Our Team.
Converge Health consultants understand the complexities of achieving true interoperability. That's why we've built a team of experienced professionals from various fields, including healthcare IT, policy, and data privacy. We work collaboratively with organizations to design and implement practical solutions for behavioral health, substance use, and SDoH data sharing, ensuring compliance and building trust across the ecosystem.
Laura Young
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Laura is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Converge Health, a consulting firm dedicated to advancing the last mile of interoperability in healthcare. With deep expertise in Health Information Exchange (HIE), behavioral health data sharing, and consent management, Laura helps organizations navigate the complex intersections of policy, technology, and implementation. Converge Health provides both strategic consulting and fractional services to HIEs, public agencies, and health tech firms.
Laura brings more than 25 years of IT experience—including nearly two decades of leadership in healthcare IT. She has led major initiatives to integrate behavioral health and social care data into statewide and regional exchange frameworks, improving care coordination and enabling whole-person care. Her previous roles include Executive Director of San Diego Health Connect, as well as Executive Director positions with Alaska’s statewide HIE and a behavioral health HIE in Arizona.
Nationally recognized as a subject matter expert in interoperability and 42 CFR Part 2, Laura is known for her strategic insight and hands-on execution. She currently serves as Vice Chair of the HIMSS Interoperability & Health Information Exchange Community and has held board positions with the Arizona and Alaska HIMSS chapters.
Kate Lunt
Co-Founder & VP of Marketing
Kate is a healthcare marketing leader with over 13 years of experience in healthcare and health IT. She partners with organizations to drive growth, clarify messaging, and scale marketing efforts with strategic precision. Her journey began in the behavioral health sector, where she witnessed firsthand the profound challenges faced by underserved communities due to fragmented mental health data.
As Co-Founder and VP of Marketing at Converge Health, Kate leads marketing strategy both for the firm and for clients—guiding efforts in patient engagement, partner communications, and go-to-market positioning. She helps organizations promote interoperability initiatives, build adoption through targeted messaging, and share their impact with key stakeholders.
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Kate also serves as a fractional CMO, offering strategic marketing expertise to a diverse range of clients, including directly supporting Converge Health's fractional service offerings. She further extends her commitment to advancing healthcare technology as Communications Director for UHIMSS.
Susan Clark
VP of Interoperability Strategy
Susan - widely known as the Health IT Rock Star - is a nationally recognized expert in health information technology with over 25 years of experience spanning clinical operations, Medicaid systems, health information exchange, privacy and security, and public policy. From the front desk of a community clinic to advising on statewide interoperability strategies, Susan brings a rare, full-spectrum perspective on the healthcare ecosystem.
Her work bridges the technical, operational, and regulatory dimensions of health IT, with a focus on breaking down silos and aligning policy, governance, and implementation to support whole-person care. She has led and supported initiatives that advance data sharing across sectors, modernize Medicaid infrastructure, and strengthen trust frameworks for sensitive data.
In addition to her consulting and thought leadership, Susan is a dedicated advocate for the profession. She has held leadership roles across national organizations, including President of the Indiana Health Information Management Association, Secretary of the HIMSS Indiana Chapter, and Chair of AHIMA’s Advocacy & Policy Council.
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Robin Trush
VP of Behavioral Health Strategy
Robin brings decades of leadership experience across state government and healthcare delivery systems, with deep expertise in Medicaid, managed care, behavioral health, substance use disorder (SUD), and FQHC operations. Over the past 15+ years, she has focused on advancing healthcare technology and interoperability, driving culture change and process redesign to support complex systems transformation.
Her portfolio includes end-to-end procurement and implementation of EHRs, SDOH closed-loop referral platforms, HIEs, and CIEs. Robin is also highly experienced in data governance modeling, helping organizations define and operationalize data standards, policies, and stewardship frameworks that align with strategic goals.
Known for her passionate advocacy for underserved populations, Robin excels at engaging executive leaders and stakeholders in shaping large-scale reform efforts and managing multi-dimensional technology initiatives. Her work consistently bridges policy, operations, and technical strategy to improve care for those with the greatest needs.
We serve the market by: ​​
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Operationalizing consent and data use into workflows
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Closing the “last mile of interoperability” with consent-centered solutions as TEFCA and data-sharing mandates evolve
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Navigating the regulatory web (42 CFR Part 2, HIPAA, state laws) with clarity and precision
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Building trust and participation from previously siloed or reluctant data partners
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Helping organizations go beyond siloed data and deliver whole-person care
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