MOUNTAINVIEW

rat; I i\ I. 15.2018
To the Las Cruces Community,

I am writing to inform you that, after much thought and prayer, I accepted a position as the System CEO for
Northwest Health located in Bentonville Arkansas. With a combined active medical staff of more than 540
physicians, 2,200 employees and 487 beds, Northwest Health is one of the largest health networks in Northwest
Arkansas with five hospitals. Northwest presents an environment for me to advance those principles and
programs that have proven so successful for us at MountainView. The opportunity to undertake the senior
leadership role for this CHS enterprise was simply too inviting for myself and my family to pass on.

What a joy and blessing it has been for me and my family to be part of this organization and community for the
past ten years. In looking back it?s hard to capture all the changes we, working together, accomplished.
Together we created an outstanding integrated health care delivery system, developed the remarkable
MountainView Medical Group, built New Mexico?s first free standing Emergency Center, launched our the first
Trauma program for our community, expanded our hospital, created and acquired new points of entry and did
so much more. I will miss MountainView.

Even great teams, however, can benefit from renewal of leadership from time to time. I am proud of what we
accomplished and the path we traveled together. lam confident in the leadership team in place and the ability
for this change to position MountainView to do even greater things.

The process of transition has already begun. I stand committed to supporting the transition and serving as a
continuing resource for MountainView into the future. We will provide you with further information as
timelines and actions become established.

As parents of seven children, our family is accordingly fully engaged in the public schools and local activities. I
have been fortunate to serve as Chair of the LCPS Foundation Board these past two years and encourage each of
you to continue the strong support Las Cruces demonstrates for our schools and teachers and administrators.

This past year I was honored to be asked to serve as the Chair of the Greater Las Cruces Chamber Board. I regret
that i will not be able to complete my time in that position, but leave with full knowledge of the strength,
stability and progress the chamber demonstrates on a daily basis.

Las Cruces is a special place and our family will greatly miss being here. I offer my sincere thanks to each of you
that do so much, each day, to make our community stronger.

Sincerely,

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