Tara Buonocore-Rut

President and Chief Executive Officer
CenterLight Health System

Tara Buonocore-Rut is President and CEO of CenterLight Health System. Since joining CenterLight as Chief Operating Officer in 2020, she has led the company’s efforts to restructure its care delivery, business intelligence, strategy and compliance functions.

Prior to joining CenterLight, she served as Executive Vice President of Strategy and Operations at Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation in New Hyde Park, New York. There, she was responsible for the successful planning and implementation of all corporate, financial, clinical and quality goals.

From 2012 to 2017, she was Executive Director of AgeWell New York in Lake Success. In that role, she was responsible for the financial performance, business development and operational planning of the organization. Under her leadership, AgeWell New York grew to over $750 million in revenue, with more than 12,000 members and 300 full-time staff, operating across multiple locations. Prior to AgeWell, she served as Senior Vice President for Business Development at the Parker Jewish Institute, and was responsible for business development strategy, planning and execution.

An active contributor to healthcare industry and governmental workgroups, Buonocore-Rut is President of the PACE/MLTC Cabinet, LeadingAge New York. She is a member of the Health Plan Association, the American College of Health Care Executives, the American College of Health Care Administrators and the Health Care Leaders of New York. She maintains an active Nursing Home Administrator’s license and holds a Master’s in Health Administration and a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from Hofstra University.

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