Indiana-licensed health maintenance organization, MDWise, has a new president and chief executive officer. Jessica Cromer now leads one of Indiana’s largest HMOs, which services nearly 300,000 Medicaid members.

Seniorlink  Inc. has promoted Kelli Tungate to vice president of the Central Region-North America. She has served as executive director of operations in Massachusetts since 2017.

ProTeam Tactical Performance has hired Beth Walters as a certified athletic trainer at its Westfield location. She most recently served as a teacher and athletics trainer at Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio.

Pet Wellness Clinics in Indianapolis has hired Kerry Peterson as medical director. She will oversee the medical quality, advancements and procedures offered at all of the practice's locations.

Muncie-based Meridian Health Services has named Kellie Pearson-Carroll vice president of human resources. She previously served as chief human resources officer for American Academic Health System in Philadelphia.

Hendricks Regional Health has announced Sahitya Mallipeddi (pictured) has joined its rheumatology group in Avon. Also, Jillian Westerhausen (pictured) has been hired as a family medicine physician who will see patients at Avon Family Health.

Indianapolis-based Toralgen Inc. has named Dave Moore chief operating officer. He brings over 27 years of experience in drug development, business development, commercialization, and operations experience from his time at Eli Lilly & Co. 

Indiana University Health has named Tim Tarnowski senior vice president and chief information officer. He most recently served as senior vice president chief transformation officer and CIO at UMass Memorial Healthcare. 

Fran Valentine has been named the director of operations for the Indiana University (IU) Center for Aging Research at Regenstrief Institute.

Warsaw-based Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. has named Keri Mattox to the newly-created position of senior vice president of investor relations and chief communications officer. She joins the company from W2O Group.

Gennesaret Free Clinics in Indianapolis has named Theresa Patterson executive director. She previously served as chief executive officer of Carmel-based Verve Health.

Good Samaritan in Knox County has announced the hiring of a new Chief Nursing Officer. Rachel Spalding comes to Good Samaritan after serving as Executive Director of perioperative services at Ascension St. Vincent Evansville. 

Indiana University Health has named Buck Stanford vice president and chief pharmacy officer.  He most recently served as system pharmacy operations director for community based care at Intermountain Healthcare in Utah.

Indiana University Health has promoted Mary Drewes (pictured) to associate chief nursing executive. Also, Joe Meyer (pictured) has been promoted to senior vice president of system operations.

Columbus Regional Health has named Terrence Deis (pictured) senior vice president and chief operating officer. He has more than 25 years of healthcare leadership experience and previously served as president of three CHI Saint Joseph Health hospitals in rural Kentucky. Also, Julie McGregor has been named human resources officer vice president human resources and organizational development.  

Merrillville-based Regional Health Systems has announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Bob Krumwied will retire at the end of the year. Bill Trowbridge, who currently serves as president and CEO of Michigan City-based human service organization Paladin, has been selected as Krumwied’s successor.  

Indiana University Health has promoted Mandy Bates to vice president of human resources leadership.  In the newly created role, Bates will provide strategic direction to regional and business unit HR teams across the state, including IU Health Physicians, where she will continue to serve as vice president of human resources until her replacement is named.

Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne has named Brady Dubois chief executive officer. He previously served as president of Mosaic Life Care Medical Centers in St. Joseph, Missouri. Dubois also served as a Medical Service Corps officer for the U.S. Navy from May 2000-2007. He began his career as a recreational therapist at DeTar Health System in Victoria, Texas.

VMS BioMarketing has appointed Bradley Garrett to Vice President of their Customer Experience Center. Garrett will be responsible for ensuring teams develop education and training programs to meet strategic objectives. He previously held leadership roles at Allegion, including oversight of IT and building the customer care operations team. Garrett holds an MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and an engineering degree from Rose Hulman Institute of Technology.

Caregiver Homes of Indiana has promoted Melanie Morris as its new Indiana Director of Operations. Morris is the former Northeast Indiana District Manager. She formerly worked in case management at St. Vincent Ascension Health. Morris holds an MBA from Anderson University and a Bachelor of Social Work from Ball State University. 

Primaria Health, a primary care-focused provider, has hired Marty O'Neill as its chief executive officer and president. In his new role, O'Neill will oversee more than 130 employees at Primaria, a joint venture between Indianapolis-based Community Health Network and Chicago primary care provider VillageMD.   

American Senior Communities has named Steve Van Camp chief financial officer. He served most recently as CFO of Consulate Health Care based in Atlanta, GA. He has 25 years of financial executive experience. 

Zimmer Biomet has hired Carrie Nichol as Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. Nichol previously served as Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Endo International plc. She also was Senior VP and Controller at Haas Group. Nichol is a licensed certified accountant and holds degrees from Widener University and Villanova University.

Community Health Network in Indianapolis has promoted Al Larsen to vice president of marketing and communications. He has been serving on an interim basis since December, 2018.  Larsen joined Community in 2015 as director of communications for Community Howard Regional Health in Kokomo.  Later that year, he transitioned to media relations specialist and assumed the role of executive director of communications in February, 

Greene County General Hospital has hired Jodi Barton to serve as a patient advocate. She is also developing a patient family advisory council and is available as a clinical social worker. Barton obtained her undergraduate and graduate degrees at Indiana State University and completed her social work internship with the hospital as an on-site social worker.

The Indiana University School of Medicine has promoted Mark Kaplan to chair of the department of microbiology and immunology. He has also been named director of basic science in Brown Center. Kaplan joined the faculty in 1998 as an assistant professor of microbiology and immunology. In 2005, he was named the director of pediatric pulmonary basic research in the department of pediatrics and was promoted to professor in 2008.  

