HTNYS announces 2026 officers and new board members

Healthcare Trustees of New York State’s board of governors is pleased to announce its 2026 officers and four new members.

The board elected the following officers to serve one-year terms:

• Chair: Muhammed Javed, MD, chair, Olean General Hospital, and trustee, Kaleida Health
• Vice chair: Laurence Smith, immediate past chair, White Plains Hospital, and trustee, Montefiore Health System
• Secretary: Todd Reinglass, vice chair, SBH Health System
• Immediate past chair: Sharon Hanson, secretary and immediate past chair, Erie County Medical Center

The board also elected four new members to serve three-year terms:

• Karen Callanan, Esq., trustee, Cayuga Health System (Centralus Health)
• Don Harris, PhD, MBA, trustee, O’Connor Hospital (Bassett Healthcare Network)
• Kevin J. Plunkett, Esq., chair, Northwell’s Phelps Hospital
• Dallas P. Sutton, MBA, board member, secretary, Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center and North Star Health Alliance

The HTNYS board of governors provides strategic guidance to direct HTNYS’ activities and programs aimed at strengthening New York’s healthcare system through improved leadership and involvement by healthcare trustees. We are grateful for their dedication and support.