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Lucille Janatka has been President and Chief Executive Officer of MidState Medical Center since September 1999. She served as Assistant Director of Nursing at Roger Williams Hospital, Rhode Island, from 1978 to 1981 and at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury, from 1981-1982. In 1982, she accepted a position as Vice President for Patient Care Services at Meriden-Wallingford Hospital (now MidState Medical Center) where she subsequently served as Senior Vice President from 1986 to 1990. She became Vice President of Greenwich Hospital, between 1990 and 1992, Vice President of Operations at the Hospital of St. Raphael in New Haven, from 1992 to 1995, and Vice President/Chief Operating Officer at Waterbury Hospital, from 1995 to 1999. She received her BSN degree from St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, and her MSN Degree from Boston College in Boston, Massachusetts. Janatka has also achieved Fellow status with the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE).

Cindy L. Russo, MS, FACHE, is currently the Senior Vice President of Operations at MidState Medical Center. Cindy has been part of the MidState team for the past ten years, serving in a variety of positions including: Director of Clinical Services, Vice President of Patient care Services and Chief Nursing Officer, and President and CEO of MidState VNA & Hospice. She is a vvisionary healthcare executive with broad experience spanning diverse hospital and healthcare settings. Prior to coming to MidState, Russo served in a variety of clinical management roles including Manager of Internal Medicine and Urgent Care at Yale University Health Services, Care Center Director for Ambulatory Care Services and the Acute Medical Hospital Unit for the Masonic Geriatric HealthCare Center and Patient Care Manager at Waterbury Hospital Healthcare Center. Cindy received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, CT and a Master of Science in Healthcare Administration from the Hartford Graduate Center in Hartford, CT.

Ken has over 18 years experience in Human Resources. He joined MidState Medical Center in 2003 as Director of Human Resources and became Vice President in 2006. He began his career at Ethan Allen, Inc. as Operations Manager, from 1974 to 1979, and held various managerial positions with increasing responsibility, between 1979 and 1983, at Fotomat Corporation in Wilton, CT. In 1984, he became a Regional Manager with Taylor Rental, a division of the Stanley Works in New Britain, CT. He went on to serve as Vice President of Quality and Administration and Vice President of Operations (Human Resources). In 1996, he accepted a position as Director and subsequently Vice President of Human Resources at Enthone (a subsidiary of Cookson Electronics) in West Haven, CT, until 2003. Cesca received both his Bachelor of Arts degree (history and education) and his MBA in Management and Administrative Sciences from the University of Connecticut.

Ralph Becker has been the Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer at MidState Medical Center since 1985. In 2011, he also took on the role of Chief Financial Officer at The Hospital of Central Connecticut, another hospital part of the Hartford HealthCare system. Prior to that, he was a Senior Consultant with the health care practice of Ernst & Young in Hartford, from 1981 until 1985. He held various positions in Medicare Reimbursement at Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Connecticut, between 1974 and 1981. Becker received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont, and his Masters of Business Administration (Finance) degree from the University of New Haven.

Harold Kaplan, MD, retired from active practice as a gastroenterologist at MidState Medical Center in July 2007, but currently serves as Director of Medical Affairs. He is responsible for the design and implementation of clinical quality and practitioner performance standards, mentoring medical staff, and overseeing structure among medical committees. Prior to his retirement, Dr. Kaplan practiced at Internal Medicine Associates, P.C., in Wallingford, and Digestive Health Specialists of Internal Medicine Associates, P.C., in Meriden. He earned his BS from Tufts University and his MD from Yale University School of Medicine and completed training at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Dr. Kaplan also served as Captain of the United States Air Force (USAF), Toxic Hazards Division, 6570th Aerospace Medical Research Lab, from 1965 to 1967, and in the USAF Reserve, from 1967 to 1971. He is affiliated with the American College of Physicians, the American Gastroenterological Association, and sits on the Risk Management, Corporate Compliance and Medical Quality Management committees at MidState.