ATHOL HOSPITAL - Key Persons


Al Rose

Job Titles:
  • 2nd Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee
  • Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee

Cheney Castine

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Treasurer of the Executive Committee

Craig Twohey

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

David Spackman

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Dawn M. Casavant

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of Strategy and External Affairs, Chief Philanthropy Officer & Executive Director, Heywood Healthcare Charitable Foundation
Ms. Casavant serves as Vice President of Strategy and External Affairs, Chief Philanthropy Officer and Executive Director of the Heywood Healthcare Charitable Foundation. Ms. Casavant's areas of leadership include Government Relations, Public Relations, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Program Development, Resource Development, Philanthropy and Human Resources. Prior to joining Heywood Healthcare in 2012, Ms. Casavant served nearly 10 years as Vice President of Community Relations and Development for a Community Health Connections, Inc. (a new federally qualified community health center). During her tenure, the Health Center experienced tremendous growth expanding from one location to four, and expanding service offerings to include dental, behavioral health, and school-based oral healthcare.

Debra Vescovi

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Elizabeth Nottleson

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Glenn Hunt

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

James Meehan

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

JoAnne Parks

Job Titles:
  • Clerk
  • Member of the Executive Committee

Joel Shaughnessy

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

John Bujak - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer

John Flick

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

John Skrzypczack

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Joyce Fletcher

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Kelly A Knower

This provider is a member of the Heywood Medical Group.

Kenneth Pierce

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Laura Sims

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director of Quality and Risk & Acting Corporate Compliance Officer

Michele Parker

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Nicole Moorshead

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Rhonda Zbikowski

Job Titles:
  • Vice President Ambulatory Services Executive Director Heywood Medical Group
  • Vice President of Ambulatory Services
Ms. Zbikowski serves as the Vice President of Ambulatory Services, Ambulatory Business Development, Executive Director Heywood Medical Group, Provider Relations, and Occupational Health Services overseeing strategic and business planning, operations, finance and provider recruitment. Prior to Ms. Zbikowski's role as Vice President, she served as Sr. Director of Ambulatory Practice Development, Provider Relations, and Occupational Health Services where she successfully opened Heywood Urgent Care and Heywood Occupational Health. Prior to joining Heywood Healthcare, Ms. Zbikowski served for 15 years as Practice Manager at HealthAlliance/Umass, responsible for opening, closing, managing and merging medical practices. Ms. Zbikowski serves on the Greater Gardner Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and Event Planning Committee and is a member of the Health Occupation's Advisory Board of Monty Tech Regional Vocational School in addition to serving on the MountWachusett Community College Medical Assisting Advisory Board. In 2022, Ms Zbikowski received the Heywood Medical Group Excellence in Leadership Award.

Robert Chavin

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Executive Committee

Roy Lake

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee

Rozanna Penney - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • President
  • President and CEO of Heywood Healthcare
Rozanna serves as President and CEO of Heywood Healthcare, entrusted to provide strategic leadership to the Heywood Healthcare system, focused on stabilizing Heywood's financial position while ensuring operational excellence and improving access to healthcare for the Greater Gardner and Athol area communities. Rozanna is known for her commitment to providing exceptional patient-centered care and her direct and transparent leadership style. Rozanna came to Heywood in early 2016 as the Chief Nurse Anesthetist in what was then Heywood's new anesthesia group. After quickly establishing a widely recognized reputation as both a talented clinician and an inspiring leader, she was soon asked to become a member of the leadership team in the role of Director of Perioperative Services. In 2019, Rozanna was asked to join the executive leadership team initially as Vice President of Perioperative Services and subsequently as Executive Director of Heywood Medical Group. Rozanna has a Master of Business Administration from Boston College, a Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia from the University of New England, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Massachusetts. She is certified by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA).

Shane Doherty

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of Operations

Thomas Kane

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Tina Sbrega

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Tom Sullivan

Job Titles:
  • Chief Restructuring and Transformation Officer