Aspire Indiana Health Names Sheehan As New Leader
Aspire Indiana Health has named Antony Sheehan to be its new President & Executive Officer, replacing Barbara Scott, who is retiring this summer after 36 years with the healthcare nonprofit. The transition between leaders is expected to happen at the beginning of September.
Sheehan is a veteran healthcare executive who currently leads a behavioral healthcare company in Massachusetts. He began his career in the United Kingdom as a clinical nurse specializing in mental health and addiction, and later served as a senior civil servant in the Blair administration and hospital CEO.
An appointment with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in Cambridge, Mass., brought Sheehan to the U.S. before becoming President and CEO of Aspire Health Alliance in 2017. (No connection with Aspire Indiana Health.) Other positions he previously held include president of a health center and community health programs advisor in Memphis, Tenn.
“I feel thrilled and deeply grateful to be chosen as Aspire Indiana Health’s new CEO. How wonderful it is to be joining such an accomplished team at a critical time for health and human services,” Sheehan said. “I’m keen to get to work alongside my colleagues, to help Aspire grow in service of the communities that mean so much to us.
“Most of all, I just can’t wait to meet Aspire staff, partners and community members. The thought of getting to know everyone connected to Aspire’s mission fills my heart with joy. My commitment to high quality, integrated care runs deep; my promise to honor the mission and values of Aspire is abiding.”
Sheehan joins a healthcare nonprofit that has been in steady growth pattern over the past few years, adding or expanding health centers, creating an addiction treatment continuum and building on programs that address social drivers of health.
“I’m so pleased the board has chosen Antony to join Aspire, and to be handing off the baton of an organization that is in a strong financial and strategic position,” said Scott. “Aspire is poised to do even more great things in the years ahead, and I know Antony is the right person to lead Aspire’s strong leadership team and the Board on that journey.”
Sheehan was selected after an exhaustive search process lasting more than six months conducted by the Aspire Board of Directors with the assistance of The Meyers Group.
“On behalf of the board, we feel very fortunate to have such an exceptional, experienced candidate joining us,” said Michael Collette, chairman of the Aspire board of directors. “And we can’t thank Barb enough for her many years of service. We are so pleased to be transitioning from one outstanding leader to another.”