The State of Mid-Atlantic Healthcare

Dr. Norvell V. Coots serves as the President and CEO of Holy Cross Health, and the President and CEO of the Maryland Region of Trinity Health. Holy Cross is a $600 Million Health System consisting of Holy Cross Hospital, Holy Cross Germantown Hospital, Holy Cross Health Network, Holy Cross Health Foundation, and the Holy Cross Radiation Treatment Center, all located in Montgomery County. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of Maryland Physicians Care, a Medicaid MCO, and serves on the Executive Committee of the Maryland Hospital Association. He is a member of the Maryland Governor's Covid19 Task Force. In 2016 he retired from the United States Army as a Brigadier General. His final assignment was as the Commanding General of Regional Health Command Europe, and as the Command Surgeon for the US Army Europe and 7th Army. His previous assignments have included Deputy Commanding General of the US Army Medical Command, the Assistant Surgeon General of the Army, and as the Surgeon General for the US Forces in Afghanistan. From 2008- 2011, he served as the final Commander of the historic Walter Reed Healthcare System and Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in Washington, DC. He is Board Certified in Dermatology, holds a Master’s degree in Strategy from the Army War College, and a certification in advanced healthcare management from the Interagency Institute for Federal Healthcare Executives. His civilian healthcare awards include the Scroll of Merit of the National Medical Association, the 2020 Exceptional Healthcare Executive of the Year award, given by the US-India SME Council, recognition as one of the recipients of the 2018 Distinguished Healthcare Leadership Award from the National Association of Health Sector Executives, and recognition on the 2017 and 2019 Becker's Healthcare/American Medical Association list of 105 Physician Leaders to Know. His military awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal and the Defense Superior Service Medal. He has been awarded the Legion of Honor from France, and is a member of the Order of Military Medical Merit. He is also a member of the American Academy of Dermatology’s Leadership Circle on Volunteerism.

Kathleen Chavanu Gorman, MSN, RN, FAAN, is Executive Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Operating Officer. Kathy is a nurse leader who has advanced patient safety, quality, and clinical resource management to improve care outcomes and inform policy for children and families. Kathy rejoined Children's National from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) where she served as Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer, and Assistant Dean of Clinical Practice at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Prior to her tenure at CHOP, Kathy was at Children’s National as Vice President of Quality and Clinical Support Services until 2009. During that time, she also led the Quality Program, Clinical Resource Management Program, and Family Service Department, and played a critical role in the process of achieving Magnet® status in March 2010. Kathy has presented and published extensively on quality, safety, outcomes and leadership in healthcare. In advancing the national agenda on improving child health through pediatric quality, she has led and participated in committees under the National Quality Forum, The Leapfrog Group, Children’s Hospital Association (CHA), American Board of Pediatrics, Institute of Medicine and others. Kathy serves on the Board of Directors for The DAISY Foundation and the Quality, Safety and Performance Committee for CHA. She was the recipient of the distinguished Alumni Award for the University of Nebraska Medical Center and is a graduate from Wharton School of Business: Johnson & Johnson Nurse Executive Fellow program. In 2017 Kathy received the American Hospital Association’s prestigious Grassroots Champion Award for Washington, DC, in recognition of her tireless advocacy on behalf of patients, hospitals and communities. In addition, she has been recognized as a top woman leader by Becker’s Hospital Review in 2012, 2013 and 2014. Kathy was inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing in 2014. She received her Bachelor and Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing.

