Baptist Health welcomes new board chairs and members

Baptist Health recently appointed new officers and members to three-year terms on the boards of directors for the Baptist Health system, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville, Wolfson Children’s Hospital and Baptist Health Foundation.

Potentiae Founder and Principal Deborah Pass Durham was appointed chair of the board of directors for Baptist Health, while Kristi Garside, head of Global Consumer Strategic Execution for Citigroup, was named the board’s vice chair. New board members include Diane Raines, a nurse, health care consultant and principal of Raine & Associates; and iMethods CEO Clint Drawdy.

Attorney Asghar Syed was appointed chairman of the board of Baptist Jacksonville, while Jacksonville Public Education Fund President Rachael Tutwiler Fortune was appointed vice chair. New Baptist Jacksonville board members include Nathaniel “Nat” P. Ford, Sr., CEO of Jacksonville Transportation Authority; pulmonologist John Kelly Wachira, MD; and Sanford “Sandy” Zimmerman, senior vice president of wealth management at Morgan Stanley.

Rx360 Founder Martin VanTrieste is the new chairman of the board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital, while the Baptist Health Foundation board will be chaired by Cleve Warren, chief investment and advancement relations officer for Florida State College at Jacksonville Foundation.

“Baptist Health’s mission to improve the health and well-being of the community is strengthened by the diverse perspectives and backgrounds of our board members,” Baptist Health CEO Michael A. Mayo said. “With their expertise in fields as varied as finance and transportation, we look forward to leveraging their insights as we continue to challenge ourselves to meet the evolving health needs of our rapidly growing region.”