St. Joseph's Chippewa Falls About Us Board Directors

Board of Directors

John Wagner

President

John Wagner serves as the President & CEO of HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital and as President of the HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Board of Directors. He received his Doctor of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science from the University of Iowa in Iowa City in 2008 and received a Master of Business Administration with a specialization in healthcare management in 2018. He joined St. Joseph’s in 2019 after spending the prior decade in various roles with UnityPoint Health in Iowa.

Jeff Halloin

Chair

Jeff Halloin currently serves as chair of the board for both hospitals. Mr. Halloin received his Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Olaf College and his law degree from Northwestern University School of Law. He was admitted to the bar in Wisconsin and Illinois and specializes in Finance and Real Estate development. He is currently the President and CEO of Charter Bankshares, Inc., the parent company of Charter Bank. He is also the President of his family businesses, Landmark Company and Landstar Builders, Inc.. In addition, he serves as the secretary of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Eau Claire.

James Docksey

Vice Chair

James Docksey currently serves as vice chair of the board for both hospitals. He is a financial advisor with Edward Jones Investments in Chippewa Falls. He has served on the St. Joseph’s Hospital Board of Directors since 2007 and on the Sacred Heart Hospital Board of Directors since 2008. Docksey holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from UW-Eau Claire.

Jerry Jacobson

Secretary

Jerry Jacobson currently serves as secretary of the board for both hospitals. He has served on the St. Joseph’s Hospital Board of Directors since 2011. Jacobson is the president of Northwestern Bank. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from UW-Eau Claire, and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

Tina Nazier

Tina Nazier is the Health Care Strategic Alignment Director for Wipfli LLP in Eau Claire. She served as an Advisory Council member at Sacred Heart Hospital for a number of years and is very engaged in the Eau Claire community. She holds a bachelor’s degree in management and master of business administration from Cardinal Stritch University.

Patti Darley

Patti Darley is an active community volunteer in Chippewa Falls. Prior to retirement, she worked as a project coordinator at Xcel Energy in the strategic sales and marketing department, customer service/public relations focused. She holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Marquette University.

Greg Heiler, M.D.

Dr. Greg Heiler is a board certified anatomic and clinical pathologist with Pathology Service Corporation. He has served on the Sacred Heart Hospital Board of Directors since 2010. Dr. Heiler holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. He earned his medical degree from the University of Minnesota, also completing his pathology residency at the University of Minnesota.

Sister Bernadine Gutowski, O.S.F.

Sister Bernadine Gutowski is a member of Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis. Her current role is performing vocation ministry for her community in the Chicago area. Sister Bernadine has served in a leadership role for the community and on boards of other HSHS hospitals in Wisconsin and Illinois. She holds a Business Administration degree from St. Norbert College in DePere, WI and a master’s degree in business administration from Xavier University in Cincinnati.

Andrew Barth

Andrew Barth serves as president and CEO of HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital and joined the organization in March 2021. He currently serves as president of the Sacred Heart Hospital Board of Directors. Barth has a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Healthcare Administration and Informatics from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a Master of Health Administration from the University of Iowa. He is a Wisconsin native who has worked in health care organizations serving Wisconsin, Indiana, and Colorado, including key markets in Milwaukee, Indianapolis, and Denver, and central Wisconsin at Aspirus Health.

Peter Kung

Peter Kung serves as the HSHS senior vice president and chief strategy officer, a role he has held since October 2020. He came to HSHS after serving as the VP and chief innovation officer at SCL Health in Denver, Colorado. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of California; a master’s degree from Claremont Graduate University; an MBA from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA; a Master of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary and is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.