New Member: Lauri Rustand
ARCS MWC is pleased to welcome our newest member, Lauri Rustand! Lauri is sponsored by Patty Sparrell, who has been a friend and neighbor for 18 years.
Lauri has a wide-ranging background in health care management with over 40+ years of experience in health systems, health industry associations, and physician group practice settings. Living in the Northern Virginia area for the past 30 years, she has most recently served as Vice President of Primary Care at Inova Health System, from where she retired in 2025. Prior to working at Inova, she spent many years in physician practice management, including having roles of Mid-Atlantic Market President for Privia Health, CEO of Fairfax Family Practice Centers, and CEO of The Cardiovascular Group (now known as Virginia Heart). Prior to moving to Northern Virginia, she held health system leadership roles at UCLA Medical Center and the Illinois Hospital Association. In this capacity, her responsibilities spanned financial and operational management, strategic business development, joint ventures, and managed healthcare contracting.
Lauri completed a Master’s in Business Administration from the Loyola University School of Business in Chicago and a BS Degree in Finance and Health Services Administration from the University of Nebraska.
Lauri currently has many interests, which are wide-ranging and ever-evolving. While trying to stay current of general U.S. healthcare and political trends, she loves to travel around the world, with many adventures yet on her bucket list. She is also trying to spend more time on healthy eating, exercising, hiking, and learning more about our history, especially related to past civilizations, culture, and nature.
Lauri says that her desire to join ARCS comes from her continued desire to support science and engineering education. Both of her daughters are engineers and were supported by grants for their Master’s degrees. Lauri has attended two Eagle Events and our Mixology event in January. After learning about ARCS from Patty and meeting some of the members, she knows she will enjoy working alongside this group.