Leadership
Board of Directors
As a locally governed organization, UnityPoint Health - Meriter is strongly committed to the people and communities it serves. Our boards, comprised of local business and civic leaders, work closely with our administrative team to meet the health-related needs of our community.
Board of Directors for Meriter Health Services and Meriter Hospital:
- James Arnett, President & CEO
- John Ashley
- Rukmini Banerjee
- Alison Craig, MD (She/Her/Hers)
- Virginia Graves
- Ronald Henshue
- Newrhee Kim, MD, Vice Chair (He/Him/His)
- Brad Manning, MD
- Margaret Noreuil, PhD, RN, Immediate Past Chair
- Pat Setji
- Doug Strub, Chair
- Mary Thompson, MD
- Cheryl Wittke (She/Her/Hers)
- Jason Yelk, DO
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Leadership
James Arnett
President & CEO
Christina Jackson
Chief Operating Officer
Sherry Casali, RN, MS
Chief Nursing Executive & Vice President of Patient Care
Dave Childers
Regional Vice President Clinic Operations
Derek Clevidence, MD
Regional Vice President, Medical Director
Rebecca Dopart
Foundation President
Beth Erdman
Chief Financial Officer
Carla Griffin
Executive Director, Pregnancy & Newborn Care
Tiffany Roepsch
Regional Assistant General Counsel
Tim Ferguson
AVP, Facilities Development
Thomas Westfall, MD
Regional Chief Medical Information Officer
Pam Wetzel, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Shana Wuebben
Vice President, Human Resources
Board of Directors - Non Hospital
- Derek Clevidence, MD, PhD, Chair
- James Arnett, President & CEO
- Bill Bucknam, MD
- Sanford Carimi, MD, FACP, FNLA
- Ken Felz, MD
- Joana Huibregtse, APNP
- Dana Johnson, MD
- Abdul Mohsin, MD
- Shannon Reed, DO
- Bobby Adamov, Chair
- James Arnett
- Tricia Braun
- Diego Campoverde Cisneros, Secretary
- Holly Cremer Berkenstadt, Immediate Past Vice Chair
- Sherry Casali, RN, MSN
- Mary Cullen, Vice Chair
- Rebecca Dopart
- Gabe Javier
- Jeff Levy
- Chas Martin
- Matt Messinger
- Tina Noel
- Katie Schmitt, MD
- John Sims, Immediate Past Chair
- Alia Stevenson
- Tony Sullivan
- Matt Vanderloo
- Mai Zong Vue
- Pam Wetzel, MD