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Phillip Ward
President and Chief Executive Officer
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President and Chief Executive Officer
Phil joined Community Hospice as a financial analyst in 1992 and has served in a number of roles including chief information officer and chief operating officer, a role he held from 2009 until his appointment as chief executive officer in June 2020. During that time, Community has grown to be one of the largest not-for-profit hospices in the nation serving more than 8,000 hospice patients annually. Community's palliative programs serve another 8,500 patients annually including more than 300 children in its pediatric palliative program Community PedsCare. Phil is a graduate of the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida and is a frequent speaker on business analytics, development of hospice inpatient units, and measuring financial performance of business operations.
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Kenny Stevenson
Chief Operating Officer
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Chief Operating Officer
Kenny provides executive oversight and management of compliance and regulatory issues, as well as the quality management program for Community Hospice. He is accountable for corporate compliance, quality, contracts, credentialing and medical records. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of South Alabama.
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Dr. Ana Sanchez
Chief Medical Officer
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Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Ana Sanchez is Chief Medical Director for Community Hospice & Palliative Care and oversees medical services for nearly 1,300 hospice patients from a team of physicians and advanced registered nurse practitioners. After earning her medical degree in the Dominican Republic, Dr. Sanchez completed a family medicine residency through the University of Florida in Jacksonville. Double-boarded in family medicine and hospice and palliative medicine with more than 18 years of patient care experience, she began her own family medicine practice in Jacksonville, renting out one room in the office of her father’s psychiatry practice.
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Mary McElroy
Senior Vice President of Hospice Services
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Senior Vice President of Hospice Services
Oversees all clinical nursing and nursing assistant functions, including inpatient, home care, long term care, triage and nursing services administration. Mary received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Villanova University and a Master of Science in Administration and Health Services from Central Michigan University. In 2003, she was honored as one of the Great 100 Nurses of Northeast Florida.
Representation from the community is integral in guiding Community Hospice management. The organization was formed as a community resource by consolidating the efforts of various healthcare providers. Members of our boards provide insight about end-of-life needs, trends and other community issues.
Board of Directors
Legend
** - Executive Committee Members
*** - Deceased
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Kevin Robbins **
Chair
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Tracy Arthur **
Secretary
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Christopher F. Emans **
Treasurer
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Alison A. Bartfield, M.D.
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Katherine K. Batenhorst
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Jane Boles
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Yank D. Coble, Jr., M.D. (Honorary)
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Gerardo Colon-Otero, M.D.
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Nancy M. Dawson, M.D.
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Carlton DeVooght
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Lt. Col. Bill Dudley (Ret.)
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Audrey Gibson
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Marie Gnage, Ph.D.
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Richard Hawthorne
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T. Fitch King, III
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Sue Leger-Krall, ARNP, Ph.D.
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John D. Logue, CFP
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Michael Mayo, DHA
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Kenneth McCosh
Alivia Care, Inc. Chief Financial Officer
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Greg Miller, MBA
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Dr. Judy Sayre
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Susan Ponder-Stansel
Alivia Care, Inc. President and CEO
Ex-Officio Members
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Jason W. Osborne
Emeritus
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Sen. Jim King, Jr. ***
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Joy Korman
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Gene H. Lewis ***
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Betty Petway
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Tom Petway
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Lawrence A. Solberg, Jr., Ph.D., M.D.
Foundation Board of Trustees
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Jason Osborne
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Fontaine LeMaistre
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Mark Bailey
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Susan Monahan
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Will Courtney
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Mat Hugo
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Susan Ponder-Stansel
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Sheila Rice
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Mike Ruble
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Kevin Robbins **
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Craig Walker
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Rebecca Schwam
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Brian Coughlin
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Trey Mills
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Charlie Arnold
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Michael Assaf
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Lou Caldropoli
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Bret Catto
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Jennifer Cleek
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Nancy Lantinberg
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Neill Lasher
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Susan Rost Monahan
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Marcia C. Morales
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Pamela Steitz
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Unni Thomas, MD
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Andrea Fritz
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Annie Tuttle
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Phillip Ward
St. Augustine/St. Johns County Advisory Council
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Virginia Andrews, R.N. ***
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Alecia Bailey
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Kelly Barrera
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Katherine Batenhorst **
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Jane Boles
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Daphne Cameron
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Christine Chapman
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Roberta Cleary
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Tony Coleman
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Theresa Coomes, ARNP
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Ronald Dixon, DMD, FAGD, PA
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Karen Glenos
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Skip Goodson
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Ray Hamel
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Kendell Hardwick
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Thomas Jackson
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Almarene Lowndes ***
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R. Joan Maguire (Honorary)
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Linda Matuza
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Glen McCutcheon
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Leslie Montoya
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Allie Sabo
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Jane M. Sims (Honorary)
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Christina H. Upchurch
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Sandy Upchurch
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Betsy Wegeman
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Dr. Walter West