LERN is governed by a 28-member Board that represents a diverse set of stakeholders. LERN’s enabling legislation specifies a stakeholder organization to nominate qualified candidates (at least four) for each LERN Board seat. Nominees are submitted to the Governor for consideration and appointment to serve a three-year term.

Executive Committee Members

Karen O. Wyble, RN, BSN, MHA, MBA
Chairman of the Board
Chief Operating Officer
St. Martin Hospital
Nominating Entity: Rural Hospital Coalition

Dieadra J. Garrett, MD
Vice-Chairman of the Board
Pediatric Surgeon
Women’s and Children’s Hospital – Lafayette
Nominating Entity: Louisiana State Medical Society

Tracy Wold
Treasurer of the Board
Director of Operations
Pafford Emergency Medical Services
Nominating Entity: Louisiana Rural Ambulance Alliance

William Freeman, MD
Immediate Past Chairman of the Board
Chief Medical Officer
C&M Medical Services
Nominating Entity: Louisiana American College of Emergency Physicians

Coletta Barrett, RN, FACHE
Executive Committee Member
Vice President of Mission
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
Nominating Entity: Louisiana Alliance of Information and Referral Systems

Jimmy Guidry, MD
Executive Committee Member
State Health Officer
Louisiana Department of Health
Nominating Entity: Louisiana Department of Health

John P. Hunt, MD, MPH, FACS
Executive Committee Member
Professor of Surgery
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center – New Orleans
Nominating Entity: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center – New Orleans

Members