Board of Directors

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Chairman

Larry Shackelford, CPA, FACMPE
CEO
Washington Regional Medical System

Chairman-Elect 

Greg Crain, FACHE
President, Central Region
Baptist Health

Treasurer

Michelle Krause, MD, MPH
Senior Vice Chancellor for UAMS Health and CEO
UAMS Medical Center

Past-Chairman

Ron Peterson, FACHE
President/CEO
Baxter Health

Director, At-Large 

Ryan Gehrig, FACHE
President
Mercy Hospitals Arkansas

Arkansas Valley District

Tommy Hobbs
CEO
Johnson Regional Medical Center

Metropolitan District

Cody Walker
CEO
Baptist Health Medical Center-NLR

Northeast District

Michael Givens, FACHE
Administrator
St. Bernards Medical Center

Northwest District

Eric Pianalto
Chief Strategic Growth Officer
Mercy Hospitals Arkansas

North Central District

David Deaton, FACHE
CEO
Ozark Health Medical Center

Southeast District

Brian Thomas
CEO
Jefferson Regional

Southwest District

Crystal Bohannon
President
CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs

Delegate, American Hospital Association

Sammie Cribbs Roberson, MSN, AGCNS-BC, APRN
President/CEO
North Arkansas Regional Medical Center

Trustee, Arkansas State Board of Health

Phillip K. Gilmore, PhD, FACHE
CEO
Ashley County Medical Center

Representative, QIO 

Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care
Matt Troup
President/CEO
Conway Regional Health System

President, Arkansas Hospital Auxiliary Association

Charlotte Jackson
President
Unity Health


President, Arkansas Association of Hospital Trustees

Connie Castleberry
Ouachita County Medical Center