Panelists
Caitlin McCormick
Vice President, Sales & Account Management
UnitedHealthcare
New England
As Vice President of Sales & Account Management, Caitlin is responsible for leading UnitedHealthcare’s new business, client retention and service teams in New England. Caitlin and her team are instrumental in delivering effective healthcare solutions and strategies to clients and consulting partners. Prior to her current role, Caitlin held roles as Vice President of Account Management, Director of Account Management and Senior Strategic Account Executive with UnitedHealthcare. Caitlin has been part of the UnitedHealthcare team over 10 years.
Caitlin joined UnitedHealthcare in 2012, with experience as both a consultant and a client. She served as the Manager of Employee Benefits for the City of Providence, RI where she managed the City’s benefit programs for both active employees and retirees. Prior to her role at the City, Caitlin worked on the Health and Benefits consulting teams at Hewitt Associates and Mercer.
Caitlin is a graduate of the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, and a concentration in Healthcare Management. She also serves as the Membership Chair of the Manchester Area Human Resources Association and is serves as a Career Champion at UnitedHealthcare. She and her husband Sean live in Massachusetts with their five-year-old daughter and two-year-old son.
Maria Proulx
President
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
New Hampshire
Maria has 17 years of diverse experience in the healthcare industry. She started at Anthem in 2007 as a lead contractor in Anthem’s Provider Engagement and Contracting area and has held a variety of leadership positions at Anthem since then, including Director of Regulatory Compliance for Anthem’s plans in New Hampshire and Maine, Associate General Counsel for New Hampshire, Staff Vice President of Strategy – East Region and National Provider Solutions, and Staff Vice President of Strategic Initiatives & Large Group Segment Leader. She also served as Vice President of Segment Solutions at Anthem, where she led a team focused on delivering market-leading integrated product and technology solutions spanning areas including clinical health and wellness, digital engagement, spending account solutions, network and cost of care, sales development, and business intelligence.
Most recently, Maria served as the Regional Vice President of Sales for Anthem and was responsible for growth and retention efforts across Anthem’s large group, small group, and individual business lines in New Hampshire.
Prior to joining Anthem, Maria practiced law at Orr & Reno, PA in Concord, N.H., where she focused on civil and commercial litigation and family law.
Maria holds a law degree from Quinnipiac University School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of New Hampshire. She is president of the FC Exeter Soccer Club and serves on the board of directors for the Business & Industry Association of New Hampshire and the Northern New England Soccer League. Maria is also a frequent guest lecturer at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, the University of New Hampshire, and Leadership New Hampshire.
Moderator
Ernesto Burden
Vice President and Publisher
Yankee Publishing | New Hampshire Group
Ernesto has been vice president digital for Newspapers of New England (NNE), group publisher at PennWell, vice president of digital media for The Telegraph and NH.com and related sites, as well as digital media director for the Rutland Herald and Times Argus newspapers in Vermont, online editor for The Telegraph and NH.com, and a print editor and reporter with daily and weekly newspapers. He’s spent his career at the intersection of publishing, digital evolution and marketing helping both publishers and advertisers maximize their digital visibility.