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Meet the Team

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Rachel Boynton

Co-Founder & CEO

As Co-Founder of LifeShare, a multi-state human services and healthcare organization, Rachel has a unique background of over 20 years of successful operational experience and over 7 years of M&A, in addition to an MBA in Healthcare Management and M&A certifications of: CM&AA, IM&A and M&AP.

Co-Founder, Government Sponsored healthcare  Strategy, Growth & Procurement

Josh is a healthcare executive and operator with more than 30 years of experience across Medicaid, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and complex populations. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President of Complex Health Solutions and Specialty Companies at CareSource, leading enterprise strategy and growth across IDD, child welfare, justice-involved populations, substance use disorder, and serious mental illness, with a focus on building scalable, value-based models that integrate clinical care with social and relational health.

Joshua Boynton

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Leanne Erwin

Founding Partner, Executive Director

Leanne is a dynamic leader with over a decade of experience in managed care, where she primarily focused on complex populations. Most recently, she collaborated with a tactical team to design innovative solutions for individuals with behavioral health needs, intellectual and developmental disabilities, criminal legal involvement, and families in the foster care system.

Partner, Communications, Marketing & Commercialization

With more than 15 years of experience leading commercialization and product marketing for companies including CVS Health, Onduo (Verily/Google Life Sciences), Hello Heart, and Delfina Care, Stephanie has built go-to-market strategies that drive adoption across payers, providers, and government programs. Her expertise spans market strategy, commercialization, product positioning, and scaling healthcare solutions for complex populations. Stephanie partners with founders, investors, and executive teams to ensure promising innovations not only reach the market but also create a lasting impact.

Stephanie Hubbard

Jamila Madhani

Partner, M&A and Strategic Capital Advisory

Jamila Madhani brings a rare combination to every engagement: more than a decade of management consulting experience and the clinical perspective of a practicing registered pharmacist. A former Accenture Canada Management Consulting Manager, she has helped health, pharmacy, and life sciences organizations navigate growth, market entry, and digital transformation. Jamila turns complex business and clinical challenges into clear, actionable strategies that executives can act on.

Partner, Healthcare Operations & Transformation

Anoop Dhillon brings more than a decade of experience at the intersection of healthcare operations, data, and technology across both Canada and the United States. She has led enterprise transformation, analytics, and compliance programs for federal health clients, provincial ministries, health authorities, and payers, including directing multi-workstream delivery for a federal Corrective Action Plan portfolio. Clients describe Anoop as the leader who brings structure, calm, and momentum to high-stakes work.

Annop Dhillon, MHI

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