Member Spotlights

JD enjoys spending time with his Family, a good book or movie, pushing himself through endurance athletics, and serving in his community. As a former hospital operator, he is passionate about living the mission of true healthcare and empowering Families, Teams, and people to become their best selves. Inspiring his company’s mission: “Changing lives by building healthy workplace cultures.”

Anthony Marelli is a mission-driven healthcare leader with over a decade of experience spanning clinical care, practice administration, and regional operations. A former Army veteran, he now serves as Regional Director of Operations for Fresenius Medical Care, overseeing nephrology practices across Utah. Anthony holds an MBA and is known for driving operational excellence, fostering strong physician relationships, and building engaged, high-performing teams.

Anna earned her Master of Health Administration from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and began her career at University of Utah Health as an administrative fellow. Over the past 14 years, she has held a variety of leadership roles, including Operations Manager, Director of Business Operations, and currently serves as the Senior Director for the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) and the Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital. Anna also serves as the Mentorship Chair for the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) of Utah.

Dan Stoddard  is a healthcare operations leader with a passion for turning complex problems into optimized solutions. Armed with a Master of Health Administration (MHA) and a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSSBB), Dan has led initiatives across the healthcare continuum—bringing together multidisciplinary teams to drive meaningful change.

Currently, Dan serves as a Continuous Improvement Consultant for Intermountain Children’s Health and on the Administrative Council at Primary Children’s Lehi. Dan is excited about being a site lead for an EHR transition from Icentra to EPIC that will go live in September. It’s interesting navigating the technical, operational, and human elements of change with equal parts strategy and empathy.

When not optimizing workflows or driving improvement projects, Dan enjoys cycling, continuous self-improvement, and spending quality time with his wife and three energetic boys—who ensure that life outside of work is just as fast-paced and rewarding.

Dr. Heather Thiesset is an Assistant Professor of Healthcare Administration and Program Coordinator within the Department of Health Sciences at Utah Valley University.

Dr. Thiesset received her undergraduate and master’s degree from Brigham Young University in Public Health and her PhD in Public Health from the University of Utah.

She spent twelve years of her career within the Department of Surgery at the University of Utah conducting health services research and clinical trials as the Associate Director of Research and Science. She further led the Division of Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery for seven years as the division manager.

Dr. Thiesset’s research focus is on pain management and the opioid epidemic as well as in healthcare cost, quality, and access.

She is excited to serve as the Education Chair for the American College of Healthcare Executives Utah Chapter.

Kali Wall is the Campus & Support Services Manager at Primary Children’s Hospital, Wasatch Canyons Behavioral Health Campus. She currently oversees campus-wide ancillary operations and projects, including the construction of the new PCH Pediatric Behavioral Health Center.