10 CommonSpirit Health legal leaders
Cynthia Meise Leon, System Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at CommonSpirit Health, opens this list of CommonSpirit Health legal leaders, who also include associate general counsel, region general counsel and system director senior counsel. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at CommonSpirit Health from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Adam Kuenning, JD, LLM
LinkedInExperience: System Director Senior Counsel · CommonSpirit Health
Adam Kuenning has been System Director Senior Counsel at CommonSpirit Health since July 2023, based in Omaha, Nebraska, and describes serving as lead legal counsel for nine acute care hospitals in Nebraska and Iowa, including an academic medical center. Adam Kuenning was Corporate Legal Counsel at Immanuel from 2019 to 2023 and teaches health law as an adjunct.
Auburn Daily
LinkedInExperience: California Region VP & General Counsel · CommonSpirit Health
Auburn Daily has been California Region VP & General Counsel at CommonSpirit Health since February 2024 and Division Vice President & General Counsel at CommonSpirit Health since December 2021, based in San Francisco. Auburn Daily was Senior Counsel Client Service Leader at Dignity Health from 2014 to 2021 and Principal Counsel, Health Law and Medical Center Services at University of California from 2010 to 2014.
Cynthia Meise Leon
LinkedInExperience: System Vice President and Deputy General Counsel · CommonSpirit Health
Cynthia Meise Leon has been System Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at CommonSpirit Health since June 2019, based in Castle Rock, Colorado. Cynthia Meise Leon was Vice President- Legal, Transactions (M&A) and Tax at CHI from 2012 to 2019, Tax Director at CHI from 2007 to 2012, Director Tax at Andersen from 2006 to 2007 and Senior Tax Manager at KPMG US from 2000 to 2006.
Emily Lee
LinkedInExperience: System Director, Corporate Counsel · CommonSpirit Health
Emily Lee is a former System Director, Corporate Counsel at CommonSpirit Health, a role held from December 2018 to January 2025, based in Houston. Emily Lee has been Counsel at Harris Health since January 2025 and was Associate General Counsel at U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. from 2017 to 2018 and Health Law Associate at Baker Donelson from 2015 to 2017.
Katherine Brooks
LinkedInExperience: Division Vice President and Region General Counsel · CommonSpirit Health
Katherine Brooks has been Division Vice President and Region General Counsel at CommonSpirit Health since August 2024, based in the Denver Metropolitan Area. Katherine Brooks was Senior Counsel at CommonSpirit Health in 2024, Associate General Counsel at UCHealth from 2013 to 2024 and Associate Counsel at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center from 2011 to 2013.
Mark Morrell
LinkedInExperience: System Director and Senior Counsel, Legal Compliance & Regulatory Affairs · CommonSpirit Health
Mark Morrell has been System Director and Senior Counsel, Legal Compliance & Regulatory Affairs at CommonSpirit Health since September 2023, based in the United States. Mark Morrell was Vice President, Business Integrity Partner, Ethics & Compliance at Lifepoint Health from 2022 to 2023, Assistant General Counsel at Tenet Healthcare from 2018 to 2022 and Senior Counsel (Operations and Regulatory) at Tenet Healthcare from 2016 to 2018.
Paul Holma
LinkedInExperience: System Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Real Estate · CommonSpirit Health
Paul Holma has been System Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Real Estate at CommonSpirit Health since October 2019, based in the Greater Phoenix Area. Paul Holma was Vice President & Associate General Counsel - Real Estate at Dignity Health from 2007 to 2019, and the profile describes experience in hospital and health care real estate, real estate development, construction law and leasing.
Roger Jansson
LinkedInExperience: System Director Senior Counsel · CommonSpirit Health
Roger Jansson is a former System Director Senior Counsel at CommonSpirit Health, a role held from January 2024 to May 2026, based in Seattle. Roger Jansson has been Senior Counsel, Health Care/Regulatory at Kaiser Permanente since May 2026, and was Vice President, Senior Corporate Counsel at Providence from 2018 to 2024 and Associate General Counsel at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance from 2017 to 2018.
Suzan Vida Konell
LinkedInExperience: Vice President and Associate General Counsel - Regulatory Affairs · Dignity Health
Suzan Vida Konell has been Vice President and Associate General Counsel - Regulatory Affairs at Dignity Health since November 2016, based in Redondo Beach, California, with a headline that gives the role as System Vice President and Associate General Counsel Compliance & Regulatory Affairs at CommonSpiritHealth/Dignity Health, and has also served as Senior Counsel at Dignity Health.
Tim Gorman
LinkedInExperience: System Vice President- Legal Transactions · CommonSpirit Health
Tim Gorman has been System Vice President- Legal Transactions at CommonSpirit Health since September 2019, based in Englewood, Colorado. Tim Gorman also held the role of Deputy Chief Legal Officer and Vice President Legal Mergers and Acquisitions at CHI from 2007 to 2019, and was Managing Counsel at Upstate Medical University from 2006 to 2007 and Director of Compliance Counsel at St. Elizabeth Medical Center from 2005 to 2006.
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