Donald L. (Skip) Trump, MD, FACP, is CEO and executive director of Inova Schar Cancer Institute. Dr. Trump assumed his executive role in 2015 and brings more than two decades of leadership experience with prestigious cancer care, cancer research and cancer education programs. Prior to joining Inova, Dr. Trump was president and CEO of Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY, beginning in 2007. He served as the institute's associate institute director and senior vice president for clinical investigations from 2002 to 2007. From 1992 to 2002, Dr. Trump was deputy director for clinical investigations at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. Before that he was director of experimental therapeutics at Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Trump is board certified in internal medicine and medical oncology. As an active physician with Inova Medical Group, he continues his 40 years in medical practice and patient care. His clinical interests include the treatment of genitourinary cancers, including prostate, bladder, kidney and testis. With a strong clinical and research interest in genitourinary oncology, he has focused on the development of new approaches in the treatment of genitourinary cancer, especially prostate cancer. He has led institutional and cooperative group trials in new treatment approaches to GU malignancies. Dr. Trump received his medical education and completed his residency and fellowship at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. He is the recipient of several national awards, including recognition as one of America's Top Doctors for Cancer, a Lifetime Achievement Award in Medicine/Business from Medaille College, and an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Canisius College. Dr. Trumps's professional associations and appointments include the American Association for Cancer Research, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society of Urologic Oncology, American Urological Association, Society for Basic Urologic Research, and the Science Policy & Legislative Affairs Committee.

Kent’s healthcare work has varied from small, focused interventions within existing facilities to large-scale, freestanding buildings. Kent approaches every project with the understanding that each one is an opportunity to realize improved processes, efficiencies and outcomes. He has earned national awards for design excellence, and his dedication to every client’s success via best practice strategies has afforded him robust, long-term client relationships. Beyond design quality, Kent is also a champion for alternative, collaborative delivery methods on complex projects, such as Design-Build, Design-Assist and Integrated Project Delivery. His pursuit of these areas of expertise led to Kent completing Stanford University’s Center for Integrated Facility Engineering (CIFE) program.

Hillary Rosenwald has more than 35 years of experience in health facility planning, master planning, clinical operations management and healthcare program management for large integrated healthcare delivery systems. Her extensive experience on the owner’s side, in both planning and operations, enables her to bring a unique perspective to working with clients. Hillary joined Page in the Washington, DC office in June 2016 as a Senior Associate. In this role, Hillary leads the private sector healthcare practice in the greater DC area and supports government healthcare projects on an international basis. Prior to joining Page, Hillary worked for the U.S. Army Surgeon General and the Defense Health Agency planning ambulatory care facilities and hospitals on military bases around the globe. She was a key member of tri-Service Department of Defense Space Planning Criteria Work Group which provided critical input to update clinical and administrative space planning criteria based on extensive industry experience and research. Hillary is currently part of Page’s Independent Technical Review team for the 1M SF Rhine Ordnance Barracks Medical Center replacement in Kaiserslautern, Germany. This project is a joint Army/Air Force endeavor that will provide the highest quality inpatient and outpatient care facilities for soldiers and their families. Hillary has honed her visioning and master planning skills many times and is adept at seeing opportunities for collaboration across distinct groups, as evidenced by her evaluation of requirements for both in-patient and outpatient services. As the Director of Facilities Planning for Kaiser Permanente’s mid-Atlantic Region, Hillary provided leadership for on-going renovations to approximately 30 clinical facilities, as well as planning and programming for several new facilities. Hillary is a Lean Six-Sigma Green Belt with applied expertise in asset utilization models. Her passion is to partner with clients to provide design solutions to meet the changing needs of the healthcare environment. This work includes work flow analysis, defining program requirements and lean operational efficiencies that bring maximum value to the clients. Hillary has an undergraduate degree in Environmental Design and a Masters degree in Health Administration from the University of Southern California.

Katie Jacoby is Executive Vice President, Strategy and Development for Anchor Health Properties, and is based in the firm's Wilmington, DE, office. Katie is responsible for leading and managing the Eastern U.S. development team as well as developing and implementing the Company's corporate strategic initiatives across the country. Ms. Jacoby has been with the Company for more than 10 years and in her previous roles has managed all aspects of the development process project concept through building opening. Prior to joining Anchor, Ms. Jacoby worked for a consulting company in Northern VA in their financial services division. She received a BBA degree in Finance from James Madison University.

