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
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 Chair
Trustees
Robert Aliasso, Jr.
John Barrett, MD
COL 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
Joan Treadwell-Woods
Samaritan Summit Village and Samaritan Keep Home
Officers
Jordan Jones – Chair
Thomas Carman – President and CEO
Tracy Valentine– Vice Chair
Kevin Kieff – Secretary
Maxine Briggs – Treasurer
Patrick Calli – VP of Long Term Care Services
Mary Wardwell-Donahue – Immediate Past Chair
Trustees
Francee Calarco
Sally Daly
KI LaClair
Carl McLaughlin
Linda O’Connor
Joan Treadwell-Woods
Martin Yenawine
Denise Young
Kerry Young
Samaritan Medical Center Foundation of Northern New York, Inc.
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 Services
Trustees
David Adsit
Irene Carman
Franklin Cean
Brian Fraser
Patricia Frith, DO
Corry Lawler
Maja Lundborg‐Gray, MD
Maureen Lundy‐Way
Shelby Morgia
John Poggi, MD
Catherine Quencer
Samantha 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
Denise Young
Samaritan Auxiliary
Officers
Shawna Cutuli – President
Bethany Todd – Vice President
Jessica Piatt-Walczyk – Secretary
Kerry Young – Treasurer
Directors:
Irene Carman
Veronica Clarke
Sarah Colligan
Kady Hoistion
Dylan Anne Pauly
Amanda Magro
Andrea Roden
Samaritan Home Health
Melanie Parker-Geurtsen – Chair
Thomas Carman – President & CEO
Maxine Briggs – Treasurer
Clifton-Fine Hospital
Officers
Thomas Sauter – Chair
Dierdra Sorrell – Chief Executive Officer
LeeAnn Short – Vice Chair
David Daut – Secretary
Maxine Briggs – Treasurer
John Burns – Immediate Past Chair
Trustees
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)
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)