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Leadership and Key Staff

Transport Dedication 2018 - Pictured (left to right): Jim Dahling, John Harding, Julie Beck, Elly Smith, Karen Mitchell, Lisa Miller, Jamie Carter, and Troy Summerell.

Leadership and Key Staff at CHKD

The leadership of CHKD The Virginia Children's Hospital, Virginia's only free-standing children's hospital, supports the efforts of its clinicians, providers and staff to promote the best care possible to our patients.

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• President and Chief Executive Officer, James D. Dahling
• Vice President, Finance, Kathy Abshire
• President of The King's Daughters, Stacey Vellines
• Senior Vice President, Information Services, and Chief Information Officer, Deborah Barnes
• Vice President, General Counsel, Kimberly Day
• Vice President, Chief of Medicine, Dr. Christopher Foley
• Vice President, Clinical Integration and Quality, Dr. Sandip Godambe
• Chief Operating Officer, John Harding
• Vice President, Facilities and Support Services, Tamika Harris
  
• Vice President, Chief of Surgery, Dr. Robert Kelly
  
• Vice President, Physician Practice Management, Jalana McCasland
• Vice President, Patient Care Services, Karen Mitchell
• Vice President, Human Resources and Occupational Health, Paul Morlock
• Chief of Mental Health Operations, Dr. Carl Petersen
• Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Dennis Ryan
• Senior Vice President, Chief Engagement and Innovation Officer of CHKD Health System, Amy Sampson
• Vice President, Ancillary Services, Allison Silva
• Vice President, Mental Health Services, Jack Warburton