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 – Vice President
Jessica Piatt Walczyk – Secretary
Directors:
Irene Carman
Sarah Colligan
Radhgemd Escandon
Kady Hoistion
Amanda Magro
Dylan Pauly
Shannon Phillips
Andrea Roden
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)