2021 Leadership Council

Kimberlydawn Wisdom, M.D., M.S.
Chairperson

Senior Vice President, Community Health & Equity and
Chief Wellness & Diversity Officer
Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, MI

 

Peggy Harris, MHA, FACHE, CDM, SPHR
Chair-Elect

Assistant Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion
Atrium Health  
Charlotte, N.C
 

 

D. Montez Carter, FACHE
Board Liaison

President and Chief Executive Officer
St. Mary’s Healthcare System
Athens, GA

 

Benjamin Anderson, MBA, MHCDS

Vice President, Rural Health and Hospitals
Colorado Hospital Association
Greenwood Village, CO
 

 

 

Daphne Bascom, M.D., Ph.D.

Vice President, Population Health
Saint Luke's Health System
Kansas City, MO
 

 

Deborah J. Bowen, FACHE, CAE

President and CEO
American College of Healthcare Executives  
Chicago, IL
 

 

Kathleen A. Curran

Senior Director, Public Policy
The Catholic Health Association of the United States  
Washington, D.C.
 

 

John M. Haupert

President & CEO
Grady Health System
Atlanta, Georgia
 

 

Leonard R. Hernandez

President and CEO
Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital
El Dorado, KS
 

 

Jennifer Jackson

President and CEO
Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA)  
Wallingford, Conn.
 

 

Guwan Jones

Chief Diversity Officer
Baylor Scott and White
Dallas, TX
 

 

David Lee, M.D.

Vice President
OhioHealth Employer Services
OhioHealth
Columbus, OH

 

Janet Liang

President, Northern California
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Health Plan, Inc.  
Oakland, Calif.
 

 

Ross I. Romero, J.D.

Board Member
Utah Hospital Association  
Salt Lake City, UT
 

 

Fabian A. Stone, MBA, MHA, MT(ASCP)

President, NAHSE
Associate VP, Revenue Cycle & Health Information Management
Duke University Health System  
Durham, North Carolina
 

 

Melody Vanoy Ph.D., MBA

Director, Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health
Livonia, MI
 

 

John H. Vassall II, M.D., FACP

CEO
Foundation for Health Care Quality  
Seattle, WA
 

 

Richard Webster, RN, MSN, NEA-BC

President
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
Philadelphia, PA