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The Center for Health Affairs Appoints New Vice Chairs to Board of Directors

The Center for Health Affairs has named Jill Dietrich Mellon, JD, and Mark Malloy, MBA, as vice chairs of its Board of Directors.

Mellon, executive director & CEO for Veterans Affairs Northeast Ohio Healthcare System, and Malloy, chief financial officer for Ohio Regional Hospitals Finance Division, Cleveland Clinic, have been serving as directors on the Board since 2021 and 2022 respectively.

The Center’s Board of Directors consists of administrators of hospitals and healthcare systems as well as community leaders in Northeast Ohio. In order to appoint two vice chairs serving concurrently, the Board approved an amendment to its code of regulations. This change was made to allow for better continuity in leadership transitions as board officers’ terms come to an end.

“I would like to thank our new vice chairs for volunteering their valuable time and expertise to support The Center, our mission and our values,” said Brian Lane, president & CEO of The Center. “Our Board of Directors strives to be catalysts by aligning and collaborating with members and constituents to incubate, pilot, and launch programs and services that generate impactful change for the well-being of our community.”

“These two individuals are the finest examples of how The Center remains committed to building a Board of Directors filled with immense experience, incredible knowledge and inspiring passion,” said Melissa Kline, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CENP, senior vice president-system chief nurse executive for The MetroHealth System and chair of The Center’s Board. “Their willingness to expand their commitment to this organization by agreeing to service as officers is a testament to both their dedication to The Center’s mission as well as to the excellence of our Board and the caliber of colleagues with whom they are serving.”

The Center’s Board of Directors is responsible for all business of the organization and has the authority to adopt policy for the association. These elected directors also help guide its subsidiaries, CHAMPS Group Purchasing and The Essentials Group, as well as member programming, including Community Health, Emergency Preparedness, Finance & Reimbursement, Opioid and Polysubstance Use, and Data & Volume Statistics.

About The Center for Health Affairs:

As the nation's first regional hospital association, The Center for Health Affairs has served as the collective voice of Northeast Ohio hospitals for more than 100 years. Together with its subsidiaries, CHAMPS Group Purchasing and The Essentials Group, The Center continues the legacy of its founders, working collaboratively to increase the efficiency of healthcare delivery, providing insightful healthcare information to the public, and undertaking initiatives aimed at improving the health of the community.

About the vice chairs:

Jill Dietrich Mellon, JD, is the executive director and CEO of Veterans Affairs Northeast Ohio Healthcare System (VANEOHS). In this role, she oversees one of the largest healthcare systems in VA with an operating budget of more than $1 billion. She is a graduate of the Presidential Management Fellow (PMF) program, the VISN 10 Leadership Development Institute, the Healthcare Leadership Development Program (HCLDP), Leadership VA (LVA) and the Harvard University Senior Executive Fellows Program. She is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) and is board-certified in healthcare management. Mellon’s prior experience includes serving as director and CEO for the Dayton VA Medical Center and as associate director for VA Long Beach Healthcare System.

Mark Malloy, MBA, is chief financial officer for Ohio Regional Hospitals Finance Division, Cleveland Clinic. Malloy is responsible for the financial operations of the Ohio Regional Hospitals and Family Health Centers as well as Cleveland Clinic Community Care. Having served the Cleveland Clinic for 20 years, he has gained financial experience within revenue cycle, operations, and corporate finance. Most recently, he served as executive director of the Corporate Financial Planning Department where he led long range financial forecasting and budgeting for the health system. After earning his Bachelor of Business Administration from Baldwin Wallace College, he received his master’s degree from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.