CHS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- President of Region 1 Operations
Austen D. (Drew) Mason serves as the President of Region 1 Operations for Community Health Systems, overseeing the Company's affiliated hospitals in Alabama, Florida and Georgia. Mason joined CHS in 2009 and served in various corporate operations roles until 2012. He served as a hospital executive at several of the Company's affiliated hospitals in the southeast United States from 2012 through 2020, including as chief executive officer of Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama. Mason was promoted to Regional President in 2021. He holds a master's degree in business administration with a specialization in healthcare from Vanderbilt University and a bachelor's degree in management from Villanova University.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Corporate Officers Team
- Senior Vice President Corporate Compliance and Privacy Officer
Beth Witte is responsible for the development, implementation and oversight of the Compliance and Privacy programs for all Community Health Systems affiliates. Witte joined CHS in 2009 as a Director in the Revenue Management department. She has served as Vice President of Internal Audit and overseen the organization's Enterprise Risk Management program since July of 2017. Prior to joining CHS, Witte served as an Audit Manager at Deloitte & Touche, LLP, where she supervised audits of large, publicly traded companies and healthcare organizations. Witte holds a master's degree in business administration from Middle Tennessee State University and a bachelor's degree of business administration from the University of Louisiana.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Executive Vice President, Financial Operations
Job Titles:
- President of Region 4 Operations
Chad A. Campbell serves as the President of Region 4 Operations for Community Health Systems, overseeing the Company's affiliated hospitals in Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. Originally joining CHS in 2007, Campbell served in various hospital executive roles, including as chief executive officer at several of the Company's affiliated hospitals in the western United States. He was chief executive officer at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center, a former CHS affiliated hospital in Springfield, Oregon, when that hospital was included in the Company's spin-off of Quorum Health Corporation in 2016. He continued in that role with Quorum until rejoining CHS in 2018 as a vice president of division operations. He was promoted to Regional President in 2019. He holds a master's degree in health care administration from Trinity University and a bachelor's degree in accounting from Texas State University.
Job Titles:
- Corporate Secretary
- Member of the Corporate Officers Team
- Vice President, Legal
Chris Cobb serves as Corporate Secretary of Community Health Systems and its subsidiary entities. In this role he provides support to the Company's board of directors and senior management. He also provides legal advice and assistance to the corporate office in the areas of corporate structure and governance issues, securities compliance, financings and general corporate matters. Cobb joined CHS in 2008 as Senior Corporate Counsel. Prior to that he practiced primarily in the area of corporate transactional law at Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis in Nashville. He has a law degree from Vanderbilt Law School, where he was the Phillip G. Davidson Scholar, and a degree in business administration from Tennessee Technological University. Prior to attending law school, he was a consultant with Andersen Consulting, working primarily in the healthcare industry.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Corporate Officers Team
- Vice President, Acquisitions and Development
Craig Conti leads the Acquisitions and Development group at Community Health Systems and is responsible for merger & acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic partnerships across all service lines. He joined CHS in 2006 and has over 25 years of healthcare M&A experience including previous employment at Universal Health Services, Inc., PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, and NovaCare, Inc. He holds a master's degree in business administration from Purdue University, is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant and holds an accreditation in business valuation from the AICPA.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Corporate Officers Team
- Senior Vice President of Corporate Taxation
Craig Pickard was appointed Senior Vice President of Corporate Taxation for Community Health Systems in 2018. He joined CHS in 1998 as Director, Corporate Taxation and was appointed Vice President in 2015. Prior to joining CHS, he served as Tax Manager at Coventry Corporation and Deloitte LP, and as an Associate in Corporate Tax at HealthTrust. Pickard holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Kentucky and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Corporate Officers Team
- Vice President, Strategic Analytics
Elizabeth T. Hirsch has served on our Board of Directors since December 2018. She is currently retired. Ms. Hirsch served as vice president and controller of Praxair, Inc., a supplier of industrial gases and coatings and related healthcare services and technologies, from 2010 until her retirement in August 2016. In that role, she was responsible for Praxair's global financial statement consolidation and SEC reporting. Prior to becoming controller, Ms. Hirsch served as Praxair's director and then vice president of investor relations from 2002 until 2010. In that role, she was recognized as the best investor relations professional in the chemicals sector by both buy-side and sell-side analysts in a 2011 Institutional Investor Survey. Ms. Hirsch joined Praxair in 1995 as director of corporate finance and later served as assistant treasurer. Prior to joining Praxair, she had fifteen years of experience in corporate banking, primarily at Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company. Ms. Hirsch also serves on the board of trustees of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health, a nonprofit organization providing services and leadership in the field of behavioral health. She is a member of Devereux's executive committee, finance committee (chair), audit and compliance committee and clinical committee. Ms. Hirsch is also a trustee of the Helena Devereaux Foundation. In addition, she is chair of the board of directors of the Women's Business Development Council of Connecticut.