Tom McDuffie is President of Inova Realty and Senior Vice President of Inova Health System. He leads the development of Inova Center for Personalized Health (ICPH), Inova’s team for Real Estate, Design & Construction services. Prior to joining Inova, Tom served as Senior Vice President of Jacobs Global Buildings with responsibility for a 3000 person global organization delivering Consulting, Programming & Planning, Design, and Construction Management for clients in Health and Research, Science and Technology, Education, Mission Critical, Government facilities, and Corporate & Commercial mixed use facilities. Under Tom’s leadership Jacobs is recognized as the #1 global leader in Health & Research planning, program and construction management with more than 40 major projects and $30 billion in hospital facilities. The portfolio includes 22 Urban Safety Net Hospitals, 58 of “America’s Best Hospitals” by US News & World Report, 30 Major Academic Medical Centers, and 22 Level 1 Trauma Centers. Prior to this role, Tom served as Vice President and Director of Operations for Jacobs Southern Europe business based in Paris, France, providing Planning, Design, Program and Construction Management for clients in Health and Research, Pharma/Bio, Corporate, Public and Institutional markets. Tom came to the Washington Metro region in 1979 from Charlotte NC, as President of CTHL Architects & Engineers, providing land development, master planning, and office and mixed use design for leading local and national developers. He received numerous industry awards from NAIOP, AIA, and trade associations. Tom is married to Barbara Schaefer McDuffie and they reside in McLean, Virginia.

John leads DPR Construction’s Baltimore office and is the regions’ Healthcare Core Market Leader, working with other experts company-wide to provide strategic direction on a national level for securing healthcare work. Since earning his degree in Architectural Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University, John has been involved in more than $1 billion in healthcare work throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, working for customers in all major local health systems. He has been involved in preconstruction and construction of various project types and has accumulated extensive experience in multiple phased renovation and new construction of campus facilities. For more information about DPR Construction, please visit www.dpr.com.

David Sullivan joined The Korth Companies, Inc. in 2013 with over 15 years of experience in all facets of construction. Prior to joining Korth as a Field Superintendent, David handled all phases of a project from bidding, scheduling, value engineering and supervising. He has a great relationship with his subcontractors and clients. Amongst our clients and subcontractors, David is known to be knowledgeable, expeditious and innovative, offering solutions wherever he sees fit.

Mr. Coursen is an Executive Managing Director at JLL and is the Market Leader of the Mid-Atlantic Healthcare Practice Group. He specializes in the representation of hospitals, health systems, healthcare technology companies and high-growth, venture-backed health networks across the United States. His clients value him for his ability to devise sophisticated, data-driven real estate strategies, for his experience negotiating complex, mission-critical lease and purchase transactions and for his commitment to their shared values. Since 2005, Mr. Coursen has advised his clients on over 1,000 real estate transactions valued in excess of $2B.

Respected by clients and fellow team members alike for his ability to deliver forward-looking and value-added solutions, Brad Lownsbury leads AKF's Richmond, Virginia office. For over 25 years, Brad has been intricately involved in all aspects of design and construction and has managed projects across the globe, including in Japan, Ireland, and Turkey. Brad’s portfolio spans a vast array of programs and building types in multiple sectors, including cogeneration/CHP, microelectronics process engineering, clean rooms, and a variety of LEED® Certified transportation, higher education, historic preservation, hospitality, government, healthcare, and workplace projects. Brad earned an MBA from Virginia Commonwealth University and his Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Virginia Tech. His roots in the Mid-Atlantic region run deep, and his tenure defined by his in-depth knowledge of the technical, operational and financial aspects of the AEC and real estate industries. AKF delivers innovative solutions and leadership to enhance the built environment and redefine the edge of what’s possible. With ten offices throughout North America, AKF provides a robust offering of integrated services, including: Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire and Life Safety Engineering, Analysis & Testing, Architectural Code Consulting, BIM Management, Building Controls, Central Utilities, Cogeneration, Commissioning, Critical Systems, Energy & Sustainability, Fire & Life Safety, IT/AV/Security, Lighting Design, and Special Inspections.