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Please join us as we celebrate
WBJ's 2025 Champions of Health Care
and discuss a healthier, more equitable,
and innovative future for healthcare!
CHAMPIONS OF
Health Care
CHAMPIONS OF
A W A R D S & F O R U M
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2025
3:00 - 6:00PM | Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester
Cost: $50. Pre-registration is required.
Register today! www.wbjournal.com/healthcare
Healthcare Nonprofit Leader of the Year
• Dr. Moses Dixon, President & CEO, Senior Connection, Inc.
Healthcare Administrator of the Year
• Rozanna Penney, President and CEO, Heywood Healthcare
First Responder of the Year
• Christopher Hackett, Clinical Education Specialist, Supervisor,
Community EMS
Physician of the Year
• Dr. Crista Johnson-Agbakwu, Executive Director, Collaborative
in Health Equity; Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology; Professor, Division
Preventive and Behavioral Medicine Population & Quantitative Health
Sciences, UMass Chan Medical School; UMass Memorial Health
Healthcare Support Staff of the Year
• Meridith Kiritsy, Office Manager, Central Massachusetts Physical
Therapy and Wellness, LLC
Healthcare Educator of the Year
• Shanan Stratis, Assistant Dean of Healthcare, Quinsigamond
Community College
Healthcare Innovator of the Year
• Tricia Scannell Laursen, President and Executive Director,
DetecTogether
Mental Health Provider of the Year
• Dianne Walsh, Vice President of Clinical Services and Director of the
Center for Behavioral Health, RFK Community Alliance
Healthcare Volunteer of the Year
• David Runyan, NP, President WFCC, Worcester Free Care Collaborative/
Epworth Free Medical Program
Community Healthcare Leaders of the Year
• Dr. John Broach, Dr. Laurel O'Connor, and Julie Inzerillo,
Mobile Integrated Health at UMass Memorial
2025 HONOREES
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