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10 CommonSpirit Health operations leaders
These ten people hold or have held director-level or higher operations roles at CommonSpirit Health, including several chief operating officers and vice presidents of operations. A reader can learn how operations leaders build and run their teams in health systems.
Professionals to explore
01—10Adam Maus, FACHE, SHRM-CP
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operations Officer · CommonSpirit Health
Former Chief Operations Officer at CommonSpirit Health (May 2023–March 2024), a C-Level role in General Management according to the profile, and President at CommonSpirit Health since March 2024. The profile also lists Chief Services Officer at Kittson Healthcare (2022–2023).
Alex Burhop
LinkedInExperience: Market Director of Operations - Critical Access Market · CommonSpirit Health
Former Market Director of Operations - Critical Access Market (January 2024–November 2025) and former Director of Operations - Regional Critical Access Hospitals (2022–2024) at CommonSpirit Health, and President at CommonSpirit Health since November 2025, a role based in Missouri Valley, Iowa according to the profile. Other CommonSpirit Health roles shown include Interim President (2025).
Ardel Guillamas Avelino
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & Chief Operating Officer · CommonSpirit Health
Vice President & Chief Operating Officer at CommonSpirit Health since March 2023, a C-Level role according to the profile; the profile headline gives the role as Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, SMMC-LB. Former Senior Director of Operations, Administration (2015–2023) and Associate Administrator and Compliance Officer (2013–2015) at Dignity Health.
Cathan Riding
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · CommonSpirit Health
Chief Operating Officer at CommonSpirit Health since April 2024, a General Management role based in Merced, California according to the profile. The profile also lists HCA Healthcare roles as Chief Operating Officer (2020–2024), Associate Administrator (2019–2020) and Administrative Fellow (2018–2019).
Jennifer Douglas
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations · CommonSpirit Health
Director of Operations at CommonSpirit Health since October 2024, and former Director Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (2023–2024) and Acute IRF Rehabilitation Manager (2020–2023) at CommonSpirit Health. The profile summary describes leading large-scale, multi-site operations across acute care, rehabilitation, outpatient services and non-nursing clinical and operational services, currently overseeing 300+ FTEs.
Jeremy Cope
LinkedInExperience: VP Operations Chief Operating Officer Kansas Market · CommonSpirit Health
VP Operations Chief Operating Officer Kansas Market at CommonSpirit Health since April 2026, where the profile says the role provides executive oversight over ancillary, support and operational services across a three-hospital market of two acute care facilities and one critical access hospital. The profile also lists Vice President at Doctors Hospital of Augusta (2017–2024).
Kimberly Unander Gaimari
LinkedInExperience: System Vice President Transformation Operations · CommonSpirit Health
System Vice President Transformation Operations at CommonSpirit Health since May 2021, a President/Vice President-level role in Operations according to the profile. The profile also lists Navigant roles as Associate Director - Healthcare (2018–2021), Managing Consultant - Healthcare (2017–2018) and Senior Consultant - Healthcare (2015–2017).
Marvin O'Quinn
LinkedInExperience: President COO · CommonSpirit Health
President COO at CommonSpirit Health since February 2019, a C-Level role in General Management based in Chicago according to the profile. The profile also lists EVP COO at Dignity Health from 2009 with no end date shown, and President at Jackson Health System (2002–2008).
Terika Richardson, FACHE
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · CommonSpirit Health
Chief Operating Officer at CommonSpirit Health since December 2023. The profile also lists Chief Operating Officer at Ardent Health (2021–2023), President Central Chicagoland PSA at Advocate Health Care (2020–2021), President at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital (2018–2021) and President at Advocate South Suburban Hospital (2017–2018).
Thomas Frederickson, MD, FACP, SFHM, MBA
LinkedInExperience: System Vice President Hospital Medicine Operations · CommonSpirit Health
System Vice President Hospital Medicine Operations at CommonSpirit Health since June 2022, a President/Vice President-level role according to the profile, and former Chief Medical Officer at CommonSpirit Health (April 2021–October 2022). The profile also lists Medical Director Tele-health and Medical Director Transfer Center (both since 2018) and Division Medical Director, Hospital Medicine (since 2011) at CHI Health.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a national health system decide which operating decisions sit with the system office and which with each hospital or market?
- 02What does it take to run ancillary, support and ambulatory services across several hospitals in one market?
- 03How do operations leaders choose and measure transformation projects across a large health system?
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