AHA Health Systems Committee 2025 Leadership Committee Roster
AHA Health Systems Committee leads the AHA Health Systems by providing guidance on key policy and advocacy
Chair-Officers
2025 Chair
Jason Little
President and CEO
Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation
Memphis, TN
2025 Chair-Elect
Albert (Bo) Boulenger, MPA, BSN, RN
President and CEO
Baptist Health South Florida
Coral Gables, FL
2025 Past Chair
Christopher (Chris) Howard
President and CEO
Sharp HealthCare
San Diego, CA
AHA Board Liaison
Lisa Shannon
President and CEO
Allina Health
Minneapolis, MN
Committee Members
Term Expires 2025
Roxanna Gapstur, PhD, RN
President and CEO
WellSpan Health
York, PA
Matthew (Matt) Heywood
President and CEO
Aspirus Health
Wausau, WI
Cliff Megerian, MD
Chief Executive Officer
University Hospitals
Cleveland, OH
Brian Nester, DO, FACOEP
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Jefferson
President, Lehigh Valley Health Network
Allentown, PA
Christopher (Chris) O’Connor
President and CEO
Yale New Haven Health
New Haven, CT
Mohan Suntha, MD
President and CEO
University of Maryland Medical System
Baltimore, MD
Term Expires 2026
Rob Allen, FACHE
President and CEO
Intermountain Health
Salt Lake City, UT
Mary Jo Cagle, MD
President and CEO
Cone Health
Greensboro, NC
James (Jim) Dover
President and CEO
Avera Health
Sioux Falls, SD
Robert (Rob) Jay
Chief Executive Officer
ScionHealth
Louisville, KY
Joon Sup Lee, MD
Chief Executive Officer
Emory Healthcare
Atlanta, GA
Neil Meltzer
President and CEO
LifeBridge Health
Baltimore, MD
Peter (Pete) November
Chief Executive Officer
Ochsner Health
New Orleans, LA
Cliff Robertson, MD
President and CEO
Saint Francis Health System
Tulsa, OK
Term Expires 2027
Steve Arner
President and CEO
Carilion Clinic
Roanoke, VA
Marty Bonick, FACHE
President and CEO
Ardent Health
Nashville, TN
J.P. Gallagher
President and CEO
Endeavor Health
Evanston, IL
Margaret (Maggie) Gill
Group President, Eastern Group
TENET Healthcare
Dallas, TX
Kerry Heinrich, JD
President and CEO
Adventist Health
Roseville, CA
Erik Wexler
President and CEO
Providence
Renton, WA