The Health Leader Forge is a long form podcast featuring in-depth interviews with amazing leaders who work in health and healthcare. In each interview, we explore the leader's career journey up to their current role and organization, discuss their current role and organization, and then conclude with their views on leadership. Come journey with us!

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Submissions from 2024

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Darin Roark, RN, MBA, BSN, FACHE, President of Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, Darin Roark and Mark Bonica

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Kelly Barton, President of Maine Behavioral Healthcare, Kelly Barton and Mark Bonica

Submissions from 2023

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Paul Forte, PhD, CEO of FedPoint, Paul E. Fort and Mark J. Bonica

Submissions from 2022

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Dr. Jeffrey Fetter, MD, Chief Medical Officer, New Hampshire State Hospital, Jeffrey Fetter and Mark Bonica

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Jason Dupuis, Chief Patient Experience Officer, PM Pediatric Care, Jason Dupuis and Mark Bonica

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Dr. Bill Hudenko, PhD, Global Head of Mental Health at K Health, Bill Hudenko

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Colonel Tanya Peacock, Commander, BG Crawford F. Sams Army Health Clinic/MEDDAC-Japan, Tanya Peacock and Mark Bonica

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Tyler Jamison, PhD, UNH Human Development and Family Studies, Tyler Jamison and Mark J. Bonica

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Major General David Rubenstein, FACHE, US Army, Retired, David Rubenstein

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Seoka Salstrom, PHD, Founder & Director, Hanover Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapies, Seoka Salstrom

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Anita Tucker, PhD, MSW, LICSW, Department of Social Work, University of New Hampshire, Anita Tucker and Mark Bonica

Submissions from 2021

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Andrew Calkins, CEO of Sage Family of Companies, Andrew Calkins and Mark Bonica

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Dr. Neil Meehan, Chief Physician Executive, Exeter Health Resources, Neil Meehan and Mark Bonica

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COVID-19: What We Learned - Staffing & People Resources, Eileen Keefe, Carol Majewski, and Kim Aiello

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COVID-19: What We Learned - Staffing & People Resources, Eileen Keefe, Carol Majewski, Kim Aiello, and Mark Bonica

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Mary Helen McSweeney-Feld, PhD, Long-Term Care Educator and Author, Mary Helen McSweeney-Feld and Mark J. Bonica

Submissions from 2020

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Steve Ahnen, President & CEO, New Hampshire Hospital Association, Steve Ahnen and Mark J. Bonica

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Chris Sloan, COO, Capital Medical Center, Chris Sloan and Mark J. Bonica

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Learned the Hard Way: A Model of Executive Leadership Competencies, Mark Bonica

Arthur Mathisen, President, Memorial Hospital, Arthur Mathisen and Mark J. Bonica

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Richard Corder, Managing Director, TiER1 Performance, Richard Corder and Mark J. Bonica

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Vanessa Druskat, PhD, Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior and Management, UNH, Vanessa Druskat and Mark J. Bonica

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LTC Jarrod McGee, Commander, 11th Field Hospital, Jarrod McGee and Mark J. Bonica

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Quarantine Graduation Special, Mark J. Bonica

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Brian Hall, President, Physicians Resources LTD, Brian Hall and Mark J. Bonica

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Mark Mellott, Senior Director, Cerner Corporation, Mark Mellott and Mark J. Bonica

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Eileen Keefe, Chief Nursing Officer, Parkland Medical Center, Eileen Keefe, Sara Elmendorf, and Mark J. Bonica

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LTC Amy Thompson, Division Surgeon, 101st Airborne Division, Amy Thompson and Mark J. Bonica

Submissions from 2019

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Steve Roach, President & CEO, Marlborough Hospital, Steve Roach and Mark Bonica

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Aimee Giglio, CHRO, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health, Aimee Giglio and Mark Bonica

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Stephanie Nadolny, VP of Hospital Operations, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Cape Cod, Stephanie Nadolny and Mark Bonica

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Lisa Couture, Executive Director, Krempels Center, Lisa Couture and Mark Bonica

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Sean Stevenson, SVP of Operations, Genesis HealthCare, Sean Stevenson and Mark Bonica