Ms. Hirsch's educational background (MBA in finance from New York University) and her years of experience as a senior accounting and finance executive in a large publicly-traded corporation provide the Board of Directors with valuable additional insight in the areas of accounting and finance, including financial statement preparation, internal controls, SEC reporting, and financings similar to the Company's outstanding indebtedness. She also brings investor relations expertise to the Board, including an understanding of the perspective of institutional investors.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Corporate Officers Team
- Senior Vice President
- Treasurer
Gabe Ottinger was appointed Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Community Health Systems in 2020. Ottinger joined Community Health Systems in 2014 and has held various financial leadership roles during his tenure with the Company, including overseeing accounting and reporting for joint ventures, overseeing Company's annual budgeting process and developing a corporate financial analytics team and various other special projects. Prior to joining CHS, he had an accomplished consulting career, where he assisted clients with acquisitions, divestitures, and public offerings of stock. He also served as Treasurer of Doane Pet Care, Director of Strategic and Business Planning at Mars PetCare US, and in various positions in the Assurance and Advisory Services practice at Ernst & Young. He holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Corporate Officers Team
- Vice President of Facility Management
- Vice President, Facilities Management
Gordon Carlisle serves as Vice President of Facility Management for Community Health Systems where he is responsible for the design and construction of existing and new facilities and the maintenance and engineering activities required to maintain those facilities. Prior to joining CHS in 1998, Carlisle was a principal at META Associates, a program management firm. He also served in the United States Marine Corp. Carlisle holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from East Carolina University and a master's degree in business administration from Indiana University.
Job Titles:
- Audit & Compliance
- President of Mount St. Joseph University
H. James Williams, Ph.D. has served on our Board of Directors since December 2015. Dr. Williams has served as president of Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati, Ohio since March 2016. Mount St. Joseph University provides interdisciplinary liberal arts and professional curricula to its students, including a number of graduate and doctoral healthcare programs. Prior to that, he served as president of Fisk University, a leading liberal arts university located in Nashville, Tennessee, from February 2013 until September 2015. Fisk University is renowned for its leadership role and history in the education of African-American students. Dr. Williams also served as dean and a professor of accounting at the Seidman College of Business of Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan from 2004 until 2013. From 2006 until 2013, Dr. Williams served on the board of trustees of St. Mary's Hospital, a non-profit hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. From 1999 until 2004, he was dean and a professor of accounting at the School of Business of North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina. From 1994 to 1999, Dr. Williams was dean of the School of Management and a professor of accounting at Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware. Prior to that, he held faculty positions in the business schools at several universities. Dr. Williams also serves on the boards of several non-profit organizations. He previously served on the advisory board of Fifth Third Bank of Tennessee and as a member of the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority's Air Service Coalition. Dr. Williams has also practiced law, primarily in the areas of partnership and corporate tax, as well as contract law. He started his diverse career as an accountant with Ernst & Young where he worked in the audit division with companies in the banking, textiles, automotive and shipping industries.
