Chief Executive Officer
Beth grew up on her grandparents’ ranch in Haswell, Colorado, about 21 miles west of Eads. She and her brother were the 5th generation to call Haswell home. She started working at Weisbrod when she was in high school as a Dietary Aide and Activities Assistant. She graduated from high school in 2003 and moved to Connecticut to attend nursing school. After nursing school, she worked at the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah, as an Oncology nurse for 10 years. While there, she received her bachelor’s in nursing from Regis University and her master’s in nursing from the University of Utah. She worked as a bedside nurse, clinical nurse educator, and nurse manager.
In 2017, she stepped into a full-time administrative role and took a position at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, as the Ambulatory Operations Director. She managed all the outpatient practices in Idaho, Utah, and Nevada and had a very active role in business development and clinic operations. In her last role there, she was the Administrative Director for the new satellite campus in Lehi, Utah. In 2023, she had the opportunity to move back to Kiowa County and assume the role of CEO for the Kiowa County Hospital District with her husband, Chad, and their two sons. They love this community and feel blessed to be a part of it.
Chief Financial Officer
Shannon grew up in Arlington, Colorado, about 36 miles west of Eads. She is one of three siblings, all of whom reside in Kiowa County along with her parents, Vergel and Wanda Lessenden. She graduated from Eads High School and attended college in Pueblo, where she studied business administration. After graduation, she returned to Eads and started working as a legal secretary for Gary Davis, Attorney. She also did some side work for Gary Woodward, CPA, as an accountant. She did that for fifteen years before starting work at the hospital in August of 2002. Her first job at the hospital was as the Human Resources/Payroll Director. In 2006, she became the CFO. Shannon lives in Eads with her husband, Mike, who also grew up in Eads and graduated from Eads High School. They have two children: Marissa, who lives in Nebraska, and Dylan, who lives in Missouri.
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