Friday June 20, 2025
Unlocking New Talent Pathways: A Scalable, Funded Approach for Allied Health Roles
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. CT (2:00 p.m. ET)
The healthcare workforce crisis continues to challenge employers nationwide, particularly in hard-to-fill allied health roles like pharmacy technicians, surgical techs, and sterile processing staff. Traditional approaches to sourcing and developing talent haven’t kept pace with demand. In this session, Gautam Tambay, CEO and Co-founder of Springboard, will share an innovative new model for healthcare workforce development that taps external funding sources to deliver job-ready talent to employers at no cost. The discussion will explore how partnerships, community-based recruitment, and employer-aligned training programs can solve persistent hiring challenges. Attendees will learn how to tap into these no-cost programs to bring talent to their pipeline and close their staffing gaps.
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Objectives
Learn about emerging models for healthcare talent development that go beyond traditional pipelines and leverage external funding sources.
Hear how others are taking advantage of partnerships to expand access to trained, credentialed allied health professionals from community-based populations.
Explore actionable steps healthcare employers can take to integrate new, no-cost talent pipelines into existing workforce strategies.
Price
ASHHRA Member: FREE
ASHHRA Non-member: $25.00 FREE
Credit(s)
1 (CHHR, ACHE Fellowship*, HRCI, SHRM) for live webinar attendees.
*By attending the Unlocking New Talent Pathways: A Scalable, Funded Approach for Allied Health Roles live webinar offered by ASHHRA participants may earn up to 1 ACHE Qualified Education hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation.
Presenters
Gautam Tambay
CEO and Co-Founder
Springboard
Gautam Tambay is the Co-founder and CEO of Springboard, a workforce development company that helps working adults and frontline talent gain in-demand skills and transition into high-growth careers. Under his leadership, Springboard has trained tens of thousands of learners and partnered with Fortune 500 employers, universities, and public-sector institutions to solve critical talent shortages in fields like healthcare, technology, and data.
Gautam is a recognized voice on the future of work, skills-based hiring, and employer-driven education. Prior to founding Springboard, he worked at Bain & Company where he advised global organizations on innovation and growth strategy.
Geoffrey M. Roche, MPA
North America Director of Workforce Development
Siemens Healthineers
Geoffrey M. Roche, MPA, is the son of a nurse, healthcare expert, diversity advocate, and education enthusiast, presently serving as the inaugural North America Director of Workforce Development at Siemens Healthineers. In this role, he leads all national workforce development strategy and partnerships to advance a sustainable future-ready healthcare workforce. Roche speaks often on healthcare workforce topics at global conferences such as Becker’s Annual Conference, HIMSS, HLTH, ASU+GSV, HolonIQ, and ViVE. In 2022, Roche was nominated to the Forbes Business Council for his national level work.
Roche has over 16 years of experience in hospital and higher education leadership in the United States. He has served on various boards and committees, including the United Way of North Carolina, United Way of Lebanon County, United Way of Pennsylvania, and Patient Safety Committee for WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital. Roche also presently serves on the JFF Corporate Innovation Council and the Goldman Sachs Horizon Inclusive Growth Corporate Network, representing the healthcare industry.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Moravian University, a master’s degree in public administration from East Stroudsburg University and is currently in a doctoral program in leadership at the American College of Education. Roche is also the proud father of three sons in elementary school.
