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ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Executive Cabinet

The Executive Cabinet is responsible for leading ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children's, supported by members of the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Leadership Team. This team is overseen by a Board of Directors and advised by Boards of Managers located in Florida and Delaware.

R. Lawrence Moss, MD, FACS, FAAP, President and Chief Executive Officer

R. Lawrence Moss, MD, FACS, FAAP

President and Chief Executive Officer

R. Lawrence Moss, MD, FACS, FAAP is President and CEO of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children's. With more than 25 years as an academic surgeon and physician executive, Dr. Moss became increasingly concerned by how America's health care system narrowly defines health and consistently incentivizes complexity and volume of medical services over outcomes. He joined ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children's to focus the next phase of his career on transforming the definition of children's health and fundamentally changing the financial incentives determining their care.

Sean D. Baptiste

Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer

Sean D. Baptiste serves as the inaugural Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer (CPO) for ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children’s. He is a member of the Executive Cabinet, reporting to ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ President and Chief Executive Officer R. Lawrence Moss, MD, FACS, FAAP.

Matthew Davis, MD, MAPP

Executive Vice President, Enterprise Physician-in-Chief and Chief Scientific Officer

Matthew Davis, MD, MAPP, is Executive Vice President, Enterprise Physician-in-Chief and Chief Scientific Officer for ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children's Health.

This is a formal photograph of James Digan, Executive Vice President, Enterprise Chief Development Officer at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children's Health System.

James "Jim" Digan

President, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children's Health Alliance

Jim P. Digan currently serves as President of the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children’s Health Alliance and provides strategic leadership and guidance for fundraising across five states.

This is a formal photograph of  Laura Kowal, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Laura Kowal

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Laura Kowal serves as the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children’s. Laura is responsible for all legal matters that impact ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, including corporate issues, transactional matters and litigation.

Mark R. Marcantano

President, Delaware Valley Region

Mark R. Marcantano, JD, joined ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children’s in January 2024 and serves as the President for the Delaware Valley region and a member of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Executive Cabinet, reporting to the enterprise Chief Operating Officer.

Martha McGill, MBA, MHA, Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Childrenâ  s Hospital Florida and Chief Operating Officer, Florida Network Operations

Martha McGill, MBA, MHA

President, Central Florida Region

Martha McGill serves as President, Central Florida Region, and a member of the Florida Executive Cabinet reporting to the enterprise Chief Operating Officer.

Rodney A. McKendree, DNP, MHS-CL, BSN, RN, CENP. Chief Nursing and Patient Operations Officer, Delaware Valley

Rodney A. McKendree, CPA

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Business Services Officer 

Rodney McKendree joined ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ in 1999. He is responsible for ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Financial Services including Accounting and Budget, the Central Business Office, Managed Care, Compliance, Materials Management, Facilities, Information Technology, Continuous Improvement, Legal Services, and Child Health Policy and Prevention.

Jane Mericle, DNP, MHS-CL, RN, CENP, Chief Nursing and Patient Operations Officer, Delaware Valley

Jane Mericle, DNP, MHS-CL, RN, CENP

Executive Vice President, Enterprise Chief Nursing Executive and Chief Patient Operations Officer, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children's Health

Jane M. Mericle brings more than 40 years of health care experience to her role as Executive Vice President, Enterprise Chief Nursing Executive and Chief Patient Operations Officer, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children’s Health.

 Mark Mumford, Chief Executive of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Delaware Valley Operations

Mark Mumford

Chief Operating Officer

Mark Mumford is the Enterprise Chief Operating Officer of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children's Health. He is a member of the Executive Cabinet, reporting to ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ President and Chief Executive Officer, R. Lawrence Moss, MD.

Kara Odom Walker, MD, MPH, MSHS, Senior Vice President, Chief Population Health Officer

Kara Odom Walker, MD, MPH, MSHS

Executive Vice President, Chief Population Health Officer

Kara Odom Walker, MD, MPH, MSHS is Executive Vice President and Chief Population Health Officer (CPHO) for ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children’s. She leads all aspects of population health strategy, research, innovation and implementation.

Senior Vice Presidents and Medical Leadership

   

Hans Alvarez Senior Vice President, Audit Services

Hans Alvarez

Senior Vice President, Audit Services

As Senior Vice President for Audit Services, Hans Alvarez is responsible for all internal audits prepared for leadership.