Dr. Williams' educational background (B.S. in accounting from North Carolina Central University; MBA in accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D. in accounting from University of Georgia; and J.D. and LL.M. degrees from Georgetown University Law Center) and his extensive teaching experience provide additional accounting expertise to the Board of Directors. Additionally, his diverse experience, including serving as president of academic institutions and service on the boards of a number of non-profit institutions and a bank, bring a unique perspective to the Board of Directors.
Job Titles:
- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Executive Vice President
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
James S. Ely III has served on our Board of Directors since May 2009. Mr. Ely founded PriCap Advisors, LLC, an investment management firm, in 2009 and has served as its Chief Executive Officer since its inception. From 1995 to 2008, he was a Managing Director in the Leveraged Finance Group at JPMorgan Chase & Co., where he was responsible for structuring and arranging syndicated loans and high yield issues in the healthcare, aerospace, defense and other sectors. Mr. Ely's service with JPMorgan's predecessor institutions commenced in 1987. He serves on the board of directors of Select Medical Corporation, a provider of long-term hospitalization services, and serves as chair of both its audit and compliance and nominating and corporate governance committees.
Mr. Ely's educational background (MBA in finance and accounting from the University of Chicago) and extensive (over twenty years) experience in the financing industry, and in the healthcare sector in particular, provide a needed area of expertise among our independent Board members. In addition, his years of prior service as the chair of our Board's Audit and Compliance Committee provides valuable continuity to the Board's financial, audit and compliance functions. Finally, he is able to assist our Board members and management in evaluating financing opportunities, as he has specific experience in financing the types of indebtedness reflected on our balance sheet.
Job Titles:
- Chief Accounting Officer
- Member of the Corporate Officers Team
- Senior Vice President
Jason Johnson serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Community Health Systems. In this role, he is responsible for Securities and Exchange Commission reporting matters as well as overseeing various other accounting and financial reporting matters including accounting policies and procedures, consolidations and accounting for acquisitions and divestitures. Since joining CHS in 2012, Johnson has served as Vice President and Assistant Corporate Controller, Vice President and Corporate Controller, Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, and Senior Vice President. Prior to joining CHS, Johnson held various positions in the assurance and advisory services practice at Deloitte & Touche LLP. He also previously served as controller of an alternative energy marketing and distribution company. He holds a master's degree in accounting from the University of Kentucky and is a member of AICPA and the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants.
John A. Clerico serves as our Lead Director and has served on our Board of Directors since February 2003. Since 2000, when Mr. Clerico co-founded ChartMark Investments, Inc., a registered investment advisor providing portfolio management, investment consulting and financial planning solutions to individuals, small businesses and institutions, he has served as its chairman and as a registered financial advisor. From February 2006 until 2012, Mr. Clerico served on the board of directors of Global Industries, Ltd., a provider of solutions for offshore oil and gas construction, engineering, project management and support services, with prior service on its audit, compensation and finance (chair) committees. In 2008, Mr. Clerico resigned from these committees upon his appointment as chairman of the board and interim chief executive officer. He stepped down as Global Industries, Ltd.'s interim chief executive officer in 2010 but continued to serve as chairman of its board through 2011, when Global Industries, Ltd. was acquired by Technip S.A. From 1992 to April 2000, he served as an executive vice president and chief financial officer and on the board of directors of Praxair, Inc., a supplier of industrial gases and coatings and related healthcare services and technologies. From 1983 until its spin-off of Praxair in 1992, he served as an executive officer in various financial and accounting areas of Union Carbide Corporation. Mr. Clerico serves on the board of directors of Educational Development Corporation, a trade publisher and distributor of children's books, where he serves as lead independent director as well as on its audit (chair), nominating and corporate governance (chair), compensation and executive committees. He also previously served on the board of MacroSolve, Inc., a provider of consulting services related to the development, marketing and financing of mobile app businesses, where he also served on its audit (chair) and compensation committees.
