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