Board 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.
Samaritan Medical Center
- Officers
- Paul Barton – Chair
- Thomas Carman – President and CEO
- Mary Wardwell-Donahue – Vice Chair
- Tim Virkler – Secretary
- John Wheeler – Finance Committee Chair
- Maxine Briggs – Treasurer
- Denise Young, Immediate Past Chair
- Trustees
- John Barrett, MD
- COL Christina Buchner
- Kevin Chandler, MD
- Shawna Cutuli
- Daniel Dupee
- Lynne Ferris
- Sadie Hall
- Marie Hess
- Jordan Jones
- Asim Kichloo, MD
- Kimberly (KI) LaClair
- Tracy Leonard
- David Rechlin, DO
- Rory Sears, DO
- Dierdra Sorrell
- Stephen Todd
- Jan Turcotte, MD
- Joan Treadwell-Woods
Samaritan Summit Village and Samaritan Keep Home
- Officers
- Jordan Jones – Chair
- Thomas Carman – President and CEO
- Martin Yenawine – Vice Chair
- Joan Treadwell-Woods – Secretary
- Maxine Briggs – Treasurer
- Patrick Calli – VP of Long Term Care Services
- Trustees
- Paul Barton
- Michelle Carpenter
- Sally Daly
- Kady Hoistion
- Dana Keefer
- Kimberly (KI) LaClair
- Carl McLaughlin
- Catherine B. Quencer
- Jack Rush, MD
Samaritan Medical Center Foundation of Northern New York, Inc.
- Kimberly (KI) LaClair – Chair
- Thomas Carman – President & CEO
- Dana Keefer – Vice Chair
- Alec Johnson – 2nd Vice Chair
- Shelby Morgia – Secretary
- John Wheeler – Treasurer
- Steven Pierce – Immediate Past Chair
- Elizabeth Fipps – VP, Foundation and Community Services
- Trustees
- David Adsit
- Paul Barton
- Franklin Cean
- Brian Fraser
- Maja Lundborg‐Gray, MD
- Maureen Lundy‐Way
- Nancy Martel
- John Poggi, MD
- Adam Powers
- Catherine Quencer
- Timothy Reddick
- Samantha Robbins
- Maura Smith
- Timothy Sweeney
- Patricia Tague
- Bethany Todd
- Joan Treadwell-Woods
- David VanEenenaam, MD
- Mary Wardwell‐Donahue
- Lisa Weber
- Julia Sprague Wright
- Dr. JinJu Yi
- Michael Yonkovig
Samaritan Auxiliary
- Officers
- Shawna Cutuli – President
- Bethany Todd – Treasurer
- Irene Carman – Secretary
- Directors:
- Sarah Colligan
- Radhgemd Escandon
- Kady Hoistion
- Amanda Magro
- Dylan Pauly
- Shannon Phillips
- Andrea Roden
- Jessica Piatt Walczyk
Samaritan Home Health
- Melanie Parker-Geurtsen – Chair
- Thomas Carman – President & CEO
- Maxine Briggs – Treasurer
- Patrick Calli, VP Long Term Care Services
Clifton-Fine Hospital
- Officers
- Thomas Sauter – Chair
- Dierdra Sorrell – Chief Executive Officer
- David Daut – Vice Chair
- LeeAnn Short – Secretary
- Maxine Briggs – Treasurer
- John Burns – Immediate Past Chair
- Trustees
- Halsey Bagg
- Thomas Carman
- Allen Ditch
- Majonica Drake
- Jessica Frerichs
- Sadie Hall
- Annette Swartz
- 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)
John Green, Vice President, Patient Care Services & Chief Nursing Officer (CNO)
Patrick Calli, Vice President, Long Term Care Services and Support Services
Beth Fipps, Vice President, Foundation and Community Services
Elizabeth Testani, Vice President of Clinics and Outpatient Services
John Ziegler, Vice President of Human Resources
Vacant – Assistant Vice President of Compliance & Risk Management, Chief Compliance Officer (CCO)