our leaders
Dayton Children’s would not be the community asset it is today without the dedication and guidance of our leaders. Meet our team of senior management, Board of Trustees and professional staff responsible for the governance, administration and operations at Dayton Children’s.
Deborah A. Feldman
president and CEO
Chris Bergman, CPA
vice president and chief financial officer
Cindy Burger MS,RN
vice president, patient and family experience and chief experience officer
Jayne Gmeiner, MS, RN, NEA-BC
vice president of patient care services and chief nurse officer
Ben Goodstein
vice president, chief ambulatory officer, president of Dayton Children’s Specialty Physicians
Kelly Kavanaugh
vice president, chief strategy officer
Charles Kidwell
chief legal counsel
Adele Johnson-Kebe, MSML, PHR
vice president, human resources
Adam Mezoff MD, CPE
vice president, medical affairs and chief medical officer
Jena Pado, CFRE
vice president, chief development officer
Shehzad A. Saeed, MD, FAAP, AGAF
vice president and chair of pediatrics
2025 board of trustees officers
- Michael McQuiston, chair
- Todd Pleiman, vice chair
- David Melin, secretary/treasurer
- Helen Jones-Kelley, assistant secretary/treasurer
- James Whalen, immediate past chair
2025 board of trustees
Mamle Anim, MD
Five Rivers Health Centers
Rob Connelly
Henny Penny Corporation
Carly Cox
JJR Solutions, LLC
Deborah Feldman
President and CEO, Dayton Children’s
Helen Jones-Kelley
Montgomery County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services
Anthony Kenney
retired, Speedway, LLC
Gogi Kumar, MD
Chair, Dayton Children’s professional staff
Manoj Kumar, JD
Aspirations Partners
James B. McGregor
The McGregor Metalworking Companies
Michael McQuiston
The Connor Group
David Melin
PNC Financial Services Group
Adam Mezoff, MD
Vice president for medical affairs and chief medical officer, Dayton Children’s
Leslie C. Miller
Heidelberg Distributing Company
Todd Pleiman
RSM U.S., LLP
Patrick Prikkel, DC
The Chiropractic Health and Wellness Center of Dayton
Charlynda Scales
Entrepreneur
David A. Taylor
Dayton Early College Academy
James D. Whalen
Hartzell Industries
Nicholas J. Endsley
Sebaly Shillito + Dyer
Mark S. Shaker
Shaker Strategic Solutions
Gogi Kumar, MD
chair
Abiodun Omoloja, MD
chair-elect
Daniel Evans, MD
chair of medicine
Arturo Aranda, MD
chair of surgery
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