Meet the apree health family of brands
apree health oversees Castlight Health and Vera Whole Health, merging clinical navigation with advanced primary care. This integrated approach helps us understand individual health needs, deliver personalized support, and coordinate care for a seamless experience.
Our Values
Person first
We meet the person where they are, we tailor our care and interactions to meet the unique needs of each individual, putting them at the center of health and care.
Innovation
We believe in a culture of continuous improvement and creative thinking, where teammates, from all parts of the organization, are encouraged to surface new ideas, embrace challenges and always think with the outcome in mind.
Impact
We strive to impact the well-being of each individual we serve, we are dedicated to impacting U.S. healthcare through innovation and delivery of care, doing well to do good.
Trust
We are dedicated to establishing trust and reliability in all interactions, both internally and externally, we believe trust is crucial in accelerating positive change and outcomes.
Team
We believe the health of those we serve can only be made possible through a collaborative approach, we strive to foster an inclusive community that respects diverse perspectives and furthers our success by working horizontally across silos.
Leadership
Meet the team
Our leadership team is dedicated to delivering a person-centric system of care with world-class experience, improved outcomes, and lower costs.
Chief Executive Officer
About
Jonathan Porter is the Chief Executive Officer at apree health. He is the former Chief Product Officer at Bright Health Group, a technology-enabled, value-driven healthcare company serving aging and underserved consumers with unmet clinical needs, with responsibility for the design and delivery of its comprehensive technology strategy. Previously, Jonathan was the Chief Product Officer at athenahealth, where he led the direction and execution of its market-leading and innovative electronic medical record and revenue cycle management platform and product portfolio. Prior to his time with Bright Health Group and athenahealth, Jonathan founded and led Healthcare Data Services, a provider of products to help support population health management for companies entering risk-based contracts. He additionally founded and served as CEO of White Stone Solutions, a business focused on data analysis consulting engagements. Jonathan has a B.S. in business administration from Babson College.
Chief Financial Officer
About
Edward Enyeart is Chief Financial Officer at apree. Enyeart is a strategic thinker with decades of experience leading financial operations, and his primary focus is in managing growth and creating exceptional client and partner relationships. Throughout his career, he has focused on top-line growth, financial processes, operations, accounting, and building effective teams. His expertise is in expanding investor assets and analyzing potential strategic initiatives.
Throughout his career, Enyeart has held many leadership roles. Most recently at Bardavon Health Innovations, Enyeart was the chief financial officer and led multiple internal departments including, finance, accounting, business intelligence and analytics, legal, human resources, and technology services. Enyeart spent greater than two decades at Cerner Corporation, serving in the role chief financial officer for the client organization. He was responsible for Cerner’s internal revenue cycle, including contracting, accounting, as well as the development of financial management strategies. During his tenure, revenue grew from $187M (1995) to $5.6B (2020). Prior to Cerner, Enyeart worked at Unitog Company in enterprise controls, and for KPMG as a senior accountant. While at KPMG, he acquired knowledge across multiple industries such as construction, manufacturing, retail and distribution.
Enyeart is a board member for the Kansas City Kansas Police Athletic League, Starlight Theater and is also on the Finance Advisory Board for Kansas State University. He practiced as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) after graduating from Kansas State University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting.
Chief Medical Officer
About
Marla McLaughlin, MD is the Chief Medical Officer at apree health. She leads apree’s clinical team and oversees clinical care quality, centralized clinical services, and partnerships with community providers to strengthen and scale advanced primary care. In this role, she drives efforts to improve clinical operations, enhance patient and care team experience, and expand access to digital healthcare navigation and whole-person care.
Dr. McLaughlin joined the organization in 2019 as a Regional Lead Physician and went on to serve as a Regional Medical Director and then the Associate Chief Medical Officer prior to taking her current role as Chief Medical Officer. Marla provided clinical oversight for care centers across multiple regions, led COVID-19 clinical operations and helped implement quality improvement initiatives that elevated key performance metrics. She also consulted on shared savings and global risk contracts and worked directly with employer clients to align care delivery with employee health priorities.
