Jon-Michael Williams, MHSA is the Assistant Vice President of Strategy, Innovation and Planning at Atrium Health Navicent. Williams facilitates market-based strategic planning, business development and service line planning efforts, while also developing and implementing a physician alignment strategy and creating an innovation platform for Atrium Health Navicent in coordination with Atrium Health. Williams joined Atrium…

Kenneth West, CEO, is a seasoned leader with more than 12 years of hospital leadership experience with HCA Healthcare. He first joined Regional Medical Center in 2018 as the chief operating officer. Ken has a wealth of industry knowledge including service line development, operations, strategic planning, technology evaluation and strong leadership development. He is deeply…

Jonathan E. Watkins , MPA, FACHE is a dynamic leader with more than a decade of combined healthcare administration and general management experience, Jonathan Watkins, MPA, FACHE, joined Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA) in October 2019. In this role as President and CEO, Georgia Market, Watkins provides strategic guidance for CTCA Atlanta while working…

Donsia Strong – Hill is the Senior Vice President of Corporate Capital Strategies at Cinnaire. Donsia joined Cinnaire in 2020. Based out of their Chicago office and, as Senior Vice President, Corporate Capital Strategies, Donsia plays a leadership role in capital raising among Cinnaire’s financial institution partners and aligning funding with strategy and meeting CRA…

Airica Steed , Ed.D., MBA, RN, CSSMBB, FACHE, IASSC, is the President and Chief Executive Officer at MetroHealth System. Dr. Steed previously served as the Executive Vice President/System Chief Operating Officer of Sinai Chicago Health System and President of Mount Sinai and Sinai Children’s Hospital. In her role at Sinai Chicago, Dr. Steed architected and…

Jyric Sims was named chief executive officer at Medical City Plano and Medical City Frisco in 2021. Together, both hospitals comprise over 700 acute care beds and 3,000 employees. Sims brings more than two decades of healthcare experience to the role. Prior to this position, Sims served from 2017 to 2021 as CEO of Medical…

Barbara Pryor is Chief Human Resource Office and Vice President of Human Resources at Accreditation Council Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Barbara is an experienced executive with extensive experience leading and shaping Human Capital and Technology solutions across organizations. Human Capital Executive with responsibilities for the overall HR Strategy, Talent Management, Recruiting, Learning & Development, Succession…

James A. Nixon serves as the Chief Operating Office at Meadows Regional Medical Center and is an innovative and passionate executive with over a decade of leadership experience in hospital and system level operations, service line development, turnarounds, mergers & acquisitions, system integration, employee engagement, community relations, strategy and entrepreneurship.  James completed his bachelor’s degree…

Lester McCollum II serves as the Chief Information Security Officer at University Chicago Medicine and is an accomplished Senior Cybersecurity and Risk Management Executive with over 25 years of experience spanning various industries. Presently he serves as the Chief Information Security Officer for the University of Chicago Medical Center. Les current manages a team size…

Jala Moore is the Director of Sales at Abbott Laboratories with a proven healthcare sales leader with a background in sales management, operations and training. Experienced in both the human and veterinary markets. Prior experience as an award-winning broadcast television journalist serving as news anchor: reporter, political and telethon host. Local reports featured in documentaries…