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Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital leadership

Piedmont Healthcare, Inc. (PHC) is the parent company of Piedmont Athens Hospital and other subsidiary hospitals and corporations. The obligation of the PHC Board is to ensure that the resources and capacities of PHC are deployed in a manner that promotes community benefit and health status.

Board of directors

  • Philip E. Bettendorf, Chair

  • Chris Bostdorff, MD

  • Kevin Brown

  • J. Michael Burnett

  • Carolann Eisenhart, MD

  • Kelly C. Grow, MD

  • Michael J. Mandl

  • Helen Mills, Ed.D., Co-Chair

  • Lenzy Reid, III

  • Peter Shedd

  • Johnelle Simpson, II

  • Robert Sinyard, MD

  • Neil Stevens

Senior executive leadership

J. Michael Burnett

Chief Executive Officer

Jason Smith

Chief Operating Officer

Justin Roberts

Chief Financial Officer

Geoffrey Marx, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Jeremiah Bame, RN

Chief Nursing Officer

Hospital Authority of Clarke County, Georgia

  • Karl Barnett, MD, Chair

  • Jeff Bishop

  • Bill Bland

  • Chandra Echols

  • Kelly C. Grow, MD

  • Roswell Lawrence, Jr., Ph.D.

  • Helen H. Mills, Ed.D.

  • Cecilia Santibanez

  • Peter Shedd

Piedmont Athens Regional Foundation Board

  • Dr. Catherine Apaloo

  • Rev. Dr. Daryl Bloodsaw

  • Michael Burnett

  • Scott Collins

  • Candi Hoard

  • Kathy Hoard

  • Nathan Hriczo

  • Kelly Kerner

  • Catherine Marti, MD

  • Carl Nichols

  • Barbara Parks

  • Jody Patton

  • Justin Roberts

  • Jennifer Zwirn

  • Leslie Sinyard

  • April Sorrow

  • Jenny Terrell

  • Dr. Xernona Thomas

  • Becky Waltman

  • Ron Walpert, MD

  • Benjamin Wilson, MD

  • Jennifer Scott