St. Nicholas Hospital Leadership

Board of Directors
• David A. Van de Water, JD, LLM, Chairperson
• William L. Trager, MD, Vice-Chairperson
• Mary T. Brasseaux, Chief Executive Officer
• Sister Bernadine Gutowski, OSF, Secretary
• Peter F. Bemis
• S. Mark Bettag, MD
• Sister Marybeth Culnan, OSF
• Christopher L. Larson, MD
• Stuart W. Brotz
• Michael A. Lanser, Ed. D

Sisters of St. Francis
• Sister Renelle Brueggemann, OSF
• Sister Elvon Huser, OSF

Administrative Council
• Mary Brasseaux, Chief Executive Officer
• Donald Pieters, Assistant Administrator, Financial/Support Services
• Michele Oostdyk, RN, Assistant Administrator, Patient Care Services
• Edward Bradley, Administrative Director, Business Development
• Christine Jensema, Administrative Director, Human Resources

In addition to formal leadership, St. Nicholas Hospital has also assembled business leaders from the community to serve on the St. Nicholas Hospital Advisory Council. This amalgamation of leadership keeps us responsive to trends within their industries leading to provide better services to our customers.

Hospital Advisory Council
• Michael Basch, Administrator, Sheboygan Senior Community
• Peter F. Bemis, President & CEO, Bemis Manufacturing Company
• Kristin Blanchard, Executive Director, Sheboygan County Interfaith Organization
• Mary T. Brasseaux, Chief Executive Officer
• John Brotz, Vice President, Plastics Engineering Company
• Andrew Burkart, President, Burkart-Heisdorf Insurance Agency, Inc.
• Carl Claerbout, President/Co-Owner, Dutchland Plastics, Corp.
• Father James Connell, Holy Name/St. Clement Parishes
• Lee Gentine, Managing Partner, Dairyland Investors Group, LLP
• Jay Hogfeldt, Chief Executive Officer, Wind Mill Slatwall Products
• Joan Horne, President, Partners of St. Nicholas Hospital
• Tim Kellner, Vice President, Human Resources, J. L. French Corporation
• Vytas K. Kerpe, MD, President, St. Nicholas Hospital Medical Staff
• Dennis Ladwig, Ed. D, District Manager, Great Lakes Staffing
• Rev. Karl Nelson, Retired Pastor
• Trent Rammer, Cash Management Officer, Community Bank & Trust
• Joseph Sheehan, PhD, Superintendent of Schools, Sheboygan Area School District
• David Van de Water, JD, LLM, Partner, Gruhle, Fessler, & Van de Water
• Michael Vandersteen, Sheboygan County Board
• Helen Veldboom, Project Manager, Oostburg Concret/Fieldtree Realty

We look to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops for their guidance through their Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services.

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