Serving the community through leadership, philanthropy and high-quality, compassionate care
Our leaders bring together highly trained and dedicated staff members to provide personalized skilled nursing, rehabilitation services and extended care. Through our leadership, we strive to show our staff and patients that everyone matters every day. Philanthropic efforts include the Hillcrest Healthcare Foundation, which provides support to increase access to essential services, education and technology.
Serving the community through leadership, philanthropy and high-quality, compassionate care
Our leaders bring together highly trained and dedicated staff members to provide personalized skilled nursing, rehabilitation services and extended care. Through our leadership, we strive to show our staff and patients that everyone matters every day. Philanthropic efforts include the Hillcrest Healthcare Foundation, which provides support to increase access to essential services, education and technology.
Team
Barry DavisPresident and CEO
Barry DavisPresident and CEOBarry has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Tennessee. He and his wife, Sylvia, are passionate about community development. He was vice chair of Hillcrest Healthcare’s board of directors from 2013-2018 before becoming president and CEO.
Kevin WhitlockSVP – Finance
Kevin WhitlockSVP – Finance
Kevin graduated from the University of Tennessee and is a CPA, with a dual degree in Accounting and Management and has more than 20 years of financial experience in the skilled and long-term care sector. He lives in Cleveland, Tennessee, with his wife, Susie.
Lavonda CantrellVP – Marketing & Communities and Hillcrest Foundation
Lavonda CantrellVP – Marketing & Communities and Hillcrest FoundationLavonda joined Hillcrest in 2007. She is a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator (LNHA) and holds a bachelor’s degree from East Tennessee State University and a master’s in social work from the University of Tennessee. She and her husband, Danny, have two children and an English Setter.
Kim MountzVP – Clinical Services
Kim MountzVP – Clinical ServicesKim has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from King University and two decades of experience in skilled nursing and long-term care. She and her husband, Rick, have three children and one fur baby.
Diana FisherSVP – Strategy and Business Operations
Diana FisherSVP – Strategy and Business OperationsDiana is a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator (LHNA) and a graduate of East Tennessee State University with a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW). She has more than three decades of experience in geriatrics and healthcare. She and her husband, Dave, have a son and a dog.
Doug BryantSVP – Learning, Talent, and Diversity
Doug BryantSVP – Learning, Talent, and DiversityDoug has a degree in health care administration from The Ohio State University and graduated with an MBA with an emphasis in Organizational Management from King College in May 2020. He and his wife, Jama, have three children and two dogs.
Brandi MillerRegional Staff Development Educator
Brandi MillerRegional Staff Development EducatorBrandi holds an Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) from Lincoln Memorial University and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from King University. She is passionate about nursing education. She is married to Chuck and has two sons and three dogs.
Bruce DiBernardoSVP – Skilled Operations
Bruce DiBernardoSVP – Skilled OperationsBruce graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in health management and planning and has more than 30 years of experience in the skilled and long-term care sector. He lives in Cleveland, Tennessee, with his wife, Ginger, and their three rescue dogs.
Ronda WebsterClinical Reimbursement Manager
Ronda WebsterClinical Reimbursement Manager
Team
Barry DavisPresident and CEO
Barry DavisPresident and CEOBarry has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Tennessee. He and his wife, Sylvia, are passionate about community development. He was vice chair of Hillcrest Healthcare’s board of directors from 2013-2018 before becoming president and CEO.
Kevin WhitlockSVP – Finance
Kevin WhitlockSVP – Finance
Kevin graduated from the University of Tennessee and is a CPA, with a dual degree in Accounting and Management and has more than 20 years of financial experience in the skilled and long-term care sector. He lives in Cleveland, Tennessee, with his wife, Susie.
Lavonda CantrellVP – Marketing & Communities and Hillcrest Foundation
Lavonda CantrellVP – Marketing & Communities and Hillcrest FoundationLavonda joined Hillcrest in 2007. She is a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator (LNHA) and holds a bachelor’s degree from East Tennessee State University and a master’s in social work from the University of Tennessee. She and her husband, Danny, have two children and an English Setter.
