Awards Tomorrow's Leaders

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Rachelle Barina
Chief Mission Officer
Hospital Sisters Health System

Bridget Fitzpatrick
Chief Operating Officer
Richmond Community Hospital
Bon Secours Mercy Health

Thomas Klein, FACHE
Chief Operating Officer
Ascension Medical Group Michigan

Sam Prokopec
Executive Director
St. Joseph's Elder Services

Megan Timm
Regional Director of Community Health
SSM Health, Wisconsin

Dan Woods, MSN, RN
Sr. Director of Emergency Services and Hospital Throughput
St. Dominic Jackson Memorial Hospital

Haley Busch, PharmD, BCPS
Quality Manager
Opioid Stewardship Program Coordinator
CHI Saint Joseph Health

Faith Halford
Systems Manager Materials Management
St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System

Carrie Meyer McGrath
System Director
Formation Design and Delivery
CommonSpirit Health

Shekinah Singletery
Director of Community Health & Well-Being
Trinity Health Ann Arbor and Livingston Hospitals

Caleb Townes
Director of Consumer Patient Experience
Ascension Alabama

Zach Zirkelbach
Chief Financial Officer
Ascension St. Vincent

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John R. Albright, Jr.
Director of Home Care and Georgia Infirmary
St. Joseph's/Candler Health System, Inc., Savannah, Ga.

Dzenan Berberovic, M.A., CFRE
Chief Philanthropy Officer
Avera Health, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Lauren King
Senior Director
Talent Strategy and Innovation
HR, Ascension, Saint Louis

Brian Li
System Director
Community Health Strategic Initiatives
CommonSpirit Health, San Francisco

Zachary Melick
Director of Business Transformation
PeaceHealth, Vancouver, Wash.

Elliott Bedford, Ph.D.
Director, Ethics Integration
Ascension St. Vincent, Indianapolis; Ascension Via Christi, Wichita, Kan.

Jessica Darnell, MSN, RN, CENP
Vice President Nursing and Chief Nursing Officer
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown, Nashville, Tenn.

John Kohler, Sr., MD, MBA
Southern Illinois Regional Chief Medical Officer
Medical Group President
SSM Health, Saint Louis

Tyler Limbaugh
Regional Integration Officer
Ascension Florida and Gulf Coast, Jacksonville, Fla.

Ratish Kumar Mohan
Biomedical Engineer
Hospital Sisters Health System, Springfield, Ill.

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David Benner, Chief Ancillary Officer, CHRISTUS Health, Irving, Texas

Jacquelyn Bombard, Executive Director Federal Relations, Providence St. Joseph Health, Renton, Wash.

Amanda Bottolfson, Director, Medical/Surgical, Swingbed, ICU, and PCS Staffing, Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton, S.D.

Ashley Brand, System Director, Community Health, Integration & Housing, CommonSpirit Health, San Francisco

Andrew G. Ochs, MBA, MAHCM, Regional Director, Mission Integration, SSM Health, Oklahoma City, Okla.

Sarah Reddin, Vice President, Ministry Formation - Mission Integration, Ascension, St. Louis

Andrew Ritz, Vice President, Operations, Mercy Hospital, Durango, Colo.

Heather Runnels, Vice President, Patient Care Services, Our Lady of the Lake Ascension, Gonzales, La.

Ryan E. Stuhlreyer, Vice President, Service Line Strategy, Bon Secours Mercy Health, Richmond, Va.

Adrienne Webb, Director, National Communication, Issues and Reputation Management, Providence St. Joseph Health, Renton, Wash.

Andrew Arai, Executive Director, Mission, Innovation and Assessment, Providence St. Joseph Health, Renton, Washington

Doug Baxter-Jenkins, Community Integration Program Manager, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Tacoma, Washington

Catherine Kroll, Director of Infection Prevention, PeaceHealth, Vancouver, Washington

Trent Pepper, Senior Vice President/General Counsel, Benedictine, Minneapolis

Kyle Prochaska, Regional Director, Planning, Design and Construction, SSM Health, Madison, Wisconsin

Megan L. Roberts, MHA, Director, Orthopedic Services, CHI St. Vincent, Little Rock, Arkansas

Michael Talley, RRT, MHA, Vice President, Clinical Improvement and Virtual Care, CHRISTUS Health, Irving, Texas

Wes Tidwell, Vice President/Chief Operating Officer, Ascension Seton Williamson, Round Rock, Texas

Rainy Tieman, Clinical Nurse Manager of Labor/ Delivery and OB Emergency Department, St. Mary’s Medical Center, a member of SCL Health, Grand Junction, Colorado

Kimberly King Webb, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, CHRISTUS Health, Irving, Texas

Baligh Yehia, MD, MPP, MSc, Senior Vice President, Ascension, and President, Ascension Medical Group, St. Louis

Natalie Blum, System Director, Quality and Infection Prevention, PeaceHealth, Vancouver, Washington

Lindsay Flannery, Vice President, Patient Care Services, Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton, South Dakota

Wendy Gaudet, Vice President, Operations, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Morgan Griffith, Vice President, Digital Strategy and Transformation, Bon Secours Mercy Health, Cincinnati

Karthik Iyer, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director Critical Care, Mercy Hospital Jefferson, Festus/Crystal City, Missouri

Prub Khurana, Chief Strategy Officer, Providence St. Joseph Health, Irvine, California

Tiffany Parker, Director, Inpatient Behavioral Health, Addiction Services and Domestic Violence Services, St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Aaron Puchbauer, President and Chief Executive Officer, HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital, Shelbyville, Illinois

Nathaniel Schlicher, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP, Regional Medical Director, Quality Assurance for Emergency Medicine, CHI Franciscan Health, Tacoma, Washington

Bernardita Ureta, Vice President, Mission, Red de Salud UC CHRISTUS, Santiago, Chile

Tiffany Capeles, Director, health equity, CHRISTUS Health, Irving, Texas

W. Carson Felkel, II, MD, Lead Physician, Behavioral Health Program, Bon Secours St. Francis Health System, Greenville, S.C.

