KEY PLAYERS

The for-profit management company that runs KCHA has achieved tremendous financial results for the system and for themselves.
An FPPC complaint was filed against public hospital executives for committing conflicts-of-interests violations under Government Code section 1090 and the Political Reform Act and failing to disclose cognizable financial interests in hospital contracts.
Kern County Hospital Authority
Russell Judd
Recently retired CEO of KCHA.
Current President of Meridian
Scott Thygerson
Meridian employee and recently appointed CEO of KCHA. Prior to becoming CEO, Thygerson was the CSO of KCHA.
Andrew Cantu
Chief Financial Officer, Kern Medical. Since its establishment in 2016, the KCHA Board of Governors has granted ever-increasing authority to Meridian Healthcare Partners (MHP), the for-profit management firm with an exclusive contract to provide executive services to KCHA
Board of Governors
Russ Bigler
Chairman of the KCHA Board of Govenors
Amir Berjis
Thoracic Surgeon & Designated Institutional Official Kern Medical
Stephen Pelz
Executive Director of Housing Authority of the County of Kern
Phil McLaughlin
Executive Vice President Valley Republic Bank
Cindy Pollard
Community Leader
Elsa Martinez
Interim Kern County Administrative Officer
Candace Neal
Senior Associate Counsel
Kern County Superintendent of Schools
Other Key Players
Renee Villanueva
Chief Ambulatory & Outreach Officer
Karen Barnes
Chief Deputy County Counsel
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