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Dean Clinic, SMDV

The Leadership of Dean Clinic and St. Mary's Dean Ventures

Gregory S. Allen
Vice President, Regional Clinic Services, St. Mary's Dean Ventures

Todd C. Burchill
Vice President, Strategic Planning & Business Development

Steven R. Caldwell
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Jennifer L. Close
Vice President, Operations - Office of Medical Affairs

Michael G. Heifetz
Vice President, Government Affairs

Lynn G. Jenkins
Vice President, Surgery/Endoscopy

Mark A. Kaufman, MD
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

Thomas N. Kirschbaum
Vice President and General Counsel

Allison A. Mooney
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Carolyn J. Ogland, MD
Vice President, Physician & Service Excellence

Stephen M. Olson
President and Chief Executive Officer, St. Mary's Dean Ventures

W. Gehren Rall
Vice President, Finance

Paul M. Reber, DO
Vice President, Clinical Excellence  

Mark J. Rothwell
Vice President, Marketing & Communications

Craig E. Samitt, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer

Trevor W. Sawallish
Vice President, Operations - Clinical

Duane G. Tate
Vice President, Finance and CFO, St. Mary's Dean Ventures


Dean Clinic Board of Directors

David A. Sorber, MD, Chair

Ronald D. Wenger, MD, Vice Chair

John M. Phelan, MD, Treasurer

Reid M. Olson, MD, Vice President

Michael Allan, MD

William K. Clanfield, MD

Mark Covaleski, PhD

Len Go, MD

Greg Griffin

Russell J. Hermus, MD

James F. Porter, MD

Robert Schlicht

Mary Starmann-Harrison


St. Marys Dean Ventures Board of Directors

Mary Starmann-Harrison, Chair

David Sorber, MD, Vice Chair

Sandy Anderson, Secretary

Brian Bacchuber, MD, Treasurer

Michael Allan, MD

Marilyn Biros

Frank Byrne, MD

Alan Lozier, MD

James Mathers, MD

Jonathan Stock, MD

Dean Health Plan

The Leadership of Dean Health Plan

Chris Bloomer 
Vice President, Customer Operations and CIO

Mary Davis, MD
Senior Vice President and CMO

Frank L. Lucia
Senior Vice President and CFO

John C. McWilliams
Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Contracting

Robert L. Palmer
Chief Executive Officer

Edward A. Pattarozzi
Vice President, Sales and Marketing

Lonnie E. Sprecher
President and Chief Operating Officer


Dean Health Plan Board of Directors

Steve Barney 

Michelle Behnke

Mark Covaleski, PhD

Charlie Johnson

Ralph Kauten

John Phelan, MD

Craig E. Samitt, MD

David Sorber, MD

Mary Starmann-Harrison

Jeffrey Stitgen, MD, Chair

William Thompson

Dean Foundation

The Leadership of Dean Foundation

Leslie V. Taylor, MD
Executive and Medical Director


Dean Foundation Board of Directors

Judith E. FitzGerald, MD, Chair

Victoria Szewczyk, MBA, CPA, Secretary

Sandra K. Bruhn, Treasurer

Diane Ballweg

Theresa Behrs, MD

Joseph Boucher

Craig Brenholt

Abigail Christiansen, MD

John W. Hamilton, MD

Julieanne M. Pofahl, RN, BS

Jeff Roggensack, MD

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