About Us

Ada Demir is the Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at Montefiore Einstein, and leads the strategic sourcing, purchasing, value analysis and procurement data management functions of the Health System.

Ms. Demir’s career as a strategic and transformational leader within healthcare supply chain spans over 25 years, and includes executive positions at Johns Hopkins Medicine, ThemoFisher Scientific, and NYU Langone Health. As the CPO of Montefiore Einstein, Ada and the Procurement organization work in close collaboration with department leadership across the Health System to support and ensure the highest standards of healthcare delivery and outcomes.

Ada holds an MBA from George Washington University and received her Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt certification from Villanova University.

Hanzel Hutchinson is a Senior Director within Procurement Services.

Mr. Hutchinson is responsible for the integration of processes and supply chain systems across Montefiore Einstein , end-user training, data integrity, analytics and providing support on the Materials Management Information System, SAP, and Infor Cloud.

Throughout his tenure at Montefiore Einstein, Mr. Hutchinson has consistently demonstrated success in developing and leading teams in multiple disciplines of Supply Chain, including warehousing, distribution, Procurement, inventory control, Logistics, Accounts Payable.

Mr. Hutchinson received his bachelor’s degree from SUNY Stony Brook, and holds an MBA from St. John’s University.

As the Director of Data Analytics and Master Data Management, Kevin Queja oversees the systems, processes, and people that enable data-driven decision making, maintain and integrate data governance, and support transformational change across the Procurement organization.

Prior to joining Montefiore Einstein, Mr. Queja was the Director of Supply Chain Integration and Transformation at NYU Langone Health where he led process design, change management and merger integration for Supply Chain. Before his career in healthcare, Mr. Queja spent over eight years in financial services working in institutional asset management and quantitative research.

Mr. Queja holds a Master’s in Finance from London Business School, an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University.

Malgorzata Gizinska joined Montefiore Einstein in March 2020. In her current role as the Senior Director of Sourcing & Performance Engineering, she provides her vision and leadership to the Strategic Sourcing, Performance Optimization, Data Integrity and Project Management functions of Procurement Services. Ms. Gizinska is responsible for implementing cost effective sourcing strategies for high quality products and services and leading data-driven process and system improvement initiatives which span the entirety of Montefiore Einstein, while working in close collaboration with leadership across all departments. In 2021, Ms. Gizinska led implementation of the Supplier Diversity and Local Buy programs within Montefiore Procurement as a joined effort with Community Affairs.

Before joining Montefiore Einstein, Ms. Gizinska was a senior supply chain leader at Intel Corp where, during her 9-year tenure, she operated as the technical project manager on several of Intel’s major supply chain initiatives which encompassed: integrated data pipeline implementation, business intelligence, integrated data analytics & decision quality process enhancements, and merger integration.

Ms. Gizinska holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Informatics and Computer Science (specialization in Data Science), respectively, and received her MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Michael Tartaglia is the Senior Director of Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and is responsible for the management, oversight, and integration of Montefiore Einstein’s Accounts Payable and Purchasing teams.

This includes maintaining compliance across vendors, contracts, buyers, and accounts payable, evaluating potential P2P solutions to increase operational efficiency, and promoting leading practices to reduce transactional costs.

During his decade-plus tenure at Montefiore Einstein, Mr. Tartaglia has also held senior positions within Strategic Sourcing where he worked closely with clinical and non-clinical leaders to structure strategic vendor agreements for critical products and services.

Mr. Tartaglia  holds a Bachelors of Administration from Iona College in New Rochelle, NY concentrated in Management information Systems and received a Mini-MBA from Rutgers University in Supply Chain Management.

Matt Kose is the Category Manager of Perioperative Services within the Strategic Sourcing department. This role comprises: negotiation and management of contracts for Perioperative Services at the strategic and tactical levels, overseeing the business aspects of Surgical Value Analysis, and managing the compliance of certain Health System-wide contracts within the category.

Mr. Kose has vast experience in building, running, and monitoring supply chain networks with multi-national peers. After receiving his BSc. degree in Industrial Engineering, Mr. Kose ‘s 25-year career spanned various project management and supply chain management positions within healthcare. This experience enabled him to develop a result-oriented approach while building hands-on experience in establishing relationships with various departments and business units across organizations.

Alexis Gladman is the Manager of Purchasing Operations, responsible for managing and overseeing the daily purchasing of goods and services across Montefiore Einstein in compliance with all policies, procedures, and processes within the Health System.

In her role as Manager, Ms. Gladman is responsible for providing direction, guidance, and training to her staff as they navigate through their day-to-day responsibilities and tasks to support the purchasing needs of Montefiore Einstein. Ms. Gladman is also responsible for identifying new supplier opportunities and collaborating with new and prospective vendors.

Starting her journey in 2013 at Montefiore, Ms. Gladman began working in Systems & Control and later became a buyer in the Purchasing department. She helped to propose and develop new processes that improved the Purchasing workflow and assisted with the implementation of the PPE Logistics program during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Ms. Gladman holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communication from The University at Albany and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration with a concentration in Healthcare Management.

Eunise Lebron is the manager of Master Data Management, and is responsible for overseeing item master maintenance, contract management, and deploying continuous process improvements to enhance and maintain data integrity. Ms. Lebron and her team work cross-functionally with suppliers and internal/external stakeholders to effectively manage supplier master data in support of the Health System's needs. These efforts ensure the quality of information within all downstream systems.

Ms. Lebron has spent most of her career as an associate at Montefiore Einstein for the past 16 years. During this time, she worked in various positions within the Procurement and Data Management service departments.

Ms. Lebron holds a Bachelor of Business Administration, and is currently pursuing a Master’s of Science in Organizational Leadership from, Herbert H. Lehman College.