Executive Management Team
Executive Management and Senior Leadership Teams
The daily operations of North Oaks Health System are led by nine top executives complimented by a thirteen-member senior leadership team. Together, they nurture a culture focused on achieving the vision set by North Oaks Health System's Board of Commissioners to be the region’s most trusted partner for exceptional quality, safety and experience.
Executive Leadership Team
Michele Kidd Sutton, FACHE
President / Chief Executive Officer
Michael Watkins
Chief Operating Officer
Mark Anderson
Chief Financial Officer
Jessica Bennett, DBA
Administrative Chief of Staff
Robert Peltier, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Kirsten Riney
Chief Nursing Officer
Jeff Jarreau
Chief Human Resources Officer
John Derenbecker
Chief Legal / Mission Integration Officer
Mac Barrient
North Oaks Rehabilitation Hospital Administrator
Senior Leadership Team
Dawn Lenox, CHC
Vice President/Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer
Regina Scott, BS, RT(R)(M)
Vice President/Diagnostics
William H. Branson
Vice President/Finance
Diana Barber, MPH
Vice President/Primary & Medical Service Line
Kiley Cedotal, LCSW-BACS, MBA, FACHE
Vice President/Strategic Growth
Reagan Johnson, M.S., L-SLP, CCC-SLP
Vice President/Orthopedic Service Line
Sarah E. Mitchell, MMC, MPT
Vice President/Surgical Service Line
Jherie Ducombs, MD, FACC
Vice President/Assistant Chief Medical Officer
Larry Daigle, CSSBB
Vice President/Performance Management
Herbert E. Robinson III, MD
Chief Health Informatics Officer
Courtney Kleeb, BSN, MHA
Vice President/Surgical Services
Gina Simoneaux, MSN, RN
Vice President/Patient Services