2026 Board of Directors

Michael J. Alkire

President and CEO
Premier
Charlotte, NC

Rob Allen

President and CEO
Intermountain Health
Salt Lake City, UT

Barclay E. Berdan, FACHE

Chief Executive Officer
Texas Health Resources
Arlington, TX

Marty Bonick

President and CEO
Ardent Health 
Nashville, TN

Joseph G. Cacchione, MD

Chief Executive Officer
Jefferson Health
Philadelphia, PA

Robert Casalou

Executive Vice President, Associate Chief Operating Officer
Trinity Health
Livonia, MI

Jeff E. Cohen

Senior Vice President
HCA Healthcare
Nashville, TN

Matthew Cook

President and CEO
Children’s Hospital Association
Washington, DC

Mark Covall 

President and CEO
National Association for Behavioral Healthcare
Washington, DC

Carmela Coyle

President and CEO
California Hospital Association
Sacramento, CA

Corey Davison

Vice President of Government Relations
Tenet Healthcare
Dallas, TX

Jennifer DeCubellis

President and CEO
America’s Essential Hospitals
Washington, DC

Bill Gassen

Coalition Chair
President and CEO
Sanford Health
Sioux Falls, SD

Sr. Mary Haddad, RSM

President and CEO
Catholic Health Association of the United States
Washington, DC

Byron Jobe

President and CEO 
Vizient, Inc.
Irving, TX

Charlene K. MacDonald

President and CEO 
Federation of American Hospitals
Washington, DC

Christine Kocot McCoy

Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Ascension
St. Louis, MO

Brian E. Peters, MHSA, FNCHL

Chief Executive Officer
Michigan Health and Hospital Association
Okemos, MI

Richard J. Pollack

President and CEO
American Hospital Association
Washington, DC

Kenneth E. Raske

President and CEO
Greater New York Hospital Association
New York, NY

Kenneth A. Samet, FACHE

President and CEO
MedStar Health
Columbia, MD

Lisa Shannon

President and Chief Executive Officer 
Allina Health
Minneapolis, MN

David J. Skorton, MD

President and CEO
Association of American Medical Colleges
Washington, DC

Claire Zangerle, DNP, MBA, RN, FAAN

Chief Executive Officer
American Organization for Nursing Leadership
Chicago, IL 

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