Mr. Clerico brings executive leadership experience and skills to the Board of Directors. He has held the positions of chairman of the board, chief executive officer, co-chief operating officer, chief financial officer and treasurer at various points of his career. His extensive experience in industries (chemical and industrial gases) with a high risk profile give him a unique perspective on risk oversight. In addition, his prior service as chair of both our Board's Audit and Compliance Committee and Compensation Committee lend important continuity to the Board's financial, audit, compliance and compensation oversight functions. Finally, having formed and operated his own investment company, Mr. Clerico also brings the investor perspective to the Board's review activities.
John A. Fry has served on our Board of Directors since May 2004. He has served as the President of Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, since August 2010. Prior to becoming President of Drexel University, Mr. Fry served as President of Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania from 2002 until 2010. From 1995 to 2002, he was Executive Vice President of the University of Pennsylvania and served as the Chief Operating Officer of the University and as a member of the executive committee of the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Mr. Fry also serves on the board of directors of vTV Therapeutics Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of human therapeutics, and serves on its compensation committee (chair) and audit committee. He is a member of the board of trustees of Macquarie Investment Management (formerly Delaware Investments), an asset management firm, with oversight responsibility for all of the portfolios in that mutual fund family. He also serves on its audit committee and its nominating and corporate governance committee. Mr. Fry also serves on the board of directors of FS Investment Credit Real Estate Income Trust, Inc., an alternative asset manager, where he serves on its audit committee.
Mr. Fry's unique experience as the president of an academic institution, together with his prior experience with the University of Pennsylvania Health System and service on the boards of a number of non-profit institutions, bring two important perspectives to our Board of Directors. His familiarity with the governance issues faced by non-profit organizations assists our Board in understanding the competitive environment in which many of our competitors and acquisition targets operate. His educational background (MBA in accounting from New York University) and experience in financial management, financial reporting, audit and compliance, and risk management are all skill sets available to and needed by our Board.
Joseph A. Hastings, D.M.D. has served on our Board of Directors since September 2021. Dr. Hastings is a private practice orthodontist in Mobile, Alabama with over 37 years of health care experience. Dr. Hastings served on the board of directors of Quorum Health Corporation, an operator of general acute care hospitals and outpatient services, from 2016 until July 2020, with service on its compensation committee, governance committee, and patient safety and quality of care committee. He has served in numerous leadership positions in local, state, and national dental and orthodontic societies. Board certified in orthodontics, Dr. Hastings has been published in several orthodontic journals and holds two United States patents. He graduated with honors from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry, and completed his post-doctoral training at the Louisiana State University School of Dentistry in New Orleans.
Dr. Hastings brings the perspective of a health care practitioner as well as prior experience as a public-company board member to the Board of Directors. His experience in managing a health care practice is similar to that of many of the Company's affiliated physician practices, and he can provide valuable advice to the Board of Directors and management regarding trends in both medicine and the organization and operation of medical practices.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Secretary
- Executive Vice President
- General Counsel
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Company 's Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
- Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary / Regional
Justin Pitt has served as the Company's executive vice president, general counsel and assistant secretary since March 1, 2022. Previously, he served as the Company's senior vice president and chief litigation counsel, and oversaw operations of the Company's Legal and Government Relations Departments. He first joined the Company as Litigation Counsel in 2009 after several years in private practice as a litigator and lobbyist to the Tennessee General Assembly. Pitt serves as a member of the American Health Lawyers Association and on numerous committees of the Federation of American Hospitals. Pitt is a Fellow of the Nashville Health Care Council and a member of the Leaders Council of the Legal Services Corporation, the largest funder of civil legal aid for low income Americans in the United States. He is a past professor of business and healthcare law at King University and Aquinas College. Pitt serves on the boards of a number of non-profit organizations including One Willco and The Village at Glencliff, which provides medical respite and bridge housing for those experiencing homelessness. Pitt received his undergraduate degree, cum laude, from Carson Newman University and his law degree, Order of the Coif, from Washington University in St. Louis, where he was a William Webster Fellow.