Aspire Indiana/Aspire Indiana Health in Noblesville has announced Tim Crockett as its chief financial officer. He previously served as CFO of Breckinridge Health, a critical access hospital in Hardinsburg, Ky. Prior to that, Crockett held roles with University of Louisville Physicians, the Jewish Hospital and St. Mary’s HealthCare, Alliant Management Services and Lafayette Home Hospital.  

The Franciscan Physician Network Indiana Heart Physicians has added Shenil Shah to its practice. Shah joins a team of physicians providing care in central Indiana. He is board-certified in cardiovascular disease, nuclear cardiology, echocardiography and other fields. Shah most recently finished a cardiology fellowship at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics. He holds degrees from Wabash College and Indiana University. 

Parkdale Center for Professionals in Chesterton has promoted Terry Harman to program director. He has served as program director for a state contract that provides monitoring services for impaired medical professionals.  Harman entered the counseling field in 1981. Since that time, he has served adolescents and adults in a variety of government, for profit as well as not-for-profit settings.

The Northeastern Center has selected Steve Howell as its next chief executive officer. Howell has been with the Northeastern Center since 1993 and has been chief clinical officer since 2006. He holds a degree from Capella University and a post-graduate certificate from Ball State University. 

Greene County General Hospital has added board-certified general surgeon, Lucio Giovanni Palanca. Palanca has 20 years experience and will perform a range of surgeries and consultations. He is certified in surgery through the American Board of Surgery and specializes in urology. He holds a degree from the University of Santo Tomas.  

The Indiana University School of Medicine and IU Health Physicians have named Shelly Timmons to lead the department of neurosurgery. She previously served at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center as vice chair for administration in the department of neurosurgery and director of neurotrauma.  

Susan Hickman has been selected as director of the Regenstrief Institute's Center for Aging Research in Indianapolis. She serves as a professor in the Indiana University School of Nursing and also as co-director of the IUPUI RESPECT (research in palliative and end-of life communicating and training) Signature Center. 

Indiana University Health Tipton Hospital has promoted Melissa Hicks to chief nursing officer. She previously served as interim CNO. While serving in that role, Hicks also served as director of nursing operations. She earned her doctorate in nursing practice and nursing leadership from the University of Indianapolis this year. Hicks is an Indiana University-Kokomo nursing program graduate.  

Northwest Radiology Network has added Matthew Brown, M.D., as a new nuclear medicine radiologist. Brown completed his radiology residency at the University of Toledo, followed by a nuclear medicine fellowship at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology in St. Louis, MO. He holds degrees from Purdue University and the Indiana University School of Medicine. 

Ascension has named Richard Fogel chief clinical officer for Clinical & Network Services.  He currently serves as system chief clinical officer for St. Vincent. Fogel is past chief executive officer of St. Vincent Medical Group and former chair of the office of the Chief Medical Officer at St. Vincent Indianapolis.  

Methodist Sports Medicine has hired Joseph Maratt as an orthopedic surgeon. He is currently in the same role at Michigan Medicine at the University of Michigan.

Former Indiana State Representative Kevin Mahan has accepted the position of executive director, security and safety preparedness for Community Health Network. Mahan will be responsible for the strategic vision and day-to-day operations of the Network’s security services, disaster planning, emergency preparedness efforts, and network valet services. 

Pet Wellness Clinics has added Dr. Valeria Gangemi to its Zionsville clinic. She previously practiced in Greenwood. Gangemi is a native of Italy, where she practiced for three years. She earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Bologna in 2011.

Medxcel has promoted Mike Wood (pictured) to vice president of construction. He previously served as national director of construction. The company also named Maureen Larkins (pictured) vice president of client services and Michael Burgett area vice president. Larkins previously served as senior director of executive special projects and solutions for Ascension Holdings.  

Indianapolis-based International Medical Group has named Mark Rands commercial director of its UK-based assistance services. He previously served as head of assistance for the Collinson Group in Great Britain.

Lutheran Health Network has appointed Dan Konow chief executive officer for Lutheran Health Physicians. He most recently served as vice president of operations for Parkview Physicians. Konow served as chief operating officer of LHP from 2016 to 2017.

St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne has named Jake Golich chief executive officer. He previously served as CEO at Mountain Vista Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona. Golich began his healthcare career as a regional hospitalist services administrator at St. Vincent’s in Indianapolis.

The American College of Sports Medicine has elected NiCole Keith president. She is a research scientist with Regenstrief Institute and a professor and associate dean of faculty affairs at the School of Health and Human Sciences at IUPUI. Keith has been instrumental in Indianapolis health initiatives such as the Eskenazi HealthyMe program and the development of the Chase Near Eastside Legacy Center.

Omada Health has named Eli Lilly and Co. executive Wei-Li Shao chief commercial officer. He has been with Lilly for 18 years and most recently served as vice president of the company's USA neuroscience business unit. Shao also served as general manager of Lilly New Zealand and Lilly Taiwan, as well as vice president of Lilly China Diabetes. He holds an MBA from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.

The Johnson Memorial Health board of trustees has named David Dunkle president and chief executive officer. He has been acting interim CEO since late February.  In addition to his role as a family physician, Dunkle has served as vice president of medical affairs at JMH and is vice president of the Johnson Memorial Hospital Foundation Board.

Trina Marlatt has been named Administrator for St. Vincent Williamsport. Marlatt will be responsible for the overall operations and the strategic direction of the hospital. She previously served as Chief Nursing Officer and Director of Patient care. She joined St. Vincent in 1991 and has served in various positions, including daily operations. Marlatt holds degrees from Parkview Methodist School of Nursing, Lakeview College of Nursing and Indiana Wesleyan University. 

St Vincent has promoted Erica Wehrmeister to president of the hospital's central region, which includes St. Vincent Indianapolis, St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital, St. Vincent Stress Center, St. Vincent Women’s, Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital and the St. Vincent Neighborhood Hospitals.  She previously served as chief operating officer for St. Vincent Indianapolis.

