The Visionary Leader Award recognizes annually one senior-level health care executive who is making a significant contribution to health care sustainability through groundbreaking and innovative strategies, and mentorship. The winner will be a leader who has effectively advocated for and woven sustainability and environmental stewardship into health care operational excellence. Below are the past winners.
2019 Visionary Leader Award Winner
Alison Santore
Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Social Responsibility
Providence
2019 Visionary Leader Award Winner
Barbara E. Tretheway
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
HealthPartners, Bloomington, Minn.
2018 Visionary Leader Award Winner
Bob Biggio
Senior Vice President of Facilities and Support Services
Boston Medical Center, Boston, Mass.
2017 Visionary Leader Award Winner
Al Manshum, AIA
Senior Vice President of Operations Integration
Advocate Health Care, Downers Grove, Ill.
2016 Visionary Leader Award Winner
John Messervy, AIA
Corporate Director of Design and Construction
Partners HealthCare, Boston, Mass.
2015 Visionary Leader Award Winner
Jeffrey Thompson, MD
Executive Advisor and CEO Emeritus
Gundersen Health System, LaCrosse, Wis.