
John P. Ryan
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Ryan has 27 years’ experience in health insurance. He has served as President and CEO for Centene Arkansas Health Plans, which includes QualChoice, since July 2010. His past experience includes St. Vincent Health System, Healthsource and Southeast Medical Alliance. He serves on the Arkansas All Payer Claims Board as an appointee of the Governor, and on the Board of Directors for the CARTI Foundation and the Arkansas Chapter of the American Heart Association and on the Leadership Board for the Arkansas Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He earned his from Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri and an MBA from Webster University in St. Louis.

Chris Perry
Chief Financial
Officer
Mr. Perry has 12 years of healthcare industry experience. He has been with Arkansas Health & Wellness since January 2014, serving first as Senior Director, Finance and later becoming Vice President of Finance in 2016. He was promoted to CFO in January 2020. He has previous experience with Radiology Associates, P.A. and JPMS Cox, a public accounting firm. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration from Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas. Chris serves as Treasurer and Deacon of Finance for Levy Church of Christ, where he is an active member. He is also a member of the Central Arkansas Christian Schools Development Council.

Jeff Brinsfield
Vice President of
Information Systems
In 2012, Mr. Brinsfield joined QualChoice as Vice President of Information Systems. His background is in banking software where he has 14 years of experience. Mr. Brinsfield has managed projects in processing centers in Europe as well as individual banking institutions across the globe. Additionally, he has held key roles in implementation, technical sales support and product management.

Melisa Chesney
Vice President of
Operations
Ms. Chesney joined QualChoice in 1995 and has worked in records management, claims, customer service and enrollment. In 2009, she became Supervisor over Customer Service and Enrollment and was promoted to Enrollment Manager in 2010. She most recently served as Sr. Manager of HICS and Escalations at Centene and was named VP of Operations at QualChoice in July 2018. She has experience in many aspects of health insurance, including the Federally Funded Marketplace, individual health plans and CMS regulations.