About the Leadership Board

Leadership Boards, comprised of a region’s top healthcare executives, serve as the official advisory committee for all Healthcare Executive Forum engagements. Board members contribute time and expertise to identify the most pressing issues impacting healthcare today, leading-edge speakers, and proven solution providers.

Leadership Board feedback is the foundation of event agendas and participants, ensuring an invitation-only, peer-driven exchange of best practices.

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Leadership Board Members

Atlanta
Ajay Dhawan
FACHE, MD, CMO, VA Southeast Network (VISN 7)
Cathy Ferguson
CNO & VP, Patient Care, Hamilton Medical Center
Chet Bhasin
FACHE, MBA, MS, Chief Strategy Officer, Shepherd Center
D’andrea Morning
VP & Corporate Chief Compliance & Privacy Officer, Grady Health
Dr. Eric Bour
CEO (Piedmont Newton), Piedmont Healthcare
Dr. Sharon Pappas
FAAN, NEA-BC, PhD, RN, Chief Nursing Executive, Emory Healthcare
Edward Lovern
EVP & COO, Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
Erin Phillips
VP, Business Development & Strategy, Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Jeffrey Laird
CFO, Stephens County Hospital
Jeremiah Bame
MBA, MSN, RN, CNO, Piedmont Newton Hospital
Jhaymee Tynan
Assistant Vice President, Integration, Atrium Health
Kevin Hoppe
COO, Physician Enterprise, Piedmont Healthcare
Lauren Matthews
CFO (Covington), Piedmont Healthcare
Linda Cole
Chief Nursing & Hospital Operations Officer, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Lindsay Gard
CFO, Piedmont Healthcare
Matt Gorman
VP, Corporate and Network Services, Floyd Medical Center
Paula Butts
CNO, Piedmont Henry Hospital
Robin Rau
CEO, Miller County Hospital
Sherrie Williams
COO, Global Partnership for TeleHealth
Tifani Kinard
MHA, MBA, BSN, RN, Administrator & CNO, Floyd Polk Medical Center; CNO, Floyd Cherokee Medical Center
Titus Gambrell
System CNO & VP - St. Mary's Health Care System
Vicki Cansler
CHRO, Piedmont Healthcare
Baltimore
Alexander Nason
MBA, MHA, Director, IT Innovation, Frederick Memorial Hospital
Alison Hartman
Managing Director, Performance Improvement, Quality, and Safety at Centra Health
Barbara Jacobs
RN-BC, VP, Nursing & CNO, Anne Arundel Health System
Chad Spiers
MBA, Director, Information Security, Sentara Healthcare
Colin Ward
MHS, VP, Population Health & Clinical Integration, University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health
Crissie Hall
Director, Innovation, Sentara Healthcare
Daniel Durand
MD, Chief Innovation Officer, Lifebridge Health
Dave Torgerson
VP, Enterprise Analytics, Sentara Healthcare
Dr Griffin Davis
MD, MPH, MBA, SVP & CMO, Adventist Healthcare-Fort Washington Medical Center
Dr. Anika Alvanzo
MD, MS, DFASAM, FACP, Associate Medical Director, Addiction Treatment Services and the Center for Addiction and Pregnancy Service, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center; Assistant Professor, Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Dr. Blair Eig
MA, MBA, MD, CMO, Holy Cross Health
Dr. Carmel McComiskey
CRNP, DNP, FAAN, Director, Nurse Practitioners & Physician Assistants, University of Maryland Medical Center
Dr. Gail Cunningham
SVP Medical Affairs & Chief Medical Officer, University of Maryland Saint Joseph Medical Center
Dr. J. Gregory Jolissaint
MD, MS, CPE, FAAPL,VP, Military and Veterans Health Program, Trinity Health; Medical Corps, US Army, Ret.
