Leadership

David B. Vliet, MBA, is an Executive in Residence at Mission Mobile Medical and a nationally recognized healthcare executive with more than 30 years of experience advancing community-based care and health center innovation.

David previously served as CEO of LifeLong Medical Care, one of California’s largest Federally Qualified Health Centers, where he led systemwide transformation across clinical operations, workforce development, and community engagement.

Over his career, he has served as CEO of multiple health centers, scaling operations, expanding access, and strengthening care delivery for underserved populations.

He is known for pioneering innovative care models, including the nation’s first Firehouse Clinic, bringing primary care into trusted community spaces to overcome access barriers.

David is also the founder of Mobile Health Strategies: Guatemala, a nonprofit expanding mobile healthcare access internationally, and CEO of VlietHealth, a consulting firm focused on infrastructure development and operational transformation.

A longtime advocate for health equity, David has played a key role in shaping the Community Health Center movement, mentoring emerging leaders, and advancing scalable models that serve vulnerable populations.

His contributions have been recognized nationally, including the establishment of the David B. Vliet Changemaker Award.

At Mission Mobile Medical, David serves as a strategic advisor and mentor, helping design scalable care delivery frameworks and strengthen operational models that expand access and improve outcomes in rural and underserved communities.

Paul McGann, MD, is an Executive in Residence at Mission Mobile Medical and a nationally recognized physician leader in healthcare quality, patient safety, and clinical transformation.

Dr. McGann previously served as Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Quality Improvement at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, where he helped lead some of the largest quality improvement initiatives in U.S. healthcare.

He co-led the Partnership for Patients, which significantly reduced hospital-acquired conditions nationwide, and the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative, supporting more than 140,000 clinicians in transitioning to value-based care.

With more than 30 years of experience, Dr. McGann has been at the forefront of designing and scaling evidence-based care models that improve outcomes across complex healthcare systems.

Earlier in his career, he founded the J. Paul Sticht Center on Aging at Wake Forest University and has remained a leading voice in advancing patient-centered, high-quality care delivery.

At Mission Mobile Medical, Dr. McGann brings deep clinical and regulatory expertise to help shape scalable quality frameworks, strengthen performance standards, and support the expansion of community-based care models that deliver measurable outcomes.

Brian Toomey, MSW, is an Executive in Residence at Mission Mobile Medical and a nationally recognized leader in health equity and community-based care.

Brian served for more than two decades as CEO of Piedmont Health Services, where he led the organization’s growth to 10 accredited community health centers and two PACE programs, delivering integrated care to more than 50,000 patients annually.

Throughout his career, Brian has focused on expanding access to high-quality primary care in underserved communities, building strong partnerships across health systems, and advancing sustainable, community-rooted care models.

His leadership has been recognized with honors, including the National Association of Community Health Centers Grassroots Hall of Fame and the Boston College Distinguished Alumnus Award.

Earlier in his career, Brian held leadership roles at community health organizations, including Geiger Gibson Community Health Center in Boston, and has served as an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

At Mission Mobile Medical, Brian brings deep expertise in health center leadership, partnership development, and health equity, helping expand community-based care models that improve access, strengthen outcomes, and meet patients where they are.

Jerry Isikoff, Ph.D., is an Executive in Residence at Mission Mobile Medical and a nationally recognized clinical psychologist and healthcare executive with decades of experience advancing integrated, community-based care.

Dr. Isikoff most recently served as CEO of the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago, where he led the organization's transformation into a nationally recognized provider of whole-person care for underserved families.

Under his leadership, the organization achieved FQHC Look-Alike status, expanded services in maternal health, behavioral health, and food security, and earned multiple national quality awards for clinical performance.

Throughout his career, Jerry has built and scaled programs that integrate medical, behavioral, and social care, bringing services directly to communities with the greatest need.

His leadership helped launch innovative initiatives, including same-day care models, on-site pharmacy services, and community-based food access programs, while strengthening care coordination and outcomes for vulnerable populations.

In 2024, Dr. Isikoff received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Community Health Centers, in recognition of his longstanding contributions to health equity and patient-centered care.

At Mission Mobile Medical, he brings deep expertise in behavioral health, maternal care, and system transformation, helping shape scalable models that expand access, improve outcomes, and meet communities where they are.

Jesse Thomas is an Executive in Residence at Mission Mobile Medical and a nationally recognized healthcare executive with more than 30 years of experience leading large-scale health systems.

He most recently served as CEO of Healthy Blue North Carolina, part of Blue Cross Blue Shield, where he oversaw a multi-billion-dollar Medicaid operation serving more than 700,000 members.

Throughout his career, Jesse has held senior leadership roles with organizations including UnitedHealthcare, Molina Healthcare, Humana, Prudential, and WellCare, driving transformation across Medicaid, Medicare, and commercial markets.

