Kentucky Leadership

Meet our 2026-2027 leaders!

OFFICERS

Suhail Nath

Suhail Nath
President
UofL Health

Gage Beavers

Gage Beavers
President-Elect
Blue & Co., LLC

Melissa Wade
VP of Education
Baptist Health System KY & IN

Chase Williams
Secretary
Blue & Co., LLC

Cara Piekarski

Cara Piekarski 
Treasurer
Forvis Mazars

Anderson Howard

Anderson Howard
VP of Membership
Optum

Vicki Virgin

Vicki Virgin
VP of Communications and Chapter Assistant
Blue & Co., LLC

Drew Deptola

Drew Deptola
VP of Sponsorship
Norton Healthcare

Shawn Barney

Shawn Barney
Immediate Past President
Blue & Co., LLC

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jeff Flannery

Jeff Flannery
DIRECTOR – YEAR 2

UK St. Claire Medical Center

Shellie Shouse

Shellie Shouse
DIRECTOR – YEAR 2

Ohio County Hospital

Chip Dalton

Chip Dalton
DIRECTOR – YEAR 1

Appalachian Regional Healthcare

Wade Mitzel

Wade Mitzel
DIRECTOR – YEAR 1

UofL Physicians

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