Las Vegas HEALS has evolved to become the “go to” healthcare organization where Providers, Healthcare Executives, Academia, Researchers, Legislators convene to discuss how we can make quality healthcare available to our community and State. Because our members are experts in the respective fields, the Governor and other Legislators are slowly relying on Las Vegas HEALS for answers on how we can make healthcare better for the recipients and the providers.
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Meet Our Executive Committee & Board
Our board of directors is dedicated to advancing healthcare quality and perception in Southern Nevada.
Executive Committee and Officers
Kolton Villa, Chairman
Diego Trujillo, CEO, HEALS
George Ross, Director/Legislative
Lisa Santwer, Communications Council Chair
George Hempe, Co-Chair of Workforce Development Committee
Dr. Robert Askey, Co-Chair of the Workforce Development Committee
Las Vegas HEALS Board
Shelley Berkley
Mayor, City of Las Vegas
Dan Briggs
CEO, Auragens
Dr. Bard Coats
President Emeritus of Intermountain Healthcare
Dr. Wolfgang Gilliar
Dean, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Touro University Nevada
Joe Hardy
Mayor, Boulder City
Walter Hashimoto
Director Commercial Banking, Bank of Nevada
Fermin Leguen
Chief Medical Officer, Southern Nevada Health District
Ramu Komanduri
Chief of Staff, VA So. Nevada Healthcare System
Dr. Andrew Priest
Chief Academic Officer and Provost, Touro University Nevada
Karen Rubel
Chief Operating Officer, Nathan Adelson Hospice
Lisa Santwer
VP of Marketing, Comprehensive Cancer Centers
Stacy Shapiro
Sr. Sales Associate – Healthcare, Colliers International
Eric Schmacker
President & CEO, SilverSummit Healthplan
Diego Trujillo
CEO, HEALS
Erick Vidmar
Director of Administration, Cleveland Clinic
Kolton Villa
HEALS Chairman, The Villa Group/Pak Realty