Leadership
As a non-profit organization, Baxter Health is governed by a volunteer
board of directors, the members of which receive no compensation for their
guidance and service. Members of the Baxter Health 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
- Melissa Dirst-Roberts, MD - Chief of Staff-Elect
Baxter Health Senior Leadership Team
From left: (back row) Anthony Reed, Ron Peterson, Barney Larry, Bill Baldwin,
(front row) Shannon Nachtigal, Nicole Vaccarella, Debbie Henry, and Karen Adams.
- Ron Peterson – President/Chief Executive Officer
- Karen Adams – VP/Human Resources
- Bill Baldwin - VP/Physician Enterprise
- 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
- Anthony Reed – VP/Ancillary Services
- Nicole Vaccarella – VP/General Counsel