Methodist Hospitals has appointed Maria Chicchelly to the position of Assistant Vice President, Patient Care at the Northlake Campus in Gary. Chicchelly has over 20 years of clinical and managerial experience in Acute Medical/Surgical Care, Women’s Health and Inpatient/Outpatient Behavioral Health. She has served in roles as Director of Nursing and Director of Patient Care Services at Presence Health - St. Joseph Hospital in Chicago. 

Michelle Janney has been appointed executive vice president and chief operating officer for Indiana University Health. Janney had been serving as interim COO for the past 10 months. She will continue to serve as chief nurse executive until that position is filled.  Janney, who joined IU Health in 2015, holds a doctorate in administration and leadership from University of Toledo

Fort Wayne-based Lutheran Health Network has named Mark Medley chief executive officer. He most recently served as strategic counsel to healthcare systems and investors as the president and CEO for Alee Healthcare Advisory Services. Lutheran Health Network also named Natalie Seaber chief nursing officer.

Dr. Karen Amstutz has joined Indiana University Health as vice president of community health. Amstutz will develop and implement IU Health’s community health programs, with an emphasis on reducing infant mortality, smoking and obesity and increasing behavioral health services. She previously was chief medical officer at Magellan Health and also worked in leadership positions at Evolent Health, xG Health Solutions and WellPoint. 

The Regenstrief Institute has hired Todd Saxton as its first vice president for business development. Saxton will help create and guide new business models for bringing healthcare innovations to market. He has guided the development of more than 100 strategic analyses of existing companies and more than 50 business plans. Saxton also is currently an associate professor of strategy and entrepreneurship at IU Kelley School of Business. 

Methodist Hospitals has named Kim Innes (pictured), Julie Kerns (pictured) and Dena McCormick as assistant vice presidents. Innes has served as the hospital's orthopedic line director, Kerns as director of nursing quality and regulatory compliance.

Indiana University Grand Challenge Precision Health Initiative has hired Umberto Tachinardi, MD as its chief informatics officer. The initiative is led by Indiana University School of Medicine to transform biomedical research and health care innovations. Tachinardi will also serve as professor of biostatistics and assistant dean for clinical research informatics for IU School of Medicine 

Regenstrief Institute has chosen Eneida Mendonca for the newly created position of vice president for research and development. Mendonca will also have an appointment as professor of pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine, with a secondary appointment as a professor of biostatistics. She will be responsible for the institute's biomedical informatics, health services research, aging research and implementation science. 

Franciscan Health Central Indiana has appointed Ashley Turkowski as legal counsel, effective April 1. Turkowski will be responsible for legal and regulatory oversight of three hospitals, provide counsel to leadership and staff and ensure federal and state compliance. She has served on the staff at Franciscan Health Western Indiana and Franciscan Alliance. 

Lori Shannon has been appointed to serve as president of the St. Vincent Heart Center. Shannon will be responsible for strategically positioning the hospital and cardiovascular service line in the healthcare industry. She will work with the Board of Directors and Chair to shape the operational direction to meet community needs. Shannon previously worked as Executive Director of Navion Healthcare Solutions before joining St. Vincent Heart Center in 2014. 

Family LifeCare in Marion has elevated Edmond Bendaly to chief medical officer. He most recently served as associate medical director. Bendaly is currently practicing at Marion General Hospital Cancer Center in Marion. 

The chief executive officer of Missouri-based Ascension, the parent of St. Vincent Health in Indiana, has announced his retirement. Anthony Tersigni says he will step down at the end of the year after more than 15 years in the role. Tersigni served as chief operating officer of Ascension Health in 2001 before being named president and CEO in 2004.

The Delta Dental Foundation has chosen Ft Wayne-based doctor Holli Seabury as executive director. She was previously CEO of McMillan Health.

Randall Moore has joined Franciscan Alliance in Mishawaka as a senior vice president and chief operating officer for Franciscan Health and Care Solutions. He most recently served as president of Mercy Virtual in Chesterfield, Missouri. Moore graduated from Wabash College.

Hendricks Regional Health has added two new providers to its medical group. Clifford Crawford specializes in primary care for adults and will serve at the group's Hendricks Regional Health Danville Internal Medicine practice. He holds a bachelor's degree from Indiana State University and his medical degree from the Indiana University School of Medicine. Travis McPike also joins the group as a nurse practitioner at Hendricks Regional Health Bainbridge Family Medicine. 

Erin Lewis has been promoted to senior vice president and general counsel at Indiana University Health.  Lewis had been vice president and deputy general counsel. She joined IU Health as an associate general counsel in 2012. Lewis' previous positions include compliance and regulatory attorney with the Faegre Baker Daniels law firm and assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Indianapolis office. 

Aspire Indiana/Aspire Indiana Health has promoted Vanessa Pataky to director of youth and family home and community based services. She will develop the organization's youth and family services. Pataky previously served as outpatient clinical manager.

Greene County General Hospital has appointed Frederick Ridge chief medical officer. He also serves as the hospital's chief of staff. Ridge has an understanding of rural health care as a physician serving for decades. He has a history with rural health in Greene County as he and his wife started and maintained Indiana’s 12th rural health clinic in the early 1990s before folding their practice into the Greene County General Hospital system in 2017.

Spero Health Inc., an integrated healthcare services organization, has hired Darrin Mangiacarne as central Indiana medical director. He will help oversee the launch of new locations and provide patient care at a northeast Indianapolis location, which is slated to open March 1. Mangiacarne previously served as co-chair of the Indiana Attorney General's Task Force and is currently president of the Indiana Society of Addiction Medicine.

Indiana University Health Saxony Hospital has named Soula Banich chief operating officer and Larry Stevens chief medical officer. Banich most recently served as director of allied health and cardiovascular services at IU Health North and Saxony hospitals. Stevens is a general surgeon with a sub-specialty in advanced minimally invasive surgery. He will also serve as medical director of general surgery services development.

