CSuite Shuffle
Tracking Healthcare Executive Moves

👋 August’s on fire — and so is the C-suite.
This week’s shuffle includes new CEOs at UAB, George Washington, and Northern Light… while others are stepping down after decades of leadership. We’re also tracking strategy, CNO, and CFO moves from Florida to Alaska — plus some promotions mixed in.

Let’s dive in ⬇️

🧠 CEO Moves

Jason Barrett
Named CEO, The George Washington University Hospital (DC)
Previously: CEO, Northwest Texas Healthcare System

Guy Hudson, MD
Named President & CEO, Northern Light Health (ME)
Previously: CEO, Swedish Health System

Paul Gaden
Named CEO, Memorial Regional Hospital (FL)
Previously: Regional President, Sentara Health

Eric Neal
Named CEO, Arbor Health (WA)
Previously: COO, Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center

Kenny Shafer
Named CEO, UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham (AL)
Previously: CEO, Johnson City Medical Center

Jennifer Opsut
Named CEO, Carondelet St. Mary’s Hospital (AZ)
Previously: CEO, Alaska Regional Hospital

Jeff Graham
Retiring President & CEO, Adena Health (OH)
Succeeded by: Katherine Edrington, DNP (COO)

Archie Drake, BSN
Named President, Methodist University Hospital (TN)
Previously: CEO, Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Brian Barta
Stepping Down CEO, William Newton Hospital (KS)
Succeeded by: Gigi Fergus, BSN, RN (Interim CEO)

Barb Martin
Stepping Down CEO, St. Joseph Medical Center (IL)
Succeeded by: Colleen Pawlik, MSN (Interim CEO)

Matt Conrad
Named President, Novant Health Coastal Carolina Medical Center (SC)
Previously: CEO & COO, Mountain View Regional Medical Center

Darryl Wolfe
Stepping Down CEO, Olympic Medical Center (WA)
Previously: CEO since 2020; 19-year tenure including COO, CFO, and Director of Administration

💰 CFO Moves

Jessica Lee-Hansen
Named CFO, Parkview Health (IN)
Previously: Managing Director, Bank of America Securities

Scott Herndon, MBA, CPA
Named EVP & CFO, Beth Israel Lahey Health (MA)
Previously: SVP & CFO, Ascension

Jim McGonnell
Retired CFO, Los Alamos Medical Center (NM)
Previously: Various CFO roles at LifePoint Health

Robert Nesselbush
Named SVP & CFO, St. Joseph’s Health (NJ)
Previously: CEO, Kaleida Health

William Van Noy
Named CFO, Lower Umpqua Hospital District (OR)
Previously: CFO, Magnolia Regional Medical Center

David Heckman
Named CFO, Methodist Hospital – Metropolitan (TX)
Previously: CFO, Methodist Hospital – Northeast

🧑‍⚕️ CMO Moves

Tony Blair, MD
Named CMO, Montrose Regional Health (CO)
Previously: VP of Medical Affairs, Marshfield Clinic

Rishi Singh, MD
Stepping Down CMO, Cleveland Clinic Martin Hospitals (FL)
New Role: Chair of Ophthalmology, Mass General Brigham (MA)

Nicholas O’Dell, MD
Named Chief Clinical Officer, Mercy Health-Kentucky
Previously: CMO, Murray-Calloway County Hospital

Ted Clark, MD
Named SVP & Chief Clinical Officer, Memorial Health (IL)
Previously: CMO, Decatur Memorial Hospital

Mike Yurkanin, MD
Named Chief Physician Executive, Parkview Regional Medical Center (IN)
Previously: CMO, Parkview Health

🩺 CNO Moves

Amber Gall, RN
Named CNO, South Peninsula Hospital (AK)
Previously: Director of Surgical Services

Kim Barker, BSN
Named CNO, Heart Hospital of Austin (TX)
Previously: Assistant CNO, St. David’s South Austin Medical Center

Jonelle Thomas, MSN, RN
Named CNO, St. David’s South Austin Medical Center (TX)
Previously: CNO, St. David’s Georgetown Hospital

Judy Young, BSN, RN
Named CNO, Manatee Memorial Hospital (FL)
Previously: Chief Nurse, Lakewood Ranch Medical Center

Heather King-Semple, MSN, RN
Named CNO, Novant Health Coastal Carolina Medical Center & Hilton Head Medical Center (SC)
Previously: President, Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center

⚙️ COO / Strategy / Admin Moves

Stephanie Schmittou, MSN, RN
Promoted to COO, Magnolia Regional Medical Center (AR)
Also: CNO since 2017

Lauren French
Named COO, St. David’s Round Rock Medical Center (TX)
Previously: VP of Operations, Research Medical Center

Hillary Rosenfeld, MSN, RN
Named COO, Carondelet St. Mary’s Hospital (AZ)
Previously: VP of Operations, HCA Mission Hospital

Oscar Marroquin, MD
Named CAO & COO, Emory Healthcare (GA)
Previously: EVP, UPMC

Angela Sklenka
Named EVP & Chief People Officer, Oregon Health & Science University (OR)
Previously: SVP, CAO & CHRO, University of South Florida and USF Academic Health Medical College

🧩 Other Executive Moves

Amar Nagaram
Named CIO, Medical University of South Carolina (SC)
Previously: Associate CIO, Indiana University Health

Kevin Barron
Promoted to VP of Payer Relations, University Health (TX)
Previously: Director of Managed Care Contracting

Eric Fletcher
Named EVP & Chief Strategy Officer, Baptist Health (FL)
Previously: SVP & Chief Strategy Officer, Mary Washington Healthcare

Jerry Grannan
Named President, Parkview Regional Medical Center (IN)
Previously: COO, Parkview Physicians Group

R. Hal Baker, MD
Retired SVP & Chief Digital and Information Officer, WellSpan Health (PA)
Previously: CMIO and CIO over a 30-year tenure

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