Melissa Topp

Melissa Topp MSN, RN has over 24 years of nursing practice experience, 15 of those years in managed care and leadership. She received her Master of Science in Nursing Informatics in 2013 through Walden University. Through Mel’s work, she was recognized in 2017 as a community leader in nursing, receiving the “2017 Leading the Way” award presented by the Oregon Nursing Leadership Council. She was also nominated for the Dr. Martin L. Block Award for Innovation & Excellence in 2022 which acknowledges an individual’s effort to enhance the lives of America’s seniors through clinical leadership, policy vision and by superior example. Mel currently works as Executive Director, Care Management at Providence Health Plan where she is committed to providing Holistic care. This includes a focus on the integration of healthcare services encompassing physical health, dental health, behavioral health, and social determinants. She has assisted and led programs promoting education of our public servants and health care providers who care for or experience people with chronic medical conditions, social determinants, mental health and/or substance use conditions. Mel is dedicated to processes which support delivering person-centered health care and decreasing fragmentation of services in a complicated health care system.