MHA Board of Trustees
The MHA is governed by a Board of Trustees representing hospitals and health systems from across Michigan. The 2023-2024 program year Board of Trustees includes:
Officers

Shannon Striebich
Chair
Term Ends 2024
Ministry President and Senior Vice President of Operations
Trinity Health Michigan

T. Anthony Denton
Past Chair
Term Ends 2024
Senior Vice President and Chief ESG Officer
University of Michigan Health System

Julie Yaroch, DO
Chair-elect
Term Ends 2024
President
Promedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital

Bill Manns
Treasurer
Term Ends 2024
President and CEO
Bronson Healthcare Group

Brian Peters
CEO
Term Indefinite
Chief Executive Officer
Michigan Health & Hospital Association
Trustees

Douglas Apple, MD
Term Ends 2024
Chief Clinical Officer
Ascension Michigan
Interim President & CEO
Ascension Genesys Hospital

Gar Atchison
Term Ends 2026
CEO,
UP Health System – Marquette, and Market President, UP Health System

Beth Charlton
Term Ends 2024
President and CEO
Covenant HealthCare

Karen Cheeseman
Term Ends 2025
President and CEO
Mackinac Straits Health System

Mark Eastburg, PhD
Term Ends 2026
President and CEO
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services

Tina Freese Decker
Term Ends 2024
President and CEO
Corewell Health

JJ Hodshire
Term Ends 2024
President and CEO
Hillsdale Hospital

Gregory R. Lane
Term Ends 2025
Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
McLaren Health Care

Brittany Lavis
Term Ends 2025
CEO
Detroit Medical Center

Edwin A. Ness
Term Ends 2026
President and CEO
Munson Healthcare

Hunter Nostrant
Term Ends 2024
CEO
Helen Newberry Joy Hospital

Kent Riddle
Term Ends 2025
CEO
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital

Robert Riney
Term Ends 2024
President and CEO
Henry Ford Health

Lydia Watson, MD
Term Ends 2026
President and CEO
MyMichigan Health, Midland