Donna Nichols
Chair
Moreau
Board of Directors
Hudson Headwaters Health Network is a 501(c)(3) community-based, nonprofit organization. The Network’s volunteer board of directors includes patients and community members from throughout the geographic region served by the organization.
Officers
Thomas Dodd
Vice Chair
Saranac Lake
Jim Morris
Treasurer
North Creek
Christine Rowe-Button, M.D.
Secretary
Saratoga County / Central Adirondacks
Deana Ketchum
At Large
Salem
Board Members
Patricia Auer, DNP
Queensbury
Vicki Demarse-Giroux
Plattsburgh
Robert Nemer
Diamond Point / Bolton Landing
Peter Reale
Ticonderoga
Stephen Shafer
Malone
D. Tucker Slingerland, M.D.
Ex Officio
Darren Woods
Schroon Lake
Management Team
Hudson Headwaters is a physician-led organization, meaning the CEO and many members of senior leadership are practicing physicians with active patient panels. Seeing patients enables our management team to experience firsthand what is working, identify opportunities for improvement and stay in touch with the communities we serve.
D. Tucker Slingerland, M.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Ephraim Back, M.D., MPH
Chief of Clinical Initiatives
Suzanne Bergin, D.O.
Associate Chief Medical Officer
Suzanne Blood, M.D.
Chief of Palliative Care and Geriatrics
William Borgos, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Jill Coombes, RN
VP, Chief Compliance Officer
Susan Corney
Executive VP, Human Resources
Kevin Dougrey
VP, Medical Staff Operations
Kevin Gallagher, M.D.
Chief Medical Informatics Officer
Patti Hammond
Executive VP, Chief Operating Officer
Justin Miller
Executive VP, Chief Information Officer
Tracy Mills
Executive VP, Network Strategy
Laura Pasco
Executive VP, Chief Financial Officer
Maureen Poole, DNP, RN
VP, Nursing
Thomas Portuese, M.D.
Associate Chief Medical Officer
Colleen Quinn, M.D.
Chief of Medical Education and Wellness
Jessica Rubin
VP, Chief Impact Officer
Brittany Silvestri
VP, Population Health Management
Linda Spokane
President and Program Director of PACE
Cathleen Traver
VP, Planning and Grants
