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Developing Mentoring and Coaching Skills
October 4, 2024 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
This panel has been approved for 1.5 ACHE Virtual Interactive Education credits.
Data has shown that mentoring programs are an effective way to offer guidance and support for healthcare executives who are entering the field or who are seeking career advancement. A mentoring relationship provides a safe environment in which those with less experience may learn from experienced executives. This panel will present a framework for the development of a mentoring program. The program will begin with a brief presentation by the moderator, followed by remarks from each of the panelists.
Moderator:
Venita Basham
Regional Director Talent Development and Culture
CHRISTUS Health Northeast Texas
Panelists:
Chris Karam, FACHE
Senior Vice President
CHRISTUS Health, LA & SETX Region
Kenny Lange
Coach
Kenny Lange Coaching
Jared Shelton, FACHE
President
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital HEB
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Speakers’ Bios:
Venita Basham is the Northeast Texas Regional Director of Talent Development and Culture for CHRISTUS Health. Venita has worked for this great organization for 33 years, spending the last 29 years in Human Resources, with the last 10 years centered on Training and Development. Prior to employment with CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances, Venita worked 12 years in Human Resources for an Oil and Gas company. Venita’s Human Resources journey includes benefits, recruitment, employee relations, as well as training and development of others. Venita has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Jarvis Christian College. As a member of the Association for Talent Development Venita is ATD Certified in Coaching, Consulting, and Creating Leadership Development Programs. In addition, she is a certified trainer and facilitator for DiSC Workplace and Work of Leaders, as well as Fierce Conversations. Honored and blessed to be a part of a remarkable talent team that has been awarded the Brandon Hall Group HCM Silver Award for Talent Management and Leadership Development and Bronze Awards for Excellence in Learning related to hybrid New Associate Orientation and Leader Foundation programs.
Venita values being a servant leader, and her mission in life is to be kind, helpful, and above all, humble, regardless of the situation. She appreciates the opportunities she has had to display these values during her Human Resources journey. Her pride and joy is her 3-year-old granddaughter, Ava; and she enjoys traveling and spending time admiring nature with her husband.
Christopher Karam (Chris) serves as Senior Vice President of Group Operations for CHRISTUS Health Louisiana and Southeast Texas. As Senior Vice President, Chris has oversight of all of the systems’ ministries in Louisiana and Southeast Texas, including CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Health System, CHRISTUS Shreveport-Bossier Health System, CHRISTUS Ochsner Health Southwestern Louisiana and CHRISTUS Southeast Texas Health System.
Chris comes back to Louisiana after serving as President and CEO of CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System for the past 15 years. During his time with St. Michael, the hospital earned numerous accolades and awards, including U.S. News & World Report naming it “Best Hospital in Texas” in 2016 and 2017. It was also named one of the “Best Places to Work in Healthcare” by Modern Healthcare five times, one of the “100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare” by Becker’s Hospital Review and in the top 15 percent in the nation for outstanding patient experience in 2017 and 2018 by HealthGrades.
In total, Chris has over 30 years of leadership in Catholic Healthcare Ministry, having held a variety of clinical, operational and management positions in acute and rehabilitation hospitals across the country. In 2008, Chris was named one of the “24 Hospital Leaders to Know” by The Hospital Review and Beckers’ ASC Review, and in 2009 was named one of “58 Hospital and Health Industry Leaders” by Hospital Review Magazine. In 2011, he was honored to be one of 300 “Most Influential People in Healthcare” selected out of 400,000 nominees by Modern Healthcare.
