Executive Leadership

John C. Lincoln Health Network

Rhonda Forsyth, President & Chief Executive Officer

John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital

John L. Harrington Jr., FACHE, Senior Vice President & Chief Executive Officer

David Price, MHA, MBA, Vice President, Clinical & Support Services

Jessica Rivas, RN, MSN, CENP, NEA-BC, Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer

John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital

Bruce Pearson, FACHE, Senior Vice President & Chief Executive Officer

Wayne Gillis, RN, MBA, Vice President, Clinical & Support Services

Maggi Griffin, RN, MS, Vice President & Network Chief Nursing Officer

Desert Mission

Cindy Hallman, Executive Director, Desert Mission & Vice President, Community Services

John C. Lincoln Health Foundation

Marcia Mintz, Chief Executive Officer, Health Foundation

John C. Lincoln Physician Network Development & Accountable Care

Nathan L. Anspach, MA, FACHE, Senior Vice President & Chief Executive Officer

Rhonda Forsyth

President & CEO
John C. Lincoln Health Network

During a time of noteworthy change in the economy and in health care, Rhonda Forsyth's leadership enables the John C. Lincoln Health Network to expand its ability to meet health care and community needs, improve its financial stability and remain true to its mission: "To assist each person entrusted to our care to enjoy the highest quality health care possible and to work with others to build healthy communities."

Driven by her compassion to help others, Ms. Forsyth devotes her career to creating a clinically integrated health care delivery system that is the health provider of choice in Phoenix and recognized nationally for quality, service and community programs.

The not-for-profit health network encompasses two hospitals, multiple physician practices, and community outreach and social service programs. The John C. Lincoln Health Network includes more than 1,000 physicians and almost 4,000 employees. Nearly 2,000 volunteers contribute about 200,000 hours of service annually in the hospitals and Desert Mission programs.

In the last year, Ms. Forsyth directed significant growth in the quality and efficiency provided in the hospitals, ambulatory care facilities and physician practices along with the implementation of new, state-of-the-art clinical and information technology through electronic health records and expanded primary care partnerships and hospital services.

She serves on the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association Board of Directors and the Board of Trustees for Brophy College Preparatory in Phoenix.

In 2012, AZ Business magazine named her one of the "50 Most Influential Women in Business" in Arizona. In 2009, she was named the Valley's Business Woman of the Year and among the Most Admired CEOs & Top-Level Executives, both by the Phoenix Business Journal. In 2010, the John C. Lincoln North Mountain Auxiliary named her an Honorary Auxilian.

She also serves as a member of the American Hospital Association's Health Care Systems Governing Council, the Premier Inc. Quality Improvement Council, Greater Phoenix Leadership, Charter 100 and Arizona Women's Forum.

Under her leadership, the John C. Lincoln Network has achieved a number of accomplishments:

The John C. Lincoln Accountable Care Organization was approved July 2012 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This allows patients, physicians and hospitals to work more closely together and improve patient care.
John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital and John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital are the first hospitals in Arizona to earn the highest accreditations for heart care.
North Mountain and Deer Valley Hospitals were named a QUEST 2011 Top Performing Hospital. This recognition reflects a multi-year operational focus to provide outstanding clinical outcomes – which compare against the best in the nation – and at the same time to reduce the cost of care provided in our hospitals and medical practices.
John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital is the first area hospital to be redesignated as Magnet by the American Nurses Association, an honor accorded only the top 2 percent of the nation's hospitals for excellence in nursing care.
John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital is the only Arizona hospital to have two nursing units with Beacon Awards.
John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital was honored with the Arizona State Quality Alliance's Pioneer Award for high performance excellence throughout the hospital, marking the first time a hospital received this recognition.
AZ magazine, a publication of The Arizona Republic, named John C. Lincoln Health Network as one of the 2011 and 2012 Top 25 Workplaces for Women in Arizona.

Ms. Forsyth brings more than two decades of health care experience to the John C. Lincoln Health Network. She joined John C. Lincoln in 1987 and was responsible for leading managed care and revenue cycle operations.

She led expansions at both hospitals and served as CEO of both John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital and John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital prior to becoming the executive vice president and chief operating officer for the Network. In 2009, she was named president and CEO of the Network.

Ms. Forsyth earned a Master of Science in business administration from Arizona State University and a Bachelor of Arts from Pitzer College.

John L. Harrington Jr., FACHE

Senior Vice President & Chief Executive Officer
John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital

John L. Harrington Jr., FACHE, joined the John C. Lincoln Health Network in May 2012 as the CEO of John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital.

