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10 Centene partnerships leaders
These ten current and former Centene partnerships leaders have held director, senior director and vice president roles in strategic provider partnerships, vendor partnerships, strategic alliances and business development at Centene Corporation and its Wellcare business. A reader can learn how partnerships leaders work at Centene from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Chelsey Totten
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Vendor Partnerships · Centene Corporation
Senior Director, Vendor Partnerships at Centene Corporation since May 2025, based in the Raleigh-Durham area. Earlier at Centene they were Director of Business Operations and Manager of Vendor Management at Health Net Federal Services (2022 to 2025) and an Account Manager at Envolve Benefit Options from 2020. Before Centene they were an Account Coordinator at FitOn Health.
David Gay
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Business Development · Centene Corporation
Vice President, Business Development at Centene Corporation since May 2022, based in the Detroit area. Their profile describes building Medicare-focused partnerships and, as Vice President of Business Development at Wellcare, working with companies and provider groups. Earlier they were Sr. Director, Medicare Sales at Centene (2015 to 2021) and Vice President of Markets at Advise Health Holdings (2021 to 2022).
Devon Pawley
LinkedInExperience: Director, Operations Strategy & Partnerships · Centene Corporation
Director, Operations Strategy & Partnerships at Centene Corporation since November 2024, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Before Centene they were a Consultant (2021 to 2024) and then Project Leader (2024) at Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Their profile describes skills in strategic market analysis, stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration, and lists a PhD from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
Margo Torres
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Business Development · Centene Corporation
Senior Director Business Development at Centene Corporation since August 2022, based in Tampa. Earlier at Centene they were Director of Business Development (2021 to 2022), Director of Contracting & Network Development, and a Contract Negotiator from 2013. Before Centene they were a Provider Contracting Consultant at Humana from 2011 to 2013.
Marianne Burdison, MSW
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Strategic Alliances & Development · Centene Corporation
Former Senior Director, Strategic Alliances & Development at Centene Corporation (January 2016 to October 2023), and earlier in the same title for Cenpatico from 2013. Their profile says the role sat on the Government Relations team and included identifying and developing strategic relationships with national partners. They also held Director Business Development (2008 to 2010) and Director, Business Product Development (Cenpatico) (2008 to 2013) at Centene.
Nicole Primozich
LinkedInExperience: VP, Strategic Provider Partnerships · Centene Corporation
VP, Strategic Provider Partnerships at Centene Corporation since July 2025, based in Austin. Earlier at Centene they were VP, Operations Chief of Staff (2022 to 2025), Sr. Director of Strategy & Excellence, Director of New Business Implementation & Operations, and Project Manager for Business Development & Implementation from 2017. Their profile mentions launching new businesses and leading strategic partnerships.
Taib Dedic
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Business Development & Operations · Centene Corporation
Former Senior Director, Business Development & Operations at Centene Corporation (December 2022 to August 2025), based in St. Louis. Their profile says they led business and product development, strategic partnerships, and operational strategy and execution for a multi-state LTSS business. Earlier at Centene they were Director, Product Development (2018 to 2022) and Manager, Innovation & New Product Development (2014 to 2018).
Tracy D. Smith
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Business Development · Centene Corporation
Vice President of Business Development at Centene Corporation since April 2022, based in Des Moines. Before that they were Senior Director of Provider Network Management, Business Development at Centene (2018 to 2022), where their profile says they stood up networks in new Medicaid and Medicare Advantage markets. Earlier they held provider network roles at AmeriHealth Caritas and Centene.
Tyler Jones
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Business Development · Centene Corporation
Senior Director of Business Development at Centene Corporation since January 2024, based in Nashville. Their profile says they are responsible for improving provider and operational performance across multiple health plans and partner with market leaders, providers and enterprise stakeholders. Earlier at Centene they were Director of Business Development (2021 to 2024), Senior Manager, Business Development (2020 to 2021) and Business Development Manager (2018 to 2020).
William Teague, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Strategic Provider Partnerships · Centene Corporation
Vice President of Strategic Provider Partnerships at Centene Corporation since March 2026, based in Houston. Before Centene they were Vice President of Payer Strategy & Population Health at Scene Health (2023 to 2025) and Director of Strategic Partnerships at UnitedHealthcare (2022 to 2023), after operations and DSNP strategy roles at Optum from 2019 to 2022.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a large Medicaid and Medicare health plan decide which providers to bring in as strategic partners?
- 02What does a health plan look for when it picks and manages outside vendor partners?
- 03How do business development teams at a health plan prepare to enter a new state market?
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