Ms. Cullinan was appointed CHRO at Nuvance Health in 2022, leading human resources strategy for the seven-hospital system with employees across western Connecticut and eastern New York. Since stepping into the role, she has driven significant workforce improvements, reducing recruitment overhead and temporary labor costs while filling positions and lowering the vacancy rate. She also implemented evidence-based employee engagement strategies, cutting first-year turnover. A key advisor to the CEO and senior leadership team, she has played a pivotal role in crisis management, including resolving payroll challenges during the Kronos outage. With over 25 years of human resources experience across healthcare, financial services, hospitality and manufacturing, Ms. Cullinan leverages deep expertise in talent strategy, workforce optimization and organizational integration.
