MHA Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees oversees the business, affairs, and property of the Maryland Hospital Association. Members of the Board are elected during the annual membership meeting. Each Trustee holds office for a three-year term and can serve up to six consecutive years.
The Board of Trustees is MHA’s highest policymaking body and has the authority for most decisions, activities and functions.
Thomas Kleinhanzl – Chair
Board Chair; President & CEO, Frederick Health
Victoria Bayless – Vice Chair
Board Vice Chair; Chief Executive Officer, Luminis Health
Savas Karas – Treasurer/Secretary
Treasurer/Secretary; Board Member, MedStar Harbor Hospital; Chief Technology Officer/Chief Transformation Officer, CAPREIT, Inc.
Bradley Chambers
Chair, Governance Committee; Senior Vice President & COO, Baltimore Region MedStar Health
David Maine, M.D.
Chair, Council on Clinical & Quality Issues; President & CEO, Mercy Medical Center
Kevin Sowers
Chair, Council on Legislative & Regulatory Policy; President Johns Hopkins Health System
Mohan Suntha, M.D.
Chair, Council on Financial Policy; President & CEO, University of Maryland Medical System
Harsh Trivedi, M.D.
Chair, Compensation Committee; President & CEO, Sheppard Pratt Health System
Jeremy Bradford
President & CEO, Calvert Health System, Inc.
Christina Fitts
Board Member, GBMC HealthCare; CEO, AJ Fitts Unlimited, LLC
Steven Leonard, Ph.D.
President & CEO, TidalHealth
Michele Martz
President, UPMC Western Maryland
Jessica Melton
President & COO, Suburban Hospital
Neil Meltzer
President & CEO, LifeBridge Health
Henry Mosley
Board Member, Adventist HealthCare; Chief Financial Officer, Washington Convention & Sports Authority
Mitchell Schwartz, M.D.
President, Luminis Health Clinical Enterprise
Eunmee Shim
President, Adventist HealthCare Fort Washington Medical Center
Elizabeth Wise
President & CEO, University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health