Meet the team that takes pride in helping members and their patients

The Indiana Hospital Association (IHA) Board of Directors has selected Scott B. Tittle, J.D., to serve as president of the association. The hiring of Tittle, effective Nov. 25, 2024, follows a nationwide search to recruit a new president to lead the trade association that represents more than 170 hospitals throughout the state.

Tittle was previously managing director for VIUM Capital, an Ohio-based financial services firm that specializes in long term care and senior housing lending, where he led government relations and external affairs.

Prior to joining VIUM, Tittle was executive director of the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) in Washington, D.C. and president of the Indiana Health Care Association/Indiana Center for Assisted Living (IHCA/INCAL) in Indianapolis where he guided skilled nursing facilities and assisted living operators with their regulatory, reimbursement, and advocacy needs at the federal and state levels. While leading IHCA/INCAL, he helped enact an innovative value-based Medicaid reimbursement program for skilled nursing facilities focused on key quality outcomes.

Earlier in his career, Tittle worked as a health care attorney with the law firm Krieg DeVault LLP, and served as Special Counsel and Health Policy Director to Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels. It was under Gov. Daniels's administration that Tittle successfully helped advocate for a cigarette tax increase that funded the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP).

Tittle earned his law degree from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law and his bachelor's degree in English and political science from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.

Terry Cole is IHA's vice president of finance and oversees all the association's accounting and financial matters and human resources. Her responsibilities in this role include serving as the staff liaison to six IHA districts and the IHA Council on Finance. Before joining IHA, Cole served as Chief Financial Officer of MDwise. In this capacity, she oversaw the budget and accounting systems for MDwise and its four entities, including MDwise, Inc., MDwise Marketplace, Inc., MDwise Network, Inc., and MDwise Medicaid Network, Inc. She was also responsible for ensuring compliance with the state’s financial performance and reporting requirements.

Before her experience at MDwise, Cole spent 11 years in public accounting as a financial auditor and health care consultant. Her veteran health care experience also includes positions as Director of Government Reimbursement programs at both Ascension Health and Clarian Health Partners (Indiana University Health) and Senior Manager at Blue & Co.

Cole received her Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Indiana University and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Healthcare Financial Management Association. ​​

Matthew Browning is vice president of data and member solutions for the Indiana Hospital Association. In this role, he provides data, analytics, and strategy support to all members and oversees IHA's Inpatient Discharge Studies, Outpatient Study, Comparative Outcome Profile, and other data collection projects. His duties include continual evaluation of the effectiveness of the association's data analytics resources, strategic planning, and monitoring of issues related to health information technology, including privacy and security.

Before his role at IHA, Browning served as executive director - of strategic programming for Hendricks Regional Health. He provided administrative leadership for quality, patient safety, risk management, infection prevention, performance improvement, patient experience, hospital security, pastoral and mission integration services, leasing and real estate operations, and strategic planning and decision support.

Browning currently has an MHA from Indiana University, an MBA from the University of Indianapolis, and is presently CPHQ (Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality). Browning serves on several boards, including the Hendricks County Parks Foundation, and is currently a commissioner on the Town of Brownsburg’s Redevelopment Commission. He has past board appointments at Safe Sitter, the Indiana Hospital Association, and Marian University.

Laura Brown is Deputy General Counsel for the Indiana Hospital Association, providing critical legal support to IHA’s members and across all of IHA’s various departments, including advocacy, finance, data, and patient safety.  Laura recently served as the Director of Legislative and Legal Affairs for the Indiana Health Care Association.  Previously, Brown served in the Holcomb-Crouch administration as Special Counsel and Parliamentarian for Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch.  Her experience also includes private practice at Krieg DeVault LLP and the Indiana State Senate, where she achieved the post of Deputy Majority Attorney.  Brown obtained her Juris Doctor at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 2014 and her Bachelor of Arts in History at DePauw University in 2011.

Laura Kracher is IHA’s vice president of public affairs and communications and oversees external communications for the association. Previously, Kracher served as IHA’s senior director of government relations and advocacy, where she was responsible for lobbying on behalf of IHA’s 170 member hospitals at the Indiana Statehouse. Before joining IHA in 2016,  Kracher​ spent five years at Bose Public Affairs Group. She developed and executed state and national public affairs campaigns, specializing in health care advocacy and coalition building to advance public policy. Kracher also previously worked for the Indiana State Senate. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Ball State University.

Luke McNamee is the vice president of government relations and leads advocacy efforts for IHA's 170 member hospitals statewide. He serves as the association's legislative liaison at the Indiana Statehouse. Before joining IHA, McNamee worked as the director of policy and government affairs for the Indiana State Medical Association (ISMA) and as the policy director for the Institute for Quality Education. He also previously served as a legislative assistant for the Indiana House of Representatives. McNamee earned his law degree from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law and his bachelor's degree from Ball State University.​

Karin Kennedy is IHA's vice president of quality and patient safety. She joined IHA in 2012 as a patient safety and quality advisor to implement Indiana's Hospital Engagement Network in support of Partnership for Patients; a national initiative focused on reducing hospital-acquired infections by 40 percent and preventable readmissions by 20 percent. Kennedy has more than 20 years of health care experience in marketing, communications, and quality improvement. Before her role with IHA, she served as vice president of client services at Health Care Excel. She oversaw quality improvement and utilization operations for private and government clients.

Andrew VanZee is a vice president at the Indiana Hospital Association, where he helps IHA members improve health care operations, information technology systems, and cybersecurity and implement telemedicine capabilities. Before joining IHA, VanZee worked as a chief quality officer and health IT director for the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration. VanZee also worked for the state of Indiana as CEO of Indiana Health Information Technology. Previously, VanZee served as vice president of operations and provider networks at Logansport Memorial Hospital. VanZee holds a Master of Health Administration from the University of South Carolina-Columbia, a Master of Information Systems from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and a bachelor’s degree in biology from Knox College. In his spare time, VanZee volunteers as a youth coach for Zionsville Little League and Zionsville Youth Soccer Association.