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
Senator
Louisiana State Senate
Nominating Entity: Louisiana State Senate
Director of Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs
Touro
Nominating Entity: Louisiana Hospital Association Rehabilitation Constituency Group
Coroner
Jefferson Parish
Nominating Entity: Louisiana State Coroners Association
Cardiologist
Cardiology Specialists of Acadiana
Nominating Entity: Louisiana Chapter of the American College of Cardiology
Associate Professor and Chief of Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery
Tulane University School of Medicine
Nominating Entity: Louisiana State Medical Society
Deputy Director of Preparedness,
Response & Interoperability
Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
Nominating Entity: Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
Representative
Louisiana House of Representatives
Nominating Entity: Louisiana House of Representatives
Trauma Medical Director
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
Nominating Entity: Committee on Trauma, American College of Surgeons
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
LSU Health Shreveport
Nominating Entity: LSU Health Sciences Center – Shreveport
Program Manager
Louisiana Department of Health
Nominating Entity: Louisiana Department of Health
President and Chief Executive Officer
Tulane University Hospital and Clinic
Nominating Entity: Tulane University Health Sciences Center
Trauma Program Manager
University Health – Shreveport
Nominating Entity: Louisiana State Board of Nursing
Representative
Louisiana House of Representatives
Nominating Entity: Louisiana House of Representatives
Owner
All Vision and All Care Eye Center
Nominating Entity: Optometry Association of America
Chief Executive Officer
Thibodaux Regional Medical Center
Nominating Entity: Louisiana Hospital Association – Service District Hospital
Deputy Director
National Emergency Number Association
Nominating Entity: National Emergency Number Association
Senator
Louisiana State Senate
Nominating Entity: Louisiana State Senate
Chief Executive Officer
Ochsner Medical Center
Nominating Entity: Metropolitan Hospital Council
Chairman, Department of Neurology
Ochsner Health Systems, Neurology Department
Nominating Entity: American Stroke Association
Louisiana Association of EMS Physicians – Medical
Louisiana Medical Association
