Team - The Hudson Center

Our Team

Meet the people behind the Hudson Center

Georganne Chapin

Founder and CEO

For three decades, Georganne Chapin has advocated and worked toward cost-effective, high quality, humane health care for all. Former CEO of Hudson Health Plan, she founded the Hudson Center for Health Equity and Quality in 2005. She holds a BA in anthropology from Barnard College, an MPhil in sociomedical sciences from Columbia University, and a JD from Pace University School of Law.

Howard Birnbaum

Chief Financial Officer

Howard Birnbaum earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Baruch College in 1968. After three years in public accounting, he began his healthcare career at the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, developing and monitoring budgets for its 18 hospitals. He then became CFO at Elmhurst Hospital Center and later the Queens Health Network. In 1998, he joined Hudson Health Plan as CFO, serving until its 2014 acquisition. Since 2016, Howard has been the Chief Financial Officer at the Hudson Center.

Sherri Ehrlich

Managing Director

Sherri is an accomplished business leader and strategic partner, skilled in linking business objectives with solutions. She has excellent consultative, planning, and relationship-building skills, and a record of establishing and maintaining client engagement. Sherri received her MBA degree from Iona College.

Jon Raymunt

Chief Technology Officer

Jon specializes in software architecture, agile development, and has over 15 years of experience building healthcare technology solutions. Prior to joining the Hudson Center, he was a senior software developer at a national consulting firm focused on healthcare systems. He has a BSE in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Connecticut.

Sherin Jacob

Senior Account Manager

Sherin’s expertise is in business analysis, new business development and quality assurance. Prior to joining the Hudson Center in 2015, she was a data analyst at a New Jersey hospital in the Quality and Patient Experience department. She has a Master’s in Public Health from New York Medical College.

Marisel Rivera-Stuck

Senior Operations Manager

Marisel brings knowledge and experience in customer support, client training, documentation and medical billing software, and is responsible for client communications, project coordination and general office management for the Hudson Center. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Pace University.

Nidhi Pandya

Senior Software Developer

Nidhi is a senior software developer with the Hudson Center. She has experience with designing and developing software and web applications. Prior to working at the Hudson Center, Nidhi was a software developer at a financial firm. Her prior experience includes Front-End and Back-End development for applications. She has a master’s degree in Computer engineering and a Bachelors in electrical engineering. Nidhi has also studied data analytics/data science at Columbia University.

Betsy Louis

Senior Software Developer

Betsy is a full stack software developer with expertise in building software solutions using agile scrum methodology. Prior to joining the Hudson Center, she worked as a software developer at a SUNY (State University of New York) college. She has a Master’s degree in Computer Science from University of West Georgia.