Lorraine Washington

Lorraine Washington
Senior Vice President Human Resources
Summa Health System

Lorraine Washington currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Summa Health, one of the largest Integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems in the state of Ohio. In this role she leads human resources, organizational development, and volunteer services for Summa Health’s 10,000 employees, physicians and volunteers.

Prior to joining Summa Health Lorraine served as the Vice-President of Human Resources for St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS, and the Vice President of Human Resources and Support Services for Mercy Medical Center, in Canton Ohio where she also served as a Corporate Officer. Lorraine worked in operations and human resources for Cox Communications in New Orleans, Louisiana and McDonald’s Corporation in Boston, Massachusetts and Cleveland, Ohio. She has over 30 years of operation’s, human resources management and executive experience.

Lorraine is a former Army Reservist and holds both a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master’s in Organizational Management. In addition, she is SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources) certified with the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI), is a Senior Certified Professional with the Society for Human Resource Management and is a certified personality consultant. She uses her skills as a personality consultant to assist organizations in building high functioning teams.