Strategic Advisory Board

The Strategic Advisory Board serves as a key advisor to operations of The Beryl Institute. The board provides practical advice on strategy, growth opportunities and future plans, along with valuable insights into market and industry trends.

Board Members

Marcelo Alvarenga, MD, MSc, CPXP

CEO & Co-Founder
ConectaExp - Consulting, Healthcare Management and People Development 

Darrell Atkin, CPXP

Co-Founder
Blue Marble Vision

Joy Avery

SVP Clinical Strategy
Cipher Health

Nicole Cable, MHS, CPXP, LBBP

Chief People & Experience Officer 
Blue Zones Health

Neil Churchill

Director for Patient Experience, Participation and Equalities
NHS England

Stacy Colimore

Director of Patient Experience,
Johns Hopkins Health System

Jeff Cousins

Family-Centered Care Consultant,
AdventHealth for Children
Orlando, FL

Rick Evans

SVP and Chief Experience Officer
New York-Presbyterian Hospital

Tyler Gegen

System Executive Director, Patient Experience
UnityPoint Health

Karen Grimley, PhD

Chief Nursing Executive and Assistant Dean
UCLA Health and UCLA School of Nursing

Ellen Harry

Director Human Centered Care
Hartford HealthCare

Amah Kouevi

CEO
French Patient Experience Institute

Amber Maraccini

VP, Healthcare Executive Advisor
Medallia

Joyce Nazario, CPXP

Patient Experience Excellence Head
Metro Pacific Health

Alexie Puran, MD, MS FACEP, FAAP, CPXP

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician
NYC Health + Hospitals | Harlem

Jennifer Purdy, LCSW, CPXP

Executive Director, CX Tools and Implementation Veterans Experience Office
Dept. of Veterans Affairs

Tony Serge

Senior Global Patient & Family Advisor
Member of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Lived Experience Advisory Panel

Claire Snyman

Health Care Advocate
Two Steps Forward
WMTY Convening Team