
Staff
Meet our team...

Suzanne Ianni
President and CEO
Suzanne leads HANJ to improve health-care for New Jersey’s most vulnerable. As the recognized voice for safety net hospitals for over two decades, she works with legislative and administrative leaders to raise awareness of critical healthcare issues facing our state.

Chris Czvornyek
Vice President, Finance and Strategy
Chris has more than 12 years of experience in Medicaid financial management and reimbursement policy. While at the NJ Office of Management and Budget and Medicaid, he led several federal maximization initiatives that generated significant revenue for both the State of NJ and the hospital industry. Most recently, Chris administered incentive and value-based programs for a Medicaid health plan.

Cara Herrick
Office Manager/Executive Assistant
Cara has held positions in government and not-for profits. She provides critical administrative support and keeps our members informed.

Brian Shott
Vice President, Policy
Brian previously served as Government Relations Director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. Prior to this, he was Senior Program Manager for the State Health Reform Assistance Network and State Health and Value Strategies. These programs provided technical assistance to states in their implementation of efforts to improve population health and reform the delivery of health care services. Brian previously spent several years as a legislative aide for the NJ State Senate.
Board + Members
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center
(Atlantic City)
Hak Kim, Chief Financial Officer
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
(Paramus)
Deborah Visconi, President & CEO
Capital Health Regional Medical Center
(Trenton)
Shane Fleming, Senior VP & CFO
HANJ Treasurer
CarePoint Health
(Jersey City)
Hoboken University Medical Center
(Hoboken)
William Pelino, CFO
CareWell Health Medical Center
(East Orange)
Paige Dworak, CEO
HANJ Secretary
(Camden)
Kevin O'Dowd, Co-President/CEO
HANJ Vice Chair
RWJBarnabas Health
John Doll, Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
(Jersey City)
(Long Branch)
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
(Newark)
Trinitas Regional Medical Center
(Elizabeth)
Gary Horan, President & CEO
HANJ Chair
(Paterson)
Kevin Slavin, President & CEO
HANJ Past Chair
St. Mary’s General Hospital
(Passaic)
Ed Condit, President & CEO
(Newark)
Ed Jimenez, President & CEO