Foundation for Healthy Communities of the Ohio Hospital Association

Our History

Why Wellness

Grant Funding

Board of Directors & Staff

News Releases

Board of Directors & Staff

2012 Board of Directors

A board made up of hospital administrators and representatives of the public provides fiscal oversight and strategic direction for the foundation and its development activities. It also reviews and approves all funding and grant activity.

Anthon Brooks
Special Assistant to the Executive Director
The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus
Chair

Heidi Gartland
VP, Government Relations
University Hospitals, Cleveland
Vice Chair

LeeAnn Lucas-Helber
President
Hocking Valley Community Hospital, Logan
Secretary/Treasurer

Lisa Anderson
Vice President
The Center for Health Affairs, Cleveland

Randy Arnett
President
Southern Ohio Medical Center, Portsmouth

Kim Bordenkircher
Chief Executive Officer
Henry County Hospital, Napoleon

Tom Cecconi
President & CEO
Mercy Medical Center, Canton

Mel Fahs
Chief Executive Officer
Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville

Frankye Herald, RN, BSN
Lead Coordinator, Mahogany's Child Program
Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton

Olas (Chip) Hubbs III
President & Chief Executive Officer
Memorial Hospital of Union County, Marysville

Joanne Limbach
President
AARP Ohio, New Philadelphia

Kate Fox Nagel
Director of Public Health & Policy
The Cleveland Clinic

David Sabgir, MD
Medical Director, Cardiac Rehabilitation
Mount Carmel Health System

David Lang
Director of Finance
Society for Handicapped Citizens of Medina County, Seville
Immediate Past Chair

Mike Abrams
President and CEO
Ohio Hospital Association
Ex-Officio

Staff Contacts

Mary Yost, Vice President of Public Affairs, The Ohio Hospital Association, oversees the Public Affairs department, which includes internal and external communications, media relations, public relations and the Foundation for Healthy Communities. An associate since 1992, Mary came to OHA from the Columbus Dispatch, where she worked as a reporter for 19 years. Under her leadership, the Public Affairs department at OHA has won several awards from the Ohio Society of Association Executives. Mary’s hometown is Columbus, Ohio, and she earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Ohio State University.

Stacey Conrad, Grants Manager, Foundation for Healthy Communities, coordinates grant cycle activities and manages interim and annual reporting for OHA's Foundation for Healthy Communities. She is responsible for both the foundation's grants as well as those administered for other agencies. An OHA associate since 1997, Stacey earned her associate of applied business degree from Bradford School and her bachelor’s degree in business administration at Otterbein College. Originally from Johnstown, Ohio, Stacey worked at Huntington Bank before joining OHA's staff.

155 East Broad Street, Floor 15 | Columbus, Ohio 43215-3620 | (614) 221-7614 | (614) 221-4771 Fax