Christopher J. Durovich Administrative Fellowship

Current Fellows:

Jaelyn Cooper, 2023 July Administrative Fellow

Jaelyn Cooper serves as an Administrative Fellow in the 2023 cohort at Children’s Health.
Before joining Children’s, Jaelyn interned for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation where she worked on developing a program for patient families with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) to share their stories to raise awareness, reduce implicit bias, and prevent misdiagnosis. She has also served as a grant reviewer for CF care delivery tools and studies.

Jaelyn is a proud native of Little Rock, Arkansas. She earned her B.S. in Health Services Administration from the University of Central Arkansas and her MHA from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). At UAMS, she served on the MHA Student Association and was a member of several other professional organizations.

Dylan Bodie, 2023 July Administrative Fellow

Dylan Bodie serves as an Administrative Fellow in the 2023 cohort at Children’s Health.

Prior to joining Children’s, Dylan served as a Patient Coordinator for a private practice in Bryan, Texas where she led many initiatives such as digitizing patient records and creating a robust patient education action plan. In 2022, she was selected to be one of Children’s Health’s first Graduate Interns, where she completed projects for leaders at CMC Dallas and Plano. Driven by her passion to make positive changes in her community, she gained administrative experience by serving in multiple leadership positions at her graduate university while earning her MHA.

Dylan grew up in San Antonio, Texas and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Allied Health from Texas A&M in College Station, Texas. She then earned her Master’s in Health Administration at the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) in Fort Worth, Texas.

Thomas Dillard, 2023 July Administrative Fellow

Thomas Dillard serves as an Administrative Fellow in the 2023 cohort at Children’s Health.

Before joining Children’s, Thomas served as a Student Associate within UAB’s Department of Neurosurgery and as an Administrative Intern within UAB Hospital’s Administration team. His project experience includes the development of an escalation and review process to combat workplace violence, cost analyses and proposals, and a comprehensive space and financial analysis of the UAB parking and transit system.

Thomas was adopted from Guatemala and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. He attended the University of Montevallo to earn his Bachelor's in Business Administration. He now attends the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) to obtain his Master of Science in Health Administration.

Summer Jaber, 2023 July Administrative Fellow

Summer serves as an Administrative Fellow in the 2023 cohort at Children’s Health.

Prior to joining Children’s, Summer supported med-tech and billing companies with innovative business development and market expansion strategies under UnitedHealthcare’s Accelerator Startup Program as a Strategy Consultant. Summer also served in various roles nationally serving and educating young people in health and wellness where she developed a passion for pediatric care.

Summer attended the University of Texas in Arlington, where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Public Health and her Master’s in Healthcare Administration from the University of Minnesota.

Shafeeq Virani, 2023 July Administrative Fellow

Shafeeq Virani serves as an Administrative Fellow in the 2023 cohort at Children’s Health.

Prior to joining the Children's Health team, Shafeeq served as a Financial Analyst at HCA Healthcare - Gulf Coast Division. In this role, he engaged with financial data to assist in making informed decisions. Shafeeq brings a vast range of working experience from retail to research. Shafeeq first joined Children’s Health in the Summer of 2022 as a Graduate Intern. During his internship, he worked alongside organizational leaders to gain in-depth knowledge of various departments and leadership styles.

Shafeeq grew up in Houston, Texas and earned his B.S in Health Promotion from The University of Houston. He then went on to complete his Master’s in Health Administration from the University of The Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas.

Previous Fellows:

January-December 2023

• Eustolia Dorado, RN: Program Manager, Absence Management
• Nathan Jones: Program Coordinator, Operations and Strategic Planning, Business Development and Planning Office
• Trey Jackson: Manager, Patient Access, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Plano
• Marissa Smith, RN: Senior Data Analyst, Office of the Chief Medical Officer

July 2022-June 2023

• U.D. Igwe: Program Coordinator, Operations and Strategic Planning, Performance Improvement Office
• Jabari Robinson: Program Coordinator, Operations and Strategic Planning, Northern Market Operations
• Laura Catherine (LC) Vaughn: Program Coordinator, Operations and Strategic Planning, Behavioral Health
• Brittney Ward: Program Coordinator, Operations and Strategic Planning, Consumer Experience

January-December 2022

• Jordan Pitts: Program Coordinator, Operations and Strategic Planning, Dallas Emergency Department
• Katie Kuri: Program Coordinator, Operations and Strategic Planning, Maternal Child Program Development
• Vianey Romo: Program Manager, New Pediatric Campus Planning

July 2021-June 2022

• Timia Acklin: Program Manager, Workforce Development
• Dillan Brewer: Manager, Clinical Program Operations

January-December 2020

• Andi Fernandez: Manager, Enterprise Patient Experience
• Kiante Blakely: Project Manager, Enterprise Transformation Office

July 2016-June 2017

• Austin Campbell: Sr. Director, Enterprise Patient Experience

January-December 2019

• Nathan Hozer: Business Continuity Specialist

July 2011-June 2012

• Carlie Cohen: Vice President, Outpatient Operations

July 2010-June 2011

• Graham Torres: Vice President, Facilities Operations

Previous Featured Fellows:

Vianey Romo, 2022 Administrative Fellow, serves as a Program Manager for the New Pediatric Campus Planning and Design team

Vianey’s responsibilities include planning, programming, and implementing cross-functional enterprise initiatives.

Vianey began her career at Children’s Health as an Administrative Fellow in 2022 where she devoted her time to Ambulatory and Outpatient Operations. Her projects focused on operational and strategic analysis, patient and employee experience, and program development. In 2023, Vianey was featured in the “Leaders of the Year” magazine for the National Association of Latino Healthcare Executives.

Prior to joining Children’s Health, Vianey spent almost five years working as the Workforce Coordinator at the Medical Center of the Americas Foundation (MCA), a not-for-profit organization in the Paso del Norte Region. She led the STEM Innovation Lab and other outreach efforts to foster the awareness of the life sciences industry to the K-12 education pipeline.

Vianey earned her Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences with a Biomedical concentration from the University of Texas at El Paso and her Master of Science in Healthcare Management from Johns Hopkins University Carey School of Business.

Graham Torres, 2012 Administrative Fellow, serves as Vice President for Facilities Operations

In this role, Graham oversees Security, Concierge, Engineering, Environmental Services, and is the operational lead for the Children’s Medical Center Plano expansion project.

He played a pivotal role in the design process for the Plano expansion facilitating timely operational decisions and ensuring the expansion tower supported both a superior patient family experience and the campus’ strategic clinical program growth initiatives.

Graham joined Children’s Health in 2012 as an Administrative Fellow and has since served in various operations and business roles within the organization.

Graham received a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Mississippi State University. He earned his Master of Science in Healthcare Administration from The University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Carlie Cohen, 2010 Administrative Fellow, serves as a Vice President of Outpatient Operations

Carlie's responsibilities include overseeing the planning, development and implementation of innovative business initiatives and tactics for both practices associated with UT Southwestern and those within the Children's Health Medical Group.

Carlie has been with Children’s Health since 2011 and has held numerous leadership roles throughout her career. She has an extensive background in process improvement projects, facilities development, strategic planning projects, patient satisfaction efforts, clinical quality and efficiency, and employee and provider engagement.

Carlie graduated from Vanderbilt University where she received a Bachelor of Science in Human and Organizational Development. She earned her Master of Healthcare Administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.