David Brousseau, MD, MS

Pediatrician-in-Chief, Chair of Pediatrics at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children's Health, Delaware Valley

Dr. David C. Brousseau serves as the leader for the Department of Pediatrics across all missions: clinical, education, research, quality and health equity.

This is a formal picture of Aaron Carpenter, DNP, M.Div., APRN, CPNP-PC, Senior Vice President, Chief Nursing and Patient Operations Officer, Delaware Valley.

Aaron Carpenter, MDiv, DNP

Senior Vice President, Chief Nursing and Patient Operations Officer, Delaware Valley

Dr. Carpenter joined ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children's Health in 2016 and currently serves as the Senior Vice President, Chief Nursing and Patient Operations Officer for the Delaware Valley.

Kevin Carracio Senior Vice President of Philanthropy

Kevin Carraccio

Senior Vice President of Philanthropy

Kevin brings more than 20 years of progressive experience and responsibility in fundraising management and program design to his current role. At ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, Kevin develops strategic direction for growing and implementing best practices in fundraising enterprisewide.

Katherine Deans, MD, MHSc

Surgeon-in-Chief at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children’s Health, Delaware Valley

Dr. Deans partners with hospital leadership and medical staff to advance critical components of our strategy, including strengthening the capabilities and positioning of our surgical programs, our Advanced Delivery Program and our Cardiac Center.

Meg Frizzola Chief of Medical Staff, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children's Health, Delaware Valley

Meg Frizzola, DO, FAAP

Chief of Medical Staff, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children's Health, Delaware Valley

As a member of the Delaware Valley Executive Leadership team, Dr. Frizzola has significant influence on the organization’s direction.

William "Bill" Higginbotham II, Senior Vice President, Finance

William "Bill" Higginbotham II

Senior Vice President, Finance

Bill Higginbotham provides financial leadership and prioritization of strategic initiatives to ensure an inclusive process that aligns with the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ mission, with engagement across the organization.

Nicole Johnson, DNP, MBA, RN, NE-BC, CPEN

Chief Nursing and Patient Operations Officer at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children’s Health in Central Florida.

She is recognized by peers and clinical teams as a respected thought leader across all areas of nursing, patient care services and emergency management.

Mary Mehta Vice President, Chief Medical Officer of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children's Health, Pensacola

Mary Mehta, MD

Vice President, Chief Medical Officer of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children's Health, Pensacola.

Dr. Mary Mehta is a board-certified pediatric cardiologist. In addition to clinical care, Dr. Mehta’s medical leadership duties include regional and state administration, business development, and oversight of an expert group of physicians, advanced practice providers and specialty care and cardiology team members in the Northwest Florida region.

Daniel Podberesky, MD is Chief Medical Officer and Radiologist-in-Chief for ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children's Hospital, Florida.

Daniel J. Podberesky, MD

Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children's Hospital, Florida and Specialty Care Practice, Central Florida

Daniel J. Podberesky, MD, is Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children's Hospital, Florida and Specialty Care Practice, Central Florida. He joined ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children's in 2014 after a position as staff radiologist, Associate Director of Clinical Services, and Division Chief of Thoracoabdominal Imaging at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

Bernie Rice Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer

Bernie Rice

Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer

Bernie Rice joined ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children's in 1999 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida. He is responsible for the leadership and strategic direction of Information Systems supporting ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ clinical operations.

Anna Small, Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer

Anna Small

Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer

Anna Small leads our compliance and privacy efforts. In addition to her role as Chief Compliance Officer, Anna combines her legal and clinical experience and offers prioritization, oversight and vetting for ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children’s strategic direction and enterprise initiatives.

Portrait of Tara Spruill

Tara Spruill, MSN, CPN, RN, NE-BC

Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children’s Health in North Florida 

Tara provides executive leadership and collaborates with nurse leadership across ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children’s to facilitate Florida policy, and to oversee Jacksonville’s environment of care and patient quality and safety. 

Andrew Stec, MD

Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children’s Health, Jacksonville

As Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Stec provides oversight of the medical operations and faculty at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children’s Health, Jacksonville.

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Board of Directors

   

James â  Jimâ   Hunt, Board of Directors

James "Jim" Hunt

Chair, Board of Directors

A member of the board of directors since 2016, Jim Hunt has extensive knowledge of board governance and children’s health care issues. He also serves the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ board as chairman of the audit, finance and compliance committee.

