Cora M. Tellez

Chief Executive Officer at Sterling HSA

74 year

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Cora M.
Tellez is the founder and currently holds multiple positions.
She founded Sterling HSA in 2004 and is currently the President & Chief Executive Officer.
She also founded Amazing CARE Network, Inc. in 2015 and served as the Chief Executive Officer until 2018.
In addition, she founded Sterling Health Services Administration, Inc. in 2003.
Ms. Tellez's current jobs include being a Director at Pacific Premier Bank since 2015, a Director at the Institute For Medical Quality, and a Director at the UC San Diego Center for Integrative Medicine.
Ms. Tellez has held several former positions, including being the Chief Executive Officer at Blue Shield of California from 1994 to 1997.
She was also the President & Chief Executive Officer at Sterling Self Insurance Administration, Inc. She served as the Chairman of CorMedix, Inc. from 2015 to 2017.
Additionally, she was a Director at Catellus Development Corp., an Independent Director at Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. from 2015 to 2022, a Director at First Consulting Group, Inc. from 2004 to 2008, the Lead Independent Director at HMS Holdings Corp.
from 2012 to 2021, and a Director at Practice Fusion, Inc. She was the President-Health Plans Division at Health Net LLC from 1989 to 2002 and the Manager-Hawaii Region at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute from 1978 to 1994.
She also served as the President-Western Healthcare Operations at Prudential HealthCare, Inc. in 1987 and 1988.
Additionally, she held the position of Vice President at S.H.
Cowell Foundation.
Ms. Tellez's education includes a graduate degree from The California State University and an undergraduate degree from Mills College.

Cora M. Tellez active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Sterling HSA Sterling HSA Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Sterling HAS provides health savings account administration services. The company was founded by Cora M. Tellez and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.	Chief Executive Officer	2003-12-31
Pacific Premier Bank Pacific Premier Bank Regional BanksFinance Pacific Premier Bank is a state-chartered commercial bank headquartered in Costa Mesa, California. They serve businesses from six locations throughout Southern California including six depository branches in Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Los Alamitos, Newport Beach, San Bernardino, and Seal Beach as well as an SBA loan production office in Costa Mesa. Through their branches and their web site they offer a full complement of deposit and loan products and services for commercial businesses, non-profit organizations, and consumers. They offer their customers an alternative to the impersonal service experienced at the large regional and national banks.	Director/Board Member	2015-10-06
Institute For Medical Quality	Director/Board Member	-
UC San Diego Center for Integrative Medicine UC San Diego Center for Integrative Medicine Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The UC San Diego Center for Integrative Medicine provides wellness programs. The private company is based in San Diego.	Director/Board Member	-

All active positions of Cora M. Tellez

Former positions of Cora M. Tellez

Companies	Position	End
PACIFIC PREMIER BANCORP, INC.	Director/Board Member	2022-05-22
HMS HOLDINGS CORP.	Director/Board Member	2021-03-31
Amazing CARE Network, Inc. Amazing CARE Network, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Amazing CARE Network, Inc. is a membership organization that provides support for aging individuals and their loved ones. The private company is based in Oakland, CA and was founded by Cora M. Tellez. The company's mission is to promote aging with grace and control, and they believe that it takes a village to achieve this. The company offers a library of informative materials that focus on the multiple dimensions of aging.	Chief Executive Officer	2017-12-31
CORMEDIX INC.	Chairman	2017-06-08
First Consulting Group, Inc. First Consulting Group, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services First Consulting Group, Inc. provides consulting, technology, software development and applied research services for healthcare and other organizations throughout North America, Europe and Asia. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Long Beach, CA.	Director/Board Member	2008-01-13

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Training of Cora M. Tellez

The California State University	Graduate Degree
Mills College	Undergraduate Degree

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Listed companies	2
PACIFIC PREMIER BANCORP, INC.	Finance
CORMEDIX INC.	Health Technology

