Leadership

As a non-profit organization, Baxter Regional is governed by a volunteer board of directors, the members of which receive no compensation for their guidance and service. Members of the Baxter Regional Board of Directors currently include:

• Randy Hopper - Chairman
• Lang Zimmerman - Vice-Chairman
• Sally Gilbert - Secretary
• Paul Wade - Treasurer
• Jerry Don Cunningham
• Heather Knight Loftis
• Steve Luelf
• Ted Sanders
• Jason Lindsay, MD - Chief of Staff

Baxter Regional​ Senior Leadership Team

• Ron Peterson – President/Chief Executive Officer
• Karen Adams – VP/Human Resources
• Bill Baldwin - VP/Physician Enterprise
• David Fox – VP/Chief Operating Officer
• Debbie Henry – VP/Chief Financial Officer
• Barney Larry – VP/Business Development and Executive Director, Baxter Regional Hospital Foundation
• Shannon Nachtigal, MSN, RN, NEA-BC – VP/Chief Nursing Officer
• Nicole Vaccarella – VP/General Counsel