Leadership
As a non-profit organization, Baxter Health is governed by a volunteer
board of directors, the members of which receive no compensation for their
guidance and service. Members of the Baxter Health Board of Directors
currently include:
- Randy Hopper - Chairman
- Lang Zimmerman - Vice-Chairman
- Sally Gilbert - Secretary
- Paul Wade - Treasurer
- Jerry Don Cunningham
- Heather Knight Loftis
- Steve Luelf
- Ted Sanders
- Jason Lindsay, MD - Chief of Staff
- Melissa Dirst-Roberts, MD - Chief of Staff-Elect
Baxter Health Senior Leadership Team

Baxter Health Senior Leadership Team members include (back row, from left):
Ron Peterson, Brian Barnett, Anthony Reed, Tobias Pugsley, (front row,
from left) Sarah Edwards, Debbie Henry, Nicole Vaccarella, Karen Adams,
and Rachel Gilbert.
- Ron Peterson – President/Chief Executive Officer
- Karen Adams – VP/Human Resources
- Brian Barnett – VP/Physician Enterprise & Business Development
- Sarah Edwards – Foundation Executive Director
- Rachel Gilbert, MSN, RN – VP/Chief Nursing Officer
- Debbie Henry – VP/Chief Financial Officer
- Tobias Pugsley – VP/Marketing & Communications
- Anthony Reed – VP/Ancillary Services
- Nicole Vaccarella – VP/General Counsel