Adam Naumann stepped into his new role as chief executive officer of Greater Valley Health Center this past week.

Naumann has 15 years of experience in health care administration, most recently working for six years as the system director of primary Care at Union Health in Terre Haute, Indiana and holds a master of health administration from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio.  

Mary Sterhan, who served as Greater Valley's CEO since 2019, announced her retirement this past fall.  

“I am honored to be the CEO of Greater Valley Health Center and to use my experience to serve the people of the Flathead Valley,” Naumann said in a statement. “I’m looking forward to learning from the team here and doing my part to build on the work happening at this incredible organization. And personally, being from Utah, it’s been a dream to live in Montana, and I’m excited to raise my children here.” 

The organization started as the Flathead Community Health Center in 2007 and operated under the Flathead City-County Health Department until 2021, when the center became an independent nonprofit, eventually rebranding as Greater Valley Health Center.   

Since then, the center has acquired Sykes Pharmacies, added school-based services in Kalispell and Evergreen as well as a mobile support clinic, purchased the Evergreen Clinic, expanded their budget from $5 million to $26 million and more than doubled their staff, according to nonprofit officials.  

Greater Valley also opened a new facility that combines medical, dental, behavioral health and care management services under one roof at 1935 Third St. W. in Kalispell.  

“Mary did an incredible job, and we are excited for Adam to lead us in this next phase of Greater Valley,” Bob Lopp, chair of the Greater Valley Board of Directors, said in a statement. “What stood out about Adam is his dedication to serving rural populations and championing programs that address barriers to care, including mobile health outreach, community health worker integration, specialty service outreach, and partnerships to address housing, transportation and food insecurity. He’s going to be a great asset to our team and our community.” 

Greater Valley Health Center provides patient-centered, integrated medical, dental and behavioral health care for all ages in the Flathead Valley. Greater Valley offers sliding fee discounts based on family size and income and does not deny services due to inability to pay. The center serves over 10,000 people each year. 

To learn more, visit greatervalleyhealth.org. 

Reporter Taylor Inman may be reached at 758-4440 or [email protected].