Dr. Katie Boston-Leary
PhD, RN, NEA-BC, MBA, ANA
Dr. Krishnaj Gourab
MD, VP, Medical Affairs & Chief Medical Officer, University of Maryland Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute
Dr. Mangla Gulati
MD, CPPS, FACP, SFHM, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine; Chief Quality Officer, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Vice President, Patient Safety and Clinical Effectiveness, University of Maryland Medical Center
Dr. Michael Jablonover
MD, MBA, FACP, SVP & CMO, University of Maryland Medical Center
Dr. Norvell Coots
MD, President & CEO, Holy Cross Health & Maryland Region Trinity Health
Howard Ainsley
MHA, SVP & COO, Adventist Healthcare – Fort Washington Medical Center
Jennifer Harrington
VP, Health System Integration & Women's & Children's Services, Anne Arundel Medical Center
Mr Thomas Pianta
Chief Strategic Growth Officer, Inova Health Systems
Tonia Suber
Director, Human Resources Region East, Inova Health System
Chicago
Alesia Coe
DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Executive Director, Adult Inpatient Services, UChicago Medicine
Alex Bacchetti
COO, AMITA Health Medical Group
Anosh Ahmed
EVP & COO, Loretto Hospital
Brian Ralston
MD, Associate CMIO, MacNeal Hospital
David Ansell
MD, MPH, SVP, Community Health Equity, Rush University Medical Center; Associate Provost, Community Affairs, Rush University
Deatra Howard
VP & CNO, Loretto Hospital
Eileen Gillespie
RN, DNP, EVP, CNO, Northwest Community Healthcare
Erik Decker
Chief Security and Privacy Officer at University of Chicago Medicine
George Miller
President & CEO, Loretto Hospital
Gina Sharp
President & CEO, Linden Oaks Behavioral Health
Hugh Musick
Co-director, Institute for Healthcare Delivery Design; Population Health Sciences, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
James Williams Jr.
Executive Director, Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, UChicago Medicine
Jerry Krishnan
MD, PhD, Professor, Medicine & Public Health, Associate Vice Chancellor, Population Health Sciences, Institute for Healthcare Delivery Design; Office of the Vice Chancellor, Health Affairs, University of Illinois at Chicago
Jodi Joyce
Former CQO & Associate Vice Chancellor, Quality & Patient Safety, UI Health
Lynette Taylor
Deputy Network Director, Veteran Integrated Service Network, Department of Veteran Affairs
Mike Farrell
President, Advocate Aurora Children’s Health; President, Advocate North Shore Pediatric Partners
Monica Heenan
RN, MPA, SVP, Chief Strategy Officer, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Nancy Tinsley
RN, MBA, FACHE, President, Advocate Health Care Good Samaritan Hospital
Patrick Durkin
VP, Ambulatory Services, Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers
Robert Winn
Associate Vice Chancellor, Community Based Practice; Director, University of Illinois Cancer Center; Professor of Medicine University of Illinois at Chicago
Russell Fiorella
Russell Fiorella, MD, System Pathology Chairman, Sinai Health System
Susan Murphy
RN, BSN, MS, Chief Experience Officer, Patient Experience and Engagement Program, UChicago Medicine
Thomas Moran
MD, FACEP, Diplomate, ABPM Clinical Informatics, VP & Chief Medical Information Executive, Northwestern Memorial Healthcare
Dallas
Aida Somun
COO, Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation (PCCI)
Dr. Enas Kandil
MD, MSc, Assistant Professor Anesthesiology & Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dr. Janice Walker
DHA, MBA-HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, SVP, System Chief Nursing Executive, Baylor Scott & White Healthcare System
Dr. Mack C. Mitchell
MD, VP, Medical Affairs, CMO, Southwestern Health Resources Physician Network
Dr. Pranavi Sreeramoju
MD, MPH, Clinical Liaison with Finance & Associate Professor, UT Southwestern Medical Center; Chief of Infection Prevention, Parkland
Elysia Clay
Former CNO, Encompass Health
Faisal Qureshi
Interim Division Chief, Pediatric Surgery, Children's Health System
Judy Herrington
Sr. Vice President, Nursing Services, Parkland Health & Hospital System
Julie Balluck
CNO, Texas Health Resources
Kavita Bhavan
MD, Chief Innovation Officer, Parkland Health & Hospital System
Kim Siniscalchi
VP, Strategic Initiatives, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Kimberly Kho
MD, MPH, UT Southwestern Women's Center
Kimberly Wool
BSN, CPPS, MHA, Director, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine
Kristin Alvarez
Director, Clinical Innovation, Parkland Hospital
Mr. Tony Johnson
Sr. VP & Chief Supply Chain Officer, Baylor Scott & White Health
Patrick Brown
VP, Operations, Methodist Medical Center
Sheri Winsper
MSHA, MSN, RN, VP, Quality & Patient Safety, Texas Health Resources
Steve Miff
PhD, President & CEO, Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation (PCCI)
Steven Schultz
Pharmacy Informatics Officer, Parkland Health & Hospital System
Toya White
JD, MBA, MSN, RN, Director Oncology, GI, Bariatrics, Nurse Practitioner, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
Vikas Chowdhry
MS, MBA, Chief Analytics & Information Officer, Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation
Walter Cassity
MPA, System VP, Emergency Management, Police & Public Safety, Baylor Scott & White Health
Healthcare Technology & Security
Anshul Pande
CTO Stanford Children's Health
Chris Akeroyd
Vice President, Chief Digital and Tech Officer, Children's Health
Darren Lacey
CISO, Johns Hopkins Health System
Gary Gooden
CISO, Seattle Children's Hospital
Gary Harbison
VP, Global CISO, Bayer
Greg Bryant
VP of IT, Baylor Scott and White Spine and Joint Hospital
Karl West
AVP, IS & CISO, Intermountain Healthcare
Paul Connelly
VP & CISO HCA Healthcare
Richard Kaufmann
CISO, Amedisys
Steve Person
CISO, Cambia Health Solutions
Houston
Andrea Daugherty
CISSP, Director, Enterprise IT Security & Resiliency, Dell Medical School & UT Health Austin | The University of Texas at Austin
Carolynn Jones
EVP, Corporate Compliance Officer, Harris Health System
Cathy Easter
President, CEO, Houston Methodist Global Healthcare Services
Chris Williams
Director, ERP Project Management, Office of Information Technology, Rice University
Christina Pereira
PharmD, Outpatient Pharmacy Program Manager, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Darrell Pile
CEO, South East Texas Regional Advisory Council (SETRAC)
Debra Rockman
System VP, Ambulatory Quality, CommonSpirit Health
Derek Curtis Sr.
