Colleen Kannaday is President of the not-for-profit Advocate BroMenn in Normal, IL that includes two hospitals, Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Advocate Eureka Hospital; plus a multi-specialty medical group; and a physician provider network. Previously, Ms. Kannaday was executive vice president/chief operating officer and then president of St. Francis Hospital and Health Center in Blue Island, IL. She was also vice president of operations at St. Eugene Community Hospital in Dillon, SC.  Both St. Francis and St. Eugene were members of SSM Health Care, a Catholic system based in St. Louis, Missouri and the first healthcare recipient of the coveted Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Ms. Kannaday holds a Masters degree in Health Administration from St. Louis University and is an ACHE Fellow.  She has served on the ACHE Regents Advisory Council and the board of the Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council.  In 2011 she was elected to the board of the Illinois Hospital Association.

• Saint Louis University - MHA
• Santa Clara University - B.S., Political Science