Executive Team
Administrators
Russ Tyner
President
Chief Executive Officer
Baptist Health
Montgomery, AL
Russ Tyner joined Baptist Health as president and chief executive officer in 2004. He is responsible for charting the strategic direction of Baptist Health.
Prior to joining Baptist Health, Tyner served as senior vice president and chief operating officer at UAB Medical West in Birmingham. He is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of healthcare leadership experience and holds a Bachelor of Arts in communications/journalism from the University of Alabama. In 2004, he completed a Global Leadership in Healthcare Program through the University of Michigan School of Business.
Robin Barca, RN
Senior Vice President
Chief Operating Officer
Baptist Health
Montgomery, AL
Robin Barca joined Baptist Health in 2002 as senior vice president and chief operating officer (COO). Her COO duties include overseeing the general operation of Baptist Medical Center East, Baptist Medical Center South and Prattville Baptist Hospital, in addition to her system obligations of operational oversight of pharmacy, lab, food and nutrition, clinical integration, organizational development, home health and hospice services, pastoral care and residency programs.
Prior to moving to Montgomery, Robin was senior vice president and administrator of Methodist Healthcare Central Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Her extensive healthcare experience includes her tenure as executive vice president/COO for Methodist Healthcare – Jackson Hospitals in Jackson, Mississippi and vice president, clinical services for Wellmont Health System – Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tennessee.
Julia Ventress, CHE
Vice President
Baptist Health
Montgomery, AL
Julia Ventress has been an integral part of the senior management team of Baptist Health serving as system Vice President for four years. She has 10 years of health care management experience and currently oversees strategic planning, business development, physician recruitment, practice management, marketing, public relations, political and regulatory affairs and Baptist Ventures including joint ventures with Select Physical Therapy, American Home Patient, Montgomery Imaging, PriMeds and Montgomery Surgical Center.
She has recruited more than 40 physicians to Montgomery and has lead the strategic planning process to expand services at all three Baptist hospitals and joint ventures. Julia has also developed new medical practices for Baptist Health including the recruitment of physicians and staff, oversight of construction and daily operations of primary care, gastroenterology and hepatology, general surgery and wound care clinics. Her current focus includes the development and oversight of the construction of Taylor Medical Complex, an 85,000 square foot ambulatory surgery center and physician office building.
Prior to joining Baptist Health, Julia served as assistant planning and strategy officer for UAB Health System in Birmingham, Ala.
After receiving a bachelor of business administration from the University of Mississippi, Julia continued her education earning a master's in business administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), a certificate of gerontology from UAB and a master of science in health administration from UAB. In 2004, she completed a Global Leadership in Healthcare Program through the University of Michigan School of Business. Julia is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, a member of the Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development and is actively involved in the community serving on several boards including KidOne Transport, WSFA Advisory Board and Envision 20/20 Young Leaders. She is a graduate of Leadership Montgomery and serves as co-chair of the Leadership Montgomery Young Professionals Group.
Baptist Health Board of Directors
1st row: Mrs. Patti G. Prdue;
James L. Hall, Jr.;
John A Henig, Jr.;
David S. Patrick;
E. Fred Woolard
2nd row:
Mrs. Kay K. Miller;
C. Bernell Mapp;
John A. Holleman;
Rev. Kenneth Paul May;
Charles E. Ingalls, III, M.D.;
W. Russell Tyner;
Rev. Gary P. Burton;
James V. Wright, Ed.D.;
J. Burke Sylvest, Jr.;
John A. Caddell
Not pictured:
F. Donovan Kendrick, M.D.;
Dr. L. Rick Marshall;
Rev. Michael A. Northcutt;
Rev. Jay L. Wolf
Baptist Health Care Foundation Board
Seated from left to right: Mr. Ken Selvaggi, Dr. Robert Adams, Mrs. Jane Edwards, Mrs. Polly Hardegree, Mrs. Kay Miller, and Mr. L. Bruce Christian, Chairman.
Standing from left to right: Mr. Ben F. Kelley, Executive Director, Mr. Russ Tyner, CEO Baptist Health, Mr. Charles Hunter, Mr. Bill Harper, Mr. Ray Allen, Jr., Mr. Brent Krause, Mr. John L. Baker, Mr. Scott McCall, Mr. Tony Edwards, Mr. David Wachs, Mr. James Martin, Mr. Ed Reifenberg, and Mr. Tull Gearrald.
Not pictured: Mr. Tom Albrecht, Mr. Paul Allen, Ms. Kim Davis, Mr. John Allen Dees, Mr. Tommy West, and Mr. Fred Woolard.
Baptist Medical Center South Advisory Board
From Left to Right: Ms. Rosemary Elebash, Chairperson;
Mr. T. Frank Wells, Co-Chair;
Mr. James L. Hall, Jr.;
Dr. Samuel L. Miller;
Dr. Lawrence H. Phipps;
Dr. Ralph M. Garrard;
Mr. James Dupree, Jr.;
Dr. Joe D. McClinton
Members not pictured are:
Mr. David S. Patrick;
Mr. J. Mark Fain;
Mr. J. Burke Sylvest, Jr.
Baptist Medical Center East Advisory Board
1st row Left to Right: Mike Hutson, Mindy Burdick, Ashley Aaron, Matt Ellis
2nd row Left to Right Barbara Bartley, Mark Dierlam, Sherry Bradley, Hanan Wilson, Jake Dean, Sandra Stevenson, Guinn Paulk, MD.
Not pictured: Kathy Lindsey, DO and Keith Hughes, MD
Prattville Baptist Hospital Advisory Board
1st Row - Left to Right: Mr. Joe Mathis, Chair;
Rev. Travis Coleman, Vice Chair
2nd Row - Left to Right: Dr. James Carpenter;
Mr. Carl Johnson;
Mr. Buddy Buckner;
Mrs. Lisa Miller
Not Pictured: Dr. Edward N. Foxhall, II;
Dr. Beau Freeman;
Mrs. Carol Wadsworth Jones;
Mr. John Fendley
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