Executive Leadership
Our executive team leads and inspires our network of medical rehabilitation hospitals, which treats patients recovering from disabilities caused by injuries, illnesses, or chronic medical conditions. Click leadership photo to view profile.
Jake Socha
CEO
Danny Brywczynski
President
Lynn Fleming, MS, CCC-SLP
Chief Operating Officer
Eudora Cannon
Chief Administrative Officer
Denise Kann, RN, BSN, MS, CRRN
Chief Regulatory Officer
Caleb Reed, CPA
EVP, Finance & Corporate Controller
Joy Miller, RN, CRRN
Chief Clinical Officer
Christopher Diguette
Chief Information Officer
Phil Leon
Chief Sales and Marketing Officer
Robin Saxon, JD
Chief Strategy and Development Officer
Crystal West
Field Finance CFO
Julie Cuppett, MLS, CHC, CHPC
Chief Compliance and HIPAA Privacy Officer
John W. Greenleaf, III, J.D.
General Counsel
Kara Simpson, MPT
EVP of Clinical Operations
Senior Operations
Our senior operations team leads and inspires our network of medical rehabilitation hospitals, which treats patients recovering from disabilities caused by injuries, illnesses, or chronic medical conditions. Click leadership photo to view profile.
Rosh Plugge
Treasurer
Laura Granger
SVP, Human Resources
Suzanne Quillen
SVP of Healthcare Innovation & Ernest Leadership Academy
David Griffith, M.S. CCC-SLP
SVP of Therapy Operations
Lisa Baird, PharmD, MS, MBA
SVP of Pharmacy Operations
Cindy Tew, RN, CRRN, MSN
SVP of Nursing Operations
Michael Roffelsen, MA
VP of Central Operations
Sabrina Martin, MPT
VP of Southwest Operations
Dave Cox
VP of West Operations
Craig Bragg
VP of Analytics
Claudia Saiz, RN, BSN
VP of Marketing and Business Development
Debby Langevin
VP of Revenue Cycle Operations
Nicholas Hall, P.E., CCM
VP of Construction
Nick Nilest, PT, DPT, MBA
Regional VP of North Texas
Leo Garza, OTR, MOT
Regional VP of South Texas
Recognized Nationally
Ernest Health’s rehabilitation hospitals have been ranked by Netsmart Technologies, Inc., the administrator of the world’s largest database for rehabilitation outcomes. Netsmart uses a program evaluation model (PEM) to determine the rankings, which includes a case-mix and severity-adjusted tool, providing facilities with a composite performance score and percentile ranking drawn from more than 80 percent of inpatient rehabilitation facilities in the country. Each hospital follows a patient-centric model, incorporating advanced rehabilitation techniques and technology to achieve clinical outcomes that exceed industry standards.
America’s Greatest Workplaces in Health Care
For the second consecutive year, Ernest Health has been named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces in Health Care by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group. The 2026 ranking is based on an independent study of more than 400,000 reviews from more than 100,000 health care employees, evaluating factors such as leadership, integrity, compensation and work-life balance.
This recognition belongs to our team members, the passionate patient caregivers whose dedication shapes the care we provide in every community we serve.
