Shawnee Parens
Healthcare Leadership for Forward-Thinking Organizations | Strategic Growth • Organizational Turnarounds • Culture Transformation | Driving Sustainable Performance & Stakeholder Alignment
- Role
- Senior Director Director, Market Operations at ArchWell Health
- Location
- Tucson, AZ, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Shawnee Parens
Healthcare executive recognized for transforming complex organizations, scaling new markets, and building high-performing cultures that deliver measurable impact. With 15+ years of leadership experience spanning hospice, public health, academic health systems, and value-based care startups, I specialize in building culture, aligning strategy with execution, and scaling operations to deliver measurable results for patients, employees, and stakeholders.I’m known for:Culture transformation that drives top-tier engagement and retention, even in fast-growth environments.Market expansion from zero to scale—building teams, infrastructure, and processes to support rapid, sustainable growth.Turnarounds of underperforming divisions through trust-building, transparent leadership, and performance management.Operational optimization using lean methodologies to streamline workflows and align cross-functional teams.Highlights include leading one of the nation’s fastest-growing value-based care markets (from 0 to 120+ employees in under 4 years), leading multiple workstreams in UW Health’s COVID ambulatory response across all clinics, and achieving turnaround results in hospice and public health settings.My leadership philosophy is simple: align people, processes, and purpose—and results will follow.LinkedIn builds great relationships. InMail or email me at s••••••••@gmail.com to connect.
Experience
Senior Director Director, Market Operations
Jul 2022 — Present · Tucson, AZ, US
Scaled market into one of the fastest-growing regions nationally, overseeing $70M revenue and 120+ employees. Built a values-driven, patient-centered culture and drove performance improvements across quality, utilization, and risk metrics.
Education
Drake University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Psychology
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Drake University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Psychology
1991 — 1995
University of Wisconsin-Madison
MS, Psychology
1995 — 1998
Skills
- Workshop Facilitation
- Healthcare
- Program Development
- Customer Service
- Community Outreach
- Coaching
- Leadership
- Home Care
- Volunteer Management
- Nonprofits
- Research
- Non-Profits
- Editing
- Public Speaking
- Strategic Planning
- Teaching
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