Program Leaders and Contacts

Program Leaders and Contacts

Program Leaders and Contacts

The Northwestern Medicine Harrison Administrative Fellowship Program is led by Northwestern Medicine executives and former fellowship alums.

Executive Sponsors

  • Tom McAfee, President, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
  • Kevin Poorten, Senior Vice President, Northwestern Medicine Health Network
  • Jeff Albers, Senior Vice President, Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Administrative Fellowship Program Leaders

We encourage applicants to contact program leaders on LinkedIn or email administrativefellows@nm.org.

Dom Mesdjian, Program Director

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Current role: Division Administrator, Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute
Hometown: Madison, Wisconsin
Graduate education: University of Minnesota, Master of Healthcare Administration
Fellowship cohort: 2022 – 2023

Lucas Halvorson, Associate Program Director

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Current role: Division Administrator, Northwestern Medicine Comprehensive Transplant Center
Hometown: Northfield, Minnesota
Graduate education: University of Minnesota, Master of Healthcare Administration
Fellowship cohort: 2023 – 2024

Current Northwestern Memorial Hospital Fellows

Isabella Aguayo

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Undergraduate education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Graduate education: University of Illinois at Chicago, Master of Healthcare Administration

Anissa Ashraf

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Undergraduate education: George Washington University
Graduate education: Rush University, Master of Health Systems Management

Jarrett Pinster

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Undergraduate education: Brigham Young University
Graduate education: University of Minnesota, Master of Healthcare Administration

Current Health Network Fellow

Awanee Gaspar

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Undergraduate education: University of Texas at Austin
Graduate education: University of Texas-Houston, Master of Public Health