Our Dedicated Team
Chief executive officer
Steve Jantz, M.B.A.
Steve grew up in Duncan, Oklahoma and has lived in Oklahoma City, OK since 1996. He studied Economics at The University of Oklahoma and The University of Dallas. He received his B.A. and M.B.A. with a concentration in Health Services Management from The University of Dallas.
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Dr. Michael Byrne, MD
After serving in the United States Army for 22 years as a surgeon, Dr. Michael Byrne moved to Bowling Green in 2000, joining Doctors Carter and Moore in the Heart Institute. Dr. Byrne was invited to join the Hospice of Southern Kentucky Board of Directors in 2015.
chief financial officer
Megan Talley Dick, CPA, M.B.A.
Megan Talley Dick, CPA , M.B.A. has served as Chief Financial Officer for Hospice of Southern Kentucky since 2018. She is responsible for managing all accounting and financial functions of the agency.
Chief Nursing Officer
Leslie Baker Smith, RN
Leslie is a nurse by trade and began her journey as a hospice nurse- providing compassionate and…
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Diane Cline
Diane joined Hospice of Southern Kentucky in 2014 as a Billing Specialist and was appointed as the Director of Operation in 2019.
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Cameron Sizemore
Cameron Sizemore joined Hospice of Southern Kentucky in April 2020 as the Director of Volunteers…
Director of Business Development
Scott Stivers
Scott Stivers joined Hospice of Southern Kentucky in 2020 and serves as the Director of Business Development.
Director of Quality Assurance
Yolanda Terry, RN
Yolanda Terry RN, began working with Hospice of Southern Kentucky in March 2008, as Director of Clinical Services for the Hospice House. She moved to Bowling Green from TN where she had worked for 3 separated hospices starting in 2000.
In Patient Unit Manager
Sierra Cardwell, RN
Sierra attended Western Kentucky University and graduated with her BSN in 2019. She began…
Ancillary Service manager
Kendra Harris, MSW
Kendra graduated from Bellarmine University and earned her Master of Social Work from Spalding…
Board of Directors
Board Chair: Ken Whitley
Vice Chair: Portia Pennington
Secretary: Kim Vickous
Treasurer: Dr. David Smith
Advisor to the Chair: Romanza Johnson
Members:
Mark Alcott
Kelly Bell
Dot Darby-Paschall
Brenda Gildersleeve
Chad Hall
Altricia Harrell
Dr. Catherine Heltsley
Dixie Mahurin
Milli McIntosh
Allison Patton-Holland
Steve Sinclair
Julie Wedge