Lee Health is pleased to announce the newly elected officers of its Board of Directors for 2024.
Officers Donna Clarke (chair), David F. Collins (treasurer) and Dane Allen (secretary) will all retain their positions, with David Klein becoming the new vice-chair.
Clarke has been re-elected as board chair for 2024. Elected in 2014, Clarke has served for nine years. She is a former Florida State Representative and has served as an adjunct professor with the State College of Florida.
Klein was elected as the new vice-chair. He was elected to the board in 2022 and is a nationally recognized healthcare executive. Klein’s career includes 41 years of service with BlueCross BlueShield with 10 years as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. He is also a director of United Way and an advisor to Florida Gulf Coast Marieb College of Health and Human Services.
Allen has been re-elected as secretary. Elected in 2022, he serves as a member of the Board’s Governance Committee and Audit Committee. Allen is the Assistant General Counsel for The Hertz Corporation. He is a nationally recognized corporate governance expert, having served on the Board of Directors of the national Society for Corporate Governance from 2019 to 2023, where he also served as Chair of the Education Programs Committee.
Collins will retain his position as treasurer. Elected in 2012, Collins has served for 11 years. He has been a mortgage banker for more than 29 years and has served as a board member for PACE Center for Girls of Lee County, and as treasurer for the PACE Capital Campaign.