He is known for stabilizing and scaling complex care systems, particularly in underserved and high-risk populations.

At Mission Mobile Medical, Jesse brings deep operational expertise to guide strategy, strengthen partnerships with managed care organizations, and support the development of scalable, community-based care models that expand access and improve outcomes nationwide.

Eric Bricker, MD is an Executive in Residence at Mission Mobile Medical and a nationally recognized physician, entrepreneur, and healthcare finance expert known for making complex healthcare systems understandable and actionable.

Dr. Bricker co-founded and served as Chief Medical Officer of Compass Professional Health Services, a healthcare navigation company that scaled to more than 1.8 million members and 2,000+ employer clients, including organizations like T-Mobile and Southwest Airlines, before being acquired by Alight Solutions.

With a unique background spanning clinical care and healthcare finance, Dr. Bricker began his career as a hospital finance consultant before becoming an internal medicine physician, completing his residency at Johns Hopkins, and practicing as a hospitalist at Baylor Health System.

His experience across both care delivery and payment systems has positioned him as a leading voice on how healthcare actually works, and where it breaks down.

He is also the founder of AHealthcareZ, a widely followed education platform featuring 400+ videos and a large national audience, where he breaks down the economics of the U.S. healthcare system for clinicians, employers, and industry leaders.

At Mission Mobile Medical, Dr. Bricker brings deep expertise in healthcare navigation, finance, and system design, helping to translate complex healthcare economics into scalable, real-world care delivery models that expand access and improve outcomes in underserved communities.

E. Benjamin Money, Jr. is Founder and Principal of Candescent Paths Consulting, LLC, based in Morrisville, NC. He previously served as Senior Vice President for Population Health at the National Association of Community Health Centers, where he led national efforts in care transformation, value-based care, and addressing social drivers of health.

Ben helped advance Whole-Person Health and Vital Conditions frameworks across community health centers and partnered with state and national leaders to develop models that address health inequities. He also led initiatives focused on environmental health and secured a $57M federal award to bring solar microgrids to rural health centers in the Southeast.

Earlier in his career, Ben served as Deputy Secretary for Health Services at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and as President & CEO of the North Carolina Community Health Center Association, where he helped double the number of health center sites statewide.

He holds an MPH from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a certificate in Climate Change and Health from the Yale School of Public Health.

Eric Beck is an Executive in Residence at Mission Mobile Medical and a seasoned insurance and risk management leader with more than 20 years of experience advising nonprofit organizations nationwide.

Eric currently serves as Senior Vice President and National Non-Profit Practice Leader at Marsh McLennan Agency, where he helps organizations strengthen operations, manage risk, and scale sustainably.

He began his career at Bouchard Insurance, where he rose into the ownership group, became a majority shareholder, and served on the board prior to its acquisition by Marsh McLennan Agency in 2019.

Throughout his career, Eric has been a trusted advisor to nonprofit leaders across the country, helping organizations become safer, more efficient, and more effective.

He has worked closely with associations such as the Florida Association of Community Health Centers and the Florida Coalition for Children, and regularly engages with policymakers in Tallahassee and Washington, D.C. to support funding and advocacy efforts for the communities his clients serve.

Eric has been recognized multiple times by Business Insurance magazine as one of the top 100 insurance agents in the country.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Mississippi.

At Mission Mobile Medical, Eric brings deep expertise in risk strategy, nonprofit growth, and operational resilience, helping strengthen the foundation for scalable, community-based care models that expand access and improve outcomes.

Dr. Kenneth W. Kizer is an internationally recognized physician executive known for his expertise in health system transformation, patient safety and quality improvement, public health, and veterans and military healthcare.

With nearly 50 years of experience, his career spans clinical practice in emergency medicine and senior leadership roles across state and federal government, the military, private sector, academia, and philanthropy.

He currently serves as a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine and Senior Scholar at Stanford University Clinical Excellence Research Center, while advising multiple private-sector organizations.

Dr. Kizer is a member of both the National Academy of Medicine and the National Academy of Public Administration.

From 1994 to 1999, he served as Under Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, where he led the transformation of the Veterans Health Care System, widely regarded as one of the most successful healthcare turnarounds in U.S. history.

He also served as California’s top health official (1984–1991), founding President and CEO of the National Quality Forum, architect of California’s EMS and trauma care systems, inaugural Chief Medical Officer of the California Department of Managed Health Care, and Chairman of The California Wellness Foundation.

An honors graduate of Stanford University and the UCLA Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Dr. Kizer is board-certified in six specialties and a fellow or distinguished fellow of 13 professional societies.

He has authored over 500 publications and has also served as a U.S. Navy diving medical officer, certified deep sea diver, founding member of the International Wilderness Medical Society, and Fellow National of the Explorer’s Club.