Meet Our Faculty
Faculty members in The Healthcare MBA represent a diverse blend of healthcare professionals and academic professors.
Charles “Bud” Garrison, Adjunct Instructor
Education
M.B.A., OHSUBiography
Bud has focused a large part of his career on aligning technology with organizational strategies, implementing process improvement, and enhancing productivity for clinical area. In his most recent role, he was the Director of Clinical Informatics and Health Information Services at OHSU. During his 12 years at OHSU he developed the Clinical Informatics Department to enhance the use of the Electronic Medical Record in all clinical areas.Prior to joining OHSU in November of 2007, Bud was a partner in a small consulting firm in perioperative and critical care information systems and process improvement. He also worked for several startup companies in health care information systems integration, data warehousing and process improvement. He started his career working at Denver General Hospital as a Surgical Technician. Since his semi-retirement in December 2019, he divides his time between taking care of elderly family members, working in Real Estate with his wife and providing consulting services for small business and healthcare clients.
Jawanza Hadley, Adjunct Instructor
Education
M.S. Healthcare Manageement, OHSUBiography
As the Program Director for Work2BeWell, Jawanza will spearhead national program expansion, oversee curriculum development and digital asset development, and build community partnerships with local and national education and behavioral health organizations.Jawanza is moving to Work2BeWell from Providence’s mental health strategy team where he served as senior project manager for nearly two years supporting the expansion of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Prior to joining Providence, he served as practice leader for a large multi-specialty digestive health clinic at Oregon Health & Science University. He is a champion of education, particularly as it relates to adolescent behavioral health and well-being, having served as a high school teacher for 11 years in Portland, Oregon.
Jim Huntzicker, Professor
Education
B.S. Chemistry, University of Michigan
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
MM International Masters for Health Leadership, McGill University
Biography
Dr. Huntzicker joined Oregon Graduate Center (subsequently renamed to Oregon Graduate Institute) in 1974 and served in a number of capacities, including several department headships (in particular, his home department of Environmental Science), provost, and acting president. He joined OHSU in 2001 when Oregon Graduate Institute became the OGI School of Science & Engineering at OHSU. In 2004 he became Head of the Department of Management in Science & Technology, which subsequently became the Division of Management in the OHSU School of Medicine. Dr. Huntzicker served as head from 2004-2017 and during that time he co-led the development of the OHSU-Portland State University MBA in Healthcare Management and the Paths to Leadership program for faculty in the School of Medicine. He was formerly chair of the board of directors for Saturday Academy, an organization providing outstanding educational opportunities for children to follow their curiosity.
Steve Kinder, Division Head
Education
BS, Nursing from Eastern Washington University, 1976
MPA, Portland State University, 1989
BiographySteve Kinder is the Head of the Division of Management within the School of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). Steve has over 40 years experience in healthcare management. He has served in a variety of progressive clinical and leadership roles in community hospitals, national health systems and physician clinics, most recently as CEO of a specialty hospital in Portland, OR. Steve has 15 years experience as a speaker and consultant on healthcare leadership, governance, and operational excellence.
Steve currently serves as Division Head and full-time faculty within the Division of Management. He teaches Strategy, Leadership, and Operations in the Healthcare MBA and Master of Science in Healthcare Management programs.
Jeff Oltmann, Adjunct Faculty
Education
M.Eng, Florida Atlantic University
BSEE, Valparaiso University
Biography
Jeff Oltmann has over 20 years of experience in engineering, line management and program management with industry leaders such as Sequent, IBM, Prisma and Gould. He built a 50 person hardware development organization delivering boards, integrated circuits and systems and achieving ISO 9000 compliance in the process.
Jeff has received his PMI certification and his management experience includes running programs with budgets of over $100 M and worldwide teams of over 100 members spanning marketing, engineering service and manufacturing. Jeff is an expert in the use and adaptation of many PM tools including Microsoft Project. Jeff has a consulting practice, Synergy Professional Services, specializing in new program management technology.
Tracy Quan, Adjunct Instructor
Biography
Tracy Quan is a healthcare professional with 15 years experience in creating valuable solutions for a variety of sponsors. She finds motivation in cultivating engaged multidisciplinary teams. She thrives in the cross-section of technology, organizational culture, and strategy. She is a proud graduate of The Healthcare M.B.A.Tracy is the Senior Director of Implementation at AccessHope, a provider of employee benefits in leading-edge cancer support. Prior to her current role, she enjoyed roles in portfolio/program management, healthcare technology implementation, and consulting. Her professional interests include employee engagement, strategic communications, and applying Agile methodologies to non-traditional use cases.
Judy Richardson, Adjunct Instructor
Education
M.D. Dartmouth Medical School
M.B.A. OHSU/ PSU
BiographyJudy Richardson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, and the Division of Management, with time currently allocated to the Oregon Health Authority in support of the Covid Recovery and Response Unit. At the OHA, she is the Deputy Director for Strategy and Implementation for the Heath Centers and Supply Chain Branch of the CRRU. Prior to the pandemic, she was the Director for Primary Care Services for OHSU at Mid-Columbia Medical Center where she practiced Family Medicine for the previous 18 years.
Niki Steckler, Associate Professor
Education
Ph.D., Organizational Behavior
Harvard University, 1990
Biography
Niki Steckler, Ph.D. is Associate Professor in the Division of Management in Oregon Health & Science University's School of Medicine. She holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Harvard University. Dr. Steckler's expertise is in communication and collaboration across disciplines and organizational boundaries.
Mary Tanski, Adjunct Instructor
Education
M.D., Wayne State University School of Medicine, 2009
M.B.A., Oregon Health & Science University, 2016Biography
Mary co-teaches the healthcare quality course in the Healthcare M.B.A.
Hans VanDerSchaaf, Adjunct Instructor
Biography
Hans VanDerSchaaf is inspired by research and initiatives that harness innovation, human-centerdness, technology and service improvements to create step changes in organizational performance and improve customer experiences.He received a Ph.D. in Technology Management from the Engineering and Technology Management program at Portland State University, a Master of Public Administration from Portland State University, and a Bachelor of Science from Ithaca College.
He works at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland, Oregon, where he champions OHSU Health’s mission to make care available to Oregonians anywhere, anytime, by focusing on digital health technology innovations.
Jessica Walter, Assistant Professor
Education
B.S., Psychology, University of Oregon
M.A., Psychology, University of Colorado
Ed.D., Organizational Leadership & Change, University of Southern CaliforniaBiography
Jessica is an Assistant Professor and the Director of the Division of Management at Oregon Health & Science University. Jessica has more than twenty years of experience in student development, higher education management, and teaching. Originally trained as a behavior change researcher, she approaches leadership as a quest for continuous improvement, bringing together teams to create purpose-driven cultures of excellence.She joined the Division of Management in 2011. Within the graduate programs, she teaches graduate courses, develops and offers professional and career development workshops, and directs the capstone program. She collaborates with local and international organizations to create customized executive education and offers organizational assessments and meeting facilitation. Her administrative duties include overseeing Division operations, strategy, and finance. She supervises staff and adjunct faculty, leads student services and enrollment management, and facilitates the assurance of learning processes. She serves as a new manager mentor and conflict coach for the University.
