Solutionhealth is a 501 c-3 non-profit, governed by a volunteer board of trustees with support of leadership team that draws on knowledge and expertise of provider organizations. Founding members of SolutionHealth include Elliot Health System and Southern New Hampshire Health.
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Board of Trustees
The Honorable Clifford R. Kinghorn
Chair, Board of Trustees
Senior Status Circuit Court Judge
Civic and Charitable Activities:
- Six year member of Board of SNHHS, SNHMC and FMP
- Former board memberships include: Hunt Home, Home Health And Hospice, and the Boys and Girls Club of Nashua
- Served on the New Hampshire State Advisory Group on Juvenile Justice and as Co-chair of the Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative
- Served as City Corporation Counsel for the City of Nashua
- Served in the United States Marines during Vietnam War; Was awarded the Purple Heart
Judge Kinghorn lives in Amherst with his wife, Laurie. They have two grandchildren who live in Colorado. In his spare time he enjoys hiking, sailing, golf, tennis and time with his grandsons.
Stephen Loosigian, DO
Vice Chair, Board of Trustees
Elliot Health System
Hospitalist
Civic and Charitable Activities:
- Medical Staff President
- Elliot Board of Directors Member
Stephen and his wife Kelly live in Concord. They have 3 children Avery, Daniel and Roffee, ranging in ages from 19 to 13.
Martha E. O’Neill, Esq.
Secretary, Board of Trustees
Clancy & O’Neill, PA
Attorney
Civic and Charitable Activities:
- Member of Rivier University Board of Trustees
- President of Mary A. Sweeney Home Board of Trustees
- Clerk of Nutt Hospital Fund Board of Trustees
- Chairperson of Bishop’s Charitable Assistance Fund
- Member of Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nashua Foundation Board of Trustees
- Member of NH Charitable Foundation – Nashua Region Board
- Vice President of Wellesley College Class of 1979
- Former board memberships include: Currier Museum Advisory Council, Girls Incorporated, Pennichuck Corporation and Nashua Senior Center
Martha lives in Merrimack, NH and in her spare time enjoys swimming, running and playing the piano.
Timothy Whitaker
Treasurer, Board of Trustees
TD Bank
Director of Middle Market Banking for Northern New England
Civic and Charitable Activities:
- Board member and past chairperson of the Board, Southern New Hampshire Health
- Board member and treasurer, Nashua Chamber of Commerce
- Previous board member, Greater Nashua Boys and Girls Club
Tim has lived in Merrimack, NH with his wife Christina for the last 25 years along with his two adult children. He is an avid cyclist and outdoor enthusiast and enjoys spending time with his children.
Howard Brodsky
CCA Global Partners
Civic and Charitable Activities:
- SolutionHealth, Board Member
- Cooperatives for a Better World, Founder and Chairman
- Floor Covering Industry Foundation, Chairman
- New Hampshire Better Business Bureau, Chairman
- Southern New Hampshire University, Board Member
- National Cooperative Business Association, Board Member
- NHPBS, Board Member
- MFF, Morgan Franklin Fellowship, Board Member
- ICDE, Institute for Cooperative Digital Economy, Board Member
- Palace Theatre, Emeritus
- Former NH Institute of Art, Board Member
Howard lives in Manchester, NH, with his wife Joan, and has 2 grown sons. In his “spare” time, Brodsky serves his community as a justice of the peace, performing wedding ceremonies. To date, he has a perfect record in this arena; the more than two dozen marriages he has performed all remain intact.
Paul W. Hoff, PhD
Bradley Kreick
SolutionHealth
Chief Executive Officer
Civic and Charitable Activities:
- Rivier University, Nashua, NH Board Chair
Brad lives in Nashua with his wife Beth and spends his spare time as the head coach of the Bishop Guertin High School Girls Basketball Team.
Dianne Mercier
People’s United Bank
President, NH
Civic and Charitable Activities:
- Elliot Health System, Manchester Immediate Past Board Chair
- Rivier University, Nashua, NH Board Chair
- NH Center for Public Policy Studies Vice Chair
- RiverWoods at Exeter Trustee/Treasurer
- The New England Council Board Member
Dianne lives in Manchester, NH, with her husband, John, and they have two grown children and two granddaughters.
Charla Stevens, Esq.
Executive Leadership
Bradley Kreick
Chief Executive Officer
SolutionHealth
Brad has served in multiple executive management roles in publicly traded and privately held healthcare provider and payor organizations throughout his career. He comes to SolutionHealth with more than 25 years of healthcare business management experience, with prior executive leadership positions at Apria Healthcare, Oxford Health Plans and Healthsource, Inc. He is a native of southern New Hampshire and brings a wealth of experience in strategy, business development, and network management. As CEO, Brad is responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction that will position SolutionHealth’s future growth and success. He will work in collaboration with executive leadership at member organizations to provide resources needed to deliver care for patients and support for employees.
