Governance Committee

Chairperson

Lawrence P. Schumacher, RN, MSN, FAAN
Senior Vice President, Operations, Southeast Division
CommonSpirit Health
Chattanooga, TN

Members

Sr. Ricca Dimalibot, CCVI, MA, MD, FAAFP
Leadership Team - General Council
Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word
Houston, TX
Sr. Sharon Euart, RSM, JCD
Executive Director and Canon Lawyer
Resource Center for Religious Institutes
Silver Spring, MD
Joseph Gage, JD
Chief Human Resource Officer
Bon Secours Mercy Health
Ocoee, FL
Dougal G. Hewitt
Executive Vice President/Chief Mission and Sponsorship Officer
Providence St. Joseph Health
Seattle, WA
Richard G. Korman, Esq.
Chief Legal Counsel / General Counsel
Avera Health
Sioux Falls, SD
Christine K. McCoy, JD
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Ascension
Saint Louis, MO
Steven R. Smoot, FACHE
Chief Operating Officer
SSM Health
Saint Louis, MO

Ex-Officio

Damond W. Boatwright, FACHE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Hospital Sisters Health System
Springfield, IL
Sr. Mary M. Haddad, RSM, MSW, MBA
President and Chief Executive Officer
Catholic Health Association
Washington, DC

Staff Coordinator

Catherine A. Hurley, Esq.
Vice President, General Counsel / Compliance Officer
Catholic Health Association
Washington, DC

CHA Staff

Margaret Kriso
Governance Administrator/Board Liaison
Catholic Health Association
Washington, DC