NOVATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Novation Board of Directors comprises senior executives from VHA Inc. and University HealthSystem Consortium as well as executives from member organizations.

The board provides counsel regarding the strategic direction of Novation and oversight for compliance issues and budget. The directors represent a diversity of experience and professional backgrounds, size of health systems and geographic locations. They are appointed by the chairman to serve on various board committees.

• R. Edward Howell (Chairman), University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, Va.
• Bruce M. Bartels, WellSpan Health, York, Pa.
• Mike Cohill, Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa, Ca.
• J. Joseph Diederich, Oakwood Healthcare Inc., Dearborn, Mich.
• James R. Francis, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
• Roberta Graham, UHC, Oak Brook, Ill.
• Steve McKernan, University Hospital, Albuquerque, N.M.
• Curt Nonomaque, VHA, Irving, Texas
• Richard A. Pierson, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Ark.
• Ed Robinson, OhioHealth, Columbus, Ohio
• Irene M. Thompson, UHC, Oak Brook, Ill.
• Joellyn Willis, Novation, Irving, Texas