BSN, MA, RN, Associate Administrator and CNO, Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital
Divya Varkey
Clinical Associate Professor, University of Houston
Dr Goldina Erowele
PharmD, MBA, Administrative Director, System Pharmacy Operations, Director, Residency Programs, Harris Health System
Dr. Bernard Harris
MD, MBA, FACP, NASA Space Shuttle Astronaut; Board Member, Texas Medical Center; President, Harris Foundation; CEO & Managing Partner, Vesalius Ventures
Dr. Christopher Langan
MD, MBA, FACEP, North Region CMO, Memorial Hermann
Dr. Edward Septimus
MD, FACP, FIDSA, FSHEA, Professor, Internal Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center
Dr. Elizabeth Pepe Greenlee
Associate Administrator Quality Programs, Memorial Hermann Health System
Dr. Eric Williams
FAAP, FCCM, MD, MMM, MS, System Chief Quality Officer, Texas Children's Hospital
Dr. George Perkins
MD, CMO, Physicians Referral Service, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dr. Julia Andrieni
MD, FACP, Associate Professor, Clinical Medicine, Academic Institute; VP, Population Health and Primary Care, President & CEO, Houston Methodist Coordinated Care; President & CEO Houston Methodist Physicians' Alliance for Quality, Houston Methodist; Weill Cornell Medical College
Dr. Kevin Garey
PharmD, MS, FASHP, Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research, University of Houston System
Dr. Mayar Al Mohajer
MD, MBA, CAQ, CPHQ, FACP, FIDSA, Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine; Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship, Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
Dr. Michael Fischer
MD, MPH & TM, Antibiotic Stewardship Expert, Infectious Disease Control Unit, Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
Dr. Paul Klotman
CEO, Baylor College of Medicine
Dr. Peter Wong
PhD, MS, MBA, RPh, Division VP, Performance and Organizational Excellence, CHI St. Luke’s Health
Edwina Bhaskaran
MSN, RN, Division Director Clinical Informatics, CommonSpirit Health
Jeff Wagner
AVP, Pharmacy, Texas Children's Hospital
Jennifer Poteat
Sr. Director, Texas Hospital Association
Linda Kulhanek
CPA, MBA, CFO, Houston Methodist Hospital
Lorie Shoemaker
DHA, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, Division SVP & CNO, CHI St. Luke's Health System
Megan Fischer
Division VP, Quality, CHI St. Luke’s Health
Ms. Debra Caswell
Infection Prevention Director, Harris Health System
Ms. Natalie Anene
Infection Prevention Manager, Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital
Rhena Anderson
MBA, BSN, NEA-BC, RN-BC, COO, Nexus Specialty Hospital - Shenandoah
Richi Chaudhry
MHA, PMP, CPHQ, FACHE, System Director of Clinical Integration & Performance Improvement, Memorial Hermann Health System
Rodney Cox
Director, Pharmacy Services, Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center
Shanna Cummings (Doucet)
MBA, BSN, RN, CPHQ, LSBB, CASS, Director, Center for Innovation, Harris Health System
Stephen Spann
MBA, MD, Founding Dean, UH Medical School, University of Houston System
William McKeon
President & CEO, Texas Medical Center
Jacksonville
AJ Dunn
FACHE, Administrator, Mayo Clinic Hospital; Associate Administrator, Mayo Clinic in Florida
Ashley McRae
MSN, RN, CEO, Kindred Hospital North Florida
Dave Dully
VP, IT & CTO, Baptist Health Jacksonville, FL
Donald Mitchell
RN, MBA, FACHE, Chief Nurse, Primary Care, Virtual Care & Outpatient Clinics at Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration North Florida, South Georgia
Dr. Alex Parker
PhD, Senior Associate Dean of Research, Director, Precision Medicine Program, UF Health Jacksonville
Dr. Jay Reeve
President & CEO, Eastside Psychiatric Hospital
Dr. John Lazenby
Chief Medical Officer, Memorial Hospital Jacksonville
Dr. Leon L. Haley. Jr.
