Karen Stanfield, incoming VHCA-VCAL Chairman.

New officers and directors who will begin service on the VHCA-VCAL Board of Directors on January 1, 2024 were elected at the Annual Meeting.

• Karen Stanfield, Chief Operating Officer of Saber Healthcare Group will be the association’s new chairman of the board.
• Mark Klyczek, and Wendy Walterwill serve as Vice Chairman and Secretary/Treasurer, respectively.

Congratulations to the following who were elected to serve on the VHCA-VCAL Board of Directors.

 One-Year Term

 Chairman

• • Karen Stanfield | COO | Saber Healthcare Group

Vice Chairman

• • Mark Klyczek | President & CEO | Virginia Health Services, Inc.

Secretary/Treasurer

• • Wendy Walter | Regional Director of Operations | CCR

Two-Year Term 

Proprietary Directors

• • Craig Neiswanger | Chief Operating Officer | Vita/Medical Facilities of America
  • David Rubenstein | President & CEO | Trio Healthcare

 At Large Director

• • Brad Dalton | Chief Operating Officer | American HealthCare, LLC

 Not-For-Profit Directors

• • Karen Wilhelm | Vice President of Patient Services | Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital
  • Denise Chadwick-Wright | Chief Executive Officer | Birmingham Green

Thank you to those individuals who have completed their service as directors:

• Jonathan Cook | LifeSpire of Virginia
• Brandon Evans | Friendship Health and Rehab Center South
• Ryan Hoover | Mountain View Nursing Home
• Novel Martin | Parkway Long-Term Care & Senior Living Consulting
• Jill Parcell | American HealthCare, LLC
• Hindy Spiegel | Innovative Healthcare Management
• Todd Yacovone | Forest Hill Health & Rehabilitation