The CHA Board of Trustees is the principal policy-making body for the Association. Its members are elected by the CHA Assembly at the Annual Meeting. About two-thirds of the members are healthcare institution chief executive officers. The balance includes hospital trustees, physicians, and other senior healthcare leaders.
Executive Committee

Chairman
Christopher M. Dadlez
President and Chief Executive Officer
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Term Expires: 6/12
(also AHA delegate)

Secretary
Peter J. Karl
President & CEO
Eastern Connecticut Health Network
Term Expires: 6/12

Vice Chairman
Susan L. Davis, Ed.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
St. Vincent's Medical Center
Term Expires: 6/12

Immediate Past Chairman
Marna P. Borgstrom
President and Chief Executive Officer
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Term Expires: 6/10

At Large Member
Bruce D. Cummings
President/CEO
Lawrence & Memorial Hospital
Term Expires: 6/11

At Large Member
Frank A. Corvino
President/CEO
Greenwich Hospital
Term Expires: 6/12

President and CEO
Jennifer Jackson
President and CEO
Connecticut Hospital Association
Term Expires:

Treasurer
Richard A. Brvenik
President & CEO
Windham Hospital
Term Expires: 6/11

Member at Large, Term Expires: Ex Officio - Chairman, DNS Board of Directors
Patrick A. Charmel
President and Chief Executive Officer
Griffin Hospital
Term Expires: 6/12

Chairman, CEO Forum
Kurt A. Barwis
President and Chief Executive Officer
Bristol Hospital
Term Expires: 6/12


Trustees

Timothy D. Bates
Partner
Robinson & Cole
Term Expires: 6/13

Martin J. Gavin
President and Chief Executive Officer
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Term Expires: 6/11

Brian G. Grissler
President & Chief Executive Officer
Stamford Hospital
Term Expires: 6/13

Elliot Joseph
President and Chief Executive Officer
Hartford Hospital
Term Expires: 6/13

Robert J. Lyons Jr.
President & CEO
The Bilco Company
Term Expires: 6/12

Lawrence M. McGoldrick
Chairman, Board of Directors
MidState Medical Center
Term Expires: 6/13

John A. Michaels
Asst. Secretary, Waterbury Hosp. Board
Michaels Jewelers
Term Expires: 6/12

Christopher O'Connor
President and Chief Executive Officer
Hospital of Saint Raphael
Term Expires: 6/13

Joel J. Reich, MD
Senior VP for Medical Affairs
Eastern Connecticut Health Network
Term Expires: 6/11

Curtis D. Robinson
Board Member
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Term Expires: 6/12

Clarence J. Silvia
President/CEO
The Hospital of Central Connecticut
Term Expires: 6/11

Robert E. Smanik
President and Chief Executive Officer
Day Kimball Hospital
Term Expires: 6/12

Chad Wable
President and Chief Executive Officer
Saint Mary's Hospital
Term Expires: 6/11

Barbara Weiss
Board Member
Middlesex Hospital
Term Expires: 6/11

David A. Whitehead
President & CEO
The William W. Backus Hospital
Term Expires: 6/13