Called to Serve

Leadership

Each day, leaders across our health system work together to fulfill our mission of improving the health and well-being of our communities. They are called to serve and support their teams locally, regionally and globally. 

These leaders foster collaboration and shape the future of health care with integrity, compassion and stewardship at the core.  

Our system-, site-based and business leaders, along with our dedicated Board of Directors, ensure that our shared values — human dignity, integrity, compassion, stewardship and service — are not just ideals but guiding principles in how we care for others.  

Our organizational structure and governance reflect this commitment and connect our leaders in a mission-driven approach to health care excellence.

Meet Our Leaders

 

John M. Starcher, Jr

President & CEO

Wael Haidar, MD

President, Clinical Operations
Don Kline, Group President

Don Kline

Chief Operating Officer

System Leadership

Michael Bezney, Chief Legal Officer, Bon Secours Mercy Health

Michael Bezney, JD

Chief Legal Officer
David Cannady, Chief Strategy Officer, Bon Secours Mercy Health

David Cannady

Chief Strategy Officer
Fr. Joseph Cardone, Chief Mission Officer, Bon Secours Mercy Health

Fr. Joseph Cardone

Chief Mission Officer

Travis Crum, CPA

Chief Financial Officer
Joe Gage, Chief Human Resources Officer

Joe Gage, JD

Chief Administrative Officer
Chris Hilton, CFO, Hospital and Integrated Operations

Chris Hilton

Senior Vice President, Enterprise Optimization and Integration

Sandra Mackey

Chief Marketing Officer
headshot for Veronica Scott-Fulton, Chief Nursing Executive for Bon Secours Mercy Health

Veronica Scott-Fulton

Chief Nurse Executive
Jason Siegert, Chief Transformation Officer

Jason Siegert, MBA

Chief Ventures Officer
Jason Szczuka, Chief Digital Officer

Jason Szczuka

Chief Digital Officer

Jerome (Jerry) Judd, CFA, CPA

Senior Vice President of Treasury

Michael Lutes, MHA

State President of Virginia

Donna Abbondandolo

Chief Compliance Officer

Rebecca Lenz

Chief Care Delivery Officer

Brian Yanofchick, MBA

Chief Sponsorship Officer

Jon Fishpaw, MPA

Chief Advocacy and Government Relations Officer

Dr. John Luellen

Mercy Health State President, Ohio

Staci Lucius

President, Bon Secours Mercy Health Medical Group

Jerry Lear, MBA

Chief Audit and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Officer

Regional Leadership

Adam Groshans, MBA

President, Mercy Health — Springfield

Robert Baxter, MBA, MHA

President, Mercy Health — Toledo

Brian Gwyn, MBA

President, Mercy Health — Cincinnati

Dr. John Luellen

Mercy Health State President, Ohio

Michael Yungmann, MBA, FACHE

President, Mercy Health — Paducah

Ronda Lehman

President, Mercy Health — Lima

Bill Maher

Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Bon Secours Health System, Ireland

Matt Caldwell

President, Bon Secours — Greenville

Michael Lutes, MHA

State President of Virginia

Joseph DeLeon, MPA

President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Roper St. Francis Healthcare

Patricia Davis-Hagens

President, Bon Secours Hampton Roads

External Portfolio Leadership

Jean Haynes, RN, MBA

Chief Population Health & Community Health Officer

Wayne Bohenek, PharmD, MS, FASHP

Chief Ancillary Services Officer

Cheryl Dalton-Norman, MBA, BSN

President, Conduit Health Partners

Kirsten Saint Clair

President, Urgent Care and Employer Services

Melanie Green

Chancellor of Bon Secours Mercy Health Higher Education Institutions