Tracie Stratton
RN, MSN, CPPS, Chief Executive Officer
Lovelace Women’s Hospital
Bio
Tracie joins Lovelace from Los Alamos Medical Center (LMAC), where she served as CEO for the last four years. During her time there, she opened a cardiac rehabilitation program and sleep lab, also earning a CMS Star Rating 3. Under her leadership, LAMC was named a Newsweek Top 4 Hospital in New Mexico in 2023 and received a LeapFrog Hospital Safety Grade of “A” for Fall 2023.
Prior to her time in New Mexico, Tracie served as interim executive operations officer of Capital Medical Center, a LifePoint Health facility in Olympia, Wash, a 107 bed facility where she led the development of a COVID-19 wing and helped to create a transfer review process and committee, later deemed a best practice.
Tracie earned a bachelor of science in exercise physiology from the University of Wyoming, in Laramie, Wyo., an associate of science in nursing from Casper College in Casper, Wyo. and a master of science in nursing from the University of Mary in Bismark, N.D.
Sherry Aragon
Chief Operating Officer
Lovelace Women’s Hospital
Bio
Sherry Aragon, MBA, Chief Operating Officer of Lovelace Women’s Hospital has more than 20 years of healthcare leadership experience. Sherry has been with Lovelace since 2004, when she became director of diagnostic services for Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center. She most recently served as administrative director for Lovelace Women’s Hospital (LWH), where she was responsible for administrative leadership for all diagnostic imaging programs and hospital-based clinics including Cardiology, Maternal Fetal Medicine and the Breast Care Center. She has led market-wide initiatives to negotiate complex transactions with radiology groups. She also previously served as interim COO of LWH from December 2020 to June 2021.
She received a bachelor of science in radiological sciences from the University of New Mexico and earned a master of business administration from Western Governor’s University in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Brenda Holley
Chief Nursing Officer
Lovelace Women’s Hospital
Bio
Brenda comes to Lovelace from Presbyterian Health System, where she has spent the past 21 years of her career. With a clinical background in pulmonary and critical care nursing, Brenda brings years of experience both as a clinician, and as a health care leader. Her leadership background at Presbyterian included positions in Presbyterian Medical Group (Pulmonary, Intensivist, and Adult Internal Medicine/Hospitalist groups), oversight of the Presbyterian Care Connection (statewide patient placement and transfer center), and most recently as Director of the Adult Medicine Service Line, where she was responsible for 7 adult inpatient medical and intensive care departments at Presbyterian Hospital. Prior to her current role, Brenda was the Assistant Chief Nursing Officer at Lovelace Westside Hospital.
Brenda completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) at University of New Mexico, her Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from New Mexico State University, and completed her Doctorate in Nursing at University of New Mexico. Brenda also maintains certification as a Board Certified Nurse Executive. She lives in Albuquerque, is married, and has two children.
Community Engagement
- Board Member, New Mexico Organization of Nurse Leaders
- Member, American Nurses Association
- Member, New Mexico Nurses Association
- Member, American Association of Critical Care Nurses