Laura Fortier is the Chief Human Resources Officer of Community Based Care (CBC).

As Chief Human Resources Officer, Laura is responsible for the oversight of all aspects of Human Resources including leadership development, workforce planning, talent management and planning, compensation and benefits and employee relations. Laura provides strategic leadership to HR ensuring alignment of strategies with the mission, vision and values of the Community Based Care family of providers.

Prior to joining CBC, Laura has served in HR in a number of leadership capacities during her career including healthcare, distribution and non-profit organizations.

Laura earned both her Bachelor of Science in Management and Master of Business Administration from North Carolina State University.

Kenneth Duarte is the Chief Financial Officer for Community Based Care (CBC).

Michael Vallejo is the Chief Information Officer of
Community Based Care (CBC).

Michael is responsible for developing and implementing the technology strategy for CBC which enables our caregivers to most efficiently achieve our mission to support the best health and fullest lives for the people we serve.

Michael has more than 20 years of experience in the Information Technology industry, focusing on innovation and process improvement. His experience has included several sectors such as manufacturing, state and federal government, but more than half of his career has been in healthcare. Prior to Community Based Care he was the CIO at Care Hospice, one of the fastest growing hospice providers in the country.

Laura Hayes serves as Vice President of Quality, Safety & Performance Improvement for Virtua. In this role Laura is responsible for overseeing and directing the development of a comprehensive quality and patient safety program which includes the development of the hospital’s quality strategy, annual goals, quality incentive programs and providing direction to the Quality Department, Infection Control, Clinical Outcomes Council and Patient Safety Committees. The role also is responsible for coordinating and directing activities related to The Joint Commission accreditation, continuous CMS readiness, NJ State requirements, as well as ensures compliance with all aspects of performance improvement.

Prior to her current role, Laura was Director of Quality/Risk Management for 10 years at Virtua Voorhees Hospital. During her time as Director of Quality, Virtua Voorhees was recognized by the Leapfrog Group as a “Top Hospital” for excellence in quality and patient safety in 2014, 2015, & 2016.

Previously, Laura has held various roles including staff nurse on MS and ICU units as well as adjunct facility positions. Laura started her career at Virtua in September 2000 as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at Virtua Memorial and was promoted in August 2003 into the role of Nurse Director.

As Chief Operating Officer, Molly leads all operations across both our IDD and HomeCare services, including our Intake and Marketing departments. Molly is a distinguished leader with a proven track record of spearheading teams dedicated to delivering exceptional home health care services to patients and families. With over 20 years of experience in healthcare, marketing, and sales, Molly’s expertise shines through, particularly in her most recent role as Senior Vice President of Operations for home-based services, including home health, infusion therapy, palliative, and hospice care.

Throughout her career, Molly has demonstrated mastery in managing operations, marketing and sales, coupled with a keen ability to enhance organizational visibility and cultivate a positive and enthusiastic culture. She excels in building high-performance teams and guiding them through organizational change, consistently inspiring others to surpass expectations.

Molly earned her Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Organizational Leadership in Health Administration and Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Union University.

Gene Rodgers is the Executive Vice President of Strategy & Corporate Development of Community Based Care (CBC), as well as a member of the CBC Board of Directors.

Mr. Rodgers provides the overall strategy for the agency as well as focuses on marketing, business development, rapid growth, and managing multiple acquisitions through the closings.

In this role, Wendy is responsible for operations across our IDD operations in North Carolina and Virginia.

As Vice President of IDD Operations, Wendy oversees all Home and Community based waiver services as well as all group home and Intermediate Care Facilities (ICFs) for NC and VA. She is passionate about delivering high quality services and customer service to the individuals and families that we support.

Wendy has over 22 years of experience in the IDD field, beginning her career of service as a Direct Support Professional at Lindley Habilitation Services and has since held various progressive leadership positions within Lindley before joining CBC. Upon joining the CBC family Wendy served as CEO for CBC Lindley and later her role expanded as CEO of CBC Pinnacle. Most recently, Wendy has been responsible for all IDD operations across eastern North Carolina.