Healthcare Is Growing. Close To Home.
Valley West Community Hospital Logo Health. Heart. Home.
Adminstration giving lecture

KishHealth System Leaders

Executive Staff

(Click names to send e-mail)
  • Kevin Poorten
    CEO of KishHealth System, (815) 756-1521, Ext. 153376
  • Brad Copple
    President of Kish & Valley West Hospitals, (815) 756-1521, Ext. 253999
  • Mike Muzzillo
    Vice President of Operations at Valley West, (815) 786-3733
  • Pamela Duffy
    Vice President, Patient Care Services & Medical Staff Kish & Valley West Hospitals,
    (815) 756-1521, Ext. 153318
  • Loren Foelske
    Vice President, Finance KishHealth System, (815) 756-1521, Ext. 153322
  • Renee Ellingson
    Vice President, Development Kishwaukee Health Foundation, (815) 748-8902
  • Joseph Dant
    Vice President, Business Development KishHealth System
    (815) 756-1521, Ext. 153777
  • Michael Kokott
    Assistant Vice President, Marketing & Planning KishHealth System
    (815) 756-1521, Ext. 153120
  • Karen Hagen
    Executive Director, DeKalb County Hospice, (815) 756-3000
  • Heath Bell
    Vice President & Chief Information Officer (815) 756-1521, Ext. 153670

KishHealth System Board of Directors

Kevin Poorten, President & CEO KHS, (815) 756-1521, Ext. 153376
Michael Cullen
Michael Mooney
Michael Larson
Terrence Duffy
Jack Wagoner, MD, Chief of Staff, Kish Hospital
Brett Cassidy, MD, Chief of Staff, Valley West Hospital
Erik Englehart, MD
Jagdish Patel, MD
Thomas Matya
Mary Lynn McArtor
John Moulton
Bradley Waller
Anita Zurbrugg