5. Geoffrey Roche
Our host, Keith Minnis, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, sits down with guest, Geoffrey M. Roche, MPA, to discuss the importance of "Eds & Meds" working together for the improvement of the community, the value of truly looking at your organization to ensure retention, and his ideals of leading.
Geoffrey M. Roche, MPA, is an accomplished leader with steadfast commitment and passion for healthcare innovation, future-focused strategy, transformation, cultural change, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and workforce impact. He has been asked to regularly present on healthcare workforce topics at various national healthcare events including Becker's Annual Meeting, HIMSS ViVE, Becker's HR Conference, among others. Roche was recently nominated to the Forbes Business Council for his national-level work.
His professional career includes over nine years in hospital administration as a strategic advisor to the President and CEO and department director of various departments, including Business Development and Planning, Government Affairs, Community Health, and Public Relations, for Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono. At Lebanon Valley College and Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, Geoffrey held senior leadership roles focused on strategic partnerships, organizational strategy, and business development. As Senior Vice President, Business & Workforce Development at Dignity Health Global Education, he led a diverse team focused on developing institutional relationships with leading health systems while simultaneously championing national conversations and initiatives to develop innovative diversity, equity, and inclusion solutions for the healthcare workforce. He currently serves as the Senior Vice President, National Health Care Practice & Workforce Partnerships for Core Education.
He is an Adjunct Instructor of Health Administration in the MBA/MHA Program at Moravian University and a Corporate Faculty member in the Population Health program at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, serves on the United Way of Lebanon County and United Way of Pennsylvania Board of Directors, IU 13 Board of Directors, Leadership Council for Moravian College, Patient Safety Committee for WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital, and as an elected School Director of Annville-Cleona School District.
Roche earned his Master of Science degree in Management and Leadership: Public Administration at East Stroudsburg University and his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at Moravian University. He also holds a Mini-MBA in Healthcare from the University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, a Certificate in Innovation in Healthcare Management from Arizona State University, Thunderbird School of Global Management, the Certificate in Healthcare Leadership from Duke Corporate Education, and the Certificate in Heroic Leadership from Santa Clara University.
The Lessons Led Podcast serves as a platform for highly successful leaders to impart their wisdom to current and emerging leaders and in particular, healthcare leaders, through stories, lived experiences, and lessons learned. Your host, Keith Minnis, leverages his experience of over 30 years in healthcare, human resources, and operations to engage, entertain, and educate the audience alongside dynamic guests as they discuss the hyper-relevant subject matter in the world of healthcare leadership.
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