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 ELizabeth Duque
- Kevin Chandler, MD
- Shawna Cutuli
- Daniel Dupee
- Lynne Ferris
- Sadie Hall
- Marie Hess
- Kimberly (KI) LaClair
- Tracy Leonard
- Rory Sears, DO
- Dierdra Sorrell
- Stephen Todd
- Joan Treadwell-Woods
- Jan Turcotte, MD
- Martin Yenawine
Samaritan Summit Village and Samaritan Keep Home
- Officers
- Martin Yenawine – Chair
- Thomas Carman – President and CEO
- Joan Treadwell-Woods – Vice Chair
- Tracy Valentine – Secretary
- Maxine Briggs – Treasurer
- Jordan Jones – Immediate Past Chair
- Patrick Calli – VP of Long Term Care Services
- Trustees
- Paul Barton
- Michelle Carpenter
- Sally Daly
- Kady Hoistion
- Dana Keefer
- Kimberly (KI) LaClair
- Catherine B. Quencher
- Jack Rush, MD
- Mary Wardwell-Donahue
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
- Noah Taylor
- 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:
- Katherine Adler
- Sarah Colligan
- 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
- David Daut – Chair
- Dierdra Sorrell – Chief Executive Officer
- LeeAnn Short – Vice Chair
- John Burns – Secretary
- Maxine Briggs – Treasurer
- Thomas Sauter – 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)
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
Christian Thompson, Vice President, Information Services & Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Elizabeth Testani, Vice President of Clinics and Outpatient Services
John Ziegler, Vice President of Human Resources
Kelly Roes – Director of Compliance & Risk Management, Chief Compliance Officer (CCO)