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

Loree Connors

Loree W. Connors, CPA
Chair
Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board of Trustees

Director Family Office
Board Member and Retired Chief Financial Officer
Vita-Mix Corporation

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board in 2016
Elected Chair: 2021
Vice Chair: 2018 – 2021
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
Nancy Charney | Board of Trustees

Nancy S. Charney
Founder
NS Charney & Associates

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board in 2023
Magda Gomez

Magda Gomez, EdD
Executive Director
Diversity and Inclusion, Office of the President
Cuyahoga Community College

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board in 2021
Henry Hillow

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

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board in 2016
Herman Kopf

Herman (Bucky) Kopf
Builder and Developer
Kopf Builders

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board in 2016
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 Health System – 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
Donald A. Malone, Jr., MD

Donald A. Malone, Jr., MD
President, Ohio Hospitals and Family Health Centers
Cleveland Clinic

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board in 2020
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
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
Rebecca Starck, MD

Rebecca Starck, MD
President
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
Anu Suri, MD

Anu Suri, MD
Chief of Staff
Section Head, Pulmonary Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board in 2016
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
Executive Director, Ohio Regional Hospitals
Cleveland Clinic
Joshua Miller

Joshua Miller, DO
Vice President, Regional Hospitals and Family Health Centers
Cleveland Clinic
Mark Malloy

Mark Malloy
Regional Chief Financial Officer, Ohio
Cleveland Clinic
Jason Oblander

R. Jason Oblander, Esq.
Deputy Chief Governance Officer
Cleveland Clinic
Bridget Gorman, COO

Bridget Gorman
Chief of Operations
Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital
Travis Nickels, MD, MBA

Travis Nickels, MD, MBA
Chief Medical Officer
Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital
Craig Tobias, MSN, MBA, RN

Craig Tobias, MSN, MBA, RN
Interim Chief Nursing Officer
Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital
Lori Koenig

Lori L. Koenig, CPA
Finance Director
Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital
Teresa Craighead

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