Prior to his position at UTMC, Swaine had a long career with Beaumont Health System in Southfield, Mich. Among his responsibilities with Beaumont were leading the health system’s post-acute services and serving as hospital president of the 280-bed Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe.

Swaine earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Lawrence Technological Institute and a master’s degree in finance from Walsh College.

He is on the board of directors and finance committee for Seedlings Braille Books for Children, a Michigan-based nonprofit that takes written children books and converts them to Braille.

Ellis graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and earned his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He completed an internal medicine residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., as well as a fellowship in infectious diseases at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. He is board-certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases and has an ASTMH Certificate of Knowledge in tropical medicine and travelers’ health.

Ellis served 20 years in the U.S. Army, first as a field artillery officer and then as a medical corps officer. During this time, he was in a variety of leadership, clinical, teaching and research roles, most recently as deputy director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md. His research interest focused primarily on the epidemiology and prevention of staphylococcal infections.

Ellis retired from active duty in 2015 and transitioned to UTMC as an infectious diseases faculty member and medical director of the Infection Control and Prevention Program.

In August 2017, he assumed the role of chief medical officer. As a professor of medicine, Ellis remains committed to medical education and patient care, providing continuity of care for patients infected with HIV and performing infectious disease consultations in inpatient and outpatient areas.

Stesney-Ridenour’s 35-year career in hospital management includes oversight of a range of hospital functions, including operating budgets, personnel management and strategic planning. As president of Beamont Hospitals, she had primary administrative responsibilities for three hospitals totaling more than $2.2 billion in gross revenue.

She has also overseen key aspects of everyday hospital functions, including oversight on cardiovascular services, emergency centers, surgical services and a host of radiation and oncology departments, among others.

Stesney-Ridenour has a master of business administration from the University of Detroit. She is president of the Midwest Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives and serves as a board and executive committee member for Alternatives for Girls, a non-profit devoted to ending homelessness, poverty and exploitation for girls throughout the United States.

Prior to his work with UTMC, Holmes worked as the chief financial officer for Advanced Specialty Hospitals of Toledo and NewVista Health and Wellness Centers in Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati. In these positions, Holmes worked closely with the CEO and other members of the leadership team on key financial planning initiatives, in addition to developing and monitoring key metrics for tracking the cost and performance of crucial company policies.

In addition to his work in the medical field, Holmes also has a great deal of accounting and finance experience in other industries, having held key financial leadership roles at a variety of companies and organizations throughout northwest Ohio.

Holmes received his bachelor of business administration degree from Cleveland State University in 1986 and is a certified public accountant in the state of Ohio.

Smith has more than 25 years of practical and academic pharmacy experience. He oversees all clinical pharmacy activities on all University of Toledo campuses, including the management of six pharmacies and clinics. He also assists in strategic planning for UTMC, specializing in patient safety, program implementation and financial stewardship.

Smith earned his bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from The University of Toledo and master of business administration from the University of Findlay before receiving his doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of Shenandoah. Smith has been board certified in pharmacotherapy since 2007.

Throughout his career, he’s been active in a variety of professional advocacy groups, including serving as the president of the Toledo Area Society of Health System Pharmacists from 2014-17 and currently serves as a delegate to the American Society of Health System Pharmacists.