Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Mark Bonica is an assistant professor at the University of New Hampshire’s Department of Health Management and Policy where he teaches courses in management and finance. His research is currently focused on healthcare careers, with a special emphasis on individuals making organizational transitions. He joined the UNH faculty in January of 2015 after serving in the Army Medical Department as a Medical Service Corps officer for 23 years. The recipient of numerous teaching awards, he retired as the Associate Dean of the Army Medical Department Graduate School, and the Deputy Director of the Army-Baylor Graduate Programs in Health and Business Administration. Some of his operational roles included Chief Financial Officer for DeWitt Army Community Hospital, Chief Financial Officer for Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, and Chief of Manpower for Tripler Army Medical Center. He holds a PhD in Economics from George Mason University, an MBA with a focus in organizational behavior from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, an MS in Finance from the University of Colorado at Denver, and a BA in English Literature and Philosophy from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He is also the host of the healthcare leadership podcast, The Health Leader Forge (http://healthleaderforge.org ) and the author of the weekly leadership newsletter, Reading, Watching, Listening (https://tinyletter.com/markbonica ).