Private companies	16
Catellus Development Corp. Catellus Development Corp. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Catellus Development Corp. engages in managing real estate assets. It offers design, construction, engineering, wealth, asset and property management services.The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.	Finance
Health Net LLC Health Net LLC Managed Health CareHealth Services Health Net LLC provides various health insurance services and other hospital and medical service plans. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.	Health Services
First Consulting Group, Inc. First Consulting Group, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services First Consulting Group, Inc. provides consulting, technology, software development and applied research services for healthcare and other organizations throughout North America, Europe and Asia. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Long Beach, CA.	Technology Services
HMS Holdings Corp. HMS Holdings Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services HMS Holdings Corp. engages in the provision of cost containment and analytical solutions in the healthcare marketplace. It uses healthcare data technology, analytics, and related services to deliver coordination of benefits, payment, population risk intelligence, care management, and consumer engagement solutions to help payers reduce costs, and improve healthcare outcomes. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.	Commercial Services
Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute is a non profit organization that provides healthcare plans and services. It focuses on total health of its members and guided by personal physicians, specialists, and team of caregivers. Its expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, care delivery, and chronic disease management. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.	Health Services
Blue Shield of California Blue Shield of California Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Blue Shield of California engages in the provision of healthcare insurance services. The firm offers insurance products include HMO, preferred provider organization, dental and medicare supplemental plan, accidental death and dismemberment, executive medical reimbursement, life insurance, and vision and short-term health plans. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.	Commercial Services
Prudential HealthCare, Inc. Prudential HealthCare, Inc. Life/Health InsuranceFinance Part of CVS Health Corp., Prudential HealthCare, Inc. is an American company that offers board & care homes and all levels of care. Prudential HealthCare is based in NJ and serves various locations including , , and the Inland Empire. The private company has partnered with NXT Level Care to provide the highest level of caregiving needs for their patients. Prudential HealthCare was acquired by Aetna, Inc., a subsidiary of CVS Health Corp., from PGIM, Inc. on August 06, 1999 for $500 million.	Finance
S.H. Cowell Foundation S.H. Cowell Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services S.H. Cowell Foundation engages in grantmaking services. It helps support supports communities where residents, service providers, educators and civic leaders work together to improve the quality of life for children and families. The company was founded by Henry Cowell in 1956 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.	Commercial Services
Pacific Premier Bank Pacific Premier Bank Regional BanksFinance Pacific Premier Bank is a state-chartered commercial bank headquartered in Costa Mesa, California. They serve businesses from six locations throughout Southern California including six depository branches in Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Los Alamitos, Newport Beach, San Bernardino, and Seal Beach as well as an SBA loan production office in Costa Mesa. Through their branches and their web site they offer a full complement of deposit and loan products and services for commercial businesses, non-profit organizations, and consumers. They offer their customers an alternative to the impersonal service experienced at the large regional and national banks.	Finance
Institute For Medical Quality
Amazing CARE Network, Inc. Amazing CARE Network, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Amazing CARE Network, Inc. is a membership organization that provides support for aging individuals and their loved ones. The private company is based in Oakland, CA and was founded by Cora M. Tellez. The company's mission is to promote aging with grace and control, and they believe that it takes a village to achieve this. The company offers a library of informative materials that focus on the multiple dimensions of aging.	Commercial Services
Sterling Self Insurance Administration, Inc. Sterling Self Insurance Administration, Inc. Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Sterling Self Insurance Administration, Inc. provides insurance brokerage services. The private company is based in Oakland.	Finance
UC San Diego Center for Integrative Medicine UC San Diego Center for Integrative Medicine Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The UC San Diego Center for Integrative Medicine provides wellness programs. The private company is based in San Diego.	Consumer Services
Sterling Health Services Administration, Inc.
Sterling HSA Sterling HSA Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Sterling HAS provides health savings account administration services. The company was founded by Cora M. Tellez and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.	Consumer Services
Practice Fusion, Inc. Practice Fusion, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Practice Fusion, Inc. engages in the development of cloud-based electronic health record platform for doctors and patients. Its platform features include e-Prescribing, medical charting, scheduling, lab integrations, patient management, patient health record, and mobile EMR and support. The company was founded by Matthew C. Douglass, Jonathan Malek, Alan Wong, and Ryan Howard in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.	Technology Services