MD, MHSA, CEO , UF Health Jacksonville; Vice-President, Health Affairs & Dean, UF College of Medicine -Jacksonville
Dr. Pradeep Kadambi
Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs; President and CEO, UF Jacksonville Physicians
Dr. Stacey Johnston
CMIO, Baptist Health - Jacksonville, FL
Karen Green
CIO, Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital
Kyle Dorsey
VP, Operations, Baptist Medical Center - Jacksonville, FL
Nangela Pulsfus
EVP, Patient Care Services & Chief Clinical Officer, Flagler Hospital
Patrice Jones
VP & CNO, UF Health Jacksonville
Phil Wright II
FACHE, VP & Chief Business Development Officer, Advent Health
Kansas City
Angelleen Peters-Lewis
SVP & CNO, Barnes-Jewish Hospital South
Bailey Bennett
BSN, Director of Nursing, KVC Hospitals
Ben Quinton
CEO, William Newton Hospital
Cheri Hunt
SVP & CNO, Children's Mercy Hospital
Christine Hogan-Newgren
Chief Compliance & Internal Audit Officer
Dr. Abiodun Akinwuntan
PhD, MPH, MBA, Dean, KU School of Health Professions, University of Kansas Medical Center
Dr. Sally Maliski
Dean, KU School of Nursing, University of Kansas Medical Center
John Bustle
CEO, Bates Memorial Hospital
Joshua Gilmore
CEO, Iron County Medical Center
Julee Thompson
CNO, Mosaic Life Care
Lori Mann
CNO, Rusk Rehabilitation Hospital
Lorie Herrman
MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CPAN, Corporate CNO, Midwest Region, Prime Healthcare
Lynette Wheeler
COO, Truman Medical Center
Niki Donawa
Chief Community Relations Officer, Truman Medical
Patrick Avila
COO, Belton Regional Medical Center
Rex Walk
CEO, Phillips County Hospital
Sabrina Holliman
CCO, Swope Health Services
Tammy Nadler
CFO, Golden Valley Memorial Hospital
Los Angeles
Adnan Hamid
VP & CIO, Good Samaritan Hospital Los Angeles
Bruce Gewertz
Surgeon-in-chief, VP, Interventional Services, Vice Dean Academic Affairs, Cedars-Sinai Health System
Bryan Croft
SVP, Operations, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Charles Flack
CTO, KPC Healthcare
John Henderson
VP & CIO, Children's Hospital of Orange County
Jonathan Aquino
MHA, CPHQ, Corporate Chief Quality and Vice Compliance Officer, AHMC Health System; CEO, AHMC San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
Mara Bryant
COO, White Memorial Medical Center
Michael Ricks
CEO, Saint John's Health Center
Minneapolis
Abraham Jacob
CQO, University of Minnesota
Andy Cochrane
CEO, Maple Grove Hospital
Barbara Walczyk Joers
President & CEO, Gillette Children's Specialty Health
Betsy Keenan-Brown
VP, Analytics, Fairview Health Services
Bryan Jarabek
MD, PhD, CMIO, Hospitalist, Fairview Health Services
Catherine Hinz
CEO, Minnesota Association for Patient Safety (MAPS)
Chris DuFresne
Director, Digital Experience, Allina Health
Christopher Kissell
Director, Ambulatory Nursing, Fairview Health Services
Claire Neely
MD, FAAP, President & CEO, ICSI
Dave Milbrandt
Vice President Medical Affairs, Medical Director, Emergency Services, Fairview Lakes Regional Medical Center
Deepti Pandita
Chief Health Information Officer, Hennepin Healthcare System
Dennis Jolley
MPH, MEd, VP, Institutional Advancement, Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare
Dr. Mark Ereth
Emeritus Professor, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
John Kvasnicka
SVP, Medical Director, Fairview Health Services
Kara Tomlinson
VP, High Reliability, MHealth Fairview
Mark Welton
MD, MHCM, FACS, FASCRS, Chief Medical Officer & President of the Employed Medical Group, Fairview Health Services
Martina Malek
FACHE, Acting Medical Center Director (CXO), St. Cloud VAHCS
Micah Niermann
VP, Clinical Affairs & Medical Director, Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare
Sheila Delaney Moroney
MPH, Senior Director & Patient Experience Officer, Hennepin Healthcare
Shelby Medina
MBA, CEO, Windom Area Health
Tim Hernandez
President & CEO, Entira Family Clinics
Walter Chesley