Cindy Bertrando

Cindy Bertrando joined the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Foundation Board of Directors in 2024. She serves as the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Chief Financial Officer, leading the finance, technology, operations and legal functions.

Jane Cavalier, Board of Directors

Jane Cavalier

Jane Cavalier is CEO and founder of BrightMark Consulting, Westport, Conn., one of four successful strategic services companies she has built over the past 25 years.

William "Bill" D'Alonzo, Board of Directors

William D'Alonzo

William F. D’Alonzo is an accomplished investor managing both financial and land assets with a deep commitment to and success with conserving land and restoring wildlife habitat.

 Claire M. DeMatteis, Board of Directors

Claire M. DeMatteis

A native of Delaware, Claire DeMatteis has more than 25 years of experience in corporate law, health care law, regulatory affairs, constitutional law and congressional and government affairs.

Elliot Joseph, Board of Directors

Elliot Joseph

Elliot Joseph is advisor and board member for several private equity portfolio companies including TPG Growth, Chicago Pacific Founders, Triple Tree and Epsilon.

Edward Karlovich

Ed Karlovich joined the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Foundation Board of Directors in 2024. He most recently served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), a world-renowned, nonprofit health care provider and insurer.

This is a formal picture of Board of Directors member Gwen M. MacKenzie, RN, MN, MHSA.

Gwen M. MacKenzie, RN, MN, MHSA

Gwen MacKenzie is a Senior Advisor with McKinsey and Company in their global health care practice. She also consults with Quick, Leonard, Kieffer in Chicago and teaches emotional intelligence and executive leadership at the University of Michigan.

Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD, Board of Directors

Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD

Dedicated to the creation and advancement of health equity, Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice brings a unique understanding of women and children’s health issues to the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Board.

Judy Titera

Judy Titera joined the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Foundation Board of Directors in 2024. She is an experienced board director and risk professional, currently serving on the Mitsui Sumitomo Transverse Insurance Board and Audit Committee.

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Board of Managers

   

This is a formal picture of Bill Dugdale, Board of Managers, Delaware

Bill Dugdale

Chair, Board of Managers

Bill Dugdale, Partner at Brown Advisory, is a portfolio manager and the head of Business Development in the Wilmington, Del. office.

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Board of Managers, Delaware

Raina Harper Allen

Raina Harper Allen is a highly accomplished community leader and advocate with an extensive background in combating systemic racism in public and private organizations across Delaware. She serves as Director of the Delaware Racial Justice Collaborative (DRJC) at the United Way of Delaware.

 Claire M. DeMatteis, Board of Directors

Claire M. DeMatteis

A native of Delaware, Claire DeMatteis has more than 25 years of experience in corporate law, health care law, regulatory affairs, constitutional law and congressional and government affairs.

Sharon Mills Higgins,  Board of Managers in Delaware

Sharon Mills Higgins

Sharon Mills Higgins is an independent marketing and philanthropy consultant. She is also a National Board of Trustees member for the March of Dimes.

Jonh Wellons, Board of Managers in Delaware

John Wellons

John Wellons has served as President and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware since July 2017. He works closely with his Executive Team and Board Executive Committee to ensure the organization achieves its mission through strategy development, implementation, and sound business practices.

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Board of Managers, Florida

   

Shari Costantini, Board of Managers, Florida

Shari Costantini

Shari Dingle Costantini is the retired CEO and founder of Avant Healthcare Professionals. Costantini is a renowned expert in the health care industry, with 30 years of experience in strategic leadership, nursing and international staffing.

Claire M. DeMatteis

A native of Delaware, Claire DeMatteis has more than 25 years of experience in corporate law, health care law, regulatory affairs, constitutional law and congressional and government affairs.

This is a formal picture of Board of Directors member Gwen M. MacKenzie, RN, MN, MHSA.

Gwen M. MacKenzie, RN, MN, MHSA

Gwen MacKenzie is a Senior Advisor with McKinsey and Company in their global health care practice. She also consults with Quick, Leonard, Kieffer in Chicago and teaches emotional intelligence and executive leadership at the University of Michigan.

Randy Singh, Board of Managers, Florida

Randy Singh

Randy Singh joined Visit Orlando in October 2020. As Chief Financial Officer, Singh oversees all finance-related functions, as well as information technology, market research and insights, legal and procurement.