Our Team

The team at Spring Street Exchange has the special spark that fuels our work. We bring expertise, of course, but we also connect it with fresh thinking, practical applications, and this relentless drive to do better and make things right. We look forward to working with you!

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    Nancy Wise, President

    Nancy drives the firm’s strategic and future-focused initiatives while staying connected to client projects. Her industry knowledge and fresh perspectives make her a popular speaker and workshop leader.

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    Katie Poole, Managing Director

    Katie works with healthcare leaders to set strategy and drive execution. She helps organizations make sense of change, align around what’s next, and move confidently toward more outcomes-focused care.

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    Quinn Pidgeon, Strategy Analyst

    Quinn brings his drive for extra insight to his work as a research analyst and project support lead across our portfolio. 

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    Adeleke Stamps, Project Coordinator

    Adeleke keeps Spring Street humming with complex project coordination both internally and with our partners. 

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    Stephanie Passino, Strategic Consulting and Operations

    Steph brings a rare mix of strategic insight and operational discipline to Spring Street. She applies her health plan product, benefits, and strategy expertise to client work while leading firm operational functions. 

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    Abby Franzen-Sheehan, Graphic Design Consultant

    Abby is our creative director with the unmatched ability to make our work visually striking while still practical for our clients to use well past their project engagement. 

  • Don Ames, Advisor

    Don has held leadership positions for health plans and healthcare technology companies including Change Healthcare and HTMS. Don is a Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) and Product Owner (CPO).

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    Jo Z. Carcedo, Advisor

    Jo helps organizations to develop business models and management capacity that increase revenue and maximize community benefit. An adept communicator, Jo works to align and galvanize leadership teams and boards toward a common future vision.

Advisory Council

Dan Ostrower, Founder & Managing Partner, 3rd Horizon LLC profile

Cathy Eddy, Strategic Advisor, former President, Health Plan Alliance profile

Ferris Taylor, Executive Director at Healthcare Executive Group (HCEG) profile

Jo Z. Carcedo, M.P.AFF,. MBA, Philanthropy Executive, Former VP, Episcopal Health Foundation for Grants - regional health conversion foundation profile

Diallo Powell, Co-founder at Stak | Mobility Hub & EV Charging Solution profile