Executive Leadership
Kelly A. Munson
President & Chief Executive Officer
Kelly A. Munson is the President and Chief Executive Officer of AmeriHealth Caritas, a national leader in health care solutions for those most in need. Headquartered in Newtown Square, PA, the company operates in 13 states and the District of Columbia.
Kelly is an exceptional managed care leader with a strong record of accomplishment driving results and building collaborative relationships industrywide. As a fierce advocate for Medicaid members, she forms coalitions with key stakeholders in business and industry, government, and community organizations to identify innovative approaches to integrated health care and advance AmeriHealth Caritas’ mission to help people get care, stay well, and build healthy communities.
Throughout her career, Kelly has worked to drive solutions that will improve population health through programs that address the social determinants of health and the associated inequities. She keenly understands the role of medical professionals in supporting the Medicaid membership and other beneficiaries of government health care, and recognizes the power of incentives, alignment, and collaboration to drive quality through value-based care systems and supports.
Kelly has more than 25 years of leadership experience in government-sponsored managed care. Her work spans diverse roles and responsibilities across all aspects of health plan operations, strategy, growth, and P&L. Prior to joining AmeriHealth Caritas, she was President of Aetna’s Medicaid business, overseeing strategy, operations, and growth, with a focus on delivering differentiated health care solutions that support the needs of both members and provider networks.
Kelly previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Medicaid Officer at WellCare Health Plans. She held additional leadership roles with the company that included Senior Vice President, Division President, State President and Chief Operating Officer in Kentucky, and Senior Director, State Operations and Regulatory Affairs in Ohio.
Kelly’s expertise in Medicaid innovation is frequently featured at local and national conferences, including those sponsored by Health Management Associates, Medicaid Health Plans of America, Population Health Alliance, and State Issues Seminars. Kelly also served as chair of the Medicaid Health Plans of America Board of Directors, and was a board member of the Institute for Medicaid Innovation.
Over the course of her career, Kelly has received numerous honors for her accomplishments. In 2016, Diversity Journal named her an “Executive Woman Worth Watching.” In 2018, she was recognized by Tampa Bay Business Journal as “Business Woman of the Year.” And in 2019, she was recognized as one of the “Influential Women in Health.”
Kelly graduated from Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Science degree in dietetics and public health nutrition, and performed graduate studies in public administration at the University of Akron.
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Chuck Beeman
Chief Operating Officer, Business Enablement
Chuck Beeman is Chief Operating Officer, Business Enablement, for AmeriHealth Caritas. He oversees the essential work of Information Solutions, Digital & Analytics, and Enterprise Operations to ensure data, tools, and systems provide a strong foundation for the business.
Chuck brings decades of experience in public health care insurance to his role. He previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, Markets and National Medicaid, for Centene, where he executed a winning redetermination strategy to maximize member retention and oversaw successful new market implementations for the company’s Medicaid plans. Prior to Centene, Chuck held positions with WellCare Health Plans as Chief Operating Officer, Enterprise Medicaid, and President, WellCare of IL (Medicaid and Medicare).
Earlier in his career, he was responsible for provider network management strategy and analytics for both WellCare and Advent Health Systems. In those roles, he worked to advance value-based care by developing and implementing new models and negotiating value-based care contracts with physicians.
Throughout his career, Chuck has developed a reputation as a resourceful and self-disciplined transformational specialist. He has a record of driving business performance excellence with improvements that have benefited his companies and their stakeholders.
Chuck holds a Master of Business Administration degree in business management and marketing from the University of Madras, a post-graduate diploma in software development from the National Institute of Information Technology, and a Bachelor in Commerce degree in finance and accounting from the University of Madras.
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Rebecca Engelman
Executive Vice President, Medicaid Markets
Rebecca Engelman is Executive Vice President, Medicaid Markets, for AmeriHealth Caritas.
With over 25 years of experience in Medicaid managed care, Engelman is responsible for the growth, development, and retention of AmeriHealth Caritas’ Medicaid managed care business and executing high-quality services across all its markets, including long-term services and supports (LTSS) solutions. Her strategic vision and operational expertise make her a trusted partner of government and community stakeholders.
