Meet the Senior Management Team

Katharine (Kate) N. Begley

President, Aetna Student Health

Responsible for ongoing growth and success of Aetna Student Health, Kate draws from over 20 years of experience managing numerous businesses for Aetna in multiple markets taking from the Northeast to the mid-Atlantic to the Southwest and back again. Kate’s tenure has given her an opportunity to develop innovative products, clinical and administrative solutions tailored to meet the healthcare needs of customers of all sizes and industries. She has championed programs, such as behavioral assistance, web-based on-demand plan sponsor reporting tool, and consumer directed initiatives. Most recently, Kate developed strategies to work with underserved community partners to improve the health and promote wellness within these communities.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio.

Dale Grenolds

Senior Vice President of Client Services and New Business

As Senior Vice President of Client Services and New Business, Dale leads Aetna Student Health's national account management and business development teams as well as marketing and product development areas. Dale joined Aetna Student Health in 1997 as a Senior Account Manager. He has led new business development and management of key accounts as Vice President of New Business since 2001. Prior to joining Aetna Student Health, Dale worked as an Account Manager for Univera Healthcare, a managed care organization based in Western New York, where he focused on the development of student health and other custom self-funded and ASO product initiatives. Dale earned his Bachelor of Arts from the State University of New York at Buffalo and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts.

Paul A. Cronin

Senior Vice President, Actuarial and Underwriting Services

Paul joined Aetna Student Health in 1998 after serving as Vice President & Group Actuary of the Liberty Mutual Group. He brings more than 25 years of actuarial and underwriting experience in the group medical, student health and disability insurance arena to the organization. Paul is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries. He previously served as a committee member of the American Council of Life Insurance (ACLI) and the Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA). Paul is a graduate of Boston College and a former commissioned officer in the United States Navy.

Don Harrington

Vice President, Operations

Don is responsible for claims administration, customer service, enrollment, managed care and claims auditing, which encompasses more than 200 employees on both East and West Coasts. Don first joined Aetna Student Health in 1997 and served as Director of Operations and Performance Measurement and Process Improvement. Prior to joining the Aetna Student Health, Don spent nine years at John Hancock Financial Services in various operational capacities. His responsibilities included acting as the organizational and process design consultant. As Treasurer of the Hancock Association Services Group, which was a subsidiary of John Hancock, he focused on serving the association and the affinity insurance market. Don is a graduate of Boston College.

Maryellen Pease

Vice President of Finance

Maryellen joined Aetna Student Health in 1992 after earning her Juris Doctorate from Suffolk University Law School. In addition to being a member of the Massachusetts Bar, Maryellen is a Certified Public Accountant. She joined Aetna Student Health after having served in the Audit Division of Arthur Andersen, LLC. She earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from Boston College.