Metron Leadership

Shari Carson, Chief Clinical Officer

Shari began working with Metron in 2015 as the Vice President of Clinical Services. She was promoted to her present role as Chief Clinical Officer in September 2017. She is the current Vice President of the National Association for the Directors of Nursing in Long Term Care Administration. (NADONA). She has an impressive 35-year background in health care as a Vice President of Clinical, Support and Services, Regional Director of Operations, Past President of Michigan Chapter of NADONA, Nursing Home Administrator, Director of Nursing, and Director of Education and Quality Assurance.

Shari has demonstrated excellent skills in person-centered thinking, continuous quality improvement, organizational leadership, team development, budget development, case management, project planning, implementation and developing creative solutions. Her experiences include responsibility for clinical processes, policy development, and compliance. Also assisting in marketing, strategic planning and work plan development for future growth in the company. She is a frequent speaker at industry events and serves on many task forces, including the CDC Conference on Antibiotic Resistance in the fall of 2017.

She holds a license in Michigan as a Registered Nurse and obtained her BSN from The University of Mercy Detroit. She is a certified DON, certified Dementia Practitioner and Infection Preventionist- Board Certified and a Fellow of NADONA.

Mary E. Dale, PHR, SHRM-CP, Chief Human Resources Officer

As Metron Integrated Health Services Chief Human Resources Officer, Mary Dale is helping to accelerate Metron’s Human Resource transformation through leadership, differentiated talent models, creating strategies for attracting and retaining top talent, and building a culture of engagement. Under Mary’s leadership, Metron has implemented a new talent acquisition strategy, compensation philosophy and structure, total rewards package, employee recognition program, and a new HR model. Dale joined Metron after working for Orthopaedic Associates of Michigan (OAM) in Grand Rapids where she served as the organization’s Chief Operating Officer and Director of Clinical and Human Resources/HIPAA and OSHA Compliance Officer for over 6 years. Under Mary’s leadership, OAM was named one of the 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work for in West Michigan for over 5 years and the 101 Best and Brightest in Wellness in Michigan for 2 years. While working at OAM, Mary was also involved in the implementation of the BPCI-Bundled Payments program and the opening of OAM NOW, a walk-in urgent care clinic for the practice. Prior to her work at OAM, Mary was a Senior Account Manager for Kforce Professional Staffing, where she was recognized as one of the top 10% of Account Managers/Recruiters Nation Wide in Monte Carlo.

Dale is a frequent speaker at industry events and has spoken at the LEAP Healthcare HR conference and Disrupt HR Grand Rapids conference. She serves on various boards to include: the Metro Health Hospital- University of Michigan Health ImpACT Board of Directors as the co-chair of the board, as a member of the Grand Rapids Council for Ferris State University, and as an Advisory Board Member for the Communications program at Ferris Big Rapids. Mary previously served as a Board Member on the Ferris State Alumni Relations Board for 3 terms. Aside from her Board Members, Dale was named to the 2018 40 under 40 Class.

She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Ferris State University in Communication with a minor in Psychology, and is certified by HRCI and SHRM as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) and Certified Professional in Human Resources (SHRM-CP).

Andrea Paladino, MBA, Chief Marketing Officer

Andrea joined Metron Integrated Health Systems in 2016 as the Chief Marketing Officer. Ms. Paladino has over 15 years of health care marketing experience and over 10 of those years being in the Post-Acute Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care industry. Andrea brings with her, expertise in sales, branding, strategic planning, relationship building, and marketing. Her previous marketing experience was out of Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and as a Manager of Market Development at HCR ManorCare. Andrea holds a Bachelors in Marketing and a Master of Science in Business Management from the University of Phoenix. She has managed a team of health care marketers and clinical Liaisons in previous positions. Andrea has a proven track record of improving culture amongst teams, strategic planning, implementation of systems, and developing a sales team.

Paul D. Pruitt, Chief Operating Officer

Paul Pruitt joined Metron in 2018 as the Chief Operating Officer. Paul started his career in Post-Acute Care as a Staff Physical Therapist and then the Director of Therapy Services at Sunset Association. He was committed to helping patients so he moved into an Assistant Administrator position and then an Administrator at Spectrum Health Rehab and Nursing Center. For the last several years at Spectrum Health, Paul served as the Senior Director over Spectrum Health Rehab and Nursing Center where he excelled at ensuring patient care and providing operational oversight for five Rehab and Nursing Centers. Paul earned his Masters of Business and his Bachelors of Business from Cornerstone University. Previously, he also earned his Associates of Physical Therapy Assistant from Baker College. He is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executive, Health Care Association of Michigan, American Health Care Association, American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association, and the National Acute Long Term Hospital.