Job Titles:
- President of Region 2 Operations
Kevin A. Stockton serves as the President of Region 2 Operations for Community Health Systems, overseeing the Company's affiliated hospitals in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Missouri and New Mexico. Stockton joined CHS in 2011 as chief executive officer of Northwest Medical Center, the Company's affiliated hospital in Tucson, Arizona. He was promoted to market chief executive officer for Arizona in 2015 before being promoted to Regional President in 2017. Prior to joining CHS, Stockton served in hospital executive roles, including as chief executive officer and chief operating officer, for hospitals in the western United States. He holds both a master's degree and a bachelor's degree in public administration from the University of Arizona.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- President
Kevin Hammons has served as President and Chief Financial Officer of Community Health Systems since February of 2021. Prior to that, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Hammons joined Community Health Systems in 1997 and has held numerous financial leadership roles during his tenure with the Company, including overseeing accounting and financial reporting, SEC reporting, budgeting, design and implementation of financial systems and processes, capital market transactions, corporate finance and treasury management functions and the Company's divestiture program. Prior to being named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in January 2020, he served as Senior Vice President, Assistant Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. He also previously served as the Company's Chief Accounting Officer.
Prior to joining Community Health Systems, Hammons served for ten years in various positions in the Assurance and Advisory Services practice at Ernst & Young, serving both public and privately held companies.
Hammons holds a bachelor of arts degree in accounting from Malone University in Canton, Ohio, where he also previously served as a member of the board of trustees.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- President of Clinical Operations and Chief Medical Officer
Lynn Simon, M.D., has leadership responsibilities for all aspects of clinical operations, including quality and safety, clinical service lines, nursing, case management and post-acute services, including inpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. She also oversees medical staff relations, physician practice management, clinical informatics, telemedicine initiatives, medical informatics and corporate support areas such as pharmacy and clinical documentation improvement. Dr. Simon serves on the board of directors and the audit committee of Ascend Learning, LLC, a leading provider of educational content, software, and analytics to institutions, students and employees in healthcare and other high-growth, licensure-driven professions. Before joining CHS in 2010, Simon served as Vice President of Medical Affairs at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky and Senior Vice President & Chief Medical Officer of Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare after the organizations' merger. She was a full-time practicing neurologist in Louisville from 1989 to 2005. Simon earned a master's degree in Business Administration from Bellarmine University in Louisville and her medical degree from the University of Louisville. She completed a medical internship at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, and a neurology residency at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, serving as Chief Resident in her final year. Dr. Simon has been named to Modern Healthcare's 50 Most Influential Physician Executives and Leaders list and Modern Healthcare's biennial Top 25 Women in Healthcare list on multiple occasions.