He started his career in health care 33 years ago as the assistant vice president of operations at the former Phoenix General Hospital.

Mr. Harrington was CEO of Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center in Sun City from 2009 until joining John C. Lincoln. His previous leadership experience includes serving as the CEO at Banner Heart Hospital, Paradise Valley Hospital and the Arizona Heart Hospital.

He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). In March 2012, he was one of four hospital executives in the United States named to serve a three-year term on its Board of Governors. He will serve a three-year term on the authority that oversees the 46,000-member international organization. He is the only one of the 15-member board from Arizona.

Prior to being named to the board, he served on committees and has been active in the ACHE since 1990. He also spent 10 years on the board of directors of the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association, including chairman and past chairman.

He and his wife Coleen have three adult children and one granddaughter. He is an avid hiker who hikes the Grand Canyon rim to rim every other year. He also enjoys golf and skiing.

He earned a BS in microbiology with a minor in business from the University of Pittsburgh. He earned a master's in public health with a specialty in hospital administration in 1980.

Bruce Pearson, FACHE

Senior Vice President & Chief Executive Officer
John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital

Bruce Pearson joined John C. Lincoln in 2008 and serves as the CEO for John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital. Mr. Pearson has had extensive leadership experience, with executive skills in the areas of strategic growth and specialty program development, operational and clinical improvements, physician collaboration and partnerships, planning and healthcare facilities development.

Before joining John C. Lincoln Health Network, he served in senior leadership positions within Banner Health, including Good Samaritan Medical Center, the former Maryvale Samaritan Hospital, and more than 10 years as the CEO of Banner Desert Medical Center and Cardon Children's Medical Center in the East Valley.

Mr. Pearson holds a master's degree in health services administration and a master's degree in business administration. He has served in various positions of leadership in community-based organizations, and has served as the Chairman of the Board for the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association. He is a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). He is most proud of his family, which includes six children and 15 grandchildren.

Maggi Griffin, RN, MS

Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer, John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital
Chief Nursing Officer, John C. Lincoln Health Network

Maggi Griffin, RN, MS, joined the John C. Lincoln Health Network in 2010. She worked at John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital as a vice president before serving as chief nursing officer for both John C. Lincoln hospitals.

Ms. Griffin has more than 30 years' experience as a senior nursing officer, consultant, president/CEO and a staff nurse in Illinois, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Mexico and Ohio, in Beijing, China, and in England. She most recently was the CNO/vice president of patient care services at Condell Medical Center in Illinois, where she also spent part of her tenure as acting president.

Ms. Griffin started her career as a staff nurse, and the last position she held in England was as the senior nursing officer at University College Hospital, a 1,600-bed teaching hospital. In 1982, she was licensed as a registered nurse in the United States and quickly progressed from a staff nurse to management positions. She received her master's of science degree in nursing administration from Northeastern University in Boston in 1993 while working as a manager of the medical intensive care unit at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence.

As president/CEO of the Beijing International Heart Hospital, Ms. Griffin spent 4 ½ years in Beijing overseeing construction and trying to establish the first privately owned cardiovascular hospital there. During her tenure, she taught classes and presented at several seminars and conferences and consulted to improve cardiovascular care in China.

Her latest accomplishments at Condell Medical Center in Illinois include improving compliance with best-evidence practice by increasing compliance in all core measures to between 96 and 100 percent in less than a year. She also was instrumental in establishing a culture of safety at Condell and in reducing the expenses significantly in a declining market.

David Price, MHA, MBA

Vice President, Clinical and Support Services
John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital

David Price, MHA, MBA, joined John C. Lincoln Health Network in June 2011 as its vice president, Clinical & Support Services at John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital. He brought with him more than 10 years of experience working in health systems in Minneapolis and in San Diego before joining Banner Health in 2000, first as director of planning.

Mr. Price most recently was an associate administrator at Banner Desert Medical Center and Cardon Children's Medical Center, a 649-bed hospital campus in Mesa, Arizona. In his work in operations, he oversaw expansion, increased patient volume, added successful service lines, enhanced the patient experience, improved the productivity of his departments and increased revenues.

Mr. Price holds a master's degree in Healthcare Administration, Managed Care, and an MBA, Finance, both from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. He is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, and he serves as a volunteer and an advisory leader for the American Cancer Society, Phoenix Metropolitan Division, and as a volunteer for Junior Achievement.

Jessica Rivas, RN, MSN, CENP, NEA-BC

Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital

Jessica Rivas, RN, MSN, brings experience as a bedside nurse and a commitment to excellence in patient care to her role as vice president and Chief Nursing Officer at John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital.