SVP, CHRO, Hennepin Healthcare
Philadelphia
Amy Helmuth
VP, Organizational Quality, UPMC Pinnacle
Anita Brazill
VP, Partnerships, The Pennsylvania Medical Society
Cornelio Catena
CEO, Commonwealth Health
Dr. Anthony Wehbe
Chief Population Health Executive, Jefferson Health
Dr. Gregory Sorensen
EVP, Chief Medical Officer, Tower Health System
Dr. Kathleen Brown
EVP & Chief Clinical Officer, Post Acute Medical - Enola
Dr. Verdi DiSesa
COO, Temple University Health System
Elizabeth Paskas
VP, Experience Innovation & Consumer Services
Geoffrey Roche
Executive Director, Strategic Healthcare Initiatives, Harrisburg University of Science & Technology
Jodi Cichetti
MS, RN, CCM, CPHQ, Senior Director, Quality Management & Clinical Improvement, WellSpan Health
Sandra Elliott
BS, MBA, VP, Life Sciences & Innovation Physician Enterprise Division, Hackensack Meridian Health
Tony Reed
Chief Medical Officer, Temple University Health System (TUHS)
Portland
Bahaa Wanly
VP, & Interim COO, Salem Health Medical Group
Bernard Deazley
Assistant Director, Portland VA Medical Center (Main Campus)
Carol Bradley
Former VP & CNO, Legacy Health System
Cindy Nutter
MSN, RN, CENP, Patient Care Executive, Adventist Health Portland
Dana Bjarnason
Ph.D., RN, NE-BC, VP & Chief Nursing Executive, OHSU Healthcare, Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs, OHSU School of Nursing
Jana Bitton
Executive Director, Oregon Center For Nursing
Joe Ness
SVP & COO, OHSU Healthcare
Kathleen Chapman
MSN, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, Deputy Director-Patient Care Services, VA Portland Health Care System
Kristi Blackhurst
VP, Operations, Asante Health System
Kyle King
VP, Operations, Adventist Health
Lori James-Nielsen
President, Tuality Healthcare
Mr. Anthony Masciotra
Senior Associate Dean, Clinical Practice & CEO, OHSU Practice Plan
Pam Steinke
SVP, Quality & Chief Nursing Executive
Paul Stewart
President & CEO, Sky Lakes Medical Center
Wesley Rippey
MD, Chief Medical Officer, Adventist Health Portland & Pacific NW Region
San Francisco
Albert Brooks
Chief of Medical Affairs, Washington Hospital Healthcare System
Alice Raia
VP, Digital Technologies
Barbara Mayer
Director, Nursing Quality & Practice
Chad Hatfield
Chief Pharmacy Officer, UC Davis Medical Center
Chris Boyd
SVP & Area Manager, Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara
Deb Muro
CIO, El Camino Hospital - Mountain View Campus
Dr. Lori Armstrong
DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Executive, Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center
Dr. Stuart Cohen
Professor & Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, UC Davis Health
Eric Williams
COO, Keiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara
Jeffrey Arnold
Chief Medical Officer, Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System
Jenine Alves
Area Portfolio Manager, Kaiser Permanante - Santa Clara Homestead Medical Center
Kathryn Pyke
Area Compliance Officer, Kaiser Permanente
Kecia Kelly
DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, Division CNO, Northern California CommonSpirit Health; VP, COO & CNO Saint Francis Memorial Hospital
Kelly Johnson
PhD, RN, NEA-BC, VP, Patient Care Services & CNO, Stanford Children's Health
Kimberly Long
CEO, Vibra Hospital of Sacramento
Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo
PhD, MD, MAS, Lee Goldman, MD Endowed Chair in Medicine; Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Vice Dean, Population Health and Health Equity, UCSF School of Medicine - University of California, San Francisco
Mary Linda Rivera
Regional Director, Care Experience, Kaiser Permanente
Sinthusan Sinnadurai
Director, Business Operations & Strategic Initiatives, Clinical Operations, Stanford Health Care
Tony Borba
Human Resources Leader, Kaiser Permanente - Santa Clara Homestead Medical Center
Tosan Boyo
COO, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital