Joanna Alvarado, MHA

Joanna Alvarado, MHA has held a variety of roles in the healthcare industry since 2010. Joanna began their career at SimplyWell, now Virgin Pulse, as a Solutions Consultant, where they strategically focused on supporting the sales team by enhancing close rate through the initial phases of discovery and value prop in conversations with prospects. Joanna then moved to Manager, Implementation Services, where they led the Implementation Services organization and was responsible for the development and refinement of processes, policies and procedures for the implementation business unit. In 2019, they became Manager, Business Development at Virgin Pulse, where they strategically focused on migrating 300+ clients, 9 million members, and over $84 million in revenue from a legacy platform to Virgin Pulse. In 2020, they moved to Springbuk, where they held roles as Director, Sales Optimization and Sales Enablement Manager. Finally, in 2022, they became a Member at Pavilion.

Joanna Alvarado, MHA has a Master of Science (M.S.) in Health Care Administration from The University of Texas at Arlington, which they obtained in 2012. Before that, they earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Exercise and Sport Sciences from Texas Tech University in 2009. In addition to their degrees, they have obtained certifications from Pavilion, LinkedIn, Healthcare Reform Center & Policy Institute, and Management and Strategy Institute. These include an Intro to Rev Ops Course (Spring 2022), Cold Calling Mastery, Sales: Handling Objections, Public Speaking: Energize and Engage Your Audience, Sales Enablement, Selling with Stories (Parts 1 and 2), Certified Healthcare Reform Specialist, Change Management Specialist (CMS), and Six Sigma Lean Professional (SSLP).