Our Leadership As a locally governed organization, Meriter is strongly committed to the people and communities it serves. Our boards - comprised of local business and civic leaders - work closely with our administrative team to meet the health-related needs of our community. For more information on the dedicated men and women who work to improve our community's health, please click on the headings below or scroll down through the page. Meriter Health Services' Administrative Team The Board of Directors of: Meriter Health Services and Meriter Hospital The Meriter Foundation Meriter Health Services' Administrative Team James L. Woodward President and Chief Executive Officer Geoffrey Priest, MD Chief Medical Officer  Lynne Myers Chief Operating Officer Sue Erickson Vice President - Professional Services  Fran Petonic President, Meriter Foundation Mary Nick Vice President - Human Resources  Pat Grunwald Chief Nursing Officer   Una Alderman Assistant Vice President - Cardiovascular Services  Kerra Guffey Chief Information Officer  Tim Prince Vice President - Business Development  Linda Hoff Chief Financial Officer       [top] The Board of Directors of Meriter Health Services and Meriter Hospital Londa Dewey, Chair Dave Boyer, Vice Chair Gary Wolter Dave Anderson Phil Blake Joan Burke Holly Cremer-Berkenstadt Klaus Diem, MD Cathy Durham Virginia Graves George Kamperschroer Richard Lynch Bradley L. Manning, MD Paul Peercy, PhD Pat Richter Laurence Rothstein, MD Julie Schurr, MD James L. Woodward   [top] The Board of Directors of the Meriter Foundation Khosro (Ed) Adib, MD, Chair Dan Arndt, MD, Vice Chair Tyler Noel, Secretary/Treasurer Ashley Anderson, Jr, MD John Berthelsen Joan Burke Mary Beth Davis Sara Fortune Doug Nelson Fran Petonic Daniel Rashke Cheryl Shult David Stark Susan Toth, MD Tim Valentyn James L. Woodward [top] 9/18/2009