About Us - Senior Management

Merrill R. Thomas, MBA
Chief Executive Officer
mthomas@providencechc.org

Stanley Hoyt Block, M.D., FAAP, FAAAAI
Medical Director
sblockmd@providencechc.org

Denise H. Fortin, MBA, PHR
Vice President, Human Resources
dfortin@providencechc.org

J. Stephen Foley, Jr.
Vice President, Chief Information Officer
sfoley@providencechc.org

Mary Jean Francis, MS, RN
Vice President, Performance Improvement
mjfrancis@providencechc.org

Elaine Hardman, MBA
Vice President, Chief Operations Officer
elaineh@providencechc.org

Gregory Young, CPA, MBA
Vice President, Chief Finance Officer
gyoung@providencechc.org

Loretta L. Tharp, BS, MBA
Director, Income Development and Public Relations
ltharp@providencechc.org