Administration

Thomas Jackson - Chief Executive Officer

Jackson has been with the hospital since 1997, coming from Houston where he was in healthcare management with Tenet Healthcare and the Methodist Hospital. Tom brings experience in operations and development and in structuring provider services within managed care. Since joining CSMC, Tom has opened a cardiac cath lab, Cancer Center, Chapel, a new medical office building and has overseen major additions and renovations to the hospital. Tom has a master's degree in healthcare administration from Trinity University in San Antonio and two bachelor of science degrees from the University of Arkansas. He is active in civic and church activities and serves on many boards and committees within the Bryan-College Station area. Tom and his wife Susan, a TAMU graduate, have three daughters.

Ben Cluff - Assistant Chief Executive Officer

Benjamin Cluff has over 25 years of healthcare experience. Ben comes to CSMC from Salt Lake City, Utah where he was CFO for sister hospitals Pioneer Valley and Jordan Valley. He has always been active in church and civic activities. He is a great advocate of the Boy Scouts of America. He received his education at Brigham Young University majoring in Business Management with emphasis on finance and accounting. Ben and his wife, Pam, are the proud parents of 14 children.

Sherri Welch - Chief Nursing Officer

Welch has worked for College Station Medical Center since 2001. She has an extensive medical background in emergency medicine, urgent care, infusion therapy and occupational medicine. Sherri earned her bachelor of science degree in nursing from Prairie View A&M University School of Nursing and her masters in health administration degree from Texas A&M School of Health Sciences in 2006. She is married to husband Jim and has four children.

Sharon Bond - Director Human Resources

Sharon Bond began her career with The Med as a unit secretary before graduating from Texas A&M.  She oversees the HR functions of workforce planning, employee relations, human resource development as well as compensation and benefits.  She is credentialed by the Human Resources Certification Institute as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR).  Sharon and her husband, Craig, a local veterinarian, have two daughters. 

Vicky Cha-Bridier - Chief Operating Officer

Vicky comes to CSMC from Lake Granbury Medical Center in Granbury, Texas.  She started her healthcare career as a medical assistant and expanded into Managed Care contracting.  Vicky directed an independent physician association before working in hospital operations.  She earned a Masters of Health Administration degree from the University of Southern California.  Vicky and her husband Troy recently welcomed their first child.

Ken Pannell - Chief Finance Officer

Sheila Rinard - Director Patient Care Services

Rinard has over 25 years of nursing experience and is a longtime resident of Bryan/College Station. She is responsible for the hospital's nurse recruitment effort including the Nurse Tech Program and nursing scholarships, as well as inpatient hospital units. Sheila has extensive training in emergency medicine, clinical resource management and community education. She has three children.