10 Kaiser Permanente regional operations leaders
Regional President Colorado, Market President, Hawaii Region and Regional Chief Operating Officer are among the current titles held by these Kaiser Permanente regional operations leaders. A reader can learn how regional operations leaders run their areas at Kaiser Permanente from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Aphriekah DuHaney-West, FACHE
LinkedInExperience: Regional Chief Operating Officer · Kaiser Permanente
Aphriekah DuHaney-West has been Regional Chief Operating Officer at Kaiser Permanente since September 2025, and the profile headline places the role at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan & Hospitals. Aphriekah DuHaney-West was Senior Vice President/Area Manager at Kaiser Permanente from 2022 to 2026 and Chief Executive Officer at Ochsner Health from 2020 to 2022.
Carrie Owen Plietz
LinkedInExperience: Former President, Northern California · Kaiser Permanente
Carrie Owen Plietz is a former President, Northern California at Kaiser Permanente, a role held from November 2020 to March 2025. Carrie Owen Plietz has been Group President & COO, Care Delivery at Kaiser Permanente since February 2025, and was Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer at Wellstar Health System from 2016 to 2020.
CJ Bhalla
LinkedInExperience: SVP and CFO - CA Markets and National Planning · Kaiser Permanente
CJ Bhalla has been SVP and CFO - CA Markets and National Planning at Kaiser Permanente since April 2021, based in Pleasanton, California, and the profile also lists SVP and CFO - Northern California Region - Kaiser Permanente since April 2017. CJ Bhalla was VP - National Financial Planning and Analysis there from 2012 to 2017.
Cortney Eisses
LinkedInExperience: Regional President Colorado · Kaiser Permanente
Cortney Eisses has been Regional President Colorado at Kaiser Permanente since August 2026, based in Denver, Colorado, and was Interim Regional President Colorado there in 2026. At Kaiser Permanente, Cortney Eisses was also Vice President Care Continuum from 2020 to 2026, and was Area Administrator Medical Specialties at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan from 2011 to 2020.
Edmund Chan RD, FACHE
LinkedInExperience: Market President, Hawaii Region · Kaiser Permanente
Edmund Chan has been Market President, Hawaii Region at Kaiser Permanente since May 2024, based in Honolulu, Hawaii, and the profile describes the work as Market President of hospital & health plan regional operations. Edmund Chan has also been Advisory Board Member at iFHP | International Federation of Health Plans since May 2023.
Emily Holliman
LinkedInExperience: Regional President Mid-Atlantic States · Kaiser Permanente
Emily Holliman has been Regional President Mid-Atlantic States at Kaiser Permanente since June 2026, and was Chief Operating Officer Mid Atlantic Region there from 2023 to 2026. Emily Holliman was CEO Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical Center at Pascack Valley Medical Center from 2015 to 2023.
Michelle Gaskill-Hames
LinkedInExperience: President, Southern California and Hawaii Markets · Kaiser Permanente
Michelle Gaskill-Hames has been President, Southern California and Hawaii Markets at Kaiser Permanente since September 2023, and was Interim Regional President there in 2023. At Kaiser Permanente, Michelle Gaskill-Hames was also COO/Chief Strategy, Growth and Experience Officer - Southern California and Hawaii from 2022 to 2023 and Senior Vice President/Area Manager, Greater Southern Alameda from 2017 to 2019.
Mike Bowers, FACHE
LinkedInExperience: Regional President · Kaiser Permanente
Mike Bowers has been Regional President at Kaiser Permanente since February 2026, based in Walnut Creek, California, and was Interim Regional President & SVP Hospital and Health Plan Operations there from 2025 to 2026. Mike Bowers was Regional COO - Hospital Operations SSM Health St. Louis and Southern Illinois Regions at SSM Health from 2018 to 2021.
Trish Rodriguez
LinkedInExperience: Regional President - Nevada · Kaiser Permanente
Trish Rodriguez has been Regional President - Nevada at Kaiser Permanente since February 2026. At Kaiser Permanente, Trish Rodriguez was Senior Vice President - Clinical Services - Northern California from 2022 to 2026, SVP – Area Manager / Hospital Administrator from 2010 to 2022 and Chief Operating Officer – Northern California Region, Sacramento Medical Center from 2008 to 2010.
Wendy Watson
LinkedInExperience: President · Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals of the Northwest
Wendy Watson has been President at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals of the Northwest since February 2025, based in Portland, Oregon. At Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Wendy Watson was Chief Operating Officer from 2019 to 2025 and Regional Vice President, Ambulatory Care & Clinical Services from 2015 to 2019.
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- 01How do you split your time between the sites in your region and work with the wider organization?
- 02What did you change first when you took on a regional or market role?
- 03How do you decide which parts of your region need the most attention in a given quarter?
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