PANEL MODERATOR

Janet Benton
Chief Operating Officer
Twin Cities Orthopedics (TCO) and Revo Health (Revo)

Janet joined the practice in 2017 and brings with her nearly two decades of health care experience, including previous roles at both Allina Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of MN. Since joining TCO, Janet has successfully led the development of new programs, sites, external partnerships, physician recruitment efforts, and most recently was the Vice President Clinic Services overseeing clinic operations in various regions of the practice. Her focus on practice growth and patient experience has helped elevate the TCO brand to what it is today. Janet’s knowledge of the healthcare market at a local, regional and national level positions her well to support TCO’s continued growth well into the future. 

Ryan S Johnson

Shareholder

Fredrikson

Ryan is a nationally-recognized lawyer for healthcare innovation.
Ryan helps his clients develop and launch innovative business models designed to improve healthcare quality, accessibility, and affordability. He serves as outside general counsel for digital health companies, healthcare providers, and life science companies that are transforming healthcare through innovation and cutting-edge science and technology. He regularly advises investors, senior executives, and corporate boards on the strategic threats and opportunities arising from emerging technologies and new laws and regulations, especially those affecting the healthcare industry.

Anne M. Radolinski

Shareholder

Fredrikson

Anne advises and defends businesses, nonprofit organizations, executives, officers and directors in all areas of employment and personnel practice on a national basis. Her expertise includes legal and regulatory compliance and workplace strategies; hiring practices; reductions in force; downsizing; reorganization; termination; compensation practices; wage and hour issues; background checks; drug and alcohol testing; personnel policies; employee leave and accommodation strategies, programs and policies; executive and other employment agreements; trade secret, non-competition and confidentiality agreements and issues; affirmative action compliance; OFCCP, DOL and other federal and state agency audits; shareholder/ employee issues; and harassment, misconduct and other investigations. Anne regularly practices before federal and state administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the U.S. Department of Labor, as well as related state and local agencies. She speaks frequently to professional
and business groups on employment and international employment issues, and conducts training for businesses on employment law issues. Anne also advises U.S. companies in employment and personnel matters for operations outside U.S. borders. She has defended employers in litigation before federal and state courts involving the full range of employment issues, including harassment discrimination, retaliation, wrongful discharge, contract, noncompetition, trade secret, defamation, whistleblower claims and shareholder-related litigation.

Emily Ruhsam, JD, Associate General Counsel

Vice President, Human Resources

RevoHealth

Emily Ruhsam is a strategic legal and HR leader who currently serves as Associate General Counsel and VP of HR for Revo Health. She is dedicated to creating workplaces where people can thrive, guiding both the human and legal dimensions of organizational success. Emily brings a thoughtful, relationshipdriven approach to leadership, partnering with teams across the organization to strengthen culture, support leaders, and enable longterm growth.

Melissa Bryan

Managing Director

Growth Operators

Melissa Bryan is a Managing Director at Growth Operators, where she partners with middle-market leaders to strengthen HR strategy, improve operational readiness, and guide organizations through= periods of growth and change. With deep experience in strategic HR leadership, business transformation, and process optimization, Melissa is known for her solutions-oriented approach and her ability
to translate complex requirements into clear, actionable plans.
Melissa brings a strong command of Minnesota Paid Family and Medical Leave (MN PFML) and advises employers on implementing, integrating and operationalizing the required plans, policies, and procedures. Her expertise includes navigating compliance requirements, as well as helping organizations anticipate, plan for and manage the complexities of concurrent time-off and leave policies and contingency capacity coverage. Before joining Growth Operators, Melissa served in senior HR leadership roles across multiple industries, including financial services, higher education, and
healthcare. Her background includes leadership roles at American Century Investments (Talent Acquisition Director), KCU (Human Resources Director), and Citi (Human Resources Director), as well as experience as an independent Senior Human Resources Consultant. Melissa holds a master’s in industrial relations from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management and a bachelor’s in political science from the University of Minnesota. She brings a pragmatic, people-centered perspective to every engagement—helping employers build confidence, reduce risk, and move from compliance to capability.