Indiana University Health has named Brian Bauer president of its expanding Fort Wayne services. He has been serving IU Health in a consulting role since 2017. Bauer’s healthcare executive leadership spans more than a decade, having served as chief executive officer for Terre Haute Regional Hospital and most recently as chief executive officer for Lutheran Hospital/Lutheran Health Network.

Kathleen Kioussopoulos has been appointed research director of the Franciscan Alliance Research Administration in Mishawaka. In that role, she provides leadership and oversight of all research activities for 13 Franciscan hospitals in Indiana and south-suburban Chicago. Kioussopoulos previously served as director of cardiovascular research at Franciscan Health Indianapolis.

Michiana Hematology Oncology has elected Robin Zon president. She succeeds Rafat Ansar. Zon is only the third physician to be named president in the company’s history. Since joining Michiana Hematology Oncology, Zon has served as oncology director at Elkhart Hospital, director of oncology research at Memorial Hospital in South Bend and principal investigator for the only NCI granted Community Oncology Research group in Indiana. 

Alan Biggs has been named chief operating officer at IU Health Bloomington Hospital. He most recently served as vice president of EMCARE/EMVISION Physicians Services. In his new role, he will oversee IU Health Bloomington Hospital’s operations, support regional initiatives and work closely with IU Health System Business Services and Southern Indiana Physicians.

Community Health Network named Patrick McGill to the newly-created chief analytics officer position. He will be responsible for all aspects of network analytics, including envisioning data-enabled strategies, overseeing data and analytics governance, and leading efforts to use analytics to drive innovation and network objectives. McGill has advanced through a variety of roles since joining the network in 2010 as a family physician.

Lisa Gutierrez has joined Indiana University Health as chief diversity and inclusion officer. She brings more than 20 years of diversity and inclusion experience to IU Health, having previously served as chief diversity officer for Cardinal Health. 

Julie Manas has been named regional president of the St. Vincent North Region, which includes St. Vincent Anderson, Carmel, Fishers, Kokomo, Mercy, Randolph and Williamsport hospitals. She has more than 30 years of healthcare experience and most recently comes from Hospital Sisters Health System, Western Wisconsin Division, where she held the role of president and chief executive officer.

Blake Dye has joined Indiana University Health as a senior vice president. He is an experienced healthcare executive and will work on strategic initiatives at IU Health. Dye previously served as president of the St. Vincent Heart Center in Indianapolis, and president of Henry County Hospital in New Castle.

Angela Bratina has been appointed administrative director for the Center of Women and Children at Franciscan Health Indianapolis and Mooresville. She previously served as director of women and children’s services.

TRIMEDX, a leader in clinical engineering and clinical asset management services, has named LeAnne Hester chief marketing officer. She previously held leadership positions at Premier Inc., Leidos, Sg2 and Ontario Systems. Hester most recently served as chief commercial officer for PeraHealth, where she had responsibility for marketing, product management, business development and sales.

Community Health Network has promoted Mike Hogan to president of Visionary Enterprises Inc. He most recently served as interim president and vice president of surgery operations. Since 1993, Hogan has provided operational leadership, finance support and business development services for VEI.

Indianapolis-based Primaria Health LLC will have a new leader at the end of the year. Patrick McGill, who currently serves as senior vice president of clinical strategy for Community Health Network in Indy, will become Primaria's chief executive officer in December. McGill will succeed Doug Stratton, who is retiring at the end of the year.

Jesus Delgado has joined the Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana Inc., parent company of the hospitals of Community Healthcare System, as vice president of information technology/chief information officer. He previously served as executive director of IT operations and cyber security at Rush University Medical Center and also as IT operations team leader for the MacNeal Health Network, both in Chicago.

Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincent has appointed Anthony Azakie chief of pediatric cardiovascular surgery and medical director of its Congenital Heart Program. He earned his undergraduate and medical degrees at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Azakie completed his residencies and fellowships at the University of California San Francisco and University of Toronto and is certified by the American Board of Surgery.

Good Samaritan Hospital has selected Molly Weiss as chief medical officer. Weiss, who currently practices at Vincennes Orthopedics at Good Samaritan, has been a part of the hospital since she began her career in 2005. Weiss succeeds Charles Hedde, who passed away earlier this year. She has previous leadership experience at the hospital, serving as medical staff president for the past four years.

Indianapolis-based Hopebridge has named Chris Sutton vice president of business development and marketing. He is the founder of the Sutton Marketing Group and most recently served as president.

MDwise in Indianapolis has a new leader. Michigan-based McLaren Health Care, which completed its acquisition of the HMO in January, has named Bruce Hayes president and CEO. He succeeds Jim Parker, who has accepted the position of senior advisor to the secretary for health reform at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Hayes joined MDwise in 2018 as chief financial officer.

Methodist Hospitals in northwest Indiana has appointed Ed Romero chief financial officer. He previously worked for Lutheran Health Network in Fort Wayne. Prior to joining Lutheran Romero had extensive experience with HCA, which is a for profit health system.

TRIMEDX has named Ramy Boghdadi executive vice president of strategic client value and relationships. He has more than 20 years of leadership experience in the industry from a variety of roles at Siemens Healthcare IT, GE Healthcare, IMS Health, Berlex Laboratories and, most recently, as managing director at Accenture.

Less than a year into the job, the chief executive officer of St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne is leaving. Karen Fordham, who was named to the position by parent company Lutheran Health Network in January, has resigned to take another position out-of-state.

Michele Saysana has been promoted to vice president of safety, quality and performance improvement at Indiana University Health. She will also keep her position as chief quality and safety officer. Saysana previously served as a hospitalist and medical director of quality and safety at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health.

