Board of Trustees


NJHA Board of Trustees 2025

Officers

Mark Stauder

Mark Stauder
President of the Hospitals & Health Services Division
Chief Operating Officer, Hackensack Meridian Health
Chair

Cathleen D. Bennet

Cathleen D. Bennett
President and CEO, New Jersey Hospital Association
President

Deborah Visconi

Deborah Visconi
President and CEO, Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
Vice Chair

Robert W. Brenner, MD

Robert W. Brenner, MD, MMM, FACHE
President and CEO, Valley Health System
Treasurer

Patricia A. O’Keefe, Ph.D. RN

Patricia A. O’Keefe, Ph.D. RN
President, Morristown Medical Center, Atlantic Health System
Senior Vice President, Atlantic Health System
Chief Nursing Executive, Atlantic Health System
Secretary

Bill Arnold

Bill Arnold
Executive Vice President, RWJBarnabas Health
Chief Executive Officer, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
President, Southern Region, RWJBarnabas Health
Immediate Past Chair

Board Members

Sam Bayoumy

Sam Bayoumy, PT, MBA
President, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation

Eric Carney

Eric Carney
President and CEO, Monmouth Medical Center, RWJBarnabas Health

>Aaron Chang, FACHE

Aaron Chang, FACHE
President, Jefferson Health East Region

James G. Demetriades

James G. Demetriades, MBA
CEO, Penn Medicine Princeton Health

Vincent J. Dicks

Vincent J. Dicks
Chair, Board of Governors, Saint Peter’s Healthcare System

John Doll

John Doll
Senior Executive Vice President and COO, RWJBarnabas Health

Stephen J Dumke, LHNA, FACHE

Stephen J. Dumke, LHNA, FACHE
President and Chief Operating Officer, Christian Health

Regina M. Foley, PhD, MBA, RN

Regina M. Foley, PhD, MBA, RN
EVP, Chief Nursing Officer and Chief Clinical Transformation & Integration Officer, Hackensack Meridian Health

Patrick Gavin, MPH, MBA

Patrick Gavin, MPH, MBA
President and CEO, Hunterdon Healthcare System

Warren Geller

Warren Geller
President and CEO, Englewood Health

David Hughes

David Hughes
CEO and President, Shore Medical Center

Amy Mansue

Amy Mansue
President and CEO, Inspira Health

Michael Maron

Michael Maron
President and CEO, Holy Name

John M. Matsinger, DO, MBA, FACOI

John M. Matsinger, DO, MBA, FACOI
Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer, Virtua Health

Michael McLaughlin

Michael McLaughlin
Chairman of the Board, Inspira Health

Kevin O’Dowd, JD

Kevin O’Dowd, JD
Co-President/CEO, Cooper University Health Care

Dustin Riccio, MD, MBA

Dustin Riccio, MD, MBA
President and CEO, St. Joseph’s Health

Thomas Scott, FACHE, FABC

Thomas Scott, FACHE, FABC
President and CEO, CentraState Healthcare System

Steven Sheris

Steven Sheris, MD, FACC, FACP
Executive Vice President, Chief Physician Executive, Atlantic Health System
President, Atlantic Medical Group

Alan Sickles, MD

Alan Sickles, MD
Chief Executive Officer, Saint Michael’s Medical Center

Mark Sparta, FACHE

Mark Sparta, FACHE
Executive Vice President, Population Health
President, Northern Market, Hackensack Meridian Health

Darrell K. Terry, MHA, MPH, FACHE, FHELA

Darrell K. Terry, MHA, MPH, FACHE, FHELA
President and CEO, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of N.J., RWJBarnabas Health

Kenneth M. Esser, Jr.

Kenneth M. Esser, Jr.
Executive Vice President, Behavioral Health CTS and Special Advisor to the CEO, Hackensack Meridian Health

Frank A. Ghinassi, PhD, ABPP

Frank A. Ghinassi, PhD, ABPP
President and CEO, Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care
Ex-Officio

Leslie D. Hirsch, FACHE

Leslie D. Hirsch, FACHE
President and CEO, Saint Peter’s Healthcare System
Ex-Officio

Robert M. Segin, CPA

Robert M. Segin, CPA
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Virtua Health
Ex-Officio