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18 Onamia, Minn.-based hospital before being commissioned to the National Naval Medical Center in 1975. After serving in the ad- ministration of military hospitals across the country, Mr. Donlin became administrator of Floyd Valley Hospital in 1998, now known as Floyd Valley Healthcare. Mr. Donlin is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and serves on the board for Le Mars Area Dialysis Services and the Le Mars Community Better- ment Foundation. Brian Denton. Administrator of Mercy Hospital Kingfisher (Okla.). Prior to his November 2013 appointment as administrator of Mercy Hospital Kingfisher, Mr. Denton directed outpatient ser- vices and managed the EHR rollout at Mountain View, Mo.-based Mercy St. Francis Hospital. Mercy Hospital Kingfisher is a 25-bed hospital offering primary and specialty healthcare services to resi- dents in western Oklahoma. Mike Dowdy. CEO of Central Montana Medical Center (Lew- istown, Mont.). Mr. Dowdy has been CEO of Central Montana Medical Center since 2015. He led the hospital's efforts to partici- pate in a rural ACO, and the hospital was among the top performers in its group for 2016. He previously served as president of strategy and business development for both Billings, Mont.-based St. Vin- cent Healthcare and Miles City, Mont.-based Holy Rosary Health- care. Toby Freier. President of New Ulm (Minn.) Medical Center. New Ulm Medical Center is a nonprofit hospital affiliated with Min- neapolis-based Allina Health. During Mr. Freier's tenure as pres- ident, New Ulm Medical Center received the AHA Nova Award and earned a spot on iVantage Health Analytics' annual Top 100 Crit- ical Access Hospital list five times. He is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and frequently speaks across the country on rural healthcare transformation. R. David Frum. President and CEO of Bridgton (Maine) Hospi- tal. Mr. Frum joined Bridgton Hospital in 2010. Under his leader- ship, the hospital earned the National Rural Health Association's Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals award in 2016. He was previously president and CEO of Charlestown, Ind.-based Saint Catherine Re- gional Hospital and regional vice president of Irving, Texas-based Christus Spohn Health System. Marian Furlong, RN. President and CEO of Hudson (Wis.) Hos- pital & Clinic. Ms. Furlong has been president and CEO of 25-bed Hudson Hospital & Clinic since 1999 and plans to retire in October 2017. She led the process to design and build a new facility for the critical access hospital in the mid-2000s. Ms. Furlong began her career as a registered nurse and went on to oversee divisions of large health systems in Minneapolis/St. Paul, San Diego and Des Moines before joining Hudson Hospital & Clinic. Jeanie Gentry. CEO of Steele Memorial Medical Center (Salm- on, Idaho). Ms. Gentry joined the 18-bed Steele Memorial Medical Center in April 2016. She is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, a board member of the Idaho Hospital Asso- ciation and an ACHE Idaho chapter committee member. Matt Grimshaw. West Region President of CHI St. Alexius Health (Bismarck, N.D.). Mr. Grimshaw rose to his position as west region president of CHI St. Alexius Health in 2017 after sev- en years as president of CHI St. Alexius Health Williston (N.D.) Medical Center. He currently oversees CHI St. Alexius Health Car- rington (N.D.) Health Center and CHI St. Alexius Health Dick- inson (N.D.). Mr. Grimshaw served as president of the Williston Chamber of Commerce and worked in the city's economic devel- opment department. Martin Guthmiller. CEO of Orange City (Iowa) Area Health Sys- tem. Mr. Guthmiller has been CEO of Orange City Area Health System since 1993. During his tenure, he oversaw the planning, fundraising and construction of its $29.6 million expansion project. He also served on the Community Health Partners, Northwest Iowa Dialysis Center and Orange City Development Corporation boards. Prior to joining OCAHS, Mr. Guthmiller was CFO and assistant administrator at Sheldon-based Northwest Iowa Health Center. Hank Hanigan. CEO of Whitman Hospital and Medical Center (Colfax, Wash.). Mr. Hanigan became CEO of the 25-bed Whit- man Hospital and Medical Center in 2014 after serving as COO of Coupeville, Wash.-based WhidbeyHealth. He is a board member of the Northwest Rural Hospital Network and Whitman County Health Network. Mr. Hanigan is also active on the Washington State Hospital Association's public policy committee and rural hospital committee. Tim Herrmann, RN. Chief Administrative Officer of Peace- Health Cottage Grove (Ore.) Community Medical Center. Mr. Herrmann joined PeaceHealth in 1988 as the trauma program coordinator at Spokane, Wash.-based Sacred Heart Medical Cen- ter. He was eventually promoted to administrator and then chief administrative officer of PeaceHealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center in 2014. He was a founding member and first pres- ident of the Oregon Rural Health Quality Network, an organiza- tion that provides quality training and care coordination to rural and community hospitals and healthcare providers. Before joining PeaceHealth, Mr. Herrmann was a staff nurse and trauma program coordinator at Honolulu-based Queens Medical Center. Brian Herwig. President and CEO of Perry County Memorial Hospital (Perryville, Mo.). Mr. Herwig brings Perry County Me- morial Hospital more than 25 years of healthcare management experience. He most recently served as CEO of Estes Park (Colo.) Medical Center where he achieved a financial turnaround while earning the Colorado Rural Healthcare Association's recognition in back-to-back years. In 2016, the National Rural Health Association honored PCMH as a Top 20 Critical Access Hospital. Dale Hustedt. President and CEO of Avera Holy Family Hospital (Estherville, Iowa). Mr. Hustedt was named CEO of Avera Holy Family Hospital in 2014. He previously served as the chief admin- istrative officer of Willmar, Minn.-based Rice Memorial Hospital, a 100-bed city-owned hospital. He is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Barry Jacobsen. CEO of Myrtue Medical Center (Harlan, Iowa). Mr. Jacobsen was appointed CEO of Myrtue Medical Center in 2009 after dedicating more than a decade to the Harlan-based institution. Prior to his current role, he served as Myrtue's CFO for 11 years. Ryan Jones. CEO of Aultman Orrville (Ohio) Hospital. Mr. Jones spent nearly two decades in various positions at the 25-bed Ault- man Orrville Hospital before Aultman Orrville's Advisory Board of Directors named him CEO in August 2017. He previously served as executive director of patient financial services, vice president of support services and most recently vice president of the heart and vascular program. In June 2017, iVantage Health Analytics named Aultman Orrville among the Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals in the U.S. M. Steven Jones. President of University Hospitals Geneva (Ohio) Medical Center. Mr. Jones was named president of University Hos- pitals Community Hospitals-East region in 2016 and is responsible for the health system's hospitals throughout Ohio in Beachwood, Bedford, Conneaut, Elyria, Chardon, Geneva, Ashland, Ravenna and Westlake. He oversees efforts at all hospitals to integrate into