Michelle S Ortiz-Trujillo

Prior to joining the healthcare administration field, I spent about a year as the Business Development Specialist for the Brawley Chamber, where I held a variety of positions. Howard Khan, the former CEO of LA Care, recruited me away from the Brawley Chamber and informed me that the Imperial County Local Health Authority had been awarded the state contract to potentially become a health plan in 2024. As their first employee, I was tasked with establishing and configuring the operational readiness of the health plan in addition to providing expertise in office administration and human resources. Twenty individuals have been employed by what is presently referred to as Community Health Plan of Imperial Valley since late June 2022. I was solely responsible for establishing workers' compensation, health insurance, payroll operations, and retirement plans from the ground up for the initial five months of 2022, until I secured the services of my current CEO in late November of the same year. We then began the process of recruiting a Chief Medical Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Compliance Officer, and continued to collaborate until mid-May 2023. Presently, a formidable executive team oversees the administration of the health plan for more than 100,000 members in Imperial County. I possess a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and am two courses away from earning my Master of Public Administration. At present, I hold the position of Senior Director of Human Resources, in addition to supervising the Member Services Division.Over the past decade, I have been employed and have acquired a variety of skills through the various positions I have held. I am eager to apply my acquired skill set in a novel environment.