Boards of Trustees
Samaritan Medical Center and each of its affiliates is governed by separate Boards of Trustees. As a not-for-profit healthcare institution, these volunteer Boards establish the overall vision and strategy for the organizations’ future growth.
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Officers
Denise Young – Chair
Thomas Carman – President and CEO
Paul Barton – Vice Chair
Mary Wardwell-Donahue – Secretary
John Wheeler – Finance Committee Chair
Maxine Briggs – Treasurer
Melanie Parker-Geurtsen – DVM, Immediate Past ChairTrustees
Robert Aliasso, Jr.
John Barrett, MDCOL Christina Buchner
Kevin Chandler, MD
Shawna Cutuli
Marylene Duah, MD
Lynne Ferris
Sadie Hall
Marie Hess
Asim Kichloo, MD
Kimberly (KI) LaClair
Tracy Leonard
David Rechlin, DO
Rory Sears, DO
Dierdra Sorrell
Stephen Todd
Jan Turcotte, MD
Timothy Virkler
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Officers
Mary Wardwell-Donahue – Chair
Thomas Carman – President and CEO
Jordan Jones – Vice Chair
Tracy Valentine – Secretary
Maxine Briggs – Treasurer
Patrick Calli – VP of Long Term Care ServicesSamuel Purington – Immediate Past Chair
Trustees
Francee Calarco
Carl McLaughlin
Linda O’Connor
Barry Ormsby
Addison F. Vars, III
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Officers
Kimberly (KI) LaClair – Chair
Thomas Carman – President & CEO
Dana Keefer – Vice Chair
Alec Johnson – 2nd Vice Chair
Nancy Martel – Secretary
John Wheeler – Treasurer
Steven Pierce – Immediate Past Chair
Elizabeth Fipps – VP, Foundation and Community ServicesTrustees
David Adsit
Irene Carman
Franklin Cean
Brian Fraser
Patricia Frith, DO
Corry Lawler
Maja Lundborg‐Gray, MD
Maureen Lundy‐Way
Shelby MorgiaJohn Poggi, MD
Catherine QuencerSamantha Robbins
M. Andrew Short
Maura Smith
Timothy Sweeney
Patricia Tague
Joan Treadwell-Woods
David VanEenenaam, MD
Mary Wardwell‐Donahue
Lisa Weber
Julia Sprague Wright
Michael Yonkovig
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Officers
Shawna Cutuli – President
Bethany Todd – Vice President
Jessica Piatt-Walczyk – Secretary
Kerry Young – TreasurerDirectors:
Irene Carman
Veronica ClarkeSarah Colligan
Kady Hoistion
Dylan Anne PaulyAmanda Magro
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Melanie Parker-Geurtsen – Chair
Thomas Carman – President & CEO
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Officers
Thomas Sauter – Chair
Dierdra Sorrell – Chief Executive Officer
LeeAnn Short – Vice Chair
David Daut – Secretary
Maxine Briggs – Treasurer
John Burns – Immediate Past ChairTrustees
Halsey Bagg
Thomas Carman
Allen Ditch
Majonica Drake
Sadie Hall
Charles Hooven
John Wheeler
Samaritan Medical Center Administration
Under the governance of its Board of Trustees, Samaritan Medical Center’s administrative team carries forth the strategy and vision for the entire organization. Collectively, the team brings over 100 years of management and leadership experience to the organization.
The team is led by Thomas H. Carman, who has been Samaritan’s President and Chief Executive Officer since April 2004. Under Mr. Carman’s leadership, the team has positioned Samaritan to fulfill its mission of providing high quality, comprehensive, safe, and compassionate healthcare to the civilian and military community.
Thomas H. Carman, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
M. Andrew Short, Vice President & Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Maxine A. Briggs, Vice President, Fiscal Services, Human Resources & Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Mario Victoria, MD, Vice President, Medical Affairs, & Chief Medical Officer (CMO)
Robin Clark, Vice President, Information Service & Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Kimberly Thibert, Interim Vice President, Patient Care Services & Chief Nursing Officer (CNO)
Beth Fipps, Vice President, Foundation and Community Services
Patrick Calli, Vice President, Long Term Care Services