Hudson Headwaters Health Network was organized as a 501(c)(3) community-based, nonprofit organization in 1981. The network’s volunteer board of directors fully represents the geographic region served by the organization. This board is the ultimate ‘owner’ of the network and sets the policies by which it operates.
Our Board of Directors
Officers
Donna Nichols | Chair
Moreau
Thomas Dodd | Vice Chair
Saranac Lake
Harry Robinson | Treasurer
Chestertown
Vicki Demarse-Giroux | Secretary
Plattsburgh
Deana Ketchum | At Large
Salem
Board Members
Patricia Auer, DNP
Queensbury
Bruce G. Carr, Esq.
Queensbury
Amy Langworthy
Warrensburg
Jim Morris
North Creek
Robert Nemer
Diamond Point/Bolton Landing
Kevin Porpora
Glens Falls/Queensbury
Peter Reale
Ticonderoga
Christine Rowe-Button, M.D.
Saratoga County/Central Adirondacks
Tucker Slingerland, M.D.
(Ex Officio)
Darren Woods
Schroon Lake
Management Team
D. Tucker Slingerland, M.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Ephraim Back, M.D., M.P.H.
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
Susan Corney
Executive VP, Human Resources
Kevin Dougrey
VP, Medical Staff Operations
John Dudla
Executive VP, Chief Information Officer
Kevin Gallagher, M.D.
Chief Medical Informatics Officer
Jill Coombes, RN
VP, Compliance, Chief Compliance Officer
Patti Hammond
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Tracy Mills
Executive VP, Network Strategy
Laura Pasco
VP, Assistant Chief Financial Officer
Sean Philpott-Jones
VP, Government Relations and Grants Management
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
Christopher C. Tournier
Executive VP, Finance/Chief Financial Officer
Hudson Headwaters Health Network is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) funded in part through a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and generous community support. Hudson Headwaters Health Network is a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U.S.C. 254b, and a deemed Public Health Service employee under 42 U.S.C. 233(g)-(n). Hudson Headwaters Health Network is granted medical malpractice liability protection through the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) and are considered Federal employees with the Federal government acting as their primary insurer.
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