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Jake Poore, President and Chief Experience Officer, Integrated Loyalty Systems, Jake Poore and Mark Bonica

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Marie Vienneau, FACHE, President & CEO, Mayo Hospital, Marie Vienneau and Mark Bonica

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Chris DiNicola, COO, The Process Recovery Center, Chris DiNicola and Mark Bonica

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Semra Aytur, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Health Management & Policy, Semra Aytur and Mark Bonica

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Alex Walker, Executive Vice President and COO, Catholic Medical Center, Alex Walker and Mark Bonica

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Heather Staples Lavoie, President of Geneia, Heather S. Lavoie and Mark Bonica

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Joel Hornberger, Chief Strategy Officer, Cherokee Health Systems, Joel Hornberger and Mark Bonica

Submissions from 2018

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Jeffrey Hughes, Chief Strategy Officer, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, Jeffrey Hughes and Mark Bonica

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Dr. Teresa Leverett, DO, Freedom Family Practice, Teresa Leverett and Mark Bonica

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Colonel Jean M. Barido, Commander, Public Health Command - Central, Jean Barido and Mark Bonica

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Mary Lowry, Administrative Director, Center for Telehealth, DHMC, Mary Lowry and Mark Bonica

Submissions from 2017

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Stephen Kasabian, Chief Administrative Officer, Maine Medical Partners, Stephen Kasabian, Mark Bonica, Bridgette Carrier, and Shayna Murphy

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Timothy D. King, VP of Business Development, G. Greene Construction, Timothy D. King and Mark Bonica

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Samantha O'Neill, VP of HR, The Elliot Health System, Samantha O'Neill, Mark Bonica, Kayli Mathews, and Nicole Bishop

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John W. Polanowicz, EVP of the Hospital Services Group, Steward Health Care, John Polanowicz and Mark Bonica

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Sean Tracey, Founder, CEO, and Creative Director of Sean Tracey Associates, Sean Tracey and Mark Bonica

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Joni Spring, Director of Outpatient Nursing and Clinic Operations for DHMC, Joni Spring and Mark Bonica

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Major General Thomas R. Tempel, Jr., Commanding General of the U.S. Army Regional Health Command – Central, Thomas R. Temple Jr. and Mark Bonica

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Gregory A. White, CPA, CEO of Lamprey Health Care, Gregory A. White, Regan Judge, Caroline Sweny, and Mark Bonica

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Richard W. Silveria, SVP of Finance and CFO of Boston Medical Center, Richard W. Silveria and Mark Bonica

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Susan DeMarco, Director, Organizational Development, Exeter Health Resources, Susan Clay DeMarco, Carly Barber, Jessica Fucci, and Mark Bonica

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Dr. Skip Homicz, DDS, FAGD, Dental Director, Families First Health and Support Center, Skip Homicz, Sameer Panesar, and Mark Bonica

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Warren K. West, MBA, FACHE, CEO, North Country Healthcare, Warren K. West and Mark Bonica

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Brigadier General Jeffrey J. Johnson, Commander, Brooke Army Medical Center, Jeffery J. Johnson and Mark Bonica

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Sam Shields, Director, Operational Excellence, Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Shields Sam and Mark Bonica

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Thomas C. Lavallee, COO, Alliance Health Management Services, Lavallee Thomas and Mark Bonica

Submissions from 2016

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Susanna Fier, Esq., VP of Public Affairs and Marketing, Elliot Health System, Susanna Fier and Mark Bonica

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Michael D. Peterson, FACHE, President of Androscoggin Valley Hospital, Peterson Michael and Mark Bonica

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Policy Special: Hodder on Current Health Policy Issues, Lucy Hodder and Mark Bonica

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Christopher M. Callahan, VP of HR, Exeter Health Resources, Callahan Christopher and Mark Bonica

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Patrick Jordan, COO, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Patrick Jordan and Mark Bonica

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Shaping the Future Series: The Healthcare Organization’s Role in Formulating Public Policy, Katie Fullam Harris, Matthew Houde, Richard Silveria, and Lucy Hodder

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Shaping the Future Series: From Broken System to Accountable Care: Improving Mental Health and Addictions Services by Putting Patients First, Louis Josephson and Mark Bonica

