| Art Sponseller, JD |
Art is the President and CEO of BEACON Collaborative and the President and CEO of the Hospital Council of Northern and Central California, providing strategic planning, and executive leadership for the Beacon Collaborative and is the primary contact for communications with member hospital CEO's. As President and CEO Hospital Council of Northern California, Art leads the Hospital Council, a trade association representing 200 Hospitals in 50 Californian Counties from Kern County to the Oregon border. Art was previously Chief Operating Officer for the California Hospital Association (CHA) and also was an executive with the Hospital Association of Southern California. He has extensive experience specializing in personnel and labor relations and has served as adjunct faculty for USC and University of LaVerne. Art earned a BBA from Eastern Michigan University and his JD from the Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University. He is admitted to the State Bar of California. |
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| Mary Lopez, RN, MSN | Mary is the Senior Vice President, Quality Initiatives and Education at the Hospital Council of Northern and Central California. Mary joined the Hospital Council in October 2007. With 30 years experience in the healthcare field, Mary's passion revolves around nursing and quality while focusing on patient safety. She has practiced as a registered nurse in the Central Valley since 1981, fulfilling roles such as critical care staff nurse, clinical operations director, education director, and administrative director of organizational performance. Inclusively she performed project management for the California Institute for Nursing and Healthcare and was a project coordinator for a grant funded research for the Association of California Nurse Leaders. Her current role includes oversight of the BEACON Collaborative in the Bay Area and developing additional regional efforts to support hospitals in their journey to reduce harm and improve quality of care. Mary holds a Master's degree with emphasis on education and Administration and a Bachelor's in Nursing and Public Health from California State University, Fresno, CA |
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