Greg Baxter, MD
Chief Clinical Officer
President, Elliot Health System
Dr. Baxter, a board-certified emergency medicine physician, was named President of Elliot Health System after serving for 10 years as Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Baxter has been with Elliot Health System since 2003 when he joined and led the emergency physician provider group, growing it to 17 physicians and 10 advanced care providers by 2008. At that time, he was named Vice President of Medical Affairs serving as a liaison to the medical staff, Elliot Board of Directors, and management. In 2009, Dr. Baxter was appointed Chief Medical Officer and has served in this leadership role for nine years. In 2020, he took on the role of Chief Clinical Officer.
Colin T. McHugh
President & CEO, Southern New Hampshire Health
Colin McHugh, a trusted healthcare executive with more than 25 years of experience, joined Southern New Hampshire Health (SNHH) as president and chief executive officer in April 2022. Prior to this role, McHugh was senior vice president and chief value officer for SolutionHealth, the regional health system created when SNHH and Elliot Health System combined in 2018. While with SolutionHealth, McHugh stepped in as interim president of SNHH in 2020, leading the organization through a leadership transition, the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the implementation of the Epic electronic medical record.
Prior to joining SNHH and SolutionHealth, McHugh served in various executive leadership roles, gaining a wealth of experience in integrated health care delivery and value-based payment models. These previous roles include senior vice president of network development and contracting at MaineHealth; interim president & CEO of Synernet, Inc.; and vice president of provider engagement and contracting for Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
He holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of New Hampshire and a Master of Arts from The University of Connecticut.
Joe Felkner, MHA
Chief Financial Officer
Joe joined SolutionHealth in May of 2020 an interim financial advisor. In September of 2020 he was named Chief Financial Officer. Joe is an accomplished leader with 35 years in the health care industry. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Health First, an integrated delivery network based in Rockledge, Florida. In the past, he has also practiced as a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Ohio. He earned both his undergraduate degree in Business Administration and his Master of Health Administration from The Ohio State University.
John Friberg, Esq.
Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel
John joined Elliot Health System in 2007 as Senior Vice President and General Counsel. During his tenure at Elliot, John held a number of leadership positions in addition to his role as General Counsel, including Interim Co-Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Elliot Health System, he was a partner in the national law firm of Nixon Peabody and an intelligence officer with the Central Intelligence Agency.
William Lewkowski
Chief Information Officer
Prior to joining SolutionHealth in January 2019, Bill was a member of the leadership team of Metro Health, part of University of Michigan Health, a multi-hospital health system where he served most recently as Chief Strategy Officer, a role preceded by 21 years as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Bill is leading SolutionHealth’s roll-out of an integrated EMR, Epic – the gold standard in the health care industry.
Stephen Norton
Chief Strategy Officer
Steve most recently served as the Senior Vice President for Strategic Planning at the Elliot Health System, a member of SolutionHealth. He is the former Executive Director of the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies, a private non-profit and non-partisan think tank engaged in health, education, and other state policy, whose mission was to enhance and enrich conversations on issues of critical importance to New Hampshire’s future. In addition to his many speaking engagements and research projects, Steve has also served as an adjunct professor at the University of New Hampshire. Prior to joining the Center in 2005, he worked for the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, most recently as the State’s Medicaid director. Between 1990 and 1998, he worked as a Research Associate at the Urban Institute in Washington, DC where he conducted health services research.
Leonard Pansa
Interim Chief Human Resources Officer
Lenny is a senior-level healthcare human resources leader with considerable experience throughout New England. He joined SolutionHealth as interim CHRO in October 2021 after eighteen years with Trinity Health. Most recently he served for five years as Senior Vice President/Chief Human Resources Officer for Trinity Health of New England and the Northeast region of Trinity Health. The region includes acute care hospitals as well as significant provider groups in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Jersey. Lenny is returning to New Hampshire after nineteen years, where he previously served as Vice President of Human Resources and Administration for Southern New Hampshire Health. He was a member of the SNHH leadership team for twenty years with increasing levels of responsibility. He earned his undergraduate in Health Administration from Providence College and a Graduate Degree in Health Administration from George Washington University.
System Leadership
Scott Cote
Vice President, Facilities and Operations
Sidi Cuko
Vice President, Supply Chain Operations
Alisha Feightner
Vice President, Operational Excellence
Dawn Fernald
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Beverly Primeau
Vice President, Surgical Services