KHA Board of Trustees
As a member-driven organization, KHA relies upon the members who generously give their time to serve on the various Boards for the Association. Their dedicated work shapes the policies and activities of the KHA.
The Kentucky Hospital Association is governed by a 22-member Board of Trustees. The composition includes 19 hospital chief executive officers (CEOs), a hospital trustee representative, a physician and the KHA President. Twelve CEOs are elected from their districts (3 from each of the KHA districts). Other members include the Chair of the Board, Chair-elect, Immediate Past Chair, Treasurer, Legislative Committee Chair and AHA Delegates. KHA policy is established by the Board of Trustees acting upon recommendations made by various committees and forums. The Board generally meets five times per year.
Officers
Chair
Gerard Colman
CEO
Baptist Health System
Immediate Past Chair
Mike Sherrod
CEO
TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital
Treasurer
Mark Birdwhistell
Senior VP and CAO
UK HealthCare
President
Nancy Galvagni
Kentucky Hospital
Association
Tier One - System Trustees
Hollie Harris Phillips
President & CEO
Appalachian
Regional Healthcare
Clint Kaho
President
Baptist Health
La Grange
Christy Spitser
Interim CEO
CHI Saint Joseph Health
William Haugh
Central Division
President
Lifepoint Health
Steven Hester, MD
Division President, Provider Operations & System CMO
Norton Healthcare
Garren Colvin
CEO
St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Sara Marks
President & CEO
UK King’s Daughters Medical Center
Ken Marshall
COO
U of L Health
Tier Two - System Trustees
Donovan Blackburn
CEO
Pikeville Medical Center
Ashley Herrington
CEO
Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center
Trustees-At-Large
VACANT
Tom Miller
CEO
UofL Health
Mike Yungmann
Market President, Kentucky
Bon Secours Mercy Health
Donald H. Lloyd
Chair – KHA Legislative Committee
President & CEO
St. Claire
HealthCare
Reba Celsor
AHA Delegate
CEO
Spring View Hospital
VACANT
Trustee Representative
District Representatives
Bluegrass
Dan McKay
President & CEO
Ephraim McDowell Health
Cumberland
VACANT
Ohio Valley
Matthew Ayers
CAO
Norton Hospital
Twin Lakes
Andrea McLerran
CEO
Monroe County Medical Center
Forum Trustees
Physician Leadership
Dan Goulson, MD
CMO
CHI Saint Joseph Health
Post-Acute Care
Robert Desotelle
CEO
CHI Saint Joseph Continuing Care Hospital
Psychiatric Chemical Dependency
Matt Ours
Regional Vice President
Behavioral Health UHS
Small Rural Critical Access
Kathy Stumbo
CEO
Paintsville ARH Hospital
