Teri G. Fontenot

Teri G. Fontenot was appointed as a director in 2019. In March 2019, Ms. Fontenot retired from Woman’s Hospital, a tax-exempt health system located in Baton Rouge, La., after serving as its president and chief executive officer since 1996. Prior to 1996, Ms. Fontenot served as the chief financial officer and executive vice president of Woman’s Hospital. Mrs. Fontenot also served as chief financial officer of three other hospitals located in Louisiana and Florida prior to joining Woman’s Hospital.

Ms. Fontenot also has served on numerous boards at a local, state, and national level, including the Board of Directors of the American Hospital Association, where she served as chairperson in 2012, and the Sixth District Board of Directors for the Federal Reserve Bank, where she served as Audit Committee chairperson. Ms. Fontenot currently serves on the Board of Directors of Amerisafe (NASDAQ: AMSF), AMH Healthcare Services (NYSE: AMN), and the Baton Rouge Water Company (a privately held company). On each of these boards, she has served as a member of the Audit Committee and was designated as a qualified financial expert. She also serves on the Board of Directors for Pelitas, Dynamic Infusion Therapy, Orlando Health Inc., and the Hospice Promise Foundation (not-for-profit). She was a member of the Board of Directors of Landauer (a formerly publicly-held company) until its sale in October 2017, and the Louisiana Hospital Association Insurance Funds, where she served as chairperson for over ten years.

Ms. Fontenot is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and presents frequently on women’s health and leadership topics. Ms. Fontenot was named to WomenInc. Magazine’s “2019 Most Influential Corporate Board Directors.”