member of the Customer Experience Program Advisory Board for the University of Colorado-Boulder Leeds School of Business. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Marquette University. Davies is also a certified DevOps Practitioner and Scrum Master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Davies\u2019 proudest professional achievement is getting to work alongside an amazing team of talented and caring people. She credits them with teaching her the importance of a healthy team culture and demonstrating that real leadership is not top-down or the responsibility of a single individual, but rather it is driven by those doing the work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brian Lidiak joined Connect for Health Colorado in December of 2024 as the Chief Operating Officer.  He is a tenured healthcare executive who has served in CEO and COO roles with numerous healthcare companies including HCA Healthcare, Ascension Health, and Baylor Scott & White. He brings over 25 years of experience across five states leading hospitals, outpatient centers, large medical groups, insurance contracting, and healthcare start-ups. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lidiak graduated with a BS in Biomedical Science from Texas A&M University and a Masters in Healthcare Administration from Washington University in St. Louis. He is certified as a Lean Healthcare executive and is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lidiak and his wife, Joni, enjoy skiing and taking full advantage of the Colorado outdoors with their three sons and two yellow labradors.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Kelly Guthner has 35 years of experience and operations in Information Technology and has expertise in designing, implementing and supporting the architecture, infrastructure, software design and systems that support secured multi-tenant private and public cloud based infrastructure and solutions. He has cyber security expertise in compliance which includes the design, implementation and operations of IT systems and software for the protection of systems responsible for the safe handling of data ranging from PII, PHI through DOE Classified. Kelly has worked for industry-leading companies including CSC, CH2MHILL, and Children\u2019s Hospital, and has supported planning, implementation, and operations for large private, government, and medical organizations globally. His industry experience includes IT Department C Level Management, Enterprise Architecture and Cyber Security of Health Informatics, Department of Energy systems supporting nuclear weapons manufacturing, IT managed cloud services, implementation and operations. Expert knowledge in designing and implementing security solutions that meet Federal Security Guidelines and Regulations including NIST 800-53 rev 3 & 4, FISMA, HIPAA, IRS-1075, CMS Safeguards for the CMS ACA Network and HITECH. Deep technical experience with network designs, server systems, modernization of enterprise IT systems, modernization of existing legacy systems, integration and implementation for central and decentralized computing facilities, cyber security with implementation and migration of private and public XaaS solutions. Experience in aligning IT Organizations and Systems with theITIL and MITA best business practices and frameworks. Experience in adopting Balance Score Card and supporting Earned Value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alan Schmitz<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

General Counsel and <\/strong>
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Alan Schmitz is Connect for Health Colorado\u2019s General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. With over thirty-five years\u2019 experience in private practice, Alan maintains expertise in regulatory compliance and transactional matters for the insurance industry. He oversees the legal, audit, and privacy and security functions for Connect for Health Colorado. He also serves as the president of Colorado Connect, Connect for Health Colorado\u2019s public benefit corporation and online platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Colorado native, Schmitz earned a degree in Business & Finance from Colorado State University graduating in 1983. He obtained his law degree from Washington University in St. Louis in 1986. Alan is a published author of a treatise for the insurance industry on the topic of market conduct oversight and a long-time member of the national Federation of Regulatory Counsel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nina Schwartz<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chief Policy and <\/strong>
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Nina Schwartz is the Chief Policy and External Affairs Officer for Connect for Health Colorado. She joined Connect for Health Colorado in 2020. In her role, Schwartz leads the organization\u2019s policy, communication, marketing, government relations, enrollment assistance, and community engagement to advance Connect for Health Colorado\u2019s objectives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to joining Connect for Health Colorado, Schwartz worked for the state of Colorado in several roles, including positions in policy, government relations, and strategic communications for the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing. Before moving to Colorado, Schwartz worked on health policy in Washington, D.C., advocating for passage of the Affordable Care Act, and as a health care legislative assistant on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schwartz holds a bachelor\u2019s degree from Brandeis University and a law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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