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Our Leadership Team

    CEO


    Picture of Gessner, Christopher Gessner, Christopher

    Christopher Gessner
    President and Chief Executive Officer

    CEO Council


    Picture of Aurilio, Lisa Aurilio, Lisa

    Lisa Aurilio, MSN, MBA
    Chief Operating Officer

    Picture of Bhalla, Tarun Bhalla, Tarun

    Tarun Bhalla, MD, MBA, FAAP
    Chair, Anesthesia & Pain Medicine; Chief Clinical Officer; Pediatric Anesthesiologist

    Picture of Bigham, Michael MD, pediatric intensivist Bigham, Michael MD, pediatric intensivist

    Michael Bigham, MD, MBA, FAAP, FCCM
    Chief Quality Officer; Pediatric Intensivist

    Picture of Brown, Shelly Brown, Shelly

    Shelly Brown, MAOL, CFRE
    Chief Development Officer and Executive Director of the Foundation

    Picture of Edwards, Gordon Edwards, Gordon

    Gordon Edwards
    Chief Financial Officer

    Picture of Forbes, Michael MD Forbes, Michael MD

    Michael Forbes, MD, FAAP, FCCM
    Chief Academic Officer; William H. and Rebecca D. Considine Endowed Chair for Pediatric Research; Head, Rebecca D Considine Research Institute

    Picture of Grayem, Kristene MSN, CNS, PPCNP-BC, RN-BC Grayem, Kristene MSN, CNS, PPCNP-BC, RN-BC

    Kristene Grayem, MSN, APRN-CNP
    Chief Population Health Officer; Executive Director, Akron Children’s Health Collaborative

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    Tony Gutowski
    Chief Government Relations and Business Development Officer

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    Rhonda Larimore
    Chief Human Resources Officer

    Picture of Mahesh, Shefali MD Mahesh, Shefali MD

    Shefali Mahesh, MD
    Dr. Noah Miller Endowed Chair in Pediatric Medicine; Pediatrician in Chief; Immediate Past President, Medical Staff; Pediatric Nephrologist

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    Robert McGregor, MD
    Chief Medical Officer

    Picture of Moses, Kimberly Moses, Kimberly

    Kimberly Moses
    Chief Legal Officer

    Picture of Rashid, Harun vice president and chief information officer Rashid, Harun vice president and chief information officer

    Harun Rashid
    Vice President, Information Services; Chief Information Officer

    Picture of Ritzman, Todd MD Ritzman, Todd MD

    Todd Ritzman, MD, FAAOS, FAOA
    Chair, Department of Orthopedics; Surgeon in Chief; Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon

    Picture of Williams, Bernett Williams, Bernett

    Bernett Williams, MPA
    Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer; Vice President for Community Initiatives

    Picture of Christine Young, CNO Christine Young, CNO

    Christine Young, MSN, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, DNP
    Grace Wakulchik Endowed Chair for Nursing; Chief of Hospital Based Services; Chief Nursing Officer

    Chiefs and Chairs


    Picture of Baccon, Jennifer MD, PhD Baccon, Jennifer MD, PhD

    Jennifer Baccon, MD, PhD, MHCM
    Chair, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; President-elect for the Association for Academic Pathology; Medical Director of Value Analysis in Supply Chain

    Picture of Cohen, Bruce H., MD, pediatric neurologist Cohen, Bruce H., MD, pediatric neurologist

    Bruce H. Cohen, MD, FAAN
    Chair, NeuroDevelopmental Science Center; Philip H. Maynard Chair in NeuroDevelopmental Science Fund; Chairman, American Academy of Neurology Advocacy Committee; Pediatric Neurologist

    Picture of Dwyer, Jennifer MD Dwyer, Jennifer MD

    Jennifer Dwyer, MD, FAAP
    Chief of Primary Care; Pediatrician

    Picture of Hord, Jeffrey MD Hord, Jeffrey MD

    Jeffrey Hord, MD
    Director, Division of Hematology-Oncology; Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist; LOPen Charities and Mawaka Family Chair in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology; Vice President, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/ Oncology 2023-2024

    Picture of Jones, Kerwyn MD Jones, Kerwyn MD

    Kerwyn Jones, MD
    Medical Staff President; Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon; Sports Medicine Physician; Department Quality Officer

