Our Board. Of the medical community. And in service
to the medical community.
At Medical Mutual, more physicians and hospital administrators serve on the Board than at any other company in the market, including other mutual companies.
Moreover, these active Board members live and work here in the communities we serve and represent a wide array of specialties. Which is to say the Medical Mutual Board is a true reflection of its policyholders, which gives them unique insight into and understanding of your needs and challenges. Passionate about medicine and both protecting and enhancing the practice environment, these distinguished individuals dedicate significant time and talent to the Company and the cause for your benefit as a healthcare provider.
Members of the Board:
O. Robert Stevens MD Chair
Radiology Portsmouth, NHCollege: Bowdoin College
Medical School: University of Vermont
David B. McDermott MD, MPH, CPE, FAAFP Vice Chair
Emergency Medicine Dover-Foxcroft, MECollege: University of Rochester
Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine
Frank W. Lavoie MD, MBA President & CEO
Emergency MedicineCollege: McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Medical School: University of Vermont
Adam W. Kunin MD Treasurer
Cardiologist Morrisville, VTCollege: Columbia University
Medical School: University of Vermont Medical Center
Cynthia Allen DeSoi MD Secretary
Nephrology Lewiston, MECollege: Mt. Holyoke
Medical School: University of Rochester
Shawn D. Anderson Director
Chief Executive Officer, Houlton Regional Hospital Houlton, MECollege: University of Maine, Presque Isle
Hospital affiliation: Houlton Regional Hospital
Matthew C. Dugan DO Director
Oncology Portland, MECollege: Wilkes University
Medical School: UNE College of Osteopathic Medicine
Rebekah J. Gass MD Director
Infectious Diseases Bangor, MECollege: Mount Allison University, Canada
Medical School: Dalhousie University, Canada
Sean T. Hanley MD Director
Orthopaedics Brunswick, MECollege: Bowdoin College
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Wendy J. Merchant Director
VP of Finance, Blue Hill Hospital/Maine Coast Hospital (Northern Light Health) Blue Hill/Ellsworth, MECollege: Husson College
Hospital affiliation: Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital/Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital
Jeremy R. Morton MD Director
Cardiothoracic Surgery (Retired) Portland, MECollege: Princeton University
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Tamara H. W. Schwartz MD Director
Neurology Scarborough , MECollege: Emory University
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Lois N. Skillings Director
President/CEO, Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick, MECollege: University of Southern ME
Hospital affiliation: Governance-Nominating Committee
Albert G. Swallow CPA Director
Chief Financial Officer, MaineHealth Portland, MECollege: Thomas College
Hospital affiliation: MaineHealth
Robert L. Trowbridge MD Director
Internal Medicine Portland, MECollege: Colgate University
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Meet the Management team — people you may very well get to know by name.
At the Board and Committee levels, Medical Mutual is led by a distinguished group of physicians and hospital administrators. Similarly, a physician and longstanding member-policyholder leads the Company as President and CEO — with the help of accomplished professionals in every facet of insurance operations.
Sharing the Company mission and guided by its core principles, these talented specialists have helped Medical Mutual become one of the premier medical professional liability insurance carriers in New England. And they help set the tone for the caring, compassionate and responsive customer service that is the hallmark of Medical Mutual’s day–to–day operations.
Frank Lavoie
President/Chief Executive Officer
Michelle Boucher
Vice President - Risk Management
John Doyle
Vice President - Marketing & Administration
David Herzer
Vice President Claims
Steve Hodgkin
Vice President - Chief Information Officer