At Cordova Health Collective, you’re more than numbers on a lab report or a list of health goals. You’re a person with a life, a history, challenges, priorities, and your own idea of what feeling well looks like.
That’s why our team starts by listening. We want to know where you are, where you want to go, and what’s getting in the way. Then we bring our different areas of expertise together to help you understand your body and find realistic ways to feel better, move better, and live better.
Most importantly, we want you to feel like you have a team in your corner.
Pat Van Brocklin is the Chief Executive Officer and a founding leader of Cordova Health Collective, where he oversees strategic growth, partnerships, and the organization’s long-term vision. With more than four decades of experience in sales leadership, business development, and relationship management, Pat brings a people-first approach to building sustainable, mission-driven organizations.
Throughout his career, Pat has built a reputation for creating meaningful connections, leading high-performing teams, and identifying opportunities that drive growth while staying true to an organization’s core values. Prior to joining CHC, he spent more than 40 years in sales leadership, helping businesses expand their market presence and cultivate lasting client relationships.
At Cordova Health Collective, Pat is passionate about helping redefine accessible, compassionate healthcare. His leadership is rooted in the belief that innovation, collaboration, and genuine human connection are essential to creating meaningful change within the wellness industry.
Outside of work, Pat enjoys spending time with his family, tackling home improvement projects, and embracing new adventures alongside the people he loves most.
Pat Van Brocklin is the Chief Executive Officer and a founding leader of Cordova Health Collective, where he oversees strategic growth, partnerships, and the organization’s long-term vision. With more than four decades of experience in sales leadership, business development, and relationship management, Pat brings a people-first approach to building sustainable, mission-driven organizations.
Throughout his career, Pat has built a reputation for creating meaningful connections, leading high-performing teams, and identifying opportunities that drive growth while staying true to an organization’s core values. Prior to joining CHC, he spent more than 40 years in sales leadership, helping businesses expand their market presence and cultivate lasting client relationships.
At Cordova Health Collective, Pat is passionate about helping redefine accessible, compassionate healthcare. His leadership is rooted in the belief that innovation, collaboration, and genuine human connection are essential to creating meaningful change within the wellness industry.
Outside of work, Pat enjoys spending time with his family, tackling home improvement projects, and embracing new adventures alongside the people he loves most.
Dr. Lorraine Platka-Bird brings decades of experience in nutrition, education, and evidence-based care to Cordova Health Collective.
With a Ph.D. in Nutritional Biochemistry and a career dedicated to understanding the connection between nutrition and overall health, she combines deep scientific and clinical knowledge with a practical, compassionate approach to care.
A significant part of Dr. Platka-Bird’s career has been devoted to treating and understanding eating disorders. That work has deeply shaped her approach to nutrition and her belief that effective care must consider the whole person—not simply numbers, weight, or a prescribed set of rules.
She brings that perspective to Cordova with a commitment to creating an environment where nutrition is approached with evidence, empathy, and respect for each individual’s relationship with food and health.
At Cordova, Dr. Platka-Bird helps shape the nutritional foundation of our programs, supports and guides our team of registered dietitians, and works alongside clinical leadership to ensure our approach remains thoughtful, evidence-based, and grounded in the individual needs of every member.
Throughout her career, she has been an educator, mentor, clinician, and leader, with a particular talent for making complex science meaningful and useful in everyday life. She believes good care starts with listening, meeting people where they are, and recognizing that health is never one-size-fits-all.
Outside of work (although convincing Lorraine to actually stop working is another matter), she is happiest spending time with her children, grandchildren, and her pack of dogs. She is also an unapologetically devoted New England Patriots fan, bringing approximately the same level of intensity to football that she brings to everything else she cares about.
Dr. Platka-Bird’s combination of scientific expertise, curiosity, warmth, and commitment to people makes her an integral part of the team building the future of Cordova.
