About Providence Health Care
Meet Our Board of Directors
A dynamic group of community members who convene quarterly to guide the mission, growth, and progress of Providence Health Care.
Dr. John Welch, M.D.
Chairperson of the Corporation
John Welch, M.D. has been a Family Practice Physician in Terre Haute for nearly 40 years. He has served in leadership roles at Union Hospital and skilled nursing facilities. He has a special interest in Sports Medicine. Dr. Welch is involved in Saint Joseph University Parish in Terre Haute, an Extra Ordinary Minister of the Eucharist, and an ACTS Retreat Core Team Facilitator. He enjoys spending time with family, sports, and traveling. He recently retired and hopes to spend even more time with these interests. He has been a Providence Health Care Board member for 8 years.
Brandon Henman
Vice-Chairperson of the Corporation
Brandon Henman is the President of Gartland Foundry, Terre Haute. Henman is a Terre Haute native who was born and raised there. Henman received an undergraduate degree in finance with a minor in accounting and an MBA from Indiana State University. Previously, he spent many years working at The Hometown Savings Bank; and FKA Terre Haute Savings Bank, where he served as a Vice President of the bank’s commercial lending department. He also enjoyed several years as an adjunct management instructor and giving back to his alma mater, ISU’s Scott College of Business. In 2016, he was honored by the Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce in being named one of their 12 under 40 award recipients. He has been blessed to serve in many leadership capacities at for-profit and non-profit organizations within the community; including Meals on Wheels of Terre Haute, TREES Inc., Terre Haute City Tree Advisory Board, Networks Mentor at ISU, Junior Achievement, Reading Neighbors at Lost Creek Elementary, and Gartland Foundry to name a few. In his free time, he enjoys spending it with his wife, Sarah Henman, a social worker at Union Hospital in their Accountable Care Organization, and their two girls, Kylie and Karlee.
S. Lisa Stallings, SP
Liaison From Members of the Corporation
Sister Lisa Stallings is a native of Evansville. She currently ministers as the Congregation’s Coordinator of Liturgy. During the Sisters of Providence 41st General Chapter in 2026, Sister Lisa was elected as Vicar for 2026-31. She was officially installed into the position during a Eucharistic Liturgy on Saturday, September 5, in the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Lisa entered the Congregation on August 23, 1975. She professed perpetual vows on August 25, 1984. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in English and has a master’s degree in English from Indiana University. In addition, she has a master’s degree in Church music from Saint Joseph’s College in Rensselaer and a master's of science in theology from Saint Meinrad School of Theology. Sister Lisa ministered as a teacher at Our Lady of Providence in Clarksville from 1977-80 and again in 1982 before teaching at Providence-St. Mel in Chicago from 1981-88. Her other ministries include: Director of Music at St. Bernadette Parish in Evergreen Park, Ill. (1989-90); Director of Music at St. William Parish in Chicago (1990-94); Director of Liturgy at St. James Parish in Elizabethtown, Ky. (1994-98); Assistant Coordinator of Liturgy at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1998); Director of Worship at Cathedral of the Assumption in Louisville, Ky. (1998-2009); Coordinator of Liturgical Music for the Sisters of Providence (2009-11); Vicar/General Treasurer for the Sisters of Providence (2011-22); and Coordinator of Liturgy/Volunteer for Connecting Link (2022-23).
Brad Crites
BOARD MEMBER
Brad Crites is a Providence Associate, former webmaster, and adjunct faculty member at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. He specializes in teaching and learning, organizational culture, and change dynamics. He is committed to philanthropy and community development as a Lilly Scholar Alumnus. He currently works for Purdue University as an Educational Technology Consultant. Brad lives with his wife, Tiffany, and their children, Brooklyn and Brett, on their historic family farm near Solsberry, Indiana.
Dr. Marcia Ann Miller
BOARD MEMBER
Dr. Marcia Ann Miller is the current Dean of the Division of Art and Sciences at Saint Mary of the Woods College. She has been a nurse since 1974 and has held various roles in healthcare administration and higher education. Her approach to leadership is based on the theories of servant leadership and Strengths-based Leadership. Her mission is to help others reach success as they have defined. Her morning prayer is to offer each day for the highest and best good.
