Executive Team
Angela Chace, CPA, MHL, Chief Executive Officer
Angela Chace, CPA, MHL, serves as Chief Executive Officer of Central Peninsula Hospital, bringing more than two decades of healthcare leadership experience and a strong commitment to delivering compassionate, personalized healthcare to the communities of the Kenai Peninsula.
Angela’s career with Central Peninsula Hospital began in 2002, where she served in financial leadership roles, including Assistant Controller and later Chief Financial Officer. She went on to South Peninsula Hospital, serving as both Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer before returning to CPH as CEO.
A Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Angela holds a Master of Healthcare Leadership from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Her background in healthcare finance, operations, and strategic leadership provides a strong foundation for guiding the organization through an evolving healthcare landscape while maintaining a focus on quality, innovation, and exceptional patient care.
Karl Hertz, Chief Operating Officer
Karl Hertz joined Central Peninsula Hospital in June 2025 as Chief Operating Officer. He brings more than two decades of leadership experience in rural healthcare settings, having most recently served as Chief Executive Officer at Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center. Prior to his time in Alaska, Karl was COO of Memorial Hospital of Converse County in Douglas, Wyoming, where he led strategic initiatives focused on service line expansion, physician recruitment, and operational efficiency.
Throughout his career, Karl has demonstrated a strong commitment to improving access to care in rural communities and fostering collaborative, patient-centered cultures. His broad operational expertise spans hospital performance improvement, clinical integration, and rural health policy.
Karl and his family recently relocated to Soldotna and are in the process of putting down permanent roots in the community.
Camie Patterson, Chief Financial Officer
Camie brings over 25 years of executive leadership experience in healthcare, with a proven track record in financial management, operational excellence, and leadership development. She’s passionate about improving patient experience, engaging staff and physicians, and creating sustainable growth. We’re fortunate to have her expertise and leadership on our team during this transition.
Dr. Marshall Pearson, Chief Information Officer
Dr. Marshall Pearson, Chief Information Officer (CIO), who combines academic rigor with practical IT leadership, has served as CIO at Central Peninsula Hospital since August 2024, bringing 27 years of healthcare information technology leadership experience across payer and provider organizations. He began his career in 1998 supporting Alaska’s Medicaid technology operations and joined a Fortune 100 healthcare system in 2003, progressing through hospital-, market-, and division-level senior IT leadership roles across the United States. Over his career, he has led enterprise digital technology portfolios, digital transformation initiatives, and cybersecurity programs aligned with organizational priorities to advance sustainable, mission-driven outcomes, including cost-effective access to quality care. He also contributed to St. David’s HealthCare’s Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Marshall holds a Doctor of Information Technology, a Master of Business Administration, and a Bachelor of Science in Technology Management, and he is certified by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives as a Healthcare CIO, Digital Health Executive, and Healthcare Information Security Leader. Outside of work, he enjoys flying, sailing, hunting, fishing, traveling, and exploring Alaska’s outdoors. Linkedin
Denise Plano, Chief Nursing Officer
Denise Plano joined Central Peninsula Hospital in November 2023, with her most recent experience as Chief Nursing Officer SEARHC Wrangell Medical Center. Denise has held multiple hospital and healthcare roles for the past 30 years with a primary focus on patient safety and quality. As an adjunct professor with the State University of New York for the past 13 years, she has been teaching RN students Nursing Management and Leadership.
Denise graduated from the State University of NY with a Masters in Nursing Administration, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine with Masters of Healthcare Administration, a post degree certification in nursing education from the University of Alaska Anchorage and more recently a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from the University of New Hampshire.
She enjoys all outdoor activities that Alaska has to offer, spending time with her husband and pups.