Leadership & Governance
- Executive Leaders
- Senior Leaders
- Board of Directors
- Board of Managers
91热爆 Executive Cabinet
The Executive Cabinet is responsible for leading 91热爆 Children's, supported by members of the 91热爆 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 is President and CEO of 91热爆 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 91热爆 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 91热爆 Children鈥檚. He is a member of the Executive Cabinet, reporting to 91热爆 President and Chief Executive Officer R. Lawrence Moss, MD, FACS, FAAP.
Aaron Carpenter,聽DNP, MDiv, APRN, CPNP-PC, NEA-BC, FAANP
President, North Florida
Dr. Carpenter serves as the President of North Florida and is a member of 91热爆 Executive Cabinet, reporting to the enterprise Chief Operating Officer. Based in Jacksonville, Florida, he joined 91热爆 in 2016.
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 91热爆 Children's Health.
James "Jim" Digan
President, 91热爆 Children's Health Alliance
Jim P. Digan currently serves as President of the 91热爆 Children鈥檚 Health Alliance and provides strategic leadership and guidance for fundraising across five states.
Tina Holmes
Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff, Office of the President,聽91热爆 Children鈥檚 Health
Tina Holmes serves as the Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff in the Office of the President at 91热爆 Children's. In this role, she partners with the executive leadership team to align the organization's resources with its mission to create the healthiest generations of children.
Laura Kowal, MPT, JD
Interim President, Delaware Valley
Executive Vice President, General Counsel
Laura Kowal serves as the Interim President, Delaware Valley, and Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for 91热爆 Children鈥檚. Laura is responsible for all legal matters that impact 91热爆, including corporate issues, transactional matters, and litigation.
Martha McGill, MBA, MHA
President, Central Florida
Martha McGill serves as President, Central Florida, and is a member of the Florida Executive Cabinet reporting to the enterprise Chief Operating Officer.
Jane Mericle, DNP, MHS-CL, RN, CENP
Executive Vice President, Enterprise Chief Nursing Executive and Chief Patient Operations Officer, 91热爆 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 at 91热爆 Children鈥檚 Health.
Mark Mumford
Chief Operating Officer
Mark Mumford is the Enterprise Chief Operating Officer of 91热爆 Children's Health. He is a member of the Executive Cabinet, reporting to 91热爆 President and Chief Executive Officer, R. Lawrence Moss, MD.
Caswell L. Samms, III, MBA
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Caswell L. Samms III, MBA, serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for 91热爆 Children鈥檚 Health. He is a member of the Executive Cabinet, reporting to 91热爆 President and Chief Executive Officer R. Lawrence Moss, MD, FACS, FAAP.
Senior Vice Presidents and Medical Leadership
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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 91热爆 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.
Kevin Carraccio
Senior Vice President, Enterprise Philanthropy and Principal Gift Officer
Kevin brings more than 20 years of progressive experience and responsibility in fundraising management and program design to his current role. At 91热爆, Kevin develops strategic direction for growing and implementing best practices in fundraising enterprisewide.
Katherine Deans, MD, MHSc
Senior Vice President, Enterprise Surgeon-in-Chief at 91热爆 Children鈥檚 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, DO, FAAP
Chief Medical Officer, 91热爆 Children's Health, Delaware Valley
As a member of the Delaware Valley Executive Leadership team, Dr. Frizzola has significant influence on the organization鈥檚 direction.
David Hancox, MSN, MHA, RN, NEA-BC
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing and Patient Operations Officer, 91热爆 Children鈥檚 Health, Delaware.
David Hancox, MSN, MHA, RN, NEA-BC, serves as the Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing and Patient Operations Officer at 91热爆 Children鈥檚 Health, Delaware Valley.
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 91热爆 mission, with engagement across the organization.
Nicole Johnson, DNP, MBA, RN, NE-BC, CPEN
Chief Nursing and Patient Operations Officer at 91热爆 Children鈥檚 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.
