Essentia Health Leadership

David Herman, MD
Chief Executive Officer

Jodi Mansfield
Executive Vice President
Chief Operating Officer

Chief Medical Officer

Traci Morris
Chief Financial Officer

Cathy Cantor, MD
Chief Population Health Officer

Michael Watters
Chief Legal Officer

Andrew Askew
Vice President of Public Policy

Rhonda Kazik, RN
Chief Nursing Officer

Matthew Piede
Chief Development Officer
Northeast Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin (Essentia Health - East)

Krista Skorupa, MD
President - East Market

Brad Beard
Chief Operating Officer - East Market

Todd DeFreece
Senior Vice President, Operations - East Market

Jason Schultz, MD
Chief Medical Officer - East Market

Christie Erickson, CNP
Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant Director - East Market

Tammy Kritzer
Senior Vice President of Hospital Operations - East Market

Trent Nobles
Senior Vice President of Surgical Operations - East Market
Eastern North Dakota and Western Minnesota (Essentia Health - West)

Al Hurley
Chief Operating Officer - West Market

Richard Vetter, MD
Chief Medical Officer - West Market

Stefanie Gefroh, MD
Associate Chief Medical Officer/Division Chair Inpatient Services - West Market

Karla French Baker, ACNP
Director of Advanced Practice - West Market

Tanner Goodrich
Senior Vice President, Operations - West Market
Suzanne Zeltinger, MSN, RN
Chief Nursing Officer – West Market