Leadership
Our leadership team is responsible for day-to-day operations of Carson Valley Health and clinics, and they bring a wide variety of talents and expertise to the organization.
These leaders are key to guiding the entire healthcare team at CVH toward the goals and objectives outlined in the organization’s strategic plan, while upholding the vision and values that make CVH your healthcare provider of choice.
Shannon Rogers
Chief Executive Officer/Chief Ambulatory Operations Officer
Shannon Rogers arrived at Carson Valley Health in 2004 having worked previously in communications at AIG VALIC in Sacramento, Calif. She earned her bachelor’s degree in communications and public relations from Sacramento State University in 2004 and her Master’s of Business Administration from Western Governors University in 2021. She is a member of the Society for Healthcare Market Planning and Development and the American College of Healthcare Executives. An active member of the community, Shannon is a past president and current board member of the Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce.
Colleen Reid, CPA
Associate Chief Financial Officer
Colleen arrived at Carson Valley Health in November of 2018. Most recently, she was the controller at the University of California Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland for 11 years. Previously, she was the director of finance/controller with Barton Health from 2001-2007. Prior to that, she was in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex with several different organizations between 1996 and 2001. She earned her degree from the University of California, Berkeley and is a certified public accountant within the state of California.
Spencer Mellum, DO
Associate Chief Medical Officer
Born and raised in Carson City, Dr. Mellum has deep roots in Northern Nevada. He has built his medical career in the region and, together with his wife of 31 years, Kelly, raised their family here. He earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Western University of Health Sciences, completed an internship in Internal Medicine at the University of Nevada, Reno, and finished his anesthesiology residency at the University of California, Davis.
Throughout his career, Dr. Mellum has served in physician leadership roles, including Chief of Staff, Director of Perioperative Medical Services, Chief of Anesthesia, and Vice President of Northern Nevada Anesthesia, where he served for 15 years. He has served on the CVH medical staff since 2022.
Colleen Kriss, DO
Chief of Staff
Since 2008, Carson Valley Health and the area at large have greatly benefitted from the leadership Dr. Colleen Kriss has provided. Her foresight and dedication to patient care has truly made a difference in our rural communities.
Previously, she was Clinic Director and oversaw the Carson Valley Health outpatient clinics while also working as a doctor at the Primary Care Minden Village location. To improve collaboration, she made it her mission to bring in more mid-level providers, MAs, and APRNs. The goal behind this was to ensure the Minden Village rural clinic wouldn’t be the only clinic providing family medicine, but that other rural clinic locations could also take in the need.
“At the time, we only had those providers at my location,” said Colleen Kriss, DO. “By pulling them into all the other locations, rural areas could be served better and ultimately get patients the care they needed.”
Andrea Highfill, DNP
Associate Chief Nursing Officer
Andrea joined CVH in 2009 as a Registered Nurse on the Med-Surg floor and later was hired as Nurse Educator for the organization. She then went on to oversee Vitality for Life, which she had been nurse manager over since 2014 before fulfilling the role of Senior Manager of Ancillary Services with Rehabilitation Services, Medical Imaging, Clinical Laboratory and Pharmacy reporting to her. She earned her Masters in Nursing with an emphasis in leadership and went on to her doctorate in Nursing Practice which focuses on implementing evidence-based practice initiatives in the clinical setting.
Gina Zink
Director of Clinics
Gina Zink hails from New Zealand and travelled internationally throughout Europe and the Middle East following school before landing in Australia where she met her husband. In 1997, she and her husband moved to America, and Gina joined the Barton team in 2002 as a Special Projects Coordinator in their Community Clinic. She moved to CVH Clinics in 2004 producing schedules, reports, and financials. She later served as the supervisor of Job’s Peak Primary Care and the Topaz Ranch Medical Clinic. She was later promoted to manager and then director of those clinics and further expanded the clinic operations to twelve clinics in six locations, including the CVH Urgent Care and two rural health clinics which allowed the organization to serve the uninsured and under-insured population of Douglas County. Gina is certified by the National Association of Rural Health Clinics as a Rural Health Clinic Professional. Since 2017 she has served on the board for the Family Support Council of Douglas County, whose mission is to provide education, prevention, and intervention services to support growth and development of healthy families. She and her husband also own and operate an automotive business in Gardnerville.
Elizabeth Stork, MBA
Chief Administrative Officer
Mrs. Stork has been an integral member of the Barton Health, and now the Carson Valley Health, team for 10 years.
CVH Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors provides guidance to hospital leadership and is made up of individuals who have extensive knowledge of healthcare administration and are passionate about the advancement of healthcare services in the Carson Valley. Learn more about our board of directors.