Board of Directors

Melonie Lagalante, MSHA, MBA, FACHE

District 1 Representative – Orleans

Chief Operating Officer
Lakeview Hospital LCMC Health

Sarah Mitchell, FACHE

District 2 Representative – Southeast

Vice President, Surgical Service Line
North Oaks Health System

Jenny Bono, MBA, FACHE, CASC

District 3 Representative – Southwest/Bayou

CEO
Joint Replacement Center of Louisiana

Richard “Rich” Priore, ScD, MHA, FACHE

Committee Chair: Career Advancement

Professor, Department of Social Behavioral, and Population Science Tulane University Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Kenneth J. Cochran, DSc, RN, FACHE

District at Large

Principal
Health Management Associates

Michelle Smith, CPHQ

LHA Representative

Director of Education
Louisiana Hospital Association

Coletta Barrett, RN, MHA, FACHE

Co-Chair Community Impact & Health Equity

Associate Professor, Doctor of Nursing Practice
Southeastern Louisiana University

Peter Dancy, Jr., MBA, MHA, FACHE

Co-Chair Community Impact & Health Equity

Medical Center Director/CEO
Alexandria VA Health Care System

M. Lee Holmes, FACHE, FACMPE, MHA/MBA

Committee Chair: Strategic Planning

Chief Executive Officer
DiaSante Health LLC

Erin Zeringue

Committee Chair: Membership

President
A3 Healthcare

Rickie J. Ragan

Committee Chair: Sponsorship

Executive, Strategic Clients
GE Healthcare

Laura Allen

Committee Chair: Education

AVP of Productivity and Analytics
Willis-Knighton Health System

Kathryn Mount, FACHE

Committee Chair: Communications/Newsletter

Healthcare Reimbursement Analyst
Louisiana Hospital Association

Kristina Gray, PhD(c), MBA/HCM, CPCS

Committee Chair: Mentorship

Vice President, Access and Research
Willis Knighton Health

Meaghan Genre

Operations Coordinator

Executive Assistant to the President & CEO
Louisiana Hospital Association

April L. LaFontaine, DHA, MBA, FACHE

Regent

AVP Analytics
St. Tammany Health System

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