Avera Leadership Team
Avera Executive Leaders are accountable to Avera’s sponsors – the Benedictine and Presentation Sisters – and the Board of Directors for directing activities and initiatives of the organization in accordance with the Avera Mission.
Jim Dover, FACHE
President and CEO
Dave Belde, PhD
Chief Mission Officer
Dzenan Berberovic
Chief Philanthropy Officer
Dan Bjerknes
Regional President and CEO
Avera St. Luke's Hospital
Kendra Calhoun
Chief Marketing Officer
Sandy Dieleman
President and CEO
Avera@Home
David Flicek
Chief Operating Officer
Dr. Mara Hermiston
Chief Medical Officer
Avera Medical Group
Victoria Hanson, PhD
Regional President and CEO
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital
Shantel Krebs
Regional President and CEO
Avera St. Mary's Hospital
Julie Lautt
Chief Financial Officer
Kim Jensen
Chief Human Resources Officer
Bruk Kammerman
Chief Information Officer
Richard G. Korman, Esq.
Chief Legal Officer
General Counsel
David A. Lemperle
President and CEO
Avera Health Plans
Sr. Lucille Welbig
Sponsor Member Chairperson
Dr. Ron Place
Regional President and CEO
Avera McKennan Hospital
& University Health Center
Dr. Kevin Post
Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Hilary Rockwell
Regional President and CEO
Avera Queen of Peace Hospital
Rachael Sherard
Chief Rural Health Officer
Debbie Streier
Regional President and CEO
Avera Marshall Regional
Medical Center
Mark Vortherms
Chief Administrative Officer
Avera Medical Group
Avera Health Board of Directors
- Lori Essig, Sioux Falls, Chair
- Doneen Hollingsworth, Pierre, Vice Chair
- Sr. Candyce Chrystal, Yankton
- James F. Dover, FACHE, Sioux Falls
- Robert Fouberg, Aberdeen
- Jacquelyn Johnson, Mitchell
- Sr. Debra Kolecka, Yankton
- Sr. Mary Kay Panowicz, Yankton
- Luis Rojas, MD, Sioux Falls
- Sr. Roxanne Seifert, Sioux Falls
- Michele Knife Sterner, Marshall, MN
- Katherine Wang, MD, Sioux Falls
- Sr. Lucille Welbig, Sioux Falls
- Jason Wickersham, MD, Parkston