Ms. Rivas joined the John C. Lincoln Health Network in March 2013. She previously was the CNO of the Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center in Torrance, Calif. Providence is a 436-bed facility where she had responsibility for several nursing and ancillary departments.

Prior to that role, Ms. Rivas was the VP/CNO for Mercy Medical Center in Merced, Calif. She spent six years at Reston Hospital Center in Northern Virginia progressing through several positions including director of the PCU/SSU/CCL, Director of the Cardiovascular Service Line/SSU/CCL, and finally as the Associate Chief Nursing Officer. She started her career as a critical care nurse.

Her accomplishments include leading a hospital to Magnet designation, Beacon for the ICU, Chest Pain and Stroke designation. LEAN Certification from the University of Michigan, Nurse Executive Certification from AONE and ANCC and completion of the HCA Executive Development Program for CNOs.

Ms. Rivas has an MSN in Nursing Administration from George Mason University and an Associate's Degree in Nursing from Los Angeles Harbor College in Wilmington, Calif. She was part of an RN to MSN program. She is currently pursuing her Master's degree in Business.

She and her husband Anthony have two children, Kyle and Cierra.

Wayne Gillis, RN, MBA

Vice President, Clinical and Support Services
John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital

Wayne Gillis, RN, MBA, joined John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital in September 2012 as the vice president of Clinical and Support Services for North Mountain Hospital.

Mr. Gillis has more than 20 years of clinical and administrative health care experience including executive leadership positions in Critical Care Services, Patient Care/Nursing Administration, Operational Support, and Chief Operating Officer roles at hospitals in Arizona, North Carolina and Texas.

Mr. Gillis, who has been in the Valley for four years, most recently served as the Chief Operating Officer for Phoenix Baptist Hospital. He started his health care career in a two-hospital system in Ocala and Leesburg, Fla.

Cindy Hallman

Vice President, John C. Lincoln Health Network
Executive Director, Desert Mission

Cindy Hallman is Vice President of the John C. Lincoln Health Network and Executive Director of Desert Mission. In her role, she is responsible for the oversight of community service programs including a food bank, children's learning center, children's dental clinic, community health center, behavioral health clinic, adult day health care, neighborhood renewal, community development and volunteers for the entire health network. She received a bachelor's degree in Business Management-Administration from Kaplan University.

Ms. Hallman enjoys working for the betterment of the Sunnyslope community. In 1992, she founded the Northside Employment & Training Center, assisting local residents with job training and employment opportunities. In 1998, she joined the John C. Lincoln team, working to promote the positive development of neighborhoods surrounding the hospital's North Mountain campus, and to bring affordable homes to Sunnyslope.

Through the Desert Mission, Ms. Hallman helps more than 30,000 community members annually. By leveraging the resources of Desert Mission and the health network with partnerships with private, public and faith-based providers, she helps to promote family self-sufficiency. She is committed to helping individuals improve their quality of life through skill development and asset building. Her vision is to provide an integrated delivery of services in which one door opens all doors to Desert Mission and John C. Lincoln programs to community members.

In addition to her roles at John C. Lincoln Health Network and Desert Mission, Ms. Hallman also serves on various city and community task forces and committees, including the Assistance League of Phoenix Advisory Council, First Things First, VALLEYLIFE, and the Chase Bank Community Advisory Board.

Marcia Mintz

Chief Executive Officer
John C. Lincoln Health Foundation

Marcia Mintz joined John C. Lincoln Health Network in fall 2009 as chief executive officer of the Foundation.

She brought with her 18 years of international and regional nonprofit and corporate work in development and philanthropy. Most recently, she was chief development officer of Valley of the Sun United Way in Phoenix.

Ms. Mintz holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from New York University and has studied at the graduate level in special education at Hunter College. She attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business' executive program focused on strategies for nonprofit organizations.

Nathan L. Anspach, MA, FACHE

Senior Vice President & Chief Executive Officer
John C. Lincoln Physician Network Development & Accountable Care

Nathan L. Anspach joined the John C. Lincoln Health Network in February 2010. His responsibilities involve leading the physician efforts, including managing and expanding existing primary care, urgent care and subspecialty physician practices.

Mr. Anspach brings more than 30 years' experience as a senior executive of health care management experience, particularly in physician-hospital affiliations, physician practice and ambulatory health care acquisitions and management, and managed care contracting.

Mr. Anspach is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, a certified member of the American College of Medical Practice Executives and holds bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of North Florida. He is a member of the Medical Group Management Association.