Indiana University Health East Central has named Rodney Stevens chief operating officer for Critical Access hospitals. In this new role, he will have direct operational responsibilities for both IU Health Jay and IU Health Blackford. Stevens will continue to serve as chief nursing officer for IU Health Blackford. He has more than 35 years of progressive leadership experience.

Carrie Anderson has been promoted to director of the Franciscan Health Family Medicine Residency Program. She succeeds Richard Feldman who served in that position since 1981. Anderson previously served as associate director of the program. She also directed research activities, program evaluation, and clinical competencies.

Sulabh Srivastava has joined Indiana University Health as vice president of information technology and innovation. In his new role, he will lead the Information Services’ Clinical Information Services and System Delivery departments. Srivastava previously served as chief technology officer at Sparrow Health System in Lansing, Michigan.  

Brian Shockney has been promoted to president of IU Health South Central Region. He has been serving on an interim basis since earlier this year. Shockney joined the hospital as COO in 2016, and prior to that served as COO of IU Health and president and CEO of Logansport Memorial Hospital. 

After more than 12 years leading the St. Vincent Foundation, Sue Anne Gilroy (pictured) will retire as vice president of development and executive director, effective June 29. Her service began as a foundation board member during her tenure as Indiana's secretary of state.

Community Health Network has appointed Kyle Fisher chief financial officer. He most recently served as chief executive officer and chief retail and innovation officer for Visionary Enterprises Inc. Fisher has more than 30 years of experience in finance, new business development, strategic planning and organizational leadership. He joined VEI in 2008 as chief operating officer and assumed the role of CEO in 2009.

Geovani Bonilla has joined Indiana University Health Plans as vice president of medical operations. He previously served as director of utilization management for Johns Hopkins Healthcare.

Hopebridge has named Ben Seib chief financial officer. He most recently served as system CFO for Cancer Treatment Centers of America. Hopebridge was founded in 2005 to serve the growing need for autism treatment services and to improve the lives of affected children and families.

Indiana University Health has announced Blackford Hospital President Steven West will retire from his administrative duties June 10. West, who has been with the Hartford City hospital since 1998 and served as president since 2016. Additionally, the health system says Dave Hyatt, who currently serves as president of IU Health Jay Hospital in Portland, has been promoted to Critical Access Hospital President in the East Central Region.

Michael Gamble has been named medical director of emergency services at Greene County General Hospital. He will start his new position as head of an entirely new staff. Gamble has practiced with the hospital for 15 years.

Madison County Community Health Center has named Sharon Foote chief executive officer. She relocated to Fort Wayne in 2015 from St. Louis, where she gained 47 years of experience in healthcare delivery, including a position as chief operating officer at a federally-qualified health center. 

Hendricks Regional Health has promoted Dr. Barry Freeman (pictured) to first vice president, chief clinical integration officer. Michael Kirschner (pictured) has been appointed vice president and chief physician practice management officer. Dennis Ressler has been named vice president of finance and chief financial officer. Also, Todd Davis has been promoted to executive director of information systems.

IU Health has named Dan Handel as chief medical officer for the IU Health south central region. He grew up in Indiana and completed his medical training at Northwestern University. Handel served in several positions with Oregon Health and Science University before joining IU Health.

Baptist Health Floyd has named Cathy Kidd executive director of finance. She has been with Baptist Health since 2010. Kidd earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Georgetown College, master’s degrees in business administration and management, human relations and organizational behavior from the University of Phoenix and her doctorate in human resource development from the University of Louisville.

Gwynn Perlich (pictured) has been promoted to chief operating officer of the southwest region for St. Vincent. She has been serving as interim COO since February 2017. Craig Polkow (pictured) has been named vice president of finance for the south region. Also, Debbie Hinton has been appointed director of the foundation for St. Vincent Evansville and St. Vincent Warrick.

Laura Czelada, president and CEO of Delta Dental of Michigan, Ohio and Indiana, will retire in December after serving in the role for six years. Chief Operating Officer Goran Jurkovic has been named her successor. Jurkovic has been COO since 2016 and is responsible for business operations, administration and marketing. During Czelada’s tenure as president and CEO, the organization grew by 2.2 million subscribers—an 83 percent increase.

The board of directors for DeKalb Health have selected Tasha Eicher as chief executive officer. Eicher succeeds Craig Polkow, who resigned from the position at the beginning of the year. Eicher has served as interim CEO since Polkow's departure. Her appointment makes her the first female to serve as CEO in the Auburn hospital's 54-year history. She previously served as vice president of physician services, strategy and development for the hospital.

The former chief financial officer of Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. has been named president of CVS Caremark. Derica Rice, who spent 27 years with Lilly, will take the helm of CVS Health Corp.'s pharmacy benefit management business next week. Rice's experience at Lilly included roles as CFO, executive vice president of global services, CFO of Lilly Canada and the company's European operations, general manager of Lilly's affiliate in the United Kingdom and controller.

Warsaw-based Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. has appointed Coleman Lannum senior vice president of investor relations. He has more than 15 years of Investor Relations experience in the healthcare industry. Most recently, Lannum served in a similar role for Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals. Prior to joining Mallinckrodt in 2015, he led IR at Covidien and Tyco Healthcare for nine years.

Stacy Burris (pictured) has been named director of marketing at Greene County General Hospital. She will replace outgoing director Amy Lore who has accepted a position outside the hospital. Burris previously served as director of community development for Radius Indiana.

Community Health Network has promoted Nichole Goddard to chief operating officer for the south region. She joined Community in 2010, as manager of the Imaging Center South and later as director of patient access, overseeing acute care and ambulatory revenue cycle operations. For the past three years Goddard served as director of medical imaging, cardiac testing, environmental services and dietary services before being named interim chief operating officer.

