Meet the Speakers Headlining

Becker's Rural Healthcare Leadership Summit

This year’s speakers include 15+ rural healthcare executives driving innovation and stability across their organizations. Engage with leaders sharing actionable strategies and lessons learned from the front lines.

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Celebrity Keynote Livestream

Frank Thomas
Frank Thomas
Hall of Fame Chicago White Sox Player
Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland
Chicago Bears Tight End

Speakers

JJ Hodshire
JJ Hodshire
President and Chief Executive Officer
Hillsdale Hospital
Susan Stacey
Susan Stacey
RN, MBA, FACHE
Chief Executive
Providence Inland Northwest Washington Service Area
Bren Lowe
Bren Lowe
MHA, MPH
Chief Executive Officer
McLeod Health Cheraw
Jamie Couch
Jamie Couch
Vice President, Rural Health
AdventHealth Multi-State Division
William Davis
William Davis
MBA, CLSS
President, Illinois Region
Deaconess Illinois
Gregory Bryant
Gregory Bryant
Chief Information Officer
Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital & Medical Center
Kurt Forsyth
Kurt Forsyth
FACHE
President
Delta & Fillmore Community Hospitals, Intermountain Health
Raymond Hino
Raymond Hino
MPA, FACHE
Chief Executive Officer
Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center
John Henderson
John Henderson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Childress Regional Medical Center; Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals
Eric J. Price
Eric J. Price
MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital
Amy Hart
Amy Hart
MS-HCA, FACHE
Chief Executive Officer
Cuyuna Regional Medical Center
Kyle Kramer
Kyle Kramer
FACCA, FAAMA
Chief Executive Officer
Day Kimball Health
Laura Appel
Laura Appel
Executive Vice President
Michigan Health & Hospital Association
Imee Dahl
Imee Dahl
DNP, RN, CENP
Operations and Patient Care Executive
Adventist Health St. Helena
Laura LaPine-Ray
Laura LaPine-Ray
DrPH, MPH
Vice President, Policy & Rural Health
Michigan Health & Hospital Association
Alex Krouse
Alex Krouse
Associate General Counsel
Parkview Health
Shane Sanborn
Shane Sanborn
Chief Executive Officer
Shoshone Medical Center
Nathan Kinney
Nathan Kinney
MHA, FACHE
Senior Director, Strategy and Planning Program
Banner Health - Western Division
Michael Coyle
Michael Coyle
Chief Executive Officer
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Steven Massey
Steven Massey
President
Western Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics
Tracy Koster
Tracy Koster
MHA, RHCEOC
Chief Operating Officer
Carlinville Area Hospitals & Clinics
Nikki DeLano
Nikki DeLano
DNP, MSN, RN, ONN-CG
Clinical Nurse Manager, Outpatient Infusions
E.C. Green Cancer Center, Deaconess Jennie Stuart Health
Kunal Khashu
Kunal Khashu
Executive Director, Performance Analytics
Cedars Sinai Health Systems
Bharath Mamathambika
Bharath Mamathambika
Principal, Health Services
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Jill Olmstead
Jill Olmstead
Partner
PwC
Chris Harrison
Chris Harrison
Chief Executive Officer
Quorum Health
Justin Harris
Justin Harris
MSHA, MBA, FACHE
Chief Executive Officer
Daviess Community Hospital, Deaconess Health System
David Jones
David Jones
MBA, CLSSBB, FABC
Market President, Critical Access Hospitals
CommonSpirit Health
JohnRich Levine
JohnRich Levine
DNP, DPA, DBA(c)
Chief Nursing Officer
Reeves Regional Health
Amy Shipley
Amy Shipley
MD
Vice President, Physician Services, East Region
UNC Health Medical Group
Louis Thomas
Louis Thomas
Vice President, Operations
UNC Health Medical Group
Matt Gitzinger
Matt Gitzinger
Executive Director, Population Management
UNC Health
Brian Freeman
Brian Freeman
MHA, FACHE
Senior Vice President, President Rural Area
Advocate Health
Karl Bezak
Karl Bezak
MD
Assistant Professor, Medicine and Director, Innovation and Technology for the Palliative and Supportive Institute; Medical Director, Inpatient TelePaliative Care Service
UPMC
Sean Fadale
Sean Fadale
FACHE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Nathan Littauer Hospital and Nursing Home
William Frese
William Frese
MD, MPH, FAAP
Midwest Market Medical Executive
Cigna Healthcare
Laura Guido
Laura Guido
Chief Strategy Officer
Adena Health
Luis Figueroa
Luis Figueroa
Associate Vice President, External Affairs
Adena Health
Tom Vasko
Tom Vasko
Chief Executive Officer
Newman Memorial Hospital
Todd Nida
Todd Nida
Chief Executive Officer
East Adams Rural Healthcare
Mark Marsh
Mark Marsh
MHA
President and Chief Executive Officer
Owensboro Health
Brian Anderson
Brian Anderson
MD
President and Chief Executive Officer
CHAI
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Jodi Geerts
Chief Executive Officer
Waverly Health Center
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Steven Goldstein
President of System Integration Strategy
UR Medicine
Eric Doherty
Eric Doherty
Chief Executive Officer
My Pediatric Doctor
Lynn Barr
Lynn Barr
Founder
Caravan Health and the Rural Health Innovation Program at UC Berkeley School of Public Health
Ginger J. Raya
Ginger J. Raya
EdD, MHA, MPA
Center Director and Associate Professor
George McMillan Fleming Center for Healthcare Management, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health
Len Lacefield
Len Lacefield
MBA, MHA
Former Hospital Chief Executive Officer
Audrey Simmons
Audrey Simmons
MBA, MS, BSN, RN-BC PMH, ACC
Vice President of Operations
Rogers Behavioral Health Chippewa Valley Campus