Sister Mary Beth Klingel, SP
BOARD MEMBER
Sister Mary Beth Klingel is the Coordinator of Guest Services for Woodhaven at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, where those on campus for a visit or an event can stay overnight. She also serves as a volunteer for PHC where she visits many patients, families, and even team members. Sister Mary Beth has served two terms on the General Council of the Sisters of Providence; during the second five-year term she was liaison to PHC and Ministry of Care. Prior to serving as a liasion, she served five years in formation ministry for the SPs as Director of Novices and in Parish Pastoral Ministry for nearly thirty years. Sister Mary Beth has served as a Sister of Providence for 58 years and continues to share in the mission of the Sisters of Providence through her daily work.
Sister Denise Wilkinson, SP
BOARD MEMBER
Sister Denise Wilkinson entered the Sisters of Providence in 1963. Over more than six decades of service, she has taught high school students and held leadership roles in education and ministry, including serving as Vice President of Student Affairs at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Within the Sisters of Providence, her ministries have included Postulant and Novice Director, Director of Mission Advancement, five years as a councilor on the leadership team, and ten years as General Superior of the Congregation. In her current volunteer role, Sister Denise remains an active and frequent presence at Providence Health Care.
Norman Forrest Lowery
SENIOR ATTORNEY
My name is Forrest Lowery, I am a senior attorney here at First Financial Bank. I graduated from Terre Haute North High School in 2014, and went on to graduate from Wabash College, with a major in political science and minor in business. After graduation in 2018 I enrolled in law school at Northern Illinois University. I graduated from law school and was sworn into the Indiana Bar in 2021 prior to beginning work with First, as an attorney. I am also a member of the Illinois and Kentucky Bar, with future plans to be licensed in Tennessee and Georgia. I am also licensed to practice in both the Northern and the Southern U.S. District Courts in Indiana.
I currently sit on several boards and commissions in the Wabash Valley area, including The Hamilton Center, The YMCA of the Wabash Valley, The Swope Art Museum Board of Advisors, as well as the Terre Haute Redevelopment Commission, as well as past board tenures for Deep Vein Coal Company and Princeton Mining Company.
I began working at First as an attorney in October of 2021, but I have worked at First since 2015, while completing my undergraduate studies and in completing Law school, as well as volunteering with First on many occasions. I completed a rotational internship over several summers, where I moved around many of the departments within First to understand how the banking system works. I then went on to spend a summer in the human resources department, and several summers with the legal department.
Tony Schafer
BOARD MEMBER
Tony Schafer brings more than 35 years of experience in business leadership, technology consulting, strategic planning, and organizational development to the Board. Throughout his career, Tony has focused on helping organizations strengthen operations, develop effective leadership teams, and make strategic technology investments that support long-term growth.
Tony currently serves as President of Technology Strategies, LLC, where he advises organizations and their leaders on operational improvement, technology strategy, and management effectiveness. Previously, he founded and served as President of Accelerate, Inc., an Indianapolis-based computer consulting firm that served clients across a variety of industries throughout the Midwest. Over nearly three decades, Tony led the company’s strategic direction, business development, investment decisions, and team development before successfully transitioning the company to private equity ownership in 2022.
In addition to his business career, Tony has a longstanding commitment to community and nonprofit leadership. He served as a founding member and later President of the Indianapolis Archdiocesan Catholic School Commission and held leadership roles with Holy Name Catholic Church in Beech Grove, Indiana, including President of its Parish Council, Finance Committee, and School Commission. Tony has also served on the Board of Directors of Second Helpings since 2002, supporting the Indianapolis nonprofit’s mission of food rescue, job training, and hunger relief.
Tony is also an accomplished author and technical editor, having contributed to more than 20 titles with Macmillan Publishing as well as multiple publications for Prima Publishing.
He earned his Master of Business Administration in Marketing and Finance from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and his Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems and Management from Ball State University. Tony is also a licensed Indiana real estate salesperson and a private pilot with an instrument rating.
Dr. Michon Béchamps
BOARD MEMBER
Dr. Michon Béchamps earned her undergraduate degree in English from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. After working in the communications and institutional advancement for the Sisters of Providence, she studied public health and policy at Johns Hopkins University. Her public health career included work on contracts for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and technical support for multiple state health departments. She later completed medical school and an Internal Medicine residency at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. Her primary board certification is Internal Medicine but is also specialty boarded in obesity medicine, lifestyle medicine, post-acute and long-term care along with certifications in performing arts medicine and culinary medicine.
Her current work includes serving as the medical director and physician on site for Sunnyside Retirement Community. She also runs her own practice, entitled Rx4Living where she focuses on primary care as well as looking beyond the prescriptions for optimizing her patient's health and well being.
Board Members Not Pictured
Christine Hollowell, Board Member
Kim Pfrank, Board Member
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