Health Industry Collaboration Effort

Yvonne K. Sonnenberg
Director, ICE Board of Directors
Optum Care / NAMM California
Consultant
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Yvonne Sonnenberg, MHA, most recently was employed by Optum Care under NAMM CA as an AVP of Network Operations. In that role, she held the position as Executive Director of Empire Physicians Medical Group and was responsible for the San Diego network and marketing department of NAMM. Ms. Sonnenberg retired from full time employment with Optum Care in December 2019, and currently works as a part time consultant. She has previously worked in healthcare management specializing in IPA development and operations, and held senior management positions with HMOs, IPAs and groups. She served on the Board of the National IPA Association and on the CAPG Board. Ms. Sonnenberg also served as the Co-Chair to the Health Care Financing Administration "HCFA" MCO Team, which was an earlier approach to the collaborative effort initiated by ICE. Ms. Sonnenberg holds a BS in Management and a Master’s degree in Health Care Administration and participates as a part-time university adjunct professor.