Job Titles:
- President of Region 3 Operations
Mark B. Medley serves as the President of Region 3 Operations for Community Health Systems, overseeing the Company's affiliated hospitals in Indiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Before joining CHS in 2019, he was the chief executive officer and owner of Alee Healthcare Advisory Services, and executive vice president and group president at RCCH Healthcare Partners. He also served in various executive roles with Capella Healthcare, Inc., including service on Capella's board of directors, and in both corporate and hospital executive roles with other hospital operators primarily in the southeastern United States. He holds a master's degree in business administration with a concentration in healthcare management from Western Governors University, a bachelor's degree in business administration from Tennessee Technological University and is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Job Titles:
- Audit & Compliance
- President and Chief Executive Officer of Dinkins Financial
Michael Dinkins has served on our Board of Directors since December 2017. Mr. Dinkins has served as president and chief executive officer of Dinkins Financial, a consulting firm that helps small businesses gain access to capital, since October 2017. From 2008 until May 2012, Mr. Dinkins served on the board of directors of Integer Holdings Corp. (formerly known as Greatbatch, Inc.), a medical device outsource manufacturer, where he also served on its audit committee and compensation and organization committee. In May 2012, Mr. Dinkins resigned from Integer Holdings' board of directors and its committees in conjunction with his appointment as senior vice president (later executive vice president) and chief financial officer of Integer Holdings, a position he held until his retirement in March 2017. From 2008 until 2012, Mr. Dinkins served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of USI Insurance Services, an insurance intermediary company. From 2005 until 2008, he was executive vice president and chief financial officer of Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co., an insurance and risk management services company. Mr. Dinkins was vice president, global control & reengineering at Guidant Corporation from 2004 to 2005, and vice president and chief financial officer for NCR Worldwide Customer Service Operation from 2002 to 2004. Prior to 2002, he held senior positions at Access Worldwide Communications, Cadmus Communications Group and General Electric Company. Mr. Dinkins serves on the board of directors and the audit and compliance committee of Crane Co., a manufacturer of industrial products. He also serves on the board of directors and the audit and compliance committee of The Shyft Group, Inc., a manufacturer and upfitter of specialty vehicles for the commercial, retail and service specialty vehicle markets. Mr. Dinkins is also a former director of LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. Mr. Dinkins also served on the National Council on Compensation Insurance from 2015 to 2020, including service on its audit, finance, and governance committees.
Mr. Dinkins brings extensive experience as a board member and a chief financial officer of a publicly-traded company to the Board, as well as knowledge of complex financial and operational issues facing large organizations and an understanding of operations and financial strategy in challenging environments. Through his role as a chief financial officer, he has also overseen the information technology risk assessment processes of a company. In addition, Mr. Dinkins brings the perspective of the insurance industry and the medical device industry to the Board, both of which are important related industries for the Company. Mr. Dinkins is National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Directorship Certified.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Corporate Officers Team
- in 2001 As Corporate Accounting Manager
- Senior Vice President, Financial Services
Michael Lynd joined CHS in 2001 as Corporate Accounting Manager. He was promoted to Director of Corporate Accounting in 2004, Vice President of Internal Audit in 2007, Vice President of Financial Services in 2012 and Senior Vice President of Financial Services in 2015. Lynd oversees the Patient Financial Services group and internal collection agency. He has served as chairman of the Risk Committee, a member of the Disclosure Committee, and contributed to the development of the company-wide financial policies and procedures. With more than 15 years of accounting and audit experience, Lynd previously was a senior associate in the audit division at Deloitte & Touche, LLP, where he supervised audits of large, publicly traded companies and governmental agencies.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Corporate Officers Team
- Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations
Miguel S. Benet, M.D., M.P.H., has leadership responsibilities for the CHS PSO - Patient Safety Organization, clinical research, clinical informatics, case management, ED, OR, OB cardiovascular service lines, pharmacy, clinical data science, process improvement and graduate medical education (GME) programs within CHS-affiliated hospitals.
Before joining CHS in 2021, Benet served as Chief Medical Officer for HCA's North Texas Division where he had responsibility for all clinical, safety and quality activities and led strategic implementation of clinical programs across the 16-hospital network. In his more than 20 years as a physician executive and practicing provider, he has held leadership roles including Chief Resident, Anesthesiology Department Chairman, medical staff committee chairmanships, and CMO at individual hospitals.
