Inova Administrative Fellowship Program

Andrew Lillie obtained his masters in healthcare administration from The University of Iowa. Prior to this, Andrew graduated from the University of North Texas in 2021 where he majored in history with a minor in political science. Andrew's previous healthcare experience includes completing an internship with the University of Iowa Health Care adult inpatient operations department. Andrew strives to be a great leader who embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion every day to help providers deliver high quality care to our patients.

Originally from California's central coast, Jayla attended UCLA for her undergraduate degree, graduating in 2020 with a bachelor of science degree in nursing. After graduation, Jayla moved to Nashville, TN, where she has spent the last four years working as a surgical stepdown nurse at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, earning a DAISY Award in July 2022. Her experience at the bedside during and after the pandemic led her to pursue a graduate degree at Georgetown University, where she graduated May 2024 summa cum laude with a master of science degree in health systems administration.

Daquan "Q" Stephenson obtained an MBA in healthcare administration from Ball State University. He received his bachelor of science degree in child and family development from Georgia Southern University. Q's previous experience includes working as a Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) at several children's hospitals along the east coast and across four service lines. Q is dedicated to the advancement of healthcare and equitable considerations for diverse populations, volunteering for the Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP) and mentoring with Dream Bigger Incorporated.

LaJeanne "Jonni" Smith is an MHA graduate from The George Washington University. Jonni graduated from California Polytechnic State University in 2020 where she majored in political science with a concentration in public health. Jonn's previous experience includes completing an administrative internship at UCHealth in the Ambulatory Operations Department and working for the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing as a Health Systems Support Analyst.

Audrey is an MPH graduate from Yale School of Public Health. Audrey's previous experience includes working as a Clinical Effectiveness Intern at Norton Healthcare in Louisville, KY, and served on the board of directors at a student-run free clinic. During Audrey’s fellowship, she had the opportunity to gail operational experience at one of our sites of care and emerge herself in Inova’s Behavioral Health Service Line. Audrey has joined Inova’s Continuous Improvement team to help shape the future of Inova.

Daniel holds a master of science in healthcare administration from The University of Alabama at Birmingham. Before joining Inova, Daniel worked with Kaiser Permanente and with Ascension DePaul Community Health Systems in change management and operations roles. During Daniel’s fellowship, he had the opportunity to work with leaderships in our Heart & Vascular Service Line and one of our sites of care. In addition, Daniel's capstone journey incorporated understanding the depth of human resources strategies. Daniel has joined Inova Fairfax Hospital in a leadership role supporting Inpatient Operations.

Mark Lainoff is an MHA graduate from the University of Alabama, Birmingham. During Mark's fellowship he had the opportunity to learn about Inova's medicine service line. His capstone project focused on reshaping the needs and capacity of Inova's central region within Northern Virginia. Mark has joined Inova's strategic planning and business development team to help shape the future of Inova.

Jane is an MHA graduate from the Virginia Commonwealth University. She completed her rotations supporting physician services and Inova's pediatric service line. Jane's capstone project focused around Inova's drive towards excellence which helped focus on the success of our transformation journey. Jane has joined our surgical service line in a leadership role supporting business operations.