Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Mohawk Valley Health System
With the organization since: 1993 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center; 2014 at Mohawk Valley Health System (St. Elizabeth Medical Center and Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare).
In current position since: Since 2014.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Utica College of Syracuse University; passed uniform CPA exam.
Career Highlights: Began career in healthcare as a staff accountant and worked in all departments related to revenue cycle prior to becoming chief financial officer in 2001; being selected as the chief financial officer of the newly affiliated Mohawk Valley Health System (Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare [Senior Network Health, Visiting Nurse Association of Utica and Oneida County, St. Luke’s Home, and Mohawk Valley Home Care] and St. Elizabeth Medical Center).
Current Affiliations: Healthcare Financial Management Association, since 1995; Junior Junction Inc., since 1996; Healthcare Underwriters Mutual Risk Management Group Compensation Trust, since 1998; House of Good Shepherd, since 2022.
How do you describe your managerial philosophy or approach? “My managerial approach is to make data-driven decisions rather than decisions based on emotions.”
Skills that make you an effective leader? “Team player, ethical and hardworking. Treat everyone equally.”
How can the healthcare industry in the region be improved? “Devote available resources to taking care of patients more efficiently and streamline excessively complex systems which hinder or prevent actions or decision-making relative to patient care.”
What do you do for fun? “Cooking, home improvement projects, spending time with family.”