Fargo, N.D. (April 3, 2025) – Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC (Noridian), a leader in developing healthcare administrative solutions, has announced Sara Stolt will become the new Senior Vice President of Operations. She is taking over the position after the retirement of Troy Aswege.
Stolt has 15 years of healthcare administrative services, Medicare and Medicaid experience. She has held leadership roles within Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota (BCBSND) and Noridian Mutual Insurance Company. Most recently, she served as the Deputy Commissioner of the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, where she provided strategic oversight of nine divisions. She was also appointed as Interim Commissioner, leading major initiatives in partnership with the Governor’s Office and the legislature.
“The striking thing about Sara’s leadership is her ability to see the big picture of how Federal and State healthcare services are implemented through thousands of system-wide integration points,” says Jon Bogenreif, President and CEO of Noridian. “Her ability to elevate operations has been proven again and again by improving quality, efficiency and service delivery.”
She has proven success in systems redesign and translating mission, vision, and strategy to achieve operations, productivity, and organizational goals.
“Healthcare administration is all about finding the balance between operational efficiency and enabling compassionate care,” says Stolt. “In my experience, this can be a balance that needs to be constantly re-adjusted. I will approach this role with a mindset of continuous improvement. How can we guide and inspire the best of our team and how can systems be optimized to best enable care.”
Stolt holds a master’s degree in strategic leadership from the University of Mary and a bachelor’s degree in speech communication and mass communication from North Dakota State University.