Dr. Morgan Spencer’s path to medicine was shaped by her own search for answers when the traditional options she was offered didn’t feel like enough. That experience ultimately inspired her to become the kind of physician she had once been searching for: one who listens, looks at the whole person, and considers both conventional medicine and evidence-informed natural therapies.
Her search for a more comprehensive approach to health led Dr. Morgan to Sonoran University in Phoenix, Arizona, where she attended naturopathic medical school, and later to opening her own practice in Reno, Nevada, in 2023.
As Chief Medical Officer at Cordova Health Collective, Dr. Morgan helps lead the clinical vision behind our model of care. She works to ensure that Cordova’s approach remains thoughtful, individualized, and grounded in the belief that good healthcare begins by listening.
Her goal is to meet people where they are, help them understand the options available to them, and give them the support and information they need to take an active role in their health
For Dr. Morgan, healthcare is deeply personal. She wants every person who comes to Cordova to know that they are not navigating their health alone—that they will be heard, supported, and treated as an individual rather than a collection of symptoms.
Her philosophy is simple: when your work is centered around helping people feel like themselves again, it rarely feels like work.
Outside of medicine, Dr. Morgan values time with her family and brings the same warmth, curiosity, and genuine care that define her work into the life she has built beyond it.
Ashley Van Brocklin serves as Chief Strategy Officer at Cordova Health Collective, where she plays a central role in shaping the organization’s vision, strategic direction, and long-term growth.
Working across nearly every aspect of the organization, Ashley helps translate big ideas into actionable strategies, build the systems needed to support expansion, and create thoughtful experiences for both members and providers. Her leadership is focused on positioning Cordova for the future while ensuring that innovation, personalized care, and meaningful human connections remain at the heart of everything the organization does.
Ashley’s diverse background spans healthcare policy and advocacy, political campaign management, executive leadership support, large-scale events, and organizational operations.
Her experience as a policy analyst and lobbyist at Planned Parenthood helped shape her understanding of healthcare access, patient advocacy, and the importance of compassionate, person-centered care.
These experiences have given her a unique ability to navigate complex challenges, bring people and ideas together, and turn ambitious goals into sustainable results.
As a key member of Cordova’s executive leadership team, Ashley is helping guide the organization’s evolution from an emerging healthcare concept into a growing, sustainable organization. With a strong understanding of both the big picture and the details required to bring it to life, she brings the strategic vision, operational insight, and collaborative leadership needed to help shape Cordova’s next chapter. She is also pursuing certification as a Certified Life Coach, further expanding her expertise in lifestyle strategy, behavior change, and personal growth.
Outside of work, Ashley is happiest on the trail with her dogs, getting in a good workout, tackling an overly ambitious home project, or hosting the people she loves.
She believes the best systems, and the best lives, leave room for both intention and a little bit of chaos.
Health and fitness have always been a part of Ragen’s life. Her journey began as a competitive volleyball player, where she developed a love of athletics that eventually led her to CrossFit coaching and competition. After several years of heavy lifting and competitive training, Ragen wanted to broaden her approach to fitness and earned her Personal Training certification with an emphasis on injury recovery.
At the same time, Ragen was building an entirely different side of her career in the entertainment industry, pursuing acting in television and film while developing her skills in production and creative leadership. Those seemingly different worlds – health, coaching, storytelling, and creativity, ultimately became a natural foundation for her role at Cordova Health Collective.
As Chief Operating Officer, Ragen oversees the systems, processes, and day-to-day operations that bring Cordova’s vision to life. Drawing on her experience in coaching, production, and creative leadership, she brings a people-centered approach to building an organization where teams are supported, processes are intentional, and members receive a seamless, personalized experience. Her ability to balance big-picture thinking with practical execution helps ensure that Cordova’s commitment to accessible, individualized care is reflected in every aspect of the member journey.
Outside of Cordova, Ragen continues to pursue her work in television and film, proving that healthcare and the silver screen don’t have to be mutually exclusive.