Benet earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Florida and his medical degree along with a master's degree in public health, health management and policy from the University of Michigan. He completed his anesthesia residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Corporate Officers Team
- Vice President of Revenue Management
Nathan Summar serves as Vice President of Revenue Management for Community Health Systems where he is responsible for all aspects of Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement for CHS and its' affiliates. His responsibilities include oversight of all federal and state regulatory reporting, analysis and advocacy for government programs, and oversight of the accounting cycle for revenue recognition. Summar joined CHS in 2002 as an Accounting Manager and has served as Vice President of the Revenue Management department since 2014. Prior to joining CHS, he held accounting positions in the healthcare and construction industries. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Middle Tennessee State University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Job Titles:
- Chief Nursing Officer
- Member of the Corporate Officers Team
- Senior Vice President
Pam Rudisill joined the organization as Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer in 2014. Rudisill is responsible for developing and sharing clinical best practices across the organization, providing leadership to nursing executives and supporting nurses at affiliated hospitals as they provide quality, compassionate care. She also directs the Survey Management/Survey Readiness team which assists affiliates with regulatory, accreditation and certification surveys. Rudisill has extensive clinical and nursing leadership, most recently serving as Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive at Health Management Associates Rudisill holds several post-graduate degrees, including a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from Duke University. She is a past president of the American Organization of Nurse Executives and has been inducted into American Academy of Nursing.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Corporate Officers Team
- Vice President
- Senior Vice President of Managed Care
- Vice President of Managed Care
Richard Willis was appointed Vice President of Managed Care in 2010. He formerly served as Regional Director of Managed Care in Texas. Prior to joining the company in 2008, he served as President of Central and West Texas Operations for Humana, Inc., and was previously COO and Vice president of Sales. Willis has more than 20 years of experience in the managed care industry.
Susan Schrupp - Chief Procurement Officer, SVP
Job Titles:
- Chief Purchasing Officer
- Member of the Corporate Officers Team
- Senior Vice President
Susan Schrupp oversees the Supply Chain purchasing and procure-to-pay process for Community Health Systems and its affiliates. Additional areas of responsibility include oversight of Contract Administration, Travel, Clinical Equipment/Biomedical Function and the Laboratory and Imaging Services lines. Schrupp also represents CHS by serving on the Equity Board of HealthTrust Purchasing Group. She joined CHS in 2018 with more than 20 years of experience in healthcare supply chain and healthcare group purchasing organizations including Novant, Sentara Health, Catholic Health Initiatives, Premier, Consorta and HealthTrust. Schrupp holds a master's degree in business and a bachelor's degree in health services administration from Western Illinois University.
The Honorable Susan W. Brooks has served on our Board since May 2022. She is a former Congresswoman and former U.S. Attorney. From 2013 to 2021, she served as the U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Indiana, where she was instrumental in legislation to reform emergency response, healthcare, manufacturing, technology innovation, higher education and public safety. Ms. Brooks served as the Chair for the House Ethics Committee and was a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. She also held subcommittee roles in Health; Communications and Technology; Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade; and Oversight and Investigations. Ms. Brooks served on the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress and on the House Committee on Education and Workforce and Homeland Security Committee. She also co-founded the 5G Caucus with a goal of positioning the United States as a leader in 5G wireless technology. Ms. Brooks co-chaired the Women's Caucus and Women in High Tech Coalition and served as the Recruitment Chair for the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC). In this role, she recruited 94 women and 75 minority candidates who stood for election to Congress on general election ballots. Prior to serving in Congress, Ms. Brooks was Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Ivy Tech Community College, the public community college system for the state of Indiana, from 2007 to 2012. From 2001 to 2007, she served as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. In that role, she oversaw the prosecution of Medicaid fraud and illegal opioid prescriptions. Prior to her appointment as U.S. Attorney, Ms. Brooks' broad professional experience included practicing criminal defense law and later government services law at law firms in Indianapolis, Indiana. She also served as Deputy Mayor for the City of Indianapolis overseeing public safety operations and helped manage law enforcement and emergency response efforts. Ms. Brooks serves on the board of directors of First Merchants Corporation, a Nasdaq-listed financial holding company headquartered in central Indiana, and serves on its Nominating and Governance Committee. She also serves on the board of directors of Team Health Holdings, Inc., a leading physician practice company. Ms. Brooks has served on several non-profit boards, including Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Ms. Brooks has received numerous awards, including the Congressional Champion Award from the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs and the Congressional Leadership Award from the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, both in 2020; and the Champion of Healthcare Innovation Award from the Healthcare Leadership Council and the Legislator of the Year from the Indiana Health Industry Forum, both in 2015.
