Executive Team

Mr. Purves works with the publicly elected five-member Board of Directors who represent the Maricopa County Special Health Care District, to provide executive leadership for the growth and development of Valleywise Health.  Since 2013, Mr. Purves led a $120 million financial turnaround at Valleywise Health and helped secure $935 million in general obligation bonds passed by voter referendum in 2014.  These funds will allow Valleywise Health to replace aging facilities and to reinvent its’ care model to better serve the public in the years to come.

Mr. Purves is actively involved in the community as an ambassador for Valleywise Health and in a variety of roles outside his health care duties. He serves on the boards of America’s Essential Hospitals, the Arizona Hospital and Health Care Association, the Arizona State University Health Advisory Board and Health Care Futures Council, Valleywise Health Foundation and the Arizona Chamber of Commerce. He was elected Chairman of the Arizona Health and Hospital Association in 2017.  He is a member of the regional policy board of the American Hospital Association, and is a member of Greater Phoenix Leadership.

Mr. Purves has over 37 years of service as a health care executive serving in the investor-owned, public, academic and private not-for-profit settings. Prior to joining Valleywise Health, Mr. Purves served 7 years as President & CEO of Munroe Regional Health System, Inc., a public, not-for-profit health care system that serves Marion County and North Central Florida.  Prior to that Mr. Purves served 8 years as President & CEO of the Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals in Columbia, South Carolina, a two-hospital regional health system serving the midlands of South Carolina. During his time in South Carolina, he served as Adjunct Professor for the University of South Carolina School of Public Health and Chairman of the South Carolina Hospital Association.

Mr. Purves has numerous awards and honors; including an appointment by the Secretary of the Army to the position of Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army for South Carolina in 2001.  He was awarded the U.S. Army Outstanding Civilian Service Medal in 2006.  He was named one of the top 25 most influential leaders in Phoenix Arizona by the Phoenix Business Journal in 2017.  He was the recipient of political advocacy awards from the American Hospital and the Florida Hospital Associations, and in 2013, was honored with the presentation of the “Key to the City” by the mayor of the City of Ocala during his time in Florida

He received his Master’s Degree in Healthcare Administration from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, and his Bachelor’s Degree in Health Education from Springfield College in Springfield, MA. Purves is also a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE).

Purves is a native of Roanoke, Virginia. He and his wife, Mary Anne, have two grown children.

Under Ms. Stotler’s guidance, Valleywise Health implemented key initiatives that have led to many improvements, in patient care.

Ms. Stotler directs all aspects of the nursing division’s planning and development strategies and drives new business development through in-depth analysis of patients’ needs and requirements to promote growth.

Prior to joining Valleywise Health, Dr. White served as Chief Academic Officer at CHI Health in Omaha Nebraska, a non-profit, faith-based health system providing services in 18 states through 101 hospitals, including three academic health centers and major teaching hospitals. Dr. White continues to serve as the Associate Dean for Technology and Informatics at the Creighton University School of Medicine.

Dr. White is a practicing interventional cardiologist. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases and interventional cardiology. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Creighton University. Dr. White received his medical degree from the Creighton University School of Medicine, where he also completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in cardiovascular disease. He completed a fellowship in interventional cardiology at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. White earned his MBA degree from Creighton University in 2019.

Michelle, who has over 30 years of experience working with hospitals and health systems, previously served as Chairman of the Valleywise Community Health Centers Governing Council, which maintains oversight of our FQHCs as well clinics located at Valleywise Health’s Comprehensive Health Centers.

Michelle served on the Governing Council from 2018 to 2022, overseeing programs focused on health disparities, patient engagement, population health and system change management. She also provided guidance in the integration of behavioral health with primary care across the FQHCs.

She also has served in leadership roles managing multiple 340b drug programs, clinical research, and a large HIV/AIDS service organization, and understands the importance of community partnerships and collaborations with other health care organizations and civic leaders. She also served 14 years in the United States Air Force, living and traveling worldwide.

Michelle earned her Doctor of Health Sciences from A.T. Still University in Global and Public Health, her master’s degree in counseling from the University of Phoenix and her bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from the University of New York, Albany.