ZurickDavis Team

OUR PEOPLE

In order to understand what we do, you need to understand who we are. At ZurickDavis, each member of our team is responsible and accountable for his or her part in achieving a successful outcome for you. Whether we are helping your organization with strategic planning or finding a new leader for an executive position, we approach each engagement with high energy and extensive experience.

Jeff Zegas

Jeffrey Zegas

Chief Executive Officer and Founding Partner

Since co-founding ZurickDavis in 1986, Jeff's search focus has been almost exclusively in health care. In addition to leading major searches, he lends his expertise, experience and nationwide connections in the health care field to client relations and new business development.

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Myranne Janoff

Managing Partner

Myranne leads ZDmd, and as a Partner in ZurickDavis, she has a broad range of responsibilities, including the leadership of major searches, business strategy, new business development and the oversight of operational improvements and efficiencies.

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Ellen Mahoney

Ellen E. Mahoney

Chief Operating Officer

Ellen has oversight of all associates and consultants working in research, candidate development and physician recruitment, as well as the operations that support each search.

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Annette Cooke

President, ZDcoach

As a member of the senior leadership team, Annette brings 23 years of experience in healthcare executive search working in both the US and internationally. Her expertise includes working with large complex academic medical centers, hospital systems and DOE funded national labs, where she is responsible for building and maintaining strong and effective client relationships.

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Matthew Mangels

Chief Financial Officer

With a background in regulatory/compliance work, beyond attending to the financial/IT/HR needs of ZurickDavis, Matthew serves as an internal advisor to all search and consulting engagements. He is also a principal in our ZDinterim division.

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Stephen Blattner

Stephen Blattner, MD, MBA

Medical Director, ZDmd

Steve brings more than 25 years of expertise and experience as a clinician, organizational leader and health care consultant and coach. Through his work with ZDmd, he is able to pursue his professional mission of enhancing the effectiveness of physician leaders and leadership structures in health care organizations.

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Martha R. A. Fields

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Advisor

Martha R. A. Fields is the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Advisor for ZurickDavis (ZD). In that role she works with ZD and our clients to make sure that they are optimally DEI sensitive relative to executive search and candidates.

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Jackie Rosenthal

Sr. Vice President

With her many years of experience as an executive recruiter and health care senior manager, Jackie brings an unusual degree of expertise to each search, whether she is acting as the search leader or developing the best possible list of highly qualified candidates.

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Lida Junghans

Lida Junghans, Ph.D.

Vice President

Lida joined ZurickDavis in 2012 and enjoys applying her training as a cultural anthropologist to the task of understanding the unique organizational cultures of the clients who are our partners. Prior to joining ZurickDavis, Lida led searches for deans and vice presidents in higher education, and for program officers and senior leaders in international philanthropies and research foundations. She is fluent in Mandarin and Italian, and has extensive international experience, including as a research associate at the Harvard University Asia Center, where she consults on China-related public health projects.

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Gina Mazza

Vice President

Gina Mazza MBA BSN RN has over 25 years of experience in the home health and hospice industry.

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Bonnie Lenahan

Executive Search Consultant

Bonnie joined ZurickDavis in 2017 asa an Executive Search Consultant. Prior to this, Bonnie worked in nonprofit and behavioral health settings for over twenty years in various leadership roles. As State Director for Sinfonia Family Services and Clinical Director for Catholic Charities, she developed and implemented such new programs as Home and Community Based Treatment, Psychiatric Medication Management, and Mental Health Case Management services.

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Dana Young

Executive Search Consultant

Dana joined ZurickDavis in 2019 as a Search Consultant. He is involved with identifying and cultivating exceptional candidates for executive and senior leadership positions on behalf of hospitals, health systems and other healthcare organizations. A coach a heart, he leverages his experience as a certified executive coach to help CEOs and business leaders develop and build their teams for the future.

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Sharon Kritkausky

Executive Search Consultant

Sharon joins the ZurickDavis team with 20 plus years in healthcare talent acquisition working for a not-for-profit three hospital system in Central New Hampshire. Her recruitment expertise ranges from critical roles in oncology, allied health, and finance to senior level leadership positions.

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Kristen Gallagher

Director of Client Services

Kristen joined ZurickDavis in 2019 as our Director of Client Services. She brings several years of business support experience within high-volume and high-pressure environments. Her versatile background allows her to tailor skills to meet the needs of the organization by assisting in a broad range of responsibilities including various administrative tasks.

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Amanda McCarthy

Amanda McCarthy

Search Associate

Amanda joined ZurickDavis in 2015 as a Search Associate. She is involved in research and candidate identification and provides search support for many of ZD’s searches, working alongside our dedicated team of researchers.

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