Meet the Team

Meet our team of bright and discerning leaders whose collective expertise guides the organization in mission fulfillment and vision pursuit.

Administration

James L. Matney

President & Chief Executive Officer

Dena Zinker, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE

Chief Operations Officer, Chief Nursing Executive, and Vice President of Patient Services

Julie Bhavnani, MSA

Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Bill Bishop

Vice President Information Systems, Chief Information Officer, & HIPAA Security Officer

Melanie Owens, MBA, BSN, RN, CJCP

Vice President of Quality

Jessica Rivenbark

Vice President of Medical Education

Matthew Clifton, PharmD

Vice President of Ancillary Services

Michael Brown, MD, MBA, FCCP

Chief Medical Officer

Samantha Allen

Vice President of Practice Management

Toni L. Riddle

Vice President of Nursing & Chief Nursing Officer

Medical Staff Leadership

Gary Swartzentruber, MD

Chief of Staff

Andrew Cordista, MD

Past-Chief of Staff

Curt Starling, MD

Chief of Surgery

Witemba Kabange, MD

Chief of Medicine

Cory Porteus, DO

Surgery Member At-Large

Emerson Harrison, MD, FACS

Surgery Member At-Large

Sarah Nuzzo, MD

Medicine Member At-Large

Kent Posey, MD

Medicine Member At-Large

Hospital Authority

Colquitt Regional Health System is governed by the Colquitt County Hospital Authority which is appointed by the Colquitt County Board of Commissioners. Our nine Authority members, appointed for nine-year terms, are community leaders who serve voluntarily; no Authority member receives monetary compensation.

Authority Members

John Griffin

Chairman

Richard Bass

Treasurer

Maureen A. Yearta, Ed.D.

Secretary

Howard L. Melton, MD

Richard E. Turner, Jr.

Johnny Brown, III

Justin Baker, MD

Joe P. Baker

John W. Mitchell, III

Open Meetings

Regularly scheduled meetings of Hospital Authority members are monthly and are held in the Friedlander Board Room at Colquitt Regional Health System, as follows:

John Griffin, Chairman

Fourth Monday
12:00 pm

Finance Committee Meeting

Richard Bass, Chairman
Third Wednesday
7:30 am

Quality Assurance Committee Meeting

Johnny Brown, Chairman
Third Tuesday
7:30 am

For more information regarding Hospital Authority meetings, please contact Colquitt Regional Administration at 229-890-3532.