Integrated Health Care Staffing

Meredith Singh serves as Vice President of Health Care Staffing at Aptive, where she leads the VA Integrated Health Care Staffing initiative to deliver high-quality clinical and non-clinical staffing solutions across the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Meredith oversees a multidisciplinary team that supports critical VA health programs, ensuring that facilities nationwide have the skilled personnel needed to deliver exceptional care to Veterans.

With more than 16 years of experience providing program oversight, educational product development and health care quality data reporting and analysis to federal and non-profit clients, Meredith has deep expertise in complex health care delivery environments. Her familiarity with VHA’s culture, policies and organizational structures enables her to accelerate stakeholder engagement and drive adoption of modernization initiatives.

Meredith has successfully managed projects with budgets ranging from $25K to $75M, leading teams through four major modernization efforts involving multiple partner companies. Her past work includes serving clients such as the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. She also worked with the VHA Office of Healthcare Transformation, developing and sustaining the enterprise-wide implementation plan for High Reliability Organization principles. Her leadership has strengthened VA’s culture of safety and continuous improvement. In addition, she directed Aptive’s efforts supporting the VA Caregiver Support Program, which offers clinical services, education and resources to caregivers of eligible Veterans enrolled in VA health care. Across all engagements, Meredith is recognized for her ability to deliver high-quality, timely work products that advance health care transformation and improve outcomes for Veterans and their families.

• MBA, George Mason University

• B.A., St. Mary’s College of Maryland

• Certified Professional, Patient Safety

• Certified Change Management Practitioner, Prosci (CCMP)

• Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

• Certified Project Management Professional

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Tammy Czarnecki is a registered nurse and former Veterans Health Administration (VHA) executive with over 30 years of experience working for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). At Aptive, Tammy leads and develops the organization’s health-related capability areas and fosters innovation across programs. She also spearheads initiatives that advance Aptive’s mission as a leader in health solutions for federal agencies.

Tammy started at VA as a bedside nurse in the Pittsburgh Medical Center and spent the last seven years of her career as Deputy Assistant Under Secretary for Field Operations before retiring in 2023. In this role, Tammy served as the principal advisor to the Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Operations, directing the day-to-day operations of all 18 Veterans Integrated Service Networks, Member Services, VHA Police, Office of Diversity and Civic Engagement and the Office of Emergency Management.

As the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Administrative Operations, Tammy managed 10 national program offices, including Occupational Safety and Health, Procurement and Logistics, Emergency Management, Healthcare Technology and Member Services.

Tammy also worked in Clinical Operations, leading the integration and execution of clinical services throughout VHA, and served as the Director of Performance Management for the Office of Quality and Performance, developing national performance measures for VA’s health care system.

• M.S., Organizational Leadership, Geneva College

• M.S., Nursing Administration, University of Pittsburgh

• B.S., Nursing, University of Pittsburgh

• Diploma, Nursing, West Penn School of Nursing

• Registered Nurse

• Member, American College of Healthcare Executives

• 2022 Presidential Distinguished Rank Award recipient