Paula Cottrell

Paula Cottrell currently serves as the Senior Director of IT Applications and PMO at El Rio Community Health Center, a position held since October 2024. Previously, Cottrell was the Managing Director of IT Advisory at Pivot Point Consulting, where responsibilities included leading Digital Health and M&A strategic engagements and managing consulting practices. Cottrell's career encompasses significant roles at Nordic Consulting Partners, Kaiser Permanente, Legacy Health System, Deloitte Consulting, The Vancouver Clinic, CodeXpress, and Cascade Health Information Software, highlighting expertise in technology strategy, implementation, and operations within the healthcare sector. Cottrell holds an MBA in Non-Profit Management from the University of Portland and a BA in MIS, History, and German from the University of Arizona.