Agrace provides nonprofit hospice care, palliative care and grief support to patients and families throughout southern Wisconsin.

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Kari Potter

Lynne Sexten, FACHE, has been president and CEO of Agrace since 2012.

Sexten came to Agrace from Unity Point Health – Meriter in Madison where she served as executive vice president and chief operating officer. During her tenure, Sexten was responsible for all inpatient and outpatient clinical services.  She oversaw the development of a new multi-specialty medical group that ultimately grew to include more than 120 physicians with eight clinic locations.

Prior to her leadership at Meriter, Sexten was a director of planning and program development for the [University of Maryland](/org/university-of-maryland) Medical System in Baltimore before becoming vice president of corporate strategy and professional services at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center in Olney, Maryland.

Sexten holds a master’s degree in health administration and a bachelor’s degree in biomedical communications from [The Ohio State University](/org/the-ohio-state-university) in Columbus. She is certified as a fellow of the America College of Healthcare Executives.

As a leader in health care, Sexten specializes in managing operations with a specific expertise in strategic business planning in the evolving healthcare market.  She is active in the community, serving on a number of local and national boards and committees.  She has been recognized for her leadership with a number of awards including being named one of Madison’s 25 Most Influential People in 2015.

Lynne Sexten

As vice president of support services, Mary Barros oversees Agrace’s Housekeeping, Maintenance, Horticulture, Kitchen, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), Supply Management and Agrace Age at Home teams.

Mary joined Agrace in 2008 as a data administrator, then worked as facilities manager, facilities director and assistant vice president of support services. In 2013, Mary co-led the Janesville building project and, in 2019, helped their DME team prepare for its first Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) accreditation survey.

Mary obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts from St. Norbert College.

Mary Barros

Bernie McCracken

Tanika Apaloo

In her role as the chief financial officer, Jennifer Maurer oversees the finance and purchasing departments at Agrace. She was previously the vice president of finance at Natus Medical, Inc., a neuro diagnostic and monitoring equipment manufacturer. Maurer’s career includes experience in medical device manufacturing for [GE Healthcare](/org/ge-healthcare-limited) as well as work for [Johnson Controls](/org/johnson-controls). She is a Wisconsin Licensed CPA and received her accounting degree from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Jennifer Maurer

As Vice President of Clinical Excellence, Jen oversees Quality, Compliance, Clinical Education, Infection Prevention and Employee Health.  She joined Agrace in 2008 as a Registered Nurse and has worked in Quality and Compliance since 2013.  Since 2015 Flugaur has served terms on [NHPCO](/org/national-hospice-and-palliative-care-organization)’s Regulatory and Quality and Standards Committee where she has had the opportunity to work with other hospice professionals to advance end-of-life care.  In addition to her BSN, Flugaur is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), has obtained her Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Corporate Compliance from [George Washington University](/org/gwu) and her MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

Jen Flugaur

Matthew Richards

Chris Queram

Amie Goldman

Ken Thompson

Pamela Wetzel

Tim Size

Kelly Ritchie

Frederic Ransom

Steve DiTullio

Lou Bernhardt

Jane Wiedenbeck

Jonathan Jaffery

In her role as the vice president of homecare operations, Jenny Malak oversees home care operations at Agrace and also has executive oversight for Agrace’s Age at Home senior care service line.  She is a registered nurse and has held positions in the hospital as a staff nurse, ambulatory care as a charge nurse and home care with Agrace as a nurse case manager, clinical team manager and director.  She received her master’s in nursing leadership from the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay.

Jenny Malak

Agrace HospiceCare, Inc.'s Board of Directors includes Frederic Ransom and 12 others.

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