10 Pediatrix operations leaders
Nanette Sanders, Executive Vice President, is the most senior of these Pediatrix operations leaders, who also hold titles such as President, West Division and AVP, Regional Operations. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at Pediatrix from people who have held the role.
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Angela Lane
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, National Accounts Operations · Pediatrix Medical Group
Angela Lane has been Vice President, National Accounts Operations at Pediatrix Medical Group since October 2016, with a headline reading Vice President, Operations of National Services and Accounts. Angela served at Pediatrix as Market Director of Operations for the Mountain Region from 2004 to 2016 and was a hospital executive at HCA Healthcare.
Christine Kessler
LinkedInExperience: Former Vice President, Operations · Pediatrix Medical Group
Christine Kessler served as Vice President, Operations at Pediatrix Medical Group from August 2021 to August 2024 and is now Chief of Staff for the Executive Vice Dean, Clinical Affairs and Operations at UW Medicine. Christine also served as Vice President, Ambulatory and Patient Access Operations at Seattle Children's and as Executive Director of Children's University Medical Group.
Craig Preston
LinkedInExperience: Associate Vice President, Regional Operations · Pediatrix Medical Group
Craig Preston has been Associate Vice President, Regional Operations at Pediatrix Medical Group since April 2024, with a headline reading Associate Vice President, Division Operations. At Pediatrix, Craig Preston was also Director, Regional Operations (2023 to 2024) and Operations Manager (2018 to 2023), based in San Tan Valley, Arizona.
Dana Fortin
LinkedInExperience: AVP, Regional Operations · Pediatrix Medical Group
Dana Fortin has been AVP, Regional Operations at Pediatrix Medical Group since January 2025, a role the highlight places in operations. The profile lists Regional Vice President at NES+Health (2018 to 2024), VP of Operations at TeamHealth (2014 to 2017) and Regional Vice President of Operations at Hospitalists Now, Inc. (2011 to 2012).
Jae Hernandez Frazier, MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC
LinkedInExperience: AVP, Division Operations · Pediatrix Medical Group
Jae Hernandez Frazier has been AVP, Division Operations at Pediatrix Medical Group since October 2025, working from Houston, and describes a results-driven healthcare operations leader. Jae Hernandez Frazier was Director, Dialysis and Pheresis at Texas Children's Hospital (2021 to 2025) and Clinical Director, General Pediatrics, Dialysis, and EMU at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital (2018 to 2021).
JoLynn Richmond, MHA
LinkedInExperience: AVP, Regional Operations · Pediatrix Medical Group
JoLynn Richmond has been AVP, Regional Operations at Pediatrix Medical Group since August 2023, with a headline naming the Mountain West. JoLynn served as Director of Operations, Mountain West at Pediatrix from 2017 to 2023 and held director of operations, administrator and practice manager roles at Providence Swedish.
Kevin Pitzer
LinkedInExperience: President, West Division · Pediatrix Medical Group
Kevin Pitzer has been President, West Division at Pediatrix Medical Group since February 2025, working from Phoenix. At Pediatrix, Kevin Pitzer was also Executive Consultant to National Operations (2024 to 2025), President, Southwest Region (2019 to 2024) and Regional Vice President, Mountain West Region (2018 to 2019), and was Principal / Healthcare Consultant at KMP Consulting, LLC (2015 to 2018).
Krista Kreider
LinkedInExperience: Former Vice President, Operations · Pediatrix Medical Group
Krista Kreider served as Vice President, Operations at Pediatrix Medical Group from February 2023 to November 2023, a role described as regional head of practice operations across Michigan and SW Ohio and national lead for several strategic initiatives, including managing P&L and quality metric performance. Krista is now Senior Director, Healthcare Services at Alvarez & Marsal.
Nanette Sanders
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President · Pediatrix Medical Group
Nanette Sanders has been Executive Vice President at Pediatrix Medical Group since November 2025, with a headline reading Executive Vice President, Operations. Nanette Sanders also served at the company as Senior VP, National Operations from 2024 to 2025 and as President, Regional Operations from 1997 to 2024, based in Ladera Ranch, California.
Shannyn Serfozo
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Operations, South Central · Pediatrix Medical Group
Shannyn Serfozo has been Vice President, Operations, South Central at Pediatrix Medical Group since March 2024, and served as Market Director at Pediatrix from 2019 to 2024. Shannyn Serfozo was Administrator at The Physicians Spine & Rehabilitation Specialists (1995 to 2018) and describes a history of leadership in the medical practice industry.
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