Leadership + Doctors
Administration + Boards
Mary Free Bed leaders are committed to providing the highest level of care possible for our patients. Below are the current rosters:
Administration
Chief Executive Officer
Kent Riddle
Chief Operating Officer
Bruce Brasser
Chief Medical Officer
Benjamin Bruinsma, M.D.
Chief Financial Officer
Ryan Podvin
Chief Nursing Officer
Maria Opoku-Agyeman
Chief Compliance Officer
Jennifer McWain
Vice President, Medical Group Operations
Emily DeFouw
Vice President, Finance
Nathan Guzman
Vice President, Patient Access and Referral Development
Jeff Munford
Vice President, Outpatient Services
Jaime Myers
Vice President, Advisory Group
Joyal Pavey
Vice President, Advancement
Tim Pietryga
Vice President, Orthotics & Prosthetics + Bionics
Scott Riddle
Vice President, Human Resources
Cynthia Springer
Administrator, Sub-Acute Rehabilitation
Kiersten Cudney
President & CEO, Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Tim Tuthill
Board of Trustees
Chairperson
David Muir
Vice Chairperson
Jennifer Taylor
Treasurer
Dan Vaughan
Assistant Treasurer
Sue Kinsler
Trustees
Amy Abbot
Nancy Albers
Luis Avila
Becky Bechler
Dave Beemer
Kevin Birchmeier
Susan Bloss
Benjamin Bruinsma, M.D.
Pamela Buschle
Stephen Drew
Deb Kay
Maureen Kozel
Jeffrey Kramer, M.D.
Brad Mathis
Tonja Moyer
Margaret Nault
Holly Peterson
Kent Riddle
Wendy Stock
Amy Stuursma
Maryln Walton
Cameron Young
Foundation Board of Trustees
Chairperson
Lee Perez
Vice Chair
Lindsay Benedict
President
Kent Riddle
Treasurer
Nate Guzman
Secretary
Timothy J. Pietryga
Trustees
Timothy D. Arter
Rev. Katherine Lee Baker
Anne Chamberlin
Gregory Conway
Eva Aguirre Cooper
Marcus Jackson
Michael Jakubowski, M.D.
Jacques Moss
Amy Stuursma
Jennifer Taylor
Diane Vander Maas
Brent VanHaren
Senior Administrative Assistant
Kelly Fitzgerald
Learn more about the Foundation. Click here.
Guild Board of Directors
President
Amy Stuursma
First Vice President
N/A
Second Vice President
Maureen Kozel
Third Vice President
Elizabeth Chrisopherson
Treasurer
Sue Kinsler
Assistant Treasurer
Mary Beth Brown
Recording Secretary
Amy Abbott
Corresponding Secretary
Joan McCrone
Directors
Susan Bloss
Nancy Bush
Sandy Conner
Janet Freund
Maureen Kozel
Judy Palmer
Susan Porter
Maryln Walton
Learn more about the Guild. Click here.
Doctors
Mary Free Bed has 300 physicians and advanced practice providers across our system. We also have two dozen psychologists for emotional recovery. Find their bios below.
Physicians
Our physicians are experts in a range of rehabilitation specialties, steadfast in their determination to restore hope and freedom to adults and children facing challenges both simple and complex. Click here.
Psychologists
Our Psychology service provides care that supports any challenge you’re facing. Click here.