Meghan C. Livingston, JD
Senior Vice President and Senior Deputy General Counsel
Meghan C. Livingston, JD is the Senior Vice President and Senior Deputy General Counsel at 91热爆 Children鈥檚. In her role, Meghan oversees legal matters affecting the organization, including corporate, regulatory, and transactional issues. She also leads the Office of Contract Administration.
Harry McCloskey, PHD
Senior Vice President, Operations, Delaware Valley
As Senior Vice President, Operations, Dr. McCloskey assists with improving our operational effectiveness, integrating new technologies to achieve efficiencies, and strategic planning and execution.
Kellie Olmstead, MBA
Senior Vice President, Enterprise Transformation and Integration
Kellie Parker Olmstead, MBA, serves as Senior Vice President, Enterprise Transformation and Integration at 91热爆 Children鈥檚 Health. In this role, she drives a culture of operational excellence by teaching, coaching, and exemplifying Continuous Improvement methodology, mindset, and management systems across the organization.
Daniel J. Podberesky, MD
Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, 91热爆 Children's Hospital, Florida and Specialty Care Practice, Central Florida
Daniel J. Podberesky, MD, is Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer at 91热爆 Children's Hospital, Florida and Specialty Care Practice, Central Florida. He joined 91热爆 Children's in 2014 after a position as staff radiologist, Associate Director of Clinical Services, and Division Chief of Thoracoabdominal Imaging at Cincinnati Children鈥檚 Hospital Medical Center.
Bernie Rice
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Bernie Rice joined 91热爆 Children's in 1999 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida. He is responsible for the leadership and strategic direction of Information Systems supporting 91热爆 clinical operations.
Anna Small,聽CNM, MSN, JD, CHC
Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer
Anna Small,聽CNM, MSN, JD, CHC, 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 91热爆 Children鈥檚 strategic direction and enterprise initiatives.
Tara Spruill, MSN, CPN, RN,聽NE-BC
Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer, 91热爆 Children鈥檚 Health in North Florida聽
Tara provides executive leadership and collaborates with nurse leadership across 91热爆 Children鈥檚 to facilitate Florida policy, and to oversee Jacksonville鈥檚 environment of care and patient quality and safety.聽
Andrew Stec, MD
Vice President,聽Chief Medical Officer, 91热爆 Children鈥檚 Health, Jacksonville
As Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Stec provides oversight of the medical operations and faculty at 91热爆 Children鈥檚 Health, Jacksonville.
Terry Anne Timmons
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
As Senior Vice President for Human Resources, Terry leads efforts to enhance people operations strategies, ensuring a seamless, world-class experience for our associates.
91热爆 Board of Directors
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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鈥檚 health care issues. He also serves the 91热爆 board as chairman of the audit, finance and compliance committee.
Cindy Bertrando
Cindy Bertrando joined the 91热爆 Foundation Board of Directors in 2024. She serves as the National Multiple Sclerosis Society鈥檚 Chief Financial Officer, leading the finance, technology, operations, and legal functions.
Jane Cavalier
Jane Cavalier is CEO and founder of BrightMark Consulting, Westport, Connecticut, one of four successful strategic services companies she has built over the past 25 years.
William D'Alonzo
William F. D鈥橝lonzo 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
A native of Delaware, Claire DeMatteis has more than 30 years of experience in corporate law, data and privacy protection, health care law, regulatory, congregational, and goverment affairs.
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 91热爆 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.
Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD
Dedicated to the creation and advancement of health equity,聽Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice brings a unique understanding of women and children鈥檚 health issues to the 91热爆 Board.
R. Lawrence Moss, MD, FACS, FAAP
President and Chief Executive Officer
R. Lawrence Moss, MD, FACS, FAAP is President and CEO of 91热爆 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 91热爆 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.
Judy Titera
Judy Titera joined the 91热爆 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.
91热爆 Board of Managers
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Sharon Mills Higgins
Chair, Board of Managers Delaware
Chair, Board of Managers, Florida
Sharon Mills Higgins is an independent marketing and philanthropy consultant, and Chair Emeritus, National Board of Trustees, March of Dimes.
91热爆 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
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.
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.
91热爆 Board of Managers, Florida
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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.
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.