The Maine Hospital Association's Board of Directors 2025-2026

The Association's Board of Directors meets at least four times a year.

Chair of Board of Directors

Steven G. Littleson, DBA, FACHE, President & CEO, Central Maine Healthcare
Littleson brings four decades of healthcare leadership to the role, having served in executive positions at hospitals and health systems across the East Coast. Littleson has been CEO of Central Maine Healthcare since 2021.

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Immediate Past Chair of Board of Directors
Christina Maguire, President & CEO, Mount Desert Island

Treasurer of Board of Directors
Patrick Taylor, M.D., President & CEO, York Hospital

President of Board of Directors
Steven R. Michaud, President, Maine Hospital Association

AHA Delegate of Board of Directors
Christina Maguire, President and CEO, Mount Desert Island Hospital

Chair-Elect of Board of Directors
Nathan Howell, President & CEO, MaineGeneral Medical Center

Secretary of Board of Directors
Randall Clark, President, Northern Light C.A. Dean Hospital, Northern Light Mayo Hospital and Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital

OMNL - Nursing Leaders of Maine of Board of Directors
Tiffany Comis, MSN, MBA, R.N., Chief Executive Officer, Redington-Fairview General Hospital

Ex-Officio Members
Chair of Behavioral Health Council
Kelly Barton, President
MaineHealth Behavioral Health

Chair of Healthcare Finance Council
David Kennedy, CPA, Chief Financial Officer
Northern Light Mercy Hospital

Chair of Public Policy Council
Trampas Hutches, Regional President, Mountain Region
MaineHealth

Chair of Workforce Council
Denise Needham, PharmD., President
MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital and MaineHealth Waldo Hospital

At-Large Members
Steve Diaz, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, MaineGeneral Medical Center
Stephany Jacques, R.N., President, Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital
Greg LaFrancois, President, St. Joseph Hospital
Andy Mueller, M.D., Chief Executive Officer, MaineHealth
Andrea Patstone, Coastal Regional President MaineHealth
Bob Peterson, D.Sc., Chief Executive Officer, Millinocket Regional Hospital
John Ronan, President, Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital and Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital
Marie Vienneau, SVP and Regional President, Northern Light Mercy Hospital

MHA President: Steven Michaud