The Antelope Valley Times

Your community. Your issues. Your news.

  • Home
  • Latest News
  • Local
    • Palmdale
    • Lancaster
    • Los Angeles County
    • Littlerock
    • Lake Los Angeles
    • Rosamond
    • Edwards AFB
    • Acton
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Education
  • Health
  • Business
  • Opinion
    • Advertise
    • About
    • Contact Us
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    Show Search

Menzel named Chief Operations Officer at AVH

by The AV Times Staff • December 23, 2017

Colette Menzel [Contributed]
LANCASTER – Colette Menzel, Ph.D. has been named chief operations officer (COO) of Antelope Valley Hospital (AVH) effective immediately.  She is now both COO and chief financial officer (CFO), a position she has held for 10 months. In addition, the board of directors has approved Menzel as the official successor to Chief Executive Officer Mike Wall.

Menzel is serving on the board of the AV Boys and Girls Club as well as the AV Board of Trade and is an active member of the Lancaster West Rotary Club.

Prior to joining AVH, Menzel was vice president of finance for Corra, a digital e-commerce agency with offices in New York, Los Angeles and London.

In her short time at AVH Menzel has led a financial turnaround. This included working with Moody’s Corporation and Investor’s Service, which issued an updated credit rating and revised the hospital’s outlook from negative to stable.

“The revision in the outlook to stable is driven by a change in the governance structure, increased stability, and supports a stronger cash flow achieved in fiscal 2017 which will continue into 2018,” Wall said. “We are very fortunate to have a person of this high caliber whose business intelligence, long-range planning, process design, cultural acumen and growth-structure knowledge are superior.”

Menzel’s other achievements include being instrumental in the passage of Measure H on the November ballot, putting together a joint venture for outpatient surgery, and major improvements in financial stability, as well as guidance on values and culture at AVH.

Menzel is completing a second Master of Science degree in finance from Harvard University. She has earned both a Ph.D. and Master of Science degrees in organizational management and leadership and a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and finance. She lectures at universities, such as UCLA and San Jose State University, and is committed to guest lectures and appearances throughout the state.

[Information via news release from Antelope Valley Hospital.]

–

Filed Under: Health, Lancaster

Recent Comments

  • Scaryfuture on Op-ed: Kevin McCarthy and Mike Garcia must resign: “We have our own right here in CA, “Newsome” he is a Nancy puppet and he has failed our state…” Jan 18, 17:31
  • Cindy on Op-ed: Former Rep. Katie Hill: “Trump told his people to storm the Capitol”: “So sad that she blames Mike Garcia for her failures, he didn’t make her take those pictures or live the…” Jan 18, 17:23
  • Ruben on Op-ed: Kevin McCarthy and Mike Garcia must resign: “If Russia and China can have dictators? Why not, Washington DC democrats?” Jan 18, 16:58
  • Lori on Op-ed: Kevin McCarthy and Mike Garcia must resign: “Live ammunition, federal troops setting up soviet-style checkpoints, this supposed inauguration looks more and more like installation of a banana…” Jan 18, 16:49
  • Dave on Op-ed: Kevin McCarthy and Mike Garcia must resign: “Hey, Drama Queen Jude. There was no election rigging. Trump started with that lie months before the election as an…” Jan 18, 16:45

© 2021 · The Antelope Valley Times. All rights reserved. Terms of Use