Mishawaka-based Franciscan Alliance has named a new chief executive officer for Franciscan Health Crown Point Hospital. Daniel McCormick (pictured) was promoted to the position after serving as vice president of medical affairs since 2014. McCormick succeeds Barbara Anderson, who was appointed senior vice president of operational transformation with Franciscan Alliance. Anderson has led the Crown Point hospital since 2015.

Dr. Jean-Pierre Mobasser (pictured), a neurosurgeon specializing in minimally invasive spine surgery, has been elected to serve as president of Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine. He is the third president of the practice. Mobasser serves as vice chair of the IU Department of Neurological Surgery. He will serve a three-year term, replacing Dr. Mitesh V. Shah, who held the position for six years.

 Community Health Network has promoted Donetta Gee-Weiler to chief operating officer for the north region. She began her career as an intern on the Ortho-Neuro unit during her senior year of high school. Gee-Weiler joined the Network officially after graduating and worked as a clinical tech while she attended nursing school. For the past five years, she served as vice president for the women’s and children’s product line.

Community Health Network has named Julie Pursley Oelschlager communications manager for Community’s north region. She is an Emmy-nominated journalist and broadcast veteran with a career spanning more than 27 years in markets including Valparaiso, South Bend, Fort Wayne and Indianapolis. The last 17 years were spent covering stories in central Indiana as the morning reporter for WRTV.

Community Health Network has promoted North Region Chief Operating Officer Kelly Barton to vice president of product line strategy - Integrated Primary Care. In her new role, she will be responsible for the network’s strategic and business development. Barton served as vice president for clinical operations for Wisconsin-based Gundersen Health System.

Christine Fredric has been named chief strategy officer for St. Vincent, which is part of Ascension. She most recently served as national business development director and chief strategy officer of the Texas region at Tenet Healthcare.

Methodist Hospitals has promoted Sheila Cook and Trischa Turner to assistant vice presidents. Cook has more than 28 years of dedicated service to Methodist Hospitals, including serving as interim chief nursing officer. Turner most recently served as director of peri operative and surgical services. Also, the hospital has appointed Amy Grzyb director of food and nutrition services and Kevin Parker director of plant operations.

Erin LaCross has been appointed chief nursing officer for Parkview Regional Medical Center and Affiliates. She has served as vice president of nursing at PVH for nearly five years. During that time, LaCross also served as interim chief operating officer for more than six months and interim director of nursing services at PBH for more than a year.

IU Health has promoted Dr. Ryan Nagy to president of the adult academic health center, comprised of IU Health Methodist and University hospitals. He had been serving as interim president and chief medical officer for almost two years.

Eskenazi Health Midtown Community Mental Health has promoted Dr. Greg Singleton to chief medical officer. He is a psychiatrist and most recently served as interim medical director since September 2017. 

Methodist Hospitals has appointed Jim Renneker vice president and chief nursing officer. He previously worked at Loretto Hospital in Chicago in a similar position. Renneker has more than 35 years of experience and leadership in acute care, home health, hospice and long term care settings in community, academic and teaching medical centers. 

Franciscan Health Central Indiana has named Agnes Therady vice president and chief nursing officer. She most recently served as system chief nursing officer for Cook County Health and Hospitals in Chicago. Therady oversees all nursing-related operations and leads a corps of nearly 1,500 nurses at hospital campuses in Indianapolis, Mooresville and Carmel. 

The Indiana Hospital Association has promoted Karin Kennedy to vice president of quality and patient safety, Kaitlyn Boller to director of health policy and Laura McCaffrey to director of legislative relations. Kennedy joined IHA in 2012 as patient safety and quality advisor. Boller served as a patient safety intern for IHA in 2013 before joining the association full-time in 2014. McCaffrey joined IHA in 2016 as public affairs specialist.

Porter Health Care System in Valparaiso has selected Sean Dardeau as chief executive officer. Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report Dardeau, who previously served as market CEO for Mary Black Health System in South Carolina, will begin his new role February 5. Dardeau will also serve as market CEO for northwest Indiana.

Lutheran Health Network has announced Karen Fordham will become the new chief executive officer of St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne. Fordham, who most recently served as president and CEO of Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital near Detroit, will begin her new role January 22. Fordham became CEO of Huron Valley-Sinai in 2015 after serving as vice president and chief operating officer at the hospital. She also previously served as president and CEO of Detroit Surgery Hospital.

Warsaw-based WishBone Medical Inc. has named Andrew Miclot president. He will continue in his role as vice chairman and director on the board of directors. Miclot has almost 40 years of global medical device experience. He has been president and CEO of several medical device companies with executive leadership positions.

Anderson-based Aspire Indiana Health Inc. has selected David Dwyer as its first medical director of primary care. Dwyer previously served as a doctor of internal medicine at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville. AIH says the appointment of Dwyer comes at a period of "substantial expansion" for the organization. AIH currently operates in Anderson, Elwood, Carmel and Indianapolis, and has plans to expand into Noblesville and Boone County this year.

Goshen Health has selected Dan Nafziger as chief medical officer of Goshen Hospital. He most recently served as health officer of Elkhart County. Nafziger will succeed Larry Allen, who is moving to his new position as chief physician executive with Goshen Health.

Fort Wayne-based Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana Inc. has named Michelle Creager (pictured) director of medical management. She will head up PHP utilization review, case management and disease management programs, as well as lead the staff for each of these areas. Chuck Sheets has been appointed DBA/systems engineer. Also, Jeanie Sirk has been named care coordination nurse.

David Ingram (pictured) has been named president of Indiana University Health Physicians. He is currently chief medical officer of the physician group and a longtime faculty member in pediatrics at IU School of Medicine. Ingram will replace John Fitzgerald, the founding executive of IU Health Physicians, who is taking on the new role of senior vice president of population health for IU Health.

