Hazel Health Announces Marianna Spanos as New Chief Operating Officer & Welcomes Jeremy Delinsky, Iyah Romm, and Jessie Woolley-Wilson to the Board of Directors

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hazel Health, the nation's largest school-centered telehealth provider, today welcomed Marianna Spanos as Chief Operating Officer and announced the appointment of three prominent industry leaders to its Board of Directors over the last year: Jeremy Delinsky, former COO of Devoted Health; Iyah Romm, founding CEO of Cityblock Health; and Jessie Woolley-Wilson, a renowned education technology leader and entrepreneur.

Marianna Spanos, Chief Operating Officer, Hazel Health
Marianna Spanos is a seasoned healthcare executive with a track record of developing and scaling healthcare technology and services companies, including most recently Oscar Health. She brings deep experience in building highly effective, tech-enabled operations that deliver strong results for patients and clients. In her role, Marianna will oversee the implementation and delivery of Hazel's services for key stakeholders, ensuring that Hazel continues to build deep partnerships, support our families and students, and deliver high-quality, clinically validated care.

"I've focused my career on using innovative technology and services to improve healthcare. As a mother, Hazel's mission deeply resonates - we have a responsibility to deliver better, more accessible, and more affordable care to our students," said Marianna Spanos, Chief Operating Officer, Hazel Health. "I'm honored to be part of the Hazel team that's been working tirelessly with schools across the country to remove barriers to care for all children."

"Marianna Spanos' deep experience building technology-enabled healthcare services has set new industry standards for both patient experience and clinical excellence. She will be instrumental in expanding Hazel's groundbreaking partnership model as we revolutionize school-based healthcare delivery. We're excited to have her join our executive team at this pivotal moment in Hazel's journey," said Josh Golomb, CEO, Hazel Health.

Hazel is also pleased to add three esteemed executives to its board of directors:

Jeremy Delinsky, founding COO, Devoted Health
Jeremy Delinsky is the founding Chief Operating Officer and current Board Member of Devoted Health and also currently serves as an Executive Advisor at New Mountain Capital. Earlier in his career, Jeremy also served as CPO and CTO of athenahealth as well as Chief Technology Officer of Wayfair. He brings extensive operational expertise in scaling innovative companies and serves on the boards of numerous leading healthcare companies.

Iyah Romm, founding CEO, Cityblock Health (Lead Independent Board Member)

Iyah Romm, founding CEO of Cityblock Health, brings deep expertise in reimagining healthcare delivery for underserved communities. Under his leadership, Cityblock Health has pioneered an innovative care model that integrates primary care, behavioral health, and social services for Medicaid and lower-income Medicare beneficiaries, and built a world-class board of industry leaders. Iyah serves on the boards of and advises numerous leading health tech companies.

Jessie Woolley-Wilson, Operating Partner at Owl Ventures (Board Observer)

Jessie Woolley-Wilson, Operating Partner at Owl Ventures, joins the board as a celebrated education technology leader and entrepreneur. A two-time recipient of EdTech Digest's "EdTech Leadership Award" and named to Forbes' "Impact 15" list, Woolley-Wilson brings extensive experience in transformative education innovation. Her expertise includes board service with Rosetta Stone and Western Governors University, and she has been recognized as one of the "Top 100 Influencers in EdTech."

"The appointment of these esteemed leaders to our Board of Directors will supercharge Hazel's go to market velocity – and most importantly, our ability to scale our school-centered pediatric healthcare model to the 50 million children enrolled in K-12 schools nationwide," said Golomb. "We sought out some of the most experienced and accomplished leaders that have had a lasting impact on the technology, education and healthcare industries. By bringing them to the table, we're better positioned than ever to develop cross-sector solutions that will ensure barrier-free care for the 5 million students we currently serve today, and many more in the future."

To learn more about Hazel Health, please visit www.hazel.co.

About Hazel Health:
Hazel Health is the nation's largest and most trusted provider of school-centered telehealth. By partnering with districts and health plans across the country, Hazel transforms schools into the most accessible front door to pediatric healthcare. Today, Hazel's licensed providers deliver teletherapy and virtual care (in school or at home) to over five million K-12 students, regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay. Hazel aims to remove all barriers to the mental and physical health care that children need to thrive: in school, at home, and in life.

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