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Meet Our Leadership

Our Leadership

Aimee Daily, Ph.D. – President & Chief Executive Officer

In November 2023, Aimee Daily, Ph.D. began her role as president & chief executive officer of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Daily joins the organization with a rich 23-year history in healthcare and executive leadership.
 
Prior to joining Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, Daily served as senior vice president and chief transformation officer at Memorial Health, a nonprofit healthcare organization in Central Illinois. She was key in developing relationships and leading innovation, both critical components of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals’ core work and values.
 
Under her leadership, Memorial Health achieved multiple awards including Best Organization in Leadership Development and the Learning Elite Gold Award.
 
Daily holds a Ph.D. from Benedictine University, and is also a member of Illinois Women in Leadership, a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, and a member of the Association of Talent Development and Organization Development Network. She is a Registered Organization Development Consultant, has earned Senior Professional in Human Resources certification, and an International Coaching Federation Associate Certified Coach credential. She previously served on the National Center for Healthcare Leadership steering committee and as a Learning Elite judge.
 
Daily brings a deep appreciation for children’s hospitals after experiencing firsthand the impact they have with families – her two children, now adults, were born prematurely and treated in the NICU after birth.
 
Daily now resides in Utah.

Frances Fu – Chief Financial and Strategy Officer

As Chief Financial and Strategy Officer, Frances Fu leads the fiscal health of CMN Hospitals. She joined the organization’s executive team with a deep passion to ensure every child has a healthier future.
 
In her role, Frances oversees the organization’s finance & accounting, strategy & insights, information technology, and project management departments. This includes financial planning and analysis, technology advancements, and data management with a keen eye toward the future.
 
Prior to joining CMN Hospitals, Frances was the Chief Financial Officer of RET Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on real estate technology investments, where she was responsible for the financial operations of RET’s $250M assets under management. Frances simultaneously worked as a management consultant, providing operational, financial and strategic planning support for start-up and small businesses.
 
Before relocating to Utah in 2014, Frances was the President and COO of ProCure Proton Therapy Center, a cancer treatment facility focused on proton radiation therapy. Frances joined the ProCure corporate team in its initial start-up in 2007 as a member of the Business Development team and was eventually promoted to President/COO of the Company’s treatment center in NJ. During her tenure with ProCure, she co-founded the ProCure Cancer Foundation, a company-supported non-profit developed to assist cancer patients.
 
Early on in her career, Frances was a Healthcare Investment Banker with Banc of America Securities in New York and also worked at Ernst & Young LLP. She has her MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BS in Finance and Accounting from NYU Stern School of Business.
 
Outside of work, Frances enjoys volunteering with local non-profits and spending time with her husband and their three active children. She loves mountain biking, skiing, and researching new camping destinations.

Andrew Sjoblom – General Counsel

As General Counsel, Andrew Sjoblom is responsible for legal, compliance, and Enterprise Risk Management functions of CMN Hospitals.
 
He enjoys partnering with the organization’s corporate development, new business development, marketing and programs teams to maximize fundraising for member children’s hospitals.
 
Andrew began his legal career as a commercial litigator in Los Angeles. Prior to joining CMN Hospitals in 2016, he was a partner in the Salt Lake City office of Holland & Hart LLP, where he represented clients in commercial disputes, primarily involving intellectual property and contracts.
 
Andrew is a graduate of the University of Utah and Harvard Law School. He and his wife, Amy, are the parents of four daughters.

Board of Trustees


  • CHAIR

    Barbara Joers

    President & CEO, GILLETTE CHILDREN’S SPECIALTY HEALTHCARE

  • VICE CHAIR/CHAIR STRATEGY COMMITTEE

    Kimberly Cripe

    President & CEO, CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTY

  • IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN

    Rick Merrill

    President and CEO, COOK CHILDREN’S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

  • TREASURER/CHAIR FINANCE & INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

    Jenny Love Meyer

    EVP & Chief Culture Officer, LOVE’S TRAVEL STOPS & COUNTRY STORES

  • SECRETARY/CHAIR AUDIT & COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE

    Kane Calamari

    SVP – Chief Human Resource Officer & President of the Ace Foundation ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION

  • CHAIR – CDO ADVISORY COMMITTEE

    Monica Taylor Lotty

    Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Board Members


  • Treasa Bowers

    Senior Vice President of Human Resources, 7-Eleven, Inc.

  • Bill Cheney

    President & CEO, SCHOOLSFIRST CREDIT UNION

  • Brett Hutchens

    Principal, CASTO SOUTHEAST REALTY SERVICES

  • Monica Taylor Lotty

    EVP & Chief Development Officer, CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA

  • Michael Mischler

    Retired, EVP of Marketing, CBS TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION

  • Elias Neujahr

    President, CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF RICHMOND AT VCU

  • Dr. Kurt Newman

    President & CEO, CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HOSPITAL

  • Barbara Nicklaus

    Founder and Chair, NICKLAUS CHILDREN’S HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION

  • Marie Osmond

    CO-FOUNDER, CMN Hospitals

  • Karisa Sprague

    SVP, US Field HR, WALMART STORES, INC.

  • Grant Stirling

    President & CDO, ANN & ROBERT LURIE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO FOUNDATION

  • Glenda Fleming Willis

    SVP, WM US Operations, North Business Unit, WALMART STORES, INC.