Community Health Network has promoted David Kiley to south region president. He has been with Community for 25 years. Kiley practiced as an ob/gyn for more than 20 years at Community Hospital North. He earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Arizona State University, graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine and he holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Indianapolis.

DeKalb Health in Auburn has named Tasha Eicher interim president and chief executive officer. Eicher will succeed Craig Polkow, who announced last week he is leaving at the end of the year to accept a position with a larger healthcare system in southern Indiana. The health system says Eicher will assume the interim role on January 1. She will also continue in her current position as vice president of physician services, strategy and development.

Fort Wayne-based Dupont Hospital has appointed Lorenzo Suter chief executive officer. Most recently, he served as chief operating officer of Baptist Medical Center in San Antonio. Suter has also served in healthcare leadership positions in Berwyn, Illinois; Dothan, Alabama; Phenix City, Alabama; Nashville, Tennessee and Bowling Green, Kentucky.

The board of directors of the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne has named Brad Little president and chief executive officer. He was selected from a national search after Executive Director David Bennett announced he's retiring in December, after 22 years of service. Little will assume the role beginning January 8. He currently serves as president and CEO of the Ottumwa Regional Legacy Foundation, a private foundation in southeast Iowa.

Managed Health Services, an Indiana-based health maintenance entity serving Hoosier Healthwise, the Healthy Indiana Plan and Hoosier Care Connect, welcomes Daniel Rich as vice president of HIP operations. He is primarily responsible for operations of the Healthy Indiana Plan, including administering enrollment and invoicing programs, maintaining program compliance and achieving operational excellence.

Evan Lubline has been named chief executive officer of the Hooverwood-Indianapolis Jewish Home Inc. He most recently served as administrator at the Weils, a Montefiore senior living community in Cleveland. Under Lubline's management, the Weils Assisted Living facility received five consecutive deficiency-free Ohio Department of Health surveys and the Skilled Nursing facility is a 5-star rated Post Acute Care facility.

Julie Shuttleworth has been named practice manager for Hamilton Facial Plastic Surgery. She has been in the plastic surgery medical field for 14 years, most recently with Aspire Plastic Surgery in Fort Wayne.

Christopher M. Callahan, M.D. has been named chief research and development officer of Eskenazi Health. Dr. Callahan oversees the activities of the Sandra Eskenazi Center for Brain Care Innovation.Over the past three decades, he has spent time developing, studying, and advancing new models of care designed to improve the health of older adults.

Dr. Dawn Haut has been promoted to chief executive officer for Eskenazi Health Center. She most recently served as interim CEO. Previously Haut was chief physician executive of Eskenazi Health Center Pecar, medical director of Eskenazi Health Population Health and an associate professor of clinical pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine.

Indiana University Health has named Dr. John Fitzgerald senior vice president of population health. He will lead the delivery of all population health programs for the system, including IU Health Plans, the IU Health Next Generation ACO and other performance-based arrangements. Fitzgerald is a general internist by training and will continue to serve as president of IU Health Physicians until his replacement is named.

Paula Autry has been named chief executive officer of Lutheran Hospital. She has 30 years of experience in healthcare. Autry previously served as CEO of Detroit Medical Center’s SinaiGrace Hospital.

The new Indiana Opioid Consortium has named Amnah Anwar director. It is gearing up to combat what she describes as “a crisis that has exploded in Indiana and has severely impacted rural communities and residents.”

The chief executive officer of South Bend-based Beacon Health System is stepping down. Phil Newbold has served as CEO for 30 years and will be succeeded by Chief Operating Officer Kreg Gruber (pictured). The transition will officially take effect November 1. Beacon says Newbold will remain with the organization until the end of the year to "provide transitional support."

Chris Lubenow has joined Wagner Family Dental in Jasper as marketing director. He previously served as an account executive for Gray Loon Marketing Group and as a marketing strategist for AXIOM Marketing. 

Tammy Johnson has joined Raphael Health Center as clinical manager. She has more than 16 years of nursing experience. Johnson's previously positions in the industry have included manager of practice operations for Internal Medicine, Family Practice, OB/GYN, Pediatric, Geriatric and Post-Acute practices. She holds a Master’s Degree in Nursing Administration from Indiana University.

Columbus Regional Health has promoted Denise Glesing to vice president of growth and strategic planning. She has been with the hospital since 1997, serving as community relations manager until 2008 when she was promoted to director of business planning and marketing.

Aspire Indiana has promoted David Speicher (pictured) to the organization's first chief technical officer. Also, Dr. Jody Horstman (pictured) has been promoted to chief clinical officer. Dr. Brett Presley has been promoted to associate medical director. Aspire has promoted Janey Trout to vice president of human resources and marketing. Also, Jim Skeel has been promoted to vice president of quality.

Columbus Regional Health has added Mark Tyler as medical director of PromptMed. He completed his residency in family practice at Floyd Medical Center in Rome, Georgia. Tyler is a veteran of the US Army Medical Corps with military deployment with the 86th Combat Support Hospital in Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Riley Children’s Health has promoted: Paul Haut to chief operating officer and Elaine Cox to chief medical officer. Haut previously served as chief medical officer and interim president from April 2015 to April 2016. Cox has served several leadership roles, including patient safety officer and most recently medical director of infection prevention.

The Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation has hired Sarah Hawkins as senior program officer and Jeremy Smith as director of communications. Hawkins previously served in various program and strategy roles at The Mind Trust, Leadership Indianapolis and ExactTarget. Smith most recently served as a national director for Incite, the Social Impact Marketing arm of Emmis Communications.

St. Vincent has promoted Dan Parod to president of its southwest region. He joined St. Vincent as chief operating officer of its southwest region in 2016 and began serving as the region’s interim president in February 2017. 

