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20 County Hospital. He serves as chair of the Prairie Health Ventures' board of directors and past president of the Rural Comprehensive Care Network of Nebraska. Dave Ressler. CEO of Aspen (Colo.) Valley Hospital. Mr. Ressler served as CEO of Aspen Valley Hospital from 2004 to 2013 and re- turned as CEO in the fall of 2016. In between his time as AVH CEO, Mr. Ressler served as chief strategy officer and COO of Tucson (Ariz.) Medical Center, then executive director of the Community Care Alliance in Grand Junction, Colo., a management company that formed two ACOs during Mr. Ressler's tenure. Jeremy Roberge. President and CEO of Huggins Hospital (Wolfe- boro, N.H.). Mr. Roberge joined Huggins Hospital in 2012 as CFO and senior vice president before becoming president and CEO in August 2016. He served as interim president and CEO for eight months, during which the hospital made significant progress to- ward finalizing an affiliation agreement with Catholic Medical Center and Monadnock Community Hospital. Mr. Roberge previ- ously served as Berlin, N.H.-based Androscoggin Valley Hospital's reimbursement director. From 1997 to 2003, Mr. Roberge was a member of the New Hampshire Army National Guard. Bruce Roesler. CEO of Richland Hospital (Richland Center, Wis.). Before Mr. Roesler joined Richland Hospital in March 2015, he served as president and CEO of Mercy Medical Center – New Hampton (Iowa) for eight years and president and CEO of Avera Marshall (Minn.) Regional Medical Center for one year. iVantage Health Analytics named Richland Hospital to its Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals five times, most recently in 2017. Justin Selle. CEO and Administrator of Pike County Memorial Hospital (Louisiana, Mo.). Mr. Selle joined Pike County Memorial Hospital as COO in July 2014 and transitioned into the CEO role in March 2015. He previously served as administrator of Pike County Health Department Home Health and Hospice, where he helped develop the agency's services and expand into a larger facility. The National Rural Health Association designated Pike County Memo- rial Hospital a Best Practice Recipient for Quality in 2016. Matthew R. Shahan. CEO of West River Health Services (Het- tinger, N.D.). Mr. Shahan oversees the 20-bed West River Health Services hospital, West River Health Services Foundation and West- ern Horizons Living Center. He assumed the CEO role in April 2016 after serving as director of IT, clinic administrator and the head of strategic planning at Glendive (Mont.) Medical Center, where he oversaw the hospital's EMR implementation. He also spent two years in the information systems department at West River Health Services early in his career. Tanya Sharp. President and CEO of Boone County Health Center (Albion, Neb.). Ms. Sharp has been CEO of Boone County Health Center since January 2017. She is a graduate of the Nebraska Hospi- tal Association Leadership Institute and now serves as a mentor to individuals enrolled in the program. Ms. Sharp is an active member of both the American College of Healthcare Executives and Health- care Financial Management Association. Hank Simpson, MD. CEO of Mayo Clinic Health System-Red Ce- dar (Menomonie, Wis.). Before his tenure as CEO, Dr. Simpson served as Mayo Clinic Health System-Red Cedar's vice CMO and chairman of the board. Dr. Simpson received his medical degree from University of Wisconsin-Madison and completed his residen- cy at the University of Wisconsin's Department of Family Medicine. Philip J. Stuart. Administrator of Tomah (Wis.) Memorial Hospi- tal. Mr. Stuart became administrator of Tomah Memorial Hospital in 1995. Under his leadership, the hospital completed a $10 mil- lion construction and renovation project in 2005. In March 2017, the hospital announced plans to begin construction on a new $66 million, three-story hospital scheduled for completion in 2019. Mr. Stuart previously served two terms as president of the Wisconsin Hospital Association's western region. Dennis Swan. President and CEO of Sparrow Health System (St. Johns, Mich.). Mr. Swan has served on the executive team at Spar- row Health System for 32 years, previously as senior vice president of operations and COO. Before joining Sparrow, Mr. Swan had a 10-year career with two leading bank holding companies. He has been recognized as an American Hospital Association Champion and received the Western Michigan University Alumni Outstanding Achievement award. Josh Tucker. Administrator of Mercy Hospital Logan County (Guthrie, Okla.). Mr. Tucker joined Mercy Hospital Logan Coun- ty in December 2011. He is a board member of the Healthcare Fi- nancial Management Association Oklahoma chapter and previous- ly served as CFO for all of Mercy's rural hospitals in Oklahoma. Mercy Hospital Logan County, a 25-bed facility, received four stars from CMS in the most recent quarter. Allen Van Driel. CEO of Smith County Memorial Hospital (Smith Center, Kan.). Mr. Van Driel became a board member of the Sunflower Health Network in 2012. He has more than 30 years of healthcare leadership experience, previously serving as CEO and COO of three different critical access hospitals in Nebraska. He has also served as a clinical adjunct faculty member for respiratory care, emergency medical services and nurse anesthesia education programs. Jeanie Vieira. CEO of Providence Hood River (Ore.) Memorial Hospital. Ms. Vieira became CEO of Providence Hood River Me- morial Hospital and the Columbia Gorge Service Area in May 2016. She previously served as COO and CNO of the hospital before step- ping into the CEO role, where she oversees the Hood River Hospital and its 12 clinics, home health and hospice divisions as well as two senior care facilities. Timothy Walsh. Interim President and CEO of Martha's Vine- yard Hospital (Oak Bluffs, Mass.). Mr. Walsh served as CEO of Martha's Vineyard Hospital from 2002 to 2016, and then returned as interim CEO in June 2017. During his tenure at Martha's Vine- yard, the hospital joined Boston-based Partners HealthCare and oversaw the construction of a new $50 million hospital in 2010. He also led the hospital through an EHR system launch and an initia- tive to open new walk-in clinics. Harry Weis. CEO of Tahoe Forest Hospital (Truckee, Calif.). Mr. Weis joined Tahoe Forest Hospital in December 2015. He has a background in strategy, operations and finance for nonprofit and for-profit healthcare organizations, and is passionate about creat- ing an integrated care delivery model. Tahoe Forest Hospital is a nonprofit rural healthcare facility that treats patients from six rural counties. Ken Westman. CEO of Barrett Hospital and HealthCare (Dillon, Mont.). Mr. Westman became CEO of Barrett Hospital and Health- Care in 2011. Under his leadership, Barrett Hospital relocated to a new 83,000-square-foot facility in 2012 and implemented an EHR in 2014. Mr. Westman sits on the Montana Hospital Association board of trustees. Previously, he served as COO and nursing home administrator of Bigfork (Minn.) Valley Hospital. Todd Willert. President and CEO of Community HealthCare System,

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