What to expect
Quartz Clinical Leadership invites you to the Quartz Population Health Summit, an exclusive gathering of provider sponsors and select affiliate providers. This event is an opportunity to showcase clinical and population health successes, share insights, and collaborate on strategic priorities shaping the future of care.
Register by Tuesday, October 13, to secure your spot!
Agenda
- Expert-led discussions – Hear from industry experts and Quartz clinicians on the latest advancements in population health
- Networking opportunities – Connect with fellow providers, share insights, and build valuable relationships
- Enterprise strategy – Explore forward-thinking approaches to improve care and patient outcomes
Event details
When: October 22, 2026
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Where: Quartz Headquarters
Address: 2650 Novation Parkway, Fitchburg
(In-person only)
Lunch and light refreshments will be provided.
Parking available onsite
Event agenda
The Population Health Summit will include a dynamic lineup of presentations from Quartz and our partner health systems. Together, we’ll explore innovative strategies and real-world approaches to improving health outcomes, managing rising risk, and advancing population health across our communities. Sessions will feature expert insights, collaborative models, and success stories you won’t want to miss.
9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Arrival and light refreshments
10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
Opening remarks
Quartz
Christine Senty
President & Chief Executive Officer
10:15 – 10:55 a.m.
Beyond the Clinic: ConnectRx Wisconsin and the Role of Community Health Workers in Alternative Care Models
UW Health
Adrian Jones, MPH
Director, Community Health Improvement
10:55 – 11:35 a.m.
Care at Home: Building Care Models for the Home Environment
UW Health
Mandy McGowan, BA, RN
Director of Home-Based Care Services
11:35 – 12:35 p.m.
Lunch and light refreshments
12:35 – 1:15 p.m.
Staying Healthy After Childbirth: Postpartum Telehealth HTN Monitoring
UnityPoint Health – Meriter
Tracy Quamme, MSN, RN
Nurse Manager, Center for Perinatal Care
1:15 – 1:55 p.m.
Two Lenses, One Goal: Quality & Population Health
Emplify Health
Holly Boisen, MBA, RN
Director of Quality, Gundersen Region
Emplify Health
Sandy Brekke, BSN, MASL
Vice President, Community Health and Wellbeing
1:55 – 2:10 p.m.
Break
2:10 – 2:50 p.m.
Community Paramedicine: Aligning Care, Access, and Outcomes
Emplify Health
Chris Molldrem
Supervisor, Community Paramedics
2:50 – 3:30 p.m.
Rethinking Member Engagement & Community Connection
Quartz
Francis Torres, MD
AVP, Sr. Population Health Medical Director
3:30 – 3:45 p.m.
Closing remarks
Quartz
Francis Torres, MD
AVP, Sr. Population Health Medical Director
Quartz
Christine Senty
President & Chief Executive Officer
3:45 – 4:00 p.m.
Adjourn
Event presenters and speakers
Quartz Health Solutions
Christine Senty J.D.
President & CEO
Christine Senty was appointed President and CEO of Quartz Health Solutions, Inc., as of January 1, 2024 after serving as Interim President and CEO since April 2023. As President and CEO, Christine is committed to continually providing Quartz members with outstanding service as Quartz works towards its mission of empowering members and all the communities they serve to create a life well-lived. Christine had been Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary with Quartz since 2015. As General Counsel, Christine was the senior executive officer responsible for oversight of Quartz’s corporate legal, governance, commercial and government programs compliance, subrogation, grievance and appeals, vendor value management, retrospective risk adjustment and special investigations teams. In addition, she had responsibility for transactional legal work and served as the Secretary for the Quartz family of companies.
Christine has over 26 years of experience as a managed health care attorney. Prior to her current role, she held the positions of General Counsel and Corporate Compliance Officer at Dean Health Plan in Madison, Wisconsin and was Associate General Counsel at Midwest Security Life Insurance Company in Onalaska, Wisconsin. Christine has been an adjunct faculty member at the University of Wisconsin Law School and at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse.
She received her undergraduate degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Human Resources from the University of Wisconsin La Crosse, and her law degree from Hamline University School of Law. She studied abroad at the University of Oslo Law School in Oslo, Norway. Following law school, Christine clerked for Judge Huspeni at the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
Past speaking engagements include presentations at Wisconsin State Bar continuing legal education courses and at the American Health Lawyers Association annual conference. Christine is a past officer and Board member of the Health Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin. She is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin, Minnesota State Bar Association, and American Health Lawyers Association. She is Vice President of the Wisconsin Association of Health Plans, a Director on the Health Plan Alliance Board and a Board Member of the Overture Center Foundation.
