Sheila Clough

Sheila Clough

Vice Chair, Board of Trustees

trusteeclough@sou.edu

In June 2020, Ms. Clough accepted the role as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mercy Flights, Inc., headquartered in Medford, Oregon. Mercy Flights, Inc. is the first non-profit air medical transport organization in the United States and was established by George Milligan in 1949 to help transport medical patients from the Rogue Valley of Oregon to tertiary care facilities for care. Today, the organization continues to offer air medical transportation and also provides 911 emergency services for most of Jackson County as well as mobile integrated healthcare services to patients within the surrounding communities.

Prior to her current executive role, Sheila joined Asante Ashland Community Hospital as CEO on September 4, 2013 and lead the organization through a financial turnaround, integration with Asante Health system and rebuilding of the Birth Center (including development of a Midwifery program), Orthopedic program and a highly engaged team.

Ms. Clough previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer for Howard Young Health Care in Woodruff, Wis. She held a number of progressive leadership roles after joining Howard Young Health Care in 1998 including Assistant Vice President of Ancillary Services; Director of Laboratory and Pharmaceutical Services; and Director of Laboratory Services. She also held management positions in health organizations in Minnesota prior to joining Howard Young Health Care.

Ms. Clough earned a Masters of Business Administration for Healthcare Executives from Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, Wis., and holds a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology from the University of Minnesota.

Ms. Clough is Board Certified and holds Fellow status with the American College of Healthcare Executives and is actively involved with various civic and professional organizations (including Rotary, Ashland Chamber of Commerce, and Oregon State Ambulance Association for example).  In 2017, she was appointed by Oregon Governor Kate Brown to serve on the
Southern Oregon University (SOU) Board of Trustees. Currently, she holds the position of Chair of the Board of Trustees for SOU.

She is married with two children and enjoys traveling with her family. Her family lives in Central Point and truly appreciates all Rogue Valley of Oregon and the surrounding area has to offer.