Pete Voss has been named chief medical officer for the IU Health East Central Region. He is an obstetrician/gynecologist by training, specializing in minimally invasive surgery including operative laparoscopy, DaVinci robotic surgery, gynecology and high-risk obstetrics. Voss earned his bachelor’s degree from Brown University and graduated with his MD from Indiana University School of Medicine.

Wellness For Life has promoted Brianna Harrison to DPC account executive. She started with the company as an account executive. Harrison graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University's MBA-Healthcare Administration program. She completed her Bachelor's of Science in Kinesiology degree from Indiana University-Bloomington.

Indianapolis-based Eskenazi Health has promoted Curtis Wright to president and chief executive officer of Eskenazi Medical Group. He is also an associate professor of clinical medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Wright had previously served in the role on an interim basis.

Applied Behavior Analysis provider Hopebridge has selected Dustin Netral as its next chief operations officer. He previously served as senior vice president for Fabletics. Netral has more than 19 years of experience in various industries. At Fabletics, he led the company into brick and mortar locations from an exclusively online platform, opening 24 locations over a short period.

Medxcel Facilities Management has appointed Jim Prince director of energy and facilities performance excellence. He has more than 25 years of experience, most recently serving as manager of energy management for Ascension.  

Eskenazi Health has appointed Neil Johnson chief operating officer. This is Johnson’s second tenure with the hospital. He first joined as an intensive care and emergency department nurse in 1995, ultimately serving as the administrative director of the Michael & Susan Smith Emergency Department from 2001 to 2003.

Aspire Indiana has promoted Barbara Scott president and chief executive officer. She succeeds Rich DeHaven, who has retired. Scott is a well-established behavioral health industry leader and has served as the organization’s chief operating officer for the past 20 years.

Indianapolis-based Community Health Network has named Karen Lightbourne community collaborations director for the east region. She previously served as the mayor's neighborhood advocate for both Warren and Pike townships. Lightbourne also served as community builder for the Children's Museum of Indianapolis. She received a bachelor of arts degree in communications from Ball State University.

The change in leadership at Evansville-based Deaconess Health System is complete. Shawn McCoy and James Porter have taken over as chief executive officer and president, respectively, following the June 30 retirement of Linda White, who had served in both roles since 2004. White announced her retirement in October, at which time both McCoy and Porter were named as successors.

Indianapolis-based Sigma Theta Tau International has named Elizabeth Madigan chief executive officer. She most recently served as Independence Foundation Professor in Nursing Education at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.

Community Healthcare System's Occupational Health Department has welcomed Mark Savage as operations director. He started his career as an exercise physiologist in corporate wellness and cardiac rehabilitation.

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration has named Susana Suarez director of development for the Indiana Neuro-Diagnostic Institute and Advanced Treatment Center. Suarez currently serves as executive director of communication strategies for Governor Eric Holcomb. 

Eskenazi Health has promoted Julie Conrad to chief counsel and vice president of legal affairs. She previously served as associate chief counsel. Conrad also previously worked for Ice Miller and Johnson Smith, as well as other private law practices. 

Indiana University Health has named Dr. Susan Moffatt-Bruce president of IU Health Methodist and University hospitals effective September 1. She is currently a professor of surgery and biomedical informatics and the chief quality, patient safety and experience officer at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

Brian Bauer is out as chief executive officer of Lutheran Health Network in Fort Wayne. The health system says he is unable to continue in the role because "current circumstances put him in an untenable position." Mike Poore, an executive with parent company Community Health Systems, will serve as interim CEO while the network searches for a permanent replacement.

OurHealth has named Shelly Towns executive vice president of marketing. In her new role, she will be responsible for developing and implementing a compelling marketing strategy that will propel brand awareness, increase customer acquisition and deepen engagement. Towns brings a strong background in senior leadership, with experience in marketing, product management, analytics and strategic planning.

St. Vincent has named Angela Blackwell director of internal communications. She has more than 25 years of experience. Blackwell started her public relations career in New York as an account executive with Saatchi & Saatchi Business Communications. Also, Gene Ford has been hired as manager of public relations. He has more than 16 years of experience in healthcare public relations and previously served as public relations consultant for Indiana University Health.

Fairbanks and Hope Academy have named Janine Shopp vice president and chief financial officer. She previously served as director of finance for Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine.

Ryan McConnell has joined the Health Foundation of Greater Indianapolis as program manager. He is a graduate of the Purdue School of Science at IUPUI. McConnell started his career as an addictions therapist and then moved to the Damien Center in 2009.

Community Health Network has promoted Nichole Wilson to vice president of retail services. She started as a physical therapist and athletic trainer and was then promoted to clinic manager and led the entire physical therapy and rehabilitation division. Wilson also spear-headed the launch of Community's first-ever sports medicine program.

CarDon & Associates has promoted Gregg Gormal to senior director of operations. He has been with the company since 2009. Gormal has held administrative positions at several other senior living communities in the last two decades. He earned a bachelor’s degree in health administration from Indiana University.

Kristin Crynes has been appointed executive director of nursing at Greene County General Hospital. She has worked at the hospital for more than 14 years, serving in leadership roles in infection control, employee health and environmental services. In her new role, Crynes oversees the hospital’s 85 nurses serving in departments that include emergency, obstetrics, medical/surgical, surgery, intensive care, specialties and more.

Jacqueline Hoekema and Constance Adams have been appointed co-directors of the Methodist Hospitals Heart & Vascular Institute in northwest Indiana. Hoekema is the new director of Business Operations, and Adams will oversee Clinical & Quality.

Jeff Bird has been promoted to president of the East Central Region for IU Health, which includes IU Health Ball Memorial and Blackford hospitals. He currently serves as chief operating officer and chief medical officer for IU Health Ball Memorial hospital. Bird graduated from DePauw University before graduating from the Indiana University School of Medicine and completing his residency in Family Medicine at IU Health Ball Memorial.