WellStar Health System today announced Mary Chatman, vice president of WellStar Health System and president of Kennestone Hospital and Windy Hill Hospital, was named one of only eighteen U.S. executives to be selected for the prestigious Baldrige Executive Fellows Program. The program is named after Malcolm Baldrige, the 26th Secretary of Commerce of the United States.
The Baldrige Executive Fellows Program is a one-year, nationally ranked leadership development experience for direct reports to the most senior leader within an organization or business. The program prepares rising senior executives for impactful leadership by providing a broader perspective on how to achieve performance excellence within their organization, stimulate innovation, and enhance knowledge and capabilities for organizational sustainability.
“It is our belief that participation in this program will benefit fellows personally and with employees, customers, patients, students, partners, suppliers, and larger community. I am committed to encouraging and enabling organizational success and operational excellence in every dimension of performance. I believe the Baldrige Executive Fellows Program empowers executives to lead their organizations to new levels of excellence.”
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross
Within a collegial environment, fellows will have a unique opportunity to compare perspectives of executives across sectors, share candid advice on leadership challenges, and use insights gained to address strategic challenges and opportunities.
The 2019 cohort of Baldrige Fellows includes:
- Martha Boudreau, executive vice president, AARP
- William Byers, chief information officer, Western Maryland Health System
- Mary Chatman, senior vice president, WellStar Health System; president, Kennestone Hospital and Windy Hill Hospital
- Jennifer Eden, executive director, quality and
- development, Tanana Chiefs Conference
- Tom Field, associate vice chancellor, organizational improvement, University of Kansas Medical Center
- Sandy Goodman, president, CRGA Design
- Laura Hendricks-Jackson, vice president, Patient Care Services and chief nursing officer, Sibley Memorial Hospital – Johns Hopkins Health System
- Eileen Jaskuta, system vice president of quality and patient safety, Main Line Health System
- Anil Kotru, director, pediatric transplant, Geisinger Health System
- Brandy Oki, chief operating officer, HAWAIIUSA Federal Credit Union
- Jill Ostrem, senior vice president, hospital operations, Jefferson Health
- Marilyn Powell, vice provost, Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership, College of Management and Technology, Walden University
- Lindsay Radu, continuum care administrator, Kaiser Permanente
- Meera Riner, chief operating officer, Nexion Health Management, Inc.
- Brian Shepard, chief executive officer, United Network for Organ Sharing
- Sanjeev Srinivasan, vice president, corporate development and Strategy, Hypertherm
- Donny Trankler, vice president, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
- Alandra Washington, director, vice president, organizational effectiveness. and transformation lead, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Since its inception in 2010, the Baldrige Executive Fellows Program has been recognized with LEAD (Leadership Excellence and Development) Awards as among the very best U.S. and global continuing-education programs in leadership development. The annual awards event celebrates excellence in human resources and leadership development by recognizing and honoring corporations, educational institutions and individuals that excel in offering top leadership initiatives and programs on a local to global scale. In 2018, LEAD ranked the Baldrige Executive Fellows Program as one of the best continuing education programs with emphasis on human resources and leadership/organizational development.
About WellStar Health System
WellStar Health System, the largest health system in Georgia, is known nationally for its innovative care models, focused on improving quality and access to healthcare. WellStar consists of WellStar Medical Group, 240 medical office locations, outpatient centers, health parks, a pediatric center, nursing centers, hospice, homecare, as well as 11 hospitals: WellStar Atlanta Medical Center, WellStar Atlanta Medical Center South, WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center (anchored by WellStar Kennestone Hospital), WellStar West Georgia Medical Center, and WellStar Cobb, Douglas, North Fulton, Paulding, Spalding Regional, Sylvan Grove and Windy Hill hospitals. As a not-for-profit, WellStar continues to reinvest in the health of the communities it serves with new technologies and treatments. For more information, visit wellstar.org.