    Picture of Lane, John MD Lane, John MD

    John Lane, MD, FACC
    Director, Pediatric Cardiology and Adult Congenital Heart Service; Pediatric Cardiologist; Sunrise Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

    Picture of Rubin, Michael MD Rubin, Michael MD

    Michael Rubin, MD
    Chair, Department of Pediatric Radiology;
    Pediatric Radiologist

    Picture of Samora, Julie MD Samora, Julie MD

    Julie Samora, MD, PhD
    Chair, Department of Orthopedics; Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon

    Picture of Strand, Marya Strand, Marya

    Marya Strand, MD, MS
    Chair, Department of Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine; Thomas R. & Mary Lynn Crowley Endowed Chair in Neonatology and Maternal Fetal Medicine; Director, Division of Neonatology; Neonatologist-Perinatologist; Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist

    Picture of Szigethy, Eva Szigethy, Eva

    Eva Szigethy, MD, PhD
    Director, Pediatric Psychiatry and Psychology; The Lois C. Orr Endowed Chair in Pediatric Psychiatry

    Vice Presidents


    Picture of Bragg, Janae Bragg, Janae

    Janae Bragg, MBA
    Vice President, Talent Management

    Picture of Carr, Joseph Carr, Joseph

    Joseph Carr, MBA, RN
    Vice President, Supply Chain

    Picture of Carr, Beth MSN, MBA, RN, NEA-BC Carr, Beth MSN, MBA, RN, NEA-BC

    Beth Carr, MSN, MBA, RN, NEA-BC
    Vice President, Patient Services; Associate Chief Nursing Officer

    Picture of Dinger, Brian, MBA Dinger, Brian, MBA

    Brian Dinger, MBA
    Vice President, Primary Care and Regional Services

    Picture of Earle, Shana Earle, Shana

    Shana Earle
    Vice President, Financial Planning and Performance

    Picture of Ettinger, Carole Ettinger, Carole

    Carole Ettinger
    Vice President, Information Services Division

    Picture of Matthew Groninger Matthew Groninger

    Matthew Groninger, MHA
    Vice President, Medical and Surgical Subspecialties

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    Megan Hopper
    Vice President, Principal Giving

    Picture of Ingram, Roderick Ingram, Roderick

    Roderick (Rod) Ingram, Sr.
    Vice President, Marketing and Communications

    Picture of Khan, Jawad Khan, Jawad

    Jawad Khan
    Vice President, Enterprise Analytics

    Picture of Kosiewicz, Joy Kosiewicz, Joy

    Joy Kosiewicz
    Vice President, Associate General Counsel

    Picture of LaMancusa, Alicia LaMancusa, Alicia

    Alicia LaMancusa, CPA, MBA
    Vice President, Finance

    Picture of Lapolla, Brian Lapolla, Brian

    Brian Lapolla, AIA, MBA, LEED AP
    Vice President, Operations

    Picture of Michael Mainwaring Michael Mainwaring

    Michael Mainwaring
    Vice President, Business Development

    Picture of Martin, Brian, DMD Martin, Brian, DMD

    Brian Martin, DMD, MHCDS
    Vice President, Population Health; Dentist

    Picture of Olivier, Paul Olivier, Paul

    Paul Olivier, FACHE
    Vice President, Akron Children's Mahoning Valley

    Picture of Randeri, Deepesh Randeri, Deepesh

    Deepesh Randeri
    Vice President, Information Security

    Picture of Rusch, Matt Rusch, Matt

    Matt Rusch, MBA
    Vice President, Finance & Revenue Cycle

    Picture of Rush, Sarah Rush, Sarah

    Sarah Rush, MD
    Vice President, Informatics; Chief Medical Information Officer; Pediatric Neuro-Oncologist; Marci M. Matthews Endowed Chair in Telehealth

    Picture of Sanzone, Tina Sanzone, Tina

    Tina Sanzone, MHA, BSN, RN
    Vice President, Operations and Professional Services

    Picture of Speicher, Tina Speicher, Tina

    Tina Speicher
    Vice President, Total Rewards

    Picture of Williams, Kara Williams, Kara

    Kara Williams
    Vice President, Associate General Counsel

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