Director
CohnReznick LLP
New York, New York
Aparna Mekala, MPH, is a Director in CohnReznick’s Healthcare Industry Practice. With more than 20 years working in the healthcare industry, she assists clients with services such as strategic business planning, grant management and writing, market assessments, performing financial feasibility studies, and corporate compliance. Additionally, Aparna advises clients on numerous federal and state regulatory concerns which impact delivery of health and social services. Aparna’s clients include Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), community-based hospitals—which include academic medical centers—long term services and supports agencies, behavioral health organizations and social service agencies.
Before joining CohnReznick, Aparna spent seven years with a large national accounting firm providing comprehensive services to FQHC and hospital clients. She has gained in-depth knowledge of federal and state programs influencing the delivery and financing of health services, and advised clients on the programmatic requirements that must be met to sustain funding. She also developed expertise assisting clients with their strategic planning efforts and helped providers secure funding and other resources to accomplish their strategic vision. In addition, she was a senior consultant for the New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation, where she managed the community health care conversion demonstration project and served as an internal management consultant to more than 20 hospitals and free-standing facilities.
Education
• Mount Holyoke College: Bachelor of Arts, Biochemistry
• Boston University School of Public Health: Master of Public Health
Professional Affiliations / Memberships
• New York Association of Ambulatory Care, Member
• New Jersey Business Industry Association, Member
• Leadership New York, Coro Civic Fellow
• Commission for the Public’s Health System, Treasurer and Advisory Board Member
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Wednesday, April 13, 2022
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM