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