Dr. McLaughlin is a board-certified Family Medicine physician. Prior to joining apree, Dr. McLaughlin practiced full-time for 17 years, always focusing on providing high quality patient-centered care.
After earning her Bachelor of Arts in interdisciplinary studies and a Doctor of Medicine (MD) from the University of Missouri-Columbia, she trained at the Baptist Lutheran Family Medicine Residency program in Kansas City, Missouri where she still resides.
Senior Vice President, Client and Operations
About
Meredith Turner-Williams is the Senior Vice President of Client & Operations at apree, where she oversees the strategic direction and execution of client services and operational excellence. With over 20 years of experience in healthcare, Meredith excels in driving growth, optimizing processes, and ensuring top-tier client satisfaction. Her leadership is marked by a commitment to fostering strong client relationships and streamlining operations to deliver outstanding results. Meredith holds a B.A. from Butler University and is passionate about leveraging innovation to enhance organizational efficiency and client success.
Senior Vice President, Elevance Markets
About
Victor Leclere is Vice President of Health Plans at apree health.
Vice President, Sales
About
Matt Taylor is Vice President of Health Plan and Employer sales. He is a dynamic leader with a proven track record of building and scaling high-performing business development teams in the healthcare technology space. With over 15 years of experience, Matt has successfully led teams focused on analytics, telehealth, and point solutions, driving growth and innovation across the industry. Passionate about bridging the gap between benefits and care delivery, Matt excels in translating complex healthcare challenges into scalable solutions that enhance engagement, cost-effectiveness, and care quality.
A graduate of the University of Minnesota, Matt brings deep expertise in aligning healthcare technology solutions with the evolving needs of health plans and employers. By fostering strategic partnerships and ensuring seamless integration of value-driven technologies, Matt has played a key role in improving healthcare outcomes and operational efficiencies.
Vice President, Core Markets
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Carley Hamann is a Vice President of Customer Success at apree health. In her role, Carley has strategic, financial, and operational responsibility for her clients and markets. She leverages her extensive experience in large-scale program development, population health management, and business operations to drive success at apree health.
Carley holds a Bachelor’s degree from Indiana University, Bloomington. She is a recognized expert in Population Health, Value-based care, and Primary Care Improvement.
Carley is deeply passionate about care delivery, alternative payment models, improving the health and well-being of the members she serves, and aligning incentives to outcomes.
Vice President, Centralized Services
About
Kristin Hall serves as the Vice President of Clinical Programs at apree health, where she leads the centralized clinical program department. She is a highly accomplished Executive Healthcare Leader with over 25 years of experience, specializing in building and leading cross-functional teams to establish successful clinical programs, break down barriers to healthcare, and reduce healthcare costs. She is recognized for her expertise in clinical operations, advanced primary care, population health, and outcome-driven care, Kristin is deeply passionate about improving the healthcare journey for every unique patient.
Drawing from her extensive experience as a clinician, Kristin integrates real patient treatment insights into the development and management of clinical programs, creating strategies that positively impact both clinicians and patients.
Kristin’s academic background includes a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Missouri and a Master of Science in Nursing from St. Louis University. She is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner credentialed by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
Before her current role, Kristin held leadership positions at Walgreens, where she led clinical operations across 400+ healthcare clinics nationwide. In addition to leading operations, she worked integratively with health system partnerships and served as Principal Investigator and Steering Committee Member for the NIH All of Us Precision Medicine Initiative Research Project, spearheading the development and execution of this pivotal project. Kristin also led the clinical education team as well as the patient education department with a focus on voice-of-the-patient initiatives, continuously enhancing the patient experience.
Kristin resides in St. Louis, MO, with her husband and three children.
Lead HR Business Partner
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Karen Johnson is Lead, HR Business Partner at apree health.
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