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Our leadership

Community Health Options is led by an executive team with rich experience in a variety of sectors including healthcare, insurance, finance, public health, and technology. Working in concert with the board of directors, they guide the organization’s efforts to achieve its mission of promoting Members’ health and wellbeing.

2023 Board of Directors’ Election

Members elect the majority of our directors, many of whom are Members themselves. We are currently seeking candidates for the fall election to fill vacant board seats. Click the link below to access the application.

Executive management

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Kevin Lewis

President & Chief Executive Officer

Kevin has extensive experience in healthcare management and advocacy in various leadership roles. Prior to Community Health...

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Will Kilbreth

Senior VP & Chief Information Officer

Will has over 20 years of experience in the healthcare, technology, and finance fields. Prior to joining Community Health Options...

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David Stuart

Senior VP & Chief Operations Officer

Dave has over two decades of experience in the healthcare industry, holding roles in both payer and provider organizations...

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Jo Lauterbach

Senior VP & Chief Financial Officer

Jo (Joanne) has over 25 years of experience in insurance-related accounting and financial practices. Prior to...

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Dr. Lori Tishler

Chief Medical Officer

Lori has more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry, having a keen understanding of provider...

Board of directors

The Community Health Options board includes 15 directors with diverse backgrounds and experience.

Jeff Norris

Chair

Mr. Norris is an IT professional and consultant with domain expertise in a wide variety of markets and business models. An avid supporter of local enterprise, he has served with several Maine nonprofits, ...

Holly Korda, MA, PhD

Vice-Chair

Dr. Korda is a health services policy and research professional with 30 years of experience designing, developing, and evaluating healthcare delivery innovations, programs, and policies, with a focus on managed care and integrated delivery systems. She...

Asher Kramer, BA, MBA

Treasurer

Mr. Kramer has more than 35 years of healthcare industry experience and has led or played a key role in the leadership of large healthcare organizations and the launch of new programs...

Judiann Smith, JD

Secretary

Ms. Smith is the Executive Director of the Daniel Hanley Center for Health Leadership, a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to carrying out the legacy of renowned Maine physician leader,...

Paul D. Andrews

Mr. Andrews is a proud Maine native who grew up in Poland and attended the University of Maine at Orono where he received a BA in political science.  He worked for then Congresswoman Olympia J. Snowe and held many roles,...

Michelle Betz

Ms. Betz has more than 30 years of healthcare industry leadership experience directing, creating, and evaluating programs to support members' optimal health,...

Leslie Clark, MSW

Ms. Clark serves as executive director of Portland Recovery Community Center (PRCC), a nonprofit recovery community organization providing peer support, education, advocacy, and resources...

Jerod Cronkite, CFP

Mr. Cronkite grew up on a family farm in Aroostook County. He has always had an interest in investments, finance, and the economy and currently holds the Certified Financial Planner (CFP)...

Cheryl Greaney

Ms. Greaney lives in Portland and is retired from Unum, where she was vice president of benefits operations, with experience in product development, underwriting and claims....

Jim Harrison

Mr. Harrison has been CEO and President of Onpoint Health Data since 2008, leading the organization through a period of steady growth and diversification through delivery of data integration and analytic services to clients across the country....

Ralph Johnson

Mr. Johnson, whose family owns a home outside Farmington, has lived and worked in Maine most of his life. He’s currently vice president of informatics and technology at The Leapfrog Group and a leader in the healthcare information technology industry,...

Robert Lorenzo, MD

Dr. Lorenzo is a licensed and board-certified physician with 30 years of experience in both clinical and administrative roles. He has lived in Maine with his family since 2003. With a specialty in...

Rocell Marcellino

Ms. Marcellino is a non-traditional UMF graduate and owner/manager of the Calzolaio Pasta Company in Wilton, Maine. The many roles she has experienced throughout her life – mother, student, employee/employer,...

Cory McKenna, JD

Mr. McKenna attended the University of Vermont, obtaining a bachelor’s degree in philosophy, and the University of Maine School of Law, where he obtained a Juris Doctorate....

Sharon Reishus, BS, MBA

Ms. Reishus is an energy industry expert with several decades of private sector consulting and government experience centered on strategic planning and policy analysis. She currently serves as Chairman of the Trustees...

Rebecca Swanson Conrad

Ms. Conrad has been a nonprofit leader and Maine business owner for more than 35 years and utilizes that experience in her work as a consultant. She has served on numerous boards, including as Chair...

Ronnie Weston

Ms. Weston is an attorney (“fully recovered”), an accomplished entrepreneur, public speaker, author, fundraiser, and results-oriented team leader. She is currently the managing member of Bull Moose Group...