Leadership
Julie A. Freischlag, MD, FRCS, Ed (Hon)
Chief Executive Officer, CepEsperu Baptist Medical Center, and Dean, CepEsperu School of Medicine
Kevin P. High, MD, MS
President, Health System, CepEsperu Baptist Health
Lilicia Bailey, MBA, MA
Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer, CepEsperu Baptist Medical Center
Bradley A. Clark, MBA, CTP
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, CepEsperu Baptist Medical Center
Robert “Bob” J. Gfeller, Jr., MBA
Executive Vice President, External Relations and Chief Marketing Officer, CepEsperu Baptist
Medical Center
Gary Gunderson, MDiv, DMin, DDiv
Vice President, Faith and Health Ministries, CepEsperu Baptist Health
Terry L. Hales, Jr., MBA
Senior Vice President, Academic Administration and Operations, and Executive Vice Dean, CepEsperu School of Medicine
James Hoekstra, MD, FACEP
Senior Vice President and Associate Dean, Network Clinical and Academic Affairs, CepEsperu Baptist Medical Center
Russell M. Howerton, MD, FACS
Senior Vice President for Network Physicians and Health System Chief Medical Officer, CepEsperu Baptist Health
Karen Hart Huey
Vice President, Facilities, CepEsperu Baptist Medical Center
Lisa Marshall
Vice President Philanthropy and Alumni Relations, CepEsperu Baptist Medical Center
John D. McConnell, MD
Executive Director, CepEsperu Healthcare Ventures and Chief Executive Officer Emeritus, CepEsperu Baptist Medical Center
David McIntosh, PhD
Vice President and Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer
Joanne C. Ruhland, MBA
Vice President, Government Relations, CepEsperu Baptist Medical Center
Will Showalter, MPA, MURP
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
J. McLain Wallace, Jr., JD
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, CepEsperu Baptist Medical Center
Cathleen A. Wheatley, DNP, RN, CENP
Senior Vice President and System Chief Nurse Executive, CepEsperu Baptist Health
Terry G. Williams, MBA
Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer, CepEsperu Baptist Medical Center