Jenna K. Floberg, Executive Director, Villa Loretto Nursing Home and Villa Rosa Assisted Living, Mt. Calvary, Wis., a member of SSM Health

Sunny Lay, Director, Nursing Operations, St. Anthony Hospital, Gig Harbor, Wash., a member of CHI Franciscan Health/CommonSpirit Health

Bryan Lee, President and Chief Executive Officer,  Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Lafayette, La., a member of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System

Abby Lowe McNeil, Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs, CHRISTUS Health, Irving, Texas

Cody McSellers-McCray, Regional director, community health, AMITA Health, Chicago, a member of Ascension

Scott O'Brien, Chief Operating Officer, Washington- Montana Region, Providence St. Joseph Health, Spokane, Wash.

Peter Powers, Chief Executive Officer, St. Anthony Hospital, Lakewood, Colo., a member of Centura Health/ CommonSpirit Health

Sara Vaezy, Chief Digital Strategy Officer, Providence St. Joseph Health, Renton, Wash.

Heather Wall, Chief Nursing Officer, PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend, Springfield, Ore.

Benjamin Farber
Chief Nursing Officer
PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center
University District
Eugene, Ore.

Camille Grippon
Director, Ecology and Global Ministries
Bon Secours Health System, Inc.
Marriottsville, Md.

Kyle Klosterman
Vice President, Mission and Formation
Mercy
Chesterfield, Mo.

Kevin J. Tellinghuisen
Operations Administrator
Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center
Duluth, Minn.

Matthew J. Gonzales, MD
Chief Medical Information Officer
Institute for Human Caring
Providence St. Joseph Health
Torrance, Calif.

Tara T. Haney
Vice President, Operations
Health Leaders Network
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, Inc.
Baton Rouge, La.

Jameika A. Sampson
Director, Community Health and Well-Being
Mercy Hospital and Medical Center
Chicago
(a member of Trinity Health)

Becket Gremmels, PhD
System Director, Ethics
CHRISTUS Health
Irving, Texas

Michelle M. Heavens
Senior Director, Operational Excellence
Ascension Medical Group
Ascension Healthcare
St. Louis

Jemi Samuel, MD
Medical Director, Hospitalist Service
St. Vincent's Medical Center
Bridgeport, Conn.
(a member of Ascension Healthcare)

Jim Boyle, Vice President, Information Services, St. Joseph Heritage Healthcare, St. Joseph Health, Anaheim, Calif.

Kevin Cullinan, Market Director, Perioperative Services and Orthopedics, CHI St. Vincent, Little Rock, Ark.

Kay Gorka, Manager, Spiritual Care Services, Providence Health & Services Eastern Washington: Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, Holy Family Hospital, and Medical Clinics, Spokane, Wash.

Kevin D. Howard, DO,  Bon Secours Kentucky Health System, Director, Physician Residency Program, Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, Ashland, Ky.

Ji Im, Senior Director, Community and Population Health, Dignity Health, San Francisco

Rachel Lucy, Director, Learning and Development, PeaceHealth, Vancouver, Wash.

Michael McQueary, Manager, Foundation and Advocacy and Government Relations, Mercy Health, Cincinnati

Michael Miller, Jr., Regional Chief Mission Officer, Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, Canton, Mich.

Asha S. Rodriguez, Administrator, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Medical Center, San Antonio

Johnny A. Smith, Jr., Senior Director, Public Relations, Ascension, St. Louis

Will Snyder, System Vice President, External Affairs, Presence Health, Chicago

Jessica L. Estrada
Director, Community Outreach and
Mission Integration, St. Vincent’s
Health System, Ascension Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala.

Anna M. Grant
Director of Integration, Clinical
Excellence, Bon Secours Health
System, Inc., Marriottsville, Md.

Jenny Hawkins
Director, Diversity, Ascension Texas, Austin

Jill Kruse, DO
Medical Director, Avera LIGHT
Program, Avera Health,
Sioux Falls, S.D.

Kimberly Luz
Divisional Director of Community
Outreach, Hospital Sisters Health
System, Springfield, Ill.

Kassie Runsabove
Coordinator, Child Ready Montana,
St. Vincent Healthcare, Billings, Mont.

Alison Santore
Senior Director, Federal Government
Affairs, Providence Health & Services,
Renton, Wash.

William Scott
Emergency Department RN,
PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical
Center, Florence, Ore.

Steven Squires, Ph.D.
Vice President, Mission and Ethics,
Mercy Health, Cincinnati

Daniel Stricker
Vice President, Strategy and
Business Development,
Ascension Senior Living,
St. Louis