At the end of the month, Capital Link will bid farewell to our esteemed CFO and COO, Susan Petrie, as she embarks on her retirement. Susan has been pivotal to the growth and impact of Capital Link since she joined our staff in 2005 as Director of Finance, Operations, and Data.

During her tenure, she has worked closely with Capital Link staff, partners, health centers, PCAs, HCCNs, and consortiums to analyze health center trends and costs to help health centers identify areas for performance improvement, as well as spearheaded the creation of and enhancements to Capital Link's proprietary database of nearly 20,000 financial audits. Susan has also managed all data, financial and information systems, and operations functions at Capital Link, including accounting and financial reporting, contracts and grants management, payroll and human resources functions, budgeting, technology, and office services.

We will miss Susan's tremendous contributions and commitment to Capital Link greatly, and wish her the best of luck in her well-deserved retirement. We are in the process of conducting a search for her successor and will be making an announcement soon.