Leadership at the UVM Health Network

Working together to better serve our communities makes us stronger, focused on collaboration instead of competition. As a team, The University of Vermont Health Network improves the lives of our patients by delivering outstanding care cost-effectively, as close to patient's  homes as possible.

Our hospitals and physicians are bringing the best of community and academic medicine together, sharing their knowledge and resources to give patients access to leading-edge technology, advanced treatment options and the highest level of compassionate care - the heart and science of medicine. 

The University of Vermont Health Network cares for communities on both sides of Lake Champlain, from the Adirondacks to the Green Mountains and beyond. Members include:

  • The University of Vermont Medical Center, affiliated with The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont and The University of Vermont College of Nursing and Health Sciences
  • Alice Hyde Medical Center
  • Central Vermont Medical Center
  • Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital 
  • Elizabethtown Community Hospital
  • Porter Medical Center
  • UVM Health Network Home Health & Hospice (formerly the Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties)

Our network was created in October 2011 when Fletcher Allen in Burlington, Vermont, and Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, Vermont, signed an affiliation agreement. In January 2013, New York partners Alice Hyde Medical Center in Malone, Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh and Elizabethtown Community Hospital in Elizabethtown joined the affiliation. In May 2017 Porter Medical Center joined the affiliation. On January 1, 2018, the UVM Health Network Home Health & Hospice (formerly the VNA of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties) joined the network. (The network was originally called Fletcher Allen Partners.)

UVM Health Network Senior Leaders

Name Title
Sunil Eappen, MD, MBA President and Chief Executive Officer, UVM Health Network
Clinical Professor, UVM Larner College of Medicine
Ramsey Herrington, MD, FACEP Interim Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, UVM Health Network
Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, UVM Health Network and Larner College of Medicine
Jason Sanders, MD, MBA Executive Vice President, Chief Physician Officer, UVM Health Network
President and Chief Executive Officer, UVM Health Network Medical Group
Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, UVM Larner College of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine, UVM Larner College of Medicine
Rick Vincent  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, UVM Health Network
Lori Boisjoli Network Chief Information Officer, UVM Health Network
Carla Carten, PhD Senior Vice President, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, UVM Health Network
David W. Clauss, MD Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, UVM Health Network
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, UVM Larner College of Medicine
Douglas Gentile, MD, MBA Senior Vice President, Information Technology, UVM Health Network
Carrie Howard-Canning, MBA, MSN, RN, CENP Chief Nursing Officer, UVM Health Network
Ginger Lubkowitz Senior Vice President, Chief Development Officer, UVM Health Network & UVM Foundation
Eric Miller Senior Vice President, General Counsel, UVM Health Network 
Jessica Moschella Senior Vice President, High Value Care, UVM Health Network
Jerald Novak Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer, UVM Health Network 
Gary Scott Senior Vice President, Facilities, Real Estate, Construction and Support Services
Jason Williams Senior Vice President, Chief External Relations Officer, UVM Health Network
Michelle LeBeau, RN, MHRM, RHCEOC  President, Alice Hyde Medical Center 
President, Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital 
Stephen Leffler, MD President and Chief Operating Officer, UVM Medical Center
Professor of Emergency Medicine, UVM Larner College of Medicine
Anna Tempesta Noonan, RN, BSN, MS  President and Chief Operating Officer, Central Vermont Medical Center 
Bob Ortmyer President, Elizabethtown Community Hospital
President and Chief Operating Officer, Porter Medical Center
Christine Werneke, MS President and Chief Operating Officer, UVM Health Network - Home Health & Hospice

Governance

The University of Vermont Health Network's Board of Trustees is comprised of up to 23 members. The Network's governance committee nominates up to 20 members through a process designed to select trustees with diverse skills and experiences who are dedicated to the Network's mission and vision. The three ex-officio members are the President and Chief Executive Officer of the University of Vermont Health Network and the Deans of the Larner College of Medicine and College of Nursing and Health Sciences at the University of Vermont. Trustees are elected to serve four-year terms and may serve up to two terms. The board's role is to provide oversight of the Network's management to ensure that it faithfully carries out the Network's mission. Trustees do not receive compensation for their service other than expense reimbursements. The board is committed to being an antiracist board, aligning its board practices with the organization's, and creating an equitable, diverse and inclusive board.

UVM Health Network Board of Trustees

Read about the UVM Health Network board of trustees.

UVM Health Network Leadership

Land and Labor Acknowledgment

UVM Health Network acknowledges that we live and work in Wôbanakik (Woe-bun-ah-kick), the historical and current homeland of the Abenaki peoples and Kanièn꞉ke (gah nyon gay), the historical and current homeland of the Mohawk peoples. We recognize the long history of genocide and land theft used to create what we now know as the state of Vermont and the state of New York, as part of the United States of America. We commit to our shared role in land stewardship and seeking the voices and needs of indigenous peoples. 

UVM Health Network acknowledges the history of slavery and the rich contributions of African descendants for more than 400 years. We acknowledge the exploitation of labor for economic growth and our responsibility to address labor inequities that exist today. 

We carry our ancestors in us and are continually called to do better. This acknowledgment is one of many essential steps towards our commitment to create an inclusive environment of care for our staff and community.