About BWMC
Executive Team
| Karen Olscamp, President and CEO Ms. Olscamp received her bachelor's degree from the University of Rochester and her Master of Health Services Administration from George Washington University. She completed her residency program at BWMC and assumed the position of Assistant to Administration. Ms. Olscamp was promoted in 1988 to Vice President, Operations and served as Sr. Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from 1997 to 2008. She serves on many boards, is a diplomat of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a member of the Maryland Association of Healthcare Executives. Ms. Olscamp was named President and CEO in March 2009. |
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Alfred Pietsch, CPA Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Mr. Pietsch received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Towson State University and joined BWMC in 1988 as a Budget and Cost Manager. Mr. Pietsch was promoted to Assistant Director of Finance in 1992 and named Director of Finance in 1997. He has held his current position as Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2000. Mr. Pietsch is the Treasurer of Baltimore Washington Emergency Physicians, Arundel Physicians Associates and Baltimore Washington Health Enterprises. He is an advanced member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants. |
| Lawrence Linder, MD, FACEP Sr. Vice President, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Linder received his bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Franklin and Marshall College and his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. His residency was in Emergency Medicine at the Medical Center of Delaware/Christiana Health System. After starting with the emergency physician group at BWMC in 1991, Dr. Linder became Vice Chair of the Emergency Department in 1993 and Chair in 1999. He has held his current position of Sr. Vice President and Chief Medical Officer since 2004. Dr. Linder is a fellow of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. |
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Mary Jozwik Vice President, Quality and Patient Safety Ms. Jozwik received her Master of Health Services Administration degree from George Washington University, after earning her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Maryland. She joined BWMC in 2005 in her current position, Vice President, Quality and Patient Safety. Ms. Jozwik is also the past president-elect of the Parole Rotary Club of Annapolis. |
| Kathleen McCollum Sr. Vice President for Business Development and Ambulatory Services Ms. McCollum joined BWMC in 2001 as Vice President and Executive Director of the Tate Cancer Center. She currently oversees the medical center's strategic planning, business development, and marketing functions. She is also responsible for several ambulatory programs and physician practice operations. She received her bachelor's degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and her Master of Health Science degree in Health Finance Business Management at Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health. Ms. McCollum currently serves on the Board of Directors of Hospice of the Chesapeake and as the Chair of the Anne Arundel County Cancer Advisory Council. She has also served on the Medical Assistance Advisory Board for Blue Cross Blue Shield, Maryland, the Denit Cancer Center Board of Directors at Montgomery General Hospital and as a committee member of the National Cancer Institute for Animal Care and Use. |
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Colleen Roach Vice President/Chief Nurse Executive Ms. Roach began her career at BWMC in 1985 as Director of Nursing. In 1992, she was named Vice President/Chief Nurse Executive. She received her bachelor's degree in Nursing from Georgetown University School of Nursing and a Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health. Ms. Roach is also a board member of the YWCA of Anne Arundel County. |
| Beth Peters Vice President for Development Ms. Peters has served as Vice President for Development and Executive Director of the Baltimore Washington Medical Center Foundation since 1999. Before starting with BWMC, she served as Director of Development and Public Relations at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital from 1997-1999. Ms. Peters earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Maryland and a Master of Business Administration at Loyola College of Maryland. Ms. Peters is also on the Board of Visitors at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, an Education Committee member on the Ft. Meade Alliance, Human Resources Committee member of the YWCA in Annapolis and Anne Arundel County and a member of the BWI Business Partnership. She has also served on the Maryland Health Care Foundation Board of Directors. |
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Frank Venuto Vice President for Human Resources Mr. Venuto joined BWMC in May 2008. Prior to joining, he served as Vice President for Human Resources at Dimensions Healthcare System and Frederick Memorial Healthcare System. He received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Towson State University and his Masters of Administrative Sciences from Johns Hopkins University. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Baltimore Washington Emergency Physicians, Inc. |
| Susan Ward Vice President Ms. Ward joined BWMC as Vice President in 1989. She is administratively responsible for a number of ancillary and support services and management of the capital budget. She also oversees the Facility Master Planning process and a significant amount of the hospital's construction services and was the coordinator for all planning activities associated with the opening of the Emergency Department expansion, and the patient care building. Prior to that Ms. Ward was an Assistant Vice President at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson from 1982 - 1989. Ms. Ward received her master's degree in Health Services Administration from George Washington University and her Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work from James Madison University. Ms. Ward serves on the Board of Directors for Baltimore Washington Emergency Physicians, Inc. and the Baltimore Washington PET Center, LLC. She also serves on the Advisory Board for Special Beginnings, Birth and Women's Center. Additionally, she is a member of the Maryland Association of Healthcare Executives and an Associate of the American College of Healthcare Executives. |
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Jose Zeruto Vice President of Finance Mr. Zeruto began his career at BWMC in 1975 as Assistant Controller. Since then, he has held the position of Assistant Director of Finance, Director of Finance and has been in his current position as Vice President since 1997. Mr. Zeruto attended the University of Baltimore and is an advance member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association. He also served as treasurer of the BWMC Employees Federal Credit Union from 1976 to 1981. |
