MEET THE TEAM
Paul A. Serini, JD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Paul A. Serini is a 1980 honors graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park. He received his juris doctor (JD) degree from the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University of America in 1983, where he continues to serve as an adjunct faculty member and lecturer.
Serini has over 35 years of healthcare and law experience. Starting his career on Wall Street, Serini later became a partner at the Venable Law Firm in Washington, DC, and Baltimore, MD, and subsequently a founder and senior executive of multiple healthcare operating companies and a Washington, DC-based health policy consulting firm.
Most recently Serini co-founded and served as Executive Vice President of XLHealth Corporation, a $2.5 billion Baltimore-based Medicare Advantage insurance plan focused on improving clinical care and reducing wasteful spending on chronically ill seniors.
After XLHealth was acquired by United Health Group in 2011 (for $2.4 billion), Serini served as Chief of Government Relations & Health Policy for United Healthcare’s Medicare & Retirement division, until retiring in early 2013 to pursue blue water sailing, private investing and asset management, and a personal passion for philanthropy through The Helen J. Serini Foundation, a private non-profit organization focused on children’s issues and healthcare.
Paul has three wonderful grown children and three grandchildren, and currently divides his time between Annapolis Maryland and the British Virgin Islands.
Lisa M. Clark
Managing Director, Family Office
Lisa was born & raised in Baltimore (go Ravens, go O's!), and attended Notre Dame of Maryland University to study Radiological Sciences. After making the decision to pivot from clinical practice to corporate healthcare, she accepted a position in the C-Suite office of HelixHealth's corporate headquarters in Lutherville (now MedStar, one of the largest hospital networks in the nation), and acquired over 25 years of experience with marketing, strategic planning, business development, health policy, and corporate governance/law.
For the first decade of Y2000, Lisa served the executive office & HQ of XLHealth Corporation in Baltimore as an executive administrator and assistant secretary to the board of directors, and played an integral role in closing one of the largest healthcare mergers & acquisitions in the nation between XLHealth and UnitedHealthGroup. Lisa worked with the EVP to oversee the legal team & corporate counsel, human resources, operations & call center, and clinical staff of XLH as a disease management company & Medicare Advantage plan for chronically ill seniors.
After the XLH/UHG merger in 2011, Ms. Clark continued as project manager of government relations & health policy for UnitedHealthCare’s Medicare & Retirement division until leaving in 2013 to oversee daily activities and operations for SFPE. Lisa also fulfills duties as vice president of SFP's private investment arm, SFP Capital Partners and serves as executive director and ex-officio board member of the Helen J. Serini Foundation, a private, grant-making, nonprofit foundation.
Lisa has a soft spot for animals of all kinds, and when not volunteering for the Baltimore Humane Society or playing with her own fur-kids, she enjoys swimming, kayaking, badminton, baking, and experimenting with various flavors of hard cider. She lives in Glyndon, Maryland with her family, 2 dogs, and five independently-tanked piranhas but plans to retire on a farm filled with donkeys, mini horses, goats, chickens and as many senior & homeless dogs as she can foster. Lisa has a son, three bonus-kids, and five young grandchildren.
Kerry A. McHugh
Director
Kerry was born & raised in Annapolis, MD, land of crabs and Old Bay. She attended New York University and received a B.A. in History with minors in Sociology and English Literature in 2008. Kerry's professional background began in marketing, working first with a niche publisher of military history titles and then for an advertising agency serving non-profit and government clients.
Presently, Kerry spends the majority of her work day serving as the Helen J. Serini Foundation's chief program officer. She is also a member and officer of the HJSF board of directors, fulfilling the role of secretary. Kerry is the membership co-chair for the Frederick Steeplechasers Running Club, and is a lifetime member of Exponent Philanthropy's board of directors. When not in her office, you will find Kerry at various nonprofit seminars and events across the coast as a frequent panelist, speaker, and attendee.
An avid reader and frequent marathon runner, Kerry resides in Frederick with her husband and two children.