Natalie brings a background in policy, political communications, research, and regulatory work to Cordova Health Collective. Her experience navigating complex systems and translating policy into practical action gives her a natural ability to bring structure, clarity, and accountability to an evolving healthcare organization.
At Cordova, Natalie helps build and oversee the policies, compliance systems, and regulatory framework that allow our team to grow responsibly. Her work touches nearly every part of the organization, from credentialing and licensure to risk management, quality systems, documentation, and regulatory readiness. She has a particular talent for taking complicated requirements and turning them into processes people can actually understand and follow.
Natalie’s connection to healthcare is also personal. Her own experiences navigating the medical system gave her a firsthand understanding of how deeply coordinated, accessible care can affect a person’s overall health and quality of life. As a mother, she brings an additional appreciation for the importance of healthcare systems that are reliable, thoughtful, and built around the people who depend on them.
Known for being thoughtful, thorough, and exceptionally dependable, Natalie brings both a policy-minded attention to detail and a deeply human perspective to her work. She is passionate about helping build the strong foundation Cordova needs to deliver meaningful care today while growing responsibly for the future.
Outside of work, Natalie can usually be found cheering on her kids at events across Reno. She also loves exploring and hiking throughout Northern Nevada and giving back to her community through volunteer work. Whether at work, at home, or in her community, showing up for people is simply part of who Natalie is.
Jackie Shelton brings more than three decades of experience in marketing, communications, and brand development to Cordova Health Collective. Her career has included leading advertising agencies, publishing regional magazines, developing campaigns, and helping organizations of all sizes find their voice. Her ability to translate complex ideas into clear, engaging messages has made her a trusted partner to organizations looking to build meaningful connections with the people they serve.
At Cordova, Jackie leads marketing strategy, communications, and community outreach. Her work focuses on helping people understand Cordova’s approach to personalized healthcare and connecting them with information and resources that support their health and wellness goals. She brings a combination of strategic thinking, creativity, curiosity, and a genuine interest in what makes people tick.
Jackie’s connection to Cordova’s mission is also personal. As someone who has experienced the positive impact of GLP-1 medication on her own health and well-being, she understands how meaningful it can be to find an approach that truly makes a difference. At the same time, her experience has sparked a deeper curiosity about the many factors that influence health and longevity. She knows there is still much to learn and appreciates the importance of having access to information, guidance, and personalized support. That perspective helps her connect with Cordova members who are asking questions, exploring their options, and looking for ways to feel their best.
A graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno, with a degree in journalism, Jackie earned her Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) in 2016. She has focused much of her career on nonprofit, healthcare, and mission-driven organizations and has served on numerous local, regional, and national boards. Her commitment to community involvement reflects her belief in using her skills and experience to make a positive difference.
Outside of work, Jackie loves entertaining friends, making movies, and traveling the world with her husband and their delightfully neurotic dog. Whether she’s exploring a new destination, telling a story, or bringing people together, curiosity and connection are at the heart of what she does.
Mary DeMartini brings a background in marketing, journalism, communications, and emerging brands to Cordova Health Collective.
Her experience includes work with growing organizations across women’s athletics and aesthetic wellness, where she developed a passion for creative storytelling, community building, and helping organizations find their voice.
Her connection to women’s healthcare is also deeply personal. After spending years searching for answers before receiving an endometriosis diagnosis, Mary understands firsthand the importance of feeling heard, having access to quality care, and being supported throughout the healthcare experience. That perspective continues to shape the empathy and purpose she brings to her work at Cordova.
A former student-athlete, Mary studied marketing and journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno. Her natural curiosity, outgoing personality, and creative instincts allow her to connect with people easily and translate ideas into stories that feel genuine and engaging.
At Cordova, Mary helps tell our story, strengthen our connection with the communities we serve, and find creative ways to bring our mission to life. She is passionate about growing alongside Cordova and helping more people discover healthcare that feels accessible, personal, and human.