Kim MountzVP – Clinical Services
Kim MountzVP – Clinical ServicesKim has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from King University and two decades of experience in skilled nursing and long-term care. She and her husband, Rick, have three children and one fur baby.
Diana FisherSVP – Strategy and Business Operations
Diana FisherSVP – Strategy and Business OperationsDiana is a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator (LHNA) and a graduate of East Tennessee State University with a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW). She has more than three decades of experience in geriatrics and healthcare. She and her husband, Dave, have a son and a dog.
Doug BryantSVP – Learning, Talent, and Diversity
Doug BryantSVP – Learning, Talent, and DiversityDoug has a degree in health care administration from The Ohio State University and graduated with an MBA with an emphasis in Organizational Management from King College in May 2020. He and his wife, Jama, have three children and two dogs.
Brandi MillerRegional Staff Development Educator
Brandi MillerRegional Staff Development EducatorBrandi holds an Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) from Lincoln Memorial University and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from King University. She is passionate about nursing education. She is married to Chuck and has two sons and three dogs.
Bruce DiBernardoSVP – Skilled Operations
Bruce DiBernardoSVP – Skilled OperationsBruce graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in health management and planning and has more than 30 years of experience in the skilled and long-term care sector. He lives in Cleveland, Tennessee, with his wife, Ginger, and their three rescue dogs.
Ronda WebsterClinical Reimbursement Manager
Ronda WebsterClinical Reimbursement Manager
Board
Front row, from left: Bill Mason, attorney, Kennerly, Montgomery & Finley, PC; Mary Embler, Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee, diocesan administrator; John Williams, board chair, vice president of construction, Knoxville Utilities Board; and Teresa Levey, board vice chair, retired.
Back row, from left: Windie Wilson, board secretary/treasurer, director of Workforce Connections; Tommy Dodson, principal, director of strategy, Kinetic Collaborations, LLC; Faris N. Eid, president/principal-in-charge, Design Innovation Architects; Matthew T. Smith, clinic director, Benchmark Physical Therapy; and Mark Walker, CFO, Knoxville Utilities Board.
Board
Front row, from left: Bill Mason, attorney, Kennerly, Montgomery & Finley, PC; Mary Embler, Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee, diocesan administrator; John Williams, board chair, vice president of construction, Knoxville Utilities Board; and Teresa Levey, board vice chair, retired.
Back row, from left: Windie Wilson, board secretary/treasurer, director of Workforce Connections; Tommy Dodson, principal, director of strategy, Kinetic Collaborations, LLC; Faris N. Eid, president/principal-in-charge, Design Innovation Architects; Matthew T. Smith, clinic director, Benchmark Physical Therapy; and Mark Walker, CFO, Knoxville Utilities Board.
Increasing access to healthcare services, education and technology
Hillcrest Healthcare Foundation was chartered in 2004 and reorganized in 2019 to provide supplemental financial support to advance the Hillcrest Healthcare belief that Everyone Matters.
Through the PATHS Program (Providing Access to Health Services), 100 percent of tax-deductible donations to the nonprofit go directly to support specific needs of those served in Hillcrest Healthcare communities. This increases access to essential services, education and technology.
The foundation welcomes volunteers and accepts individual donations, corporate gifts and sponsorships.
Learn more
Increasing access to healthcare services, education and technology
Hillcrest Healthcare Foundation was chartered in 2004 and reorganized in 2019 to provide supplemental financial support to advance the Hillcrest Healthcare belief that Everyone Matters.
Through the PATHS Program (Providing Access to Health Services), 100 percent of tax-deductible donations to the nonprofit go directly to support specific needs of those served in Hillcrest Healthcare communities. This increases access to essential services, education and technology.
The foundation welcomes volunteers and accepts individual donations, corporate gifts and sponsorships.
Learn more