Before taking the role of Executive Vice President, Medicaid Markets, Engelman successfully served in various roles at AmeriHealth Caritas, including Regional President, overseeing several of the company’s Medicaid managed care plans. Prior to that, she served as Market President for Select Health of South Carolina — which she helped to found and launch — and AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana, as well as Vice President of Operations, Senior Director of Quality Improvement, and Senior Director of Medical Services.
A nurse by training, Engelman began her career at three hospitals in Florida, working in both medical-surgical units and emergency rooms. She holds a master’s degree in nursing administration with honors from the Medical University of South Carolina and maintains an active nursing license. Engelman also serves on the board of her local United Way.
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Ash Hanson
Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer
Ash Hanson is Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer for AmeriHealth Caritas.
In her role as EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer, Hanson oversees associate relations, learning, development, benefits, and recruiting for AmeriHealth Caritas’ associates nationwide. Hanson’s role at AmeriHealth Caritas leverages her strengths and expertise in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI); leadership development; talent acquisition and management; strategic change management; learning strategies; and organizational effectiveness.
Prior to joining AmeriHealth Caritas, she spent 20 years in human resources and DEI leadership roles at Aramark. She also led the company’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) strategy.
Hanson is a graduate of the University of Madras in India, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature. She also attended Columbia University’s Teacher’s College to become a certified coaching professional.
Hanson currently serves on the board of directors for The Food Trust, a nonprofit organization based in Philadelphia that works to improve the health of children and adults through providing better nutrition.
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Robert Kolodgy, MBA
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Bob Kolodgy is Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer for AmeriHealth Caritas. Kolodgy oversees the company’s financial functions, including accounting and reporting, financial planning and analysis, mergers and acquisitions, investor relations, actuarial services, financial services, treasury management, sourcing, and facilities. He also plays an integral role in new business development and strategic planning.
Kolodgy joined AmeriHealth Caritas after serving nearly 13 years as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) in Chicago. In his role with the BCBSA, he was responsible for the association’s finances, information technology, information security, brand, venture funds, and 5.5 million-member Federal Employee Program.
Kolodgy has been in health care most of his career and has held leadership roles in several provider organizations, including an integrated health system that owned a health plan with Medicaid, Medicare, workers’ compensation, and commercial lines of business. Kolodgy’s experience also includes governance, strategy, operations, financial transformation, change management, acquisitions, and joint venture development.
Among his professional and civic affiliations, Kolodgy is a founding board member of SewHope, an Ohio-based nonprofit group working to improve health in Guatemala, and former chairman of the board of trustees for Notre Dame Academy. He also served as a member of the Blue Health Intelligence board and chaired the board of Plan Investment Funds.
Kolodgy earned a bachelor’s degree from Miami University and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame, where he graduated magna cum laude. He is a lifetime member of Beta Gamma Sigma.
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Gregg MacDonald
Executive Vice President, Specialty Products & Network
Gregg MacDonald is the Executive Vice President, Specialty Products & Network, for AmeriHealth Caritas. He is responsible for a diverse portfolio of health care products and services that support Medicare and Health Insurance Marketplace® plans, and the company’s PerformCare®, PerformRx℠, and PerformSpecialty® businesses. He also oversees provider network strategy and development.
Gregg’s leadership and expertise reflect extensive experience in the health care insurance industry, both commercial and public. Early in his career, he focused on actuarial and provider network management. He progressed up the leadership ranks with positions that required exceptional skills in strategy, business development, and government relations, and for more than 20 years, has held executive positions with several of the largest public health insurance companies in the U.S.
Before joining AmeriHealth Caritas, Gregg served as Senior Vice President of Markets at Centene, where he focused on the company’s Medicare, Medicaid, and Marketplace lines of business in several states. He helped the company through a successful merger with WellCare Health Plans, where he previously served as Senior Vice President, Division President, and Florida CEO. His professional experience also includes leadership roles with UnitedHealth, Cigna, and Aetna where he was responsible for provider relations and understanding the challenges of medical professionals to deliver affordable care to their patients.
Throughout his career, Gregg has been acknowledged as a results-driven professional and has demonstrated the value of progressive managed health care to the people it serves.
