Sarah Sharp, Manager, Center for Education Education and Vendor Relations, NPHI

Sarah serves as Manager, Center for Education and Vendor Relations for the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation. In her role, she is developing the Center for Education through compilation of course curriculums and education events to support education efforts of NPHI member programs. Additionally, Sarah is building NPHI’s Preferred Vendor Program to elevate the partnerships with vendors and benefits/services available for the members we serve.

Sarah brings experience in NCQA & URAC Accreditation for health plans and MBHOs, strategic planning, large-scale program management, training & talent development, and marketing communications. She serves as a Managing Partner at HPS Consulting and strategic consultant to a clinically based software solution that targets people with unaddressed SDoH factors. Previously, Sarah was the Director of Training and Development at a large Medicaid and Medicare health plan, also serving their in-house PBM. There she led the development of staff training, member & provider materials, and website design & content for Medicare, Medicaid, and Exchange products as well as pharmacy benefit managers. Sarah has also collaborated with Fortune 500 companies and other organizations to support and guide their efforts in accelerating the performance of internal teams, business relationships, and products.

Sarah holds a B.A. in International Studies with concentrations in Economics, Spanish and Anthropology from Michigan State University.