Alumni Spotlight

Kristie Whitlatch
President and CEO
King’s Daughters Health System

Education

• R.N., Ashland Community College
• BSN, Bellarmine College
• MSN, University of Phoenix
• Wharton Executive Education Program, University of Pennsylvania: Professional Development - Finance; Executive Development; Mergers & Acquisitions; High Potential Leaders; Integrating Strategy and Finance for Value Creation; Finance for the Non-Financial Manager

Employment History

• Part of the King’s Daughters team since 1987
• Vice president, Heart and Vascular Center, KDMC
• Director, Heart and Vascular Center, KDMC
• Director, Quality Management, KDMC
• Nurse manager, Neuro / Pulmonary, KDMC

Community Involvement

• Board member, American Heart Association
• Board member, Ashland Alliance
• Member, Bluegrass Healthcare Quality Association
• Ashland area representative, Kentucky Coalition for Heart Disease Prevention