Francis Torres MD, CPE
AVP, Sr. Population Health Medical Director
Dr. Torres is a board-certified physician leader and healthcare executive with 20+ years of experience in diverse clinical organizations, managed care, and healthcare transformation. He has been in his role at Quartz for the past two years driving innovation in quality and population health strategies. Dr. Torres previously served as the chief medical officer of a multi-specialty group, chief medical officer of a regional health plan, and medical director overseeing the implementation of a Patient Centered Medical Home model. He continues to practice clinically, along with his work in population health, quality initiatives, health literacy, and health equity, to further the health of Quartz members.
UW Health
Adrian Jones MPH
Director, Community Health Improvement
Adrian Jones is Director of Community Health Improvement in the Office of Population Health at UW Health, where she leads efforts to improve health outcomes through clinical-community partnerships and population health strategies. With more than 15 years of public health experience and over a decade in the nonprofit sector, Adrian leads the development of the Dane County Community Health Needs Assessment and UW Health’s Community Health Implementation Strategy. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness and co-chairs the Wisconsin Public Health Association’s Racial Equity Committee. Adrian holds a Master of Public Health from Tulane University and dual bachelor’s degrees from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Mandy McGowan BA, RN
Director of Home-Based Care Services
Mandy McGowan is a Registered Nurse in the Madison, WI, area. She is the Director of Home-Based Care Services for UW Health, including Home-Based Primary Care and Home-Based Hospital Care. Mandy has worked in the home-based care arena for 20+ years and has spent most of that time in various leadership roles, with a focus on integrating home-based care services into the larger health system continuum of care. Prior to home-based care, Mandy worked as a bedside nurse, charge nurse and flight care nurse in Neonatal ICUs in Madison, WI, and New Orleans, LA.
Emplify Health
Holly Boisen MBA, RN
Director of Quality, Gundersen Region
Holly A. Boisen, MBA, RN is a healthcare quality and patient safety leader with experience advancing clinical excellence, high reliability, and system-wide improvement. She currently serves as Director of Quality for Emplify Health, where she leads strategic quality initiatives focused on improving outcomes, reducing preventable harm, and building sustainable systems of improvement.
Holly brings a unique combination of frontline clinical experience, operational leadership, and improvement expertise to her work. Her career has included leadership roles in patient safety and clinical quality, with responsibility for high-reliability initiatives, safety culture, event learning, root cause analysis, and multidisciplinary improvement efforts across complex healthcare environments within and beyond the walls of our healthcare organization.
A registered nurse with a Master of Business Administration, Holly is passionate about translating data into meaningful action and creating practical structures that help teams improve care. Her leadership approach emphasizes collaboration, accountability, learning, and the belief that lasting improvement requires both strong systems and engaged people.
In addition to her professional leadership roles, Holly serves on the Board for Gundersen St. Joseph’s Hospital and brings experience as a volunteer first responder. These experiences reinforce her commitment to rural healthcare, community service, and ensuring that patients receive safe, high-quality care wherever they live. She holds a central belief that meaningful improvement requires understanding the people and communities we serve so that we can build partnerships and systems that support care across the continuum.
Sandy Brekke BSN, MASL
Vice President, Community Health and Wellbeing
Sandy Brekke serves as Vice President of Population Health, Community Health, and Wellbeing at Emplify Health, where she leads strategies that advance the health and wellbeing of individuals, families, and communities. With a career spanning bedside nursing, nonprofit leadership, healthcare advocacy, and public health, she brings a deep understanding of the complex social, economic, and environmental factors that shape health outcomes.
Chris Molldrem
Supervisor – Community Paramedics
Community Paramedic for 10 years bringing care beyond the walls to life.
UnityPoint Health – Meriter
Tracy Quamme MSN, RN
Nurse Manager, Center for Perinatal Care & Outpatient Services
Tracy Quamme, MSN, RN, is a transformational nurse leader with more than 20 years of experience in maternal-child health, perinatal services, and healthcare operations. She currently serves as Nurse Manager for the Center for Perinatal Care & Outpatient Services, where she leads multidisciplinary teams across maternal-fetal medicine, prenatal diagnostics, patient education, and telehealth programs. She also has served as Interim Executive Director for Mother Baby services, providing strategic and operational leadership across maternal and newborn care. A proud Edgewood University alumna, Tracy holds a Master of Science in Nursing Administration and is passionate about improving care delivery, expanding access to services, and developing future healthcare leaders. Throughout her career, she has built strong partnerships among clinicians, administrators, educators, and community stakeholders to advance quality, patient experience, and health outcomes. Tracy is a frequent presenter on leadership, quality improvement, and professional nursing practice. She has presented nationally through the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), is a Nursing Catalyst Labs alumna, and has been recognized through multiple Pinnacle Care Provider Awards and Sigma Theta Tau scholarship recognition. At the Quartz Population Health Summit 2026, Tracy will share insights from the Staying Healthy After Childbirth Postpartum Telehealth Program, highlighting how innovative, patient-centered approaches can improve postpartum engagement, increase access to care, and support healthier outcomes for mothers and families.
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