Judges Panel

Kristin Stehouwer (Chair)
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Academic Officer
Northwood University
Michigan

Allison A. Carter
Director
Guidehouse
Virginia

Dr. Glenn Crotty
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Charleston Area Medical Center
West Virginia

Eric K. Fletcher
Senior Vice President, Strategy, Marketing, & Business Development
Mary Washington Healthcare
Virginia

Amy Katschman
Plant Continuous Improvement Leader
Cargill
Kansas

Christopher Laxton
Executive Director
AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine
Maryland

Kevin R. McManus
Chief Excellence Officer
Great Systems
Oregon

John R. Molenda Jr
Senior Financial Management Executive
Del Norte Credit Union
New Mexico

Dr. Brigitta Mueller
(Most recently) Chief Patient Safety & Quality Officer/Vice President
Medical Affairs
Florida

Bruce A. Requa
Business Manager
Microsoft
Washington

Patricia Skriba
Vice President – Business Excellence (Retired 9/13/19)
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
Illinois

JoAnn A. Sternke
Senior Director and Coach
Studer Group
Florida