Marie H. Soldo joined Sierra in September 1984, and was appointed Vice President of Planning and Development in October 1984. She was appointed Vice President of Government Affairs and Special Projects on January 1, 1988, and promoted to Executive Vice President of Government Affairs and Special Projects in 1997. From 1981 to 1984, Ms. Soldo was a Branch Chief in the Division of Qualification, Office of Health Maintenance Organizations, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Rockville, Maryland. Her responsibilities included managing of the application evaluation process for HMO qualification and directing the development of qualification standards for HMOs and other health plans seeking contracts with the Health Care Financing Administration. From 1974 to 1981, Ms. Soldo was a Regional HMO Program Consultant for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In this position she was responsible for promoting HMO development, monitoring operations and funding developing HMOs in Region II and Region IX. From 1972 to 1974 she worked for Group Health Association of America as a Field Services Coordinator responsible for providing technical assistance to developing prepaid group practices.
Ms. Soldo serves as Chairman of the Sierra Community Healthcare Foundation Board of Trustees. She is Immediate Past President of the Nevada Association of Health Plans and serves as a Director for Health Plan of Nevada, Inc., Med One Health Plan, COU, Inc., Northern Nevada Health Network, Prime Health, Inc., Prime Holdings, Inc., and Sierra Military Health Services, Inc. |