Board of Trustees

The CHA Board of Trustees is the principal policy-making body for the Association.  Its members are elected by the CHA Assembly at the Annual Meeting. About two-thirds of the members are healthcare institution chief executive officers. The balance includes hospital trustees, physicians, and other senior healthcare leaders.

Executive Committee

Chairman
Susan L. Davis, Ed.D.
Chief Executive Officer
St. Vincent's Medical Center
Term Expires: 6/14
(also AHA delegate)

Vice Chairman
Bruce D. Cummings
President/CEO
Lawrence + Memorial Hospital
Term Expires: 6/14

Immediate Past Chairman
Christopher M. Dadlez
President and Chief Executive Officer
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Term Expires: 6/14

President and CEO
Jennifer Jackson
President and CEO
Connecticut Hospital Association
Term Expires:

Secretary
Peter J. Karl
President and CEO
Eastern Connecticut Health Network
Term Expires: 6/14

Treasurer
David A. Whitehead
President and CEO
The William W. Backus Hospital
Term Expires: 6/13

At Large Member
Marna P. Borgstrom
Chief Executive Officer
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Term Expires: 6/15

Member at Large, Term Expires: Ex Officio - Chairman, DNS Board of Directors
Patrick A. Charmel
President and Chief Executive Officer
Griffin Hospital
Term Expires: 6/14

At Large Member
Frank A. Corvino
President and Chief Executive Officer
Greenwich Hospital
Term Expires: 6/15

Trustees

Kurt A. Barwis
President and Chief Executive Officer
Bristol Hospital
Term Expires: 6/14

Timothy D. Bates
Partner
Robinson & Cole
Term Expires: 6/13

Nancy J. Brault
President and CEO
The Ultimate Companies
Term Expires: 6/14

Vincent G. Capece, Jr.
President/CEO
Middlesex Hospital
Term Expires: 6/13

Brian G. Grissler
President and Chief Executive Officer
Stamford Hospital
Term Expires: 6/13

Ulysses Hammond
Vice President for Administration
Connecticut College
Term Expires: 6/15

Elliot T. Joseph
President and CEO, Hartford HealthCare
Hartford HealthCare
Term Expires: 6/13

Lawrence M. McGoldrick
Director, Hartford HealthCare Board
Hartford HealthCare
Term Expires: 6/13

John M. Murphy, MD
President/CEO
Danbury Hospital
Term Expires: 6/14

Kevin Myatt
Senior Vice President of Human Resources
Yale New Haven Health
Term Expires: 6/14

Christopher M. O'Connor
Executive Vice President, COO
Yale New Haven Health System
Term Expires: 6/14

Curtis D. Robinson
Board Member
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Term Expires: 6/15

Clarence J. Silvia
President/CEO
The Hospital of Central Connecticut
Term Expires: 6/14

Robert E. Smanik
President and Chief Executive Officer
Day Kimball Hospital
Term Expires: 6/15

Chad W. Wable
President and Chief Executive Officer
Saint Mary's Hospital
Term Expires: 6/14