Gregg holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from the University of Delaware, with a concentration in statistics and a minor in psychology.
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Adrian Mebane
Executive Vice President & Chief Risk Officer
Adrian Mebane is Executive Vice President & Chief Risk Officer for AmeriHealth Caritas. As Chief Risk Officer, Mebane oversees enterprise risk management, corporate compliance, internal audit, privacy, and payment integrity. He also is responsible for our enhanced and centralized function for contracts with clients and vendors for delegated services.
Mebane joined AmeriHealth Caritas with broad professional experience in both the government and private sectors. He has served in General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer roles for publicly traded Fortune 500 companies, and has extensive experience developing compliance strategies and programs, and overseeing the activities of global compliance and regulatory departments.
Most recently, Mebane was a Principal in PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Cyber and Forensic Services Practice, where he helped clients develop and implement global risk programs, and identify best practices for managing critical functions, including cybersecurity, data privacy, and regulatory compliance. In previous years, he served as the primary legal and compliance advisor to the Board of Directors and executive leadership team at The Hershey Company. He was also accountable to the company’s CEO for the day-to-day operations of the Legal, Global Government Relations, Compliance, and Corporate Security departments.
Earlier in his career, Mebane practiced corporate law in Washington, D.C., representing clients in highly regulated industries. Additionally, he spent five years with the Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice as a trial lawyer prosecuting fraud and corruption, among other criminal offenses. While serving as an Assistant State’s Attorney in the Cook County State’s Attorney Office in Chicago, Mebane prosecuted hate crimes and worked with community leaders and the Chicago Police Department to promote safety awareness in some of the city’s more impoverished neighborhoods.
Mebane earned a Bachelor of Science in psychology from Georgetown University and a law degree from Howard University.
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Topper Ray
Executive Vice President, Public Affairs
Topper Ray serves as Executive Vice President of Public Affairs for AmeriHealth Caritas. He oversees Corporate Communications, Government and External Affairs, and the AmeriHealth Caritas Foundation.
Before joining AmeriHealth Caritas, Ray served as President of Communications at Bravo Group, a strategic communications consulting firm headquartered in Pennsylvania. Previously, he was Chief Communications Officer at Blank Rome, LLP, where he led a team responsible for building the international law firm’s brand across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Ray was also a founding principal of Blank Rome Government Relations, LLC, in Washington, D.C., where he guided media strategy and communications counseling for CEOs, civic leaders, and public affairs marketing efforts.
Ray’s government experience began in 1991 when he served in the White House Office of Presidential Advance for President George H.W. Bush. There he helped to manage media for events across the U.S. as well as globally for events such as the G-7 World Economic Summit in Munich, and President H.W. Bush’s historic signing of the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START II) in Moscow.
Ray earned a Bachelor of Arts in history from Hampden-Sydney College. He is a current member and the immediate past chair of the National Advisory Council for The College of Charleston’s School of Communications and serves as a member of the advisory board for Avantus Federal in Washington, D.C.
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Miguel Triana
Executive Vice President and Chief Growth & Strategy Officer
Miguel “Mike” Triana is Executive Vice President and Chief Growth & Strategy Officer for AmeriHealth Caritas. He is responsible for teams that identify new growth and revenue opportunities that will expand the company’s market presence nationally. In addition to enterprise growth responsibilities, Mike also oversees corporate strategy, business planning, competitive intelligence, capability investments, and continuous improvement functions across the company.
Mike has focused on performance, transformation, and enterprise growth throughout his career, and he has extensive experience in Medicaid and business development. He previously served as Senior Vice President, Strategy & Performance Management, and Vice President, Enterprise Optimization, for AmeriHealth Caritas, and held various roles in health services and business development. He led the company’s expansion into the Delaware and New Hampshire markets as well as major transformation initiatives to improve provider network and business development operations.
To each of his roles, Mike has brought expert knowledge of the inherent challenges within public health care and the managed care industry, along with a passion for innovation to address those challenges and usher in positive change.
Mike has a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Rochester and a Master of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication disorders and sciences from the University of New York at Plattsburgh.
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