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Shaping the Future Series: Talent Management for Bench Strength Development, Samantha O'Neill, Kevin Callahan, Warren West, and Mark Bonica

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Lucy C. Hodder, J.D., Director of Health Law Programs and Professor of Law, Lucy C. Hodder and Mark Bonica

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Raymond A. Levy, Psy.D., Executive Director, The Fatherhood Project, Raymond A. Levy and Mark Bonica

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Luanne S. Rogers, President & CEO, The Courville Communities, Luanne Rogers and Mark Bonica

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John R. Fernandez, President and Chief Executive Officer, MEEI, Fernandez John and Mark Bonica

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Katie Fullam Harris, SVP of Government Relations and Accountable Care Strategy, MaineHealth, Katie Fullam Harris and Mark Bonica

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Nirav Shah, MD, MPH, Senior VP and COO for Clinical Operations, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Nirav Shah and Mark Bonica

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Brigadier General R. Scott Dingle, MEDCOM Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, Scott Dingle and Mark Bonica

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Rev. Frank Macht, Director of Chaplaincy, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Frank Macht and Mark Bonica

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Sheila Woolley, RN, NEA-BC, BSN, MPH, CNO and VP of Patient Care Services at Wentworth-Douglass Health System, Sheila Woolley and Mark Bonica

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Roderic Olvera Young, Executive Vice President, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health, Roderic Olivera Young and Mark Bonica

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Laura Curnan, Executive Director, High Point Village Retirement and Assisted Living Community, Laura Curnan and Mark Bonica

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Dr. Kenneth P. Anderson, D.O., M.S., CPE, Chief Operating Officer for the Health Research & Educational Trust, Kenneth Anderson and Mark Bonica

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Dr. Joseph Pepe, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer of CMC Healthcare System, Joseph Pepe and Mark Bonica

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Gerald J. "Gerry" Vicenzi, President, Synernet Inc., Gerald J. Vicenzi and Mark Bonica

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Kevin Donovan, CEO, Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center, Kevin Donovan and Mark Bonica

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Patricia "Patsy" Aprile, Senior VP and COO, Southern Maine Health Care, Patricia Aprile and Mark Bonica

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Kathy Bizarro-Thunberg, Executive Vice President, New Hampshire Hospital Association, Kathleen Bizarro-Thunberg and Mark Bonica

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Dr. Kristy Fassler, ND, Co-Founder, North Coast Family Health, Kristy Fassler and Mark Bonica

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Karen F. Clements, RN, FACHE, Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Karen Clements and Mark Bonica

Submissions from 2015

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Betsey Rhynhart, Executive Director, New Hampshire Accountable Care Partners, Betsey Rhynhart and Mark Bonica

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Dr. Michael Sherman, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Michael Sherman and Mark Bonica

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Daniel L. Andrus, Fire Chief for the City of Concord, New Hampshire, Daniel Andrus and Mark Bonica

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Jill Gravink, Founder and Executive Director of Northeast Passage, Jill Gravink and Mark Bonica

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Greg Townsend, Vice President of Business Intelligence and Analytics, Commonwealth Care Alliance, Greg Townsend and Mark Bonica

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Robert Mach, Executive Director for Operations, Littleton Regional Healthcare, Robert Mach and Mark Bonica

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Phil Alexakos, Chief of Environmental Health and Emergency Preparedness, Phil Alexakos and Mark Bonica

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Bridget Stewart, Vice President for Physician Services, Elliot Health System, Bridget Stewart and Mark Bonica

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Jay Couture, CEO/Executive Director, Seacoast Mental Health Center, Jay Couture and Mark Bonica

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Patricia Cummings, Administrator, The Edgewood Centre, Patricia Cummings and Mark Bonica

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Stephen Norton, Executive Director, New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies, Stephen Norton and Mark Bonica

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Major General Jimmie O. Keenan, Deputy Commanding General, US Army Medical Command, Jimmie O. Keenan and Mark Bonica

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Edgar J. Helms, Director, Institute for Health Policy and Practice, Edgar J. Helms and Mark Bonica

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Kevin Callahan, CEO Exeter Health Resources, Kevin Callahan and Mark Bonica