Ms. Brooks' deep knowledge of and experience in both the legislative and judicial branches of the Federal government provide our Board with valuable insight into the governmental processes and priorities that impact the heavily-regulated industry in which the Company operates. In addition, her diverse experience, including advising public and privately-held companies, non-profits, educational institutions, and hospitals, gives her valuable insight both related to the healthcare industry as well as to other sectors with which the Company frequently interacts.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Member of the Board
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications, Marketing and Public Affairs
Tomi Galin leads the company's strategic planning, marketing, consumer engagement and corporate communications departments. She is responsible for facilitating the annual strategic planning process and developing marketing strategies that support the organization's growth objectives. Galin oversees consumer engagement initiatives to improve access, convenience and patient centered experiences. She manages community and media relations and serves as the company's spokesperson. Prior to joining CHS in 2008, Galin served as Vice President of Corporate Communications and Marketing for IASIS Healthcare, and before that she led the healthcare division of a public relations firm. Galin began her career as an award winning broadcast journalist in Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Miami. Galin serves on the Board of Governors for the Federation of American Hospitals and is past chair of the public relations committee. She previously served on the Board of Directors of the Coalition to Protect America's Health Care.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board
- Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Chairman of Our Board of Directors
Wayne Smith serves as the Chairman of our Board of Directors. He has been a member of our Board of Directors since April 1997 and has served as Chairman since 2001. Smith joined Community Health Systems in January 1997 as President, a position he held until January 2014. From April 1997 through December 2020, he served as Chief Executive Officer. In January 2021, Smith was named Executive Chairman of the Board, a position he held until he retired as an executive of Community Health Systems in January 2023.
At the time of his retirement, Smith was one of the most tenured executives in the hospital industry. Over the years, he garnered professional recognition from his peers, investors, and the business community. He was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare in Modern Healthcare's peer-voted list for 19 consecutive years. Institutional Investor magazine has named Smith a Top CEO for the healthcare facilities sector multiple times.
Smith is the past-chair of the board of the Federation of American Hospitals. He is also the past-chair and a former board member of both the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Nashville Health Care Council and serves on the board of trustees of Auburn University. In addition, his past experience serving on other companies' boards of directors provides him with insight and experiences to support his leadership of the Company's Board. He served on the board of directors of Praxair, Inc., a supplier of industrial gases and coatings and related healthcare services and technologies, from July 2001 until its merger with Linde AG in October 2018, with service initially on Praxair's audit committee and later on its compensation committee (former chair).
Prior to joining Community Health Systems, Smith was President and Chief Operating Officer of Humana, Inc., where he served in various management positions during his 23 years with that company. Smith holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Auburn University and a master's degree in healthcare administration from Trinity University.
William Norris Jennings, M.D. has served on our Board of Directors since May 2008. Dr. Jennings is currently retired. For more than 43 years he was a practicing family medicine physician, most recently with KentuckyOne Health, in Louisville, Kentucky, which was formed by the merger of Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare with Saint Joseph Health System in 2012. He served on KentuckyOne Health's quality committee and formerly served as the quality committee chair for The Physician Group, which was affiliated with Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare prior to the merger with Saint Joseph Health System. From 1971 until 2005, when the practice was acquired by Jewish Hospital, Dr. Jennings was in private practice with Southend Medical Clinic, PSC, serving as its managing partner.
Dr. Jennings brings the perspective of a physician to the Board of Directors. His career in a community practice setting is typical to that of most of the Company's facilities and he provides advice to the Board and management about trends in medicine as well as the organization and operation of physician practices. His experience managing large physician practices, with particular focus in the areas of risk and quality oversight, offers the Board of Directors a physician's viewpoint in these areas. He also brings practitioner insight to quality measures and reporting, electronic health record implementation, and federal government regulation of practitioner-hospital relationships.