Delta Dental of Colo. taps new COO

Delta Dental of Colorado has tapped Kelli Clifton Ogunsanya as its new chief operating officer (COO).

Kelli Clifton Ogunsanya, MHA. Image courtesy of Delta Dental of Colorado.

Ogunsanya will start in the position on April 25 and will oversee the company's claims, clinical review, group administration, and customer service departments, the company said.

Prior to Delta Dental, Ogunsanya was COO at Stride Community Health Care and senior director of operations at Optum, both in Denver. She was also director of provider operations for the Advisory Board Company.

Ogunsanya currently serves on the board for Denver's Center for African-American Health. In 2017, she published a book titled "Madame Millennial: 100 Tips to Help the Modern Woman Master Work, Life & Everything In Between."