Trustees of Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital

The Board of Trustees serves in an advisory role to the Board of Directors. Trustees are selected on the basis of their experience and expertise in a variety of areas beneficial to Avon Hospital. Trustees serve as volunteers and are not compensated for their services. All Trustees are subject to a comprehensive conflict of interest policy. The following is a listing of the individuals currently serving as Trustees of Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital and its Leadership Team:

Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board of Trustees

Marcia Ballinger, PhD, Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board.

Marcia Ballinger, PhD, Chair
Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board of Trustees
President, Lorain County Community College

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board in 2023
Elected Chair: 2025
Served as Vice Chair: 2024
Member, Cleveland Clinic Ohio Regional Hospitals and Boards of Directors: 2025 - Present
Amy Devine Cherrstorm

Amy Devine Cherrstrom CPA, Vice Chair
Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board of Trustees

Global Innovation Program Manager
Oracle

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board in 2016
Elected Vice Chair: 2021
Loree Connors

Loree W. Connors, CPA
Director Family Office, Board Member and Retired Chief Financial Officer, Vita-Mix Corporation

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board in 2016
Chair: 2021 - 2024
Vice Chair: 2018 - 2021
Member, Cleveland Clinic Ohio Regional Hospitals and Boards of Directors: 2021 - 2024

Jorge Guzman, MD

Jorge Guzman, MD
Executive Vice President and President, Northeast Ohio Market
Cleveland Clinic

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board in 2024
Henry Hillow

Henry J. Hilow, Esq.
Attorney and Partner
McGinty, Hilow & Spellacy Co., Ltd

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board in 2016
Jennifer S. Kelsch | Board of Trustees

Jennifer S. Kelsch
Founder and Owner
JSK Solutions, Ltd.

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board in 2024
Latina (Tina) Kimbrough

Latina (Tina) Kimbrough
Executive Director
The Nord Family Foundation

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board in 2024
Robert Lintz

Robert Lintz
Retired Plant Manager, Parma Metal Fabricating Division
General Motors Corporation

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board in 2017
Member, Cleveland Clinic Board of Trustees: 1992 – Present
Member, Cleveland Clinic – Western Region Board: 1999 – 2013
Bill Litzler

Bill Litzler
Retired President and Chairman
C.A. Litzler Co., Inc.

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board in 2016
Travis Nickels, MD, MBA

Travis Nickels, MD
President, Medical Staff
Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board in 2024
Deborah Reidy Norton

Deborah Reidy Norton
Special Education – Specific Learning Disability Teacher

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board in 2016
Edwin Oliveras

Edwin Oliveras
Retired Director of Purchasing
Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board in 2022
Rebecca Patton

Rebecca M. Patton, DNP, RN, CNOR, FAAN
Lucy Jo Atkinson Scholar in Perioperative Nursing
at the Case Western Reserve University Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board in 2016
Member, Lakewood Hospital Association Board: 2011 – 2019
Joel Rathburn | Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board

Joel Rathbun
Senior Vice President Merger and Acquisitions
Avient Corporation

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board in 2024
Rebecca Starck, MD

Rebecca Starck, MD
Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board in 2016
Member, Fairview Hospital Board: 2010 – 2013
Member, Lutheran Hospital Board: 2010 – 2013
Michael Taylor, MD

Michael Taylor, MD
Physician Advisor
Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board in 2022

Leadership Team

Kris Bennett

Kris Bennett
Vice President of Operations, Northeast Ohio Market
Cleveland Clinic
Mark Malloy

Mark Malloy
Vice President of Finance, Ohio
Cleveland Clinic
Jason Oblander

R. Jason Oblander, Esq.
Deputy Chief Governance Officer
Cleveland Clinic
Lacey Piper

Lacey Piper
Senior Director, Hospital Operations
Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital
Craig Tobias, MSN, MBA, RN

Craig Tobias, MSN, MBA, RN
Chief Nursing Officer
Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital
Stephanie Nally | Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board of Trustees

Stephanie Nally
Finance Director
Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital
Teresa Craighead

Teresa Craighead, MSN, RN
Safety and Quality Director
Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital