Speaker

Tony Troester, MBA, MPH, MS, PMP, CSSBB

Mr. Troester is the process improvement lead for Iowa Healthcare Collaborative. He has more than a decade of experience in healthcare quality, process improvement and clinic management. He works with clinicians to support clinical and quality improvement initiatives through data analysis and project execution. Prior to joining Iowa Healthcare Collaborative, Troester managed cardiology clinics at Nebraska Heart Institute and worked in valuebased healthcare consulting to Nebraska practices. He has completed graduate work in healthcare operations management, public health and business administration. Troester has his Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and serves as a subject matter expert in Lean/Six Sigma and project management, holding a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt from the American Society of Quality.

Ashley Ezzio, ICCE, CD (DONA)
Outreach and Education Coordinator, Iowa Department of Public Health

Ashley received her bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University in Child, Adult and Family Services with a minor in Women’s Studies. She is also a certified Birth Doula through DONA International and a certified Childbirth Educator through the International Childbirth Education Association. In the past Ashley has worked in Mercy Children’s Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, supporting families and connecting them with resources. She also worked in the IDPH Bureau of Family Health as a Maternal/Child Health Intern which gave her the opportunity to later become an official part of the bureau, helping coordinate the Infant Mortality CoIIN.

Her most recent work experience comes from the Young Women’s Resource Center, where she was a Childbirth and Perinatal Specialist. In this role she worked closely with pregnant and parenting women, ensuring they had access to proper care, education, and community resources. In this role she also coordinated a doula program focused on advocating for oppressed and underserved populations.

Moderators

Ashley O’Donnell, MSN, RN, CPHQ

Ms. O’Donnell is a clinical improvement consultant at Iowa Healthcare Collaborative. She has experience as a care coordinator and discharge planner and has served as a registered nurse in the medical/surgical department, neurology and the emergency department. O’Donnell received an associate’s degree in nursing from Mercy College of Health Sciences, a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Grand View University and a master’s degree in nursing – clinical leadership from Grand View University.

Cari Seddon, MA, RD, CDE

Ms. Seddon is the director, community integration at Iowa Healthcare Collaborative. In this role she supports collaborative clinical and community partnerships driving sustainable healthcare quality improvements with focused attention on providing person-centered care throughout Iowa. Seddon received a bachelor’s degree in dietetics from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and a master’s degree in family and consumer science from Western Michigan University. Seddon is a registered dietitian, certified diabetes educator, is certified in adult weight management and holds a cardiovascular disease and diabetes certificate. She is six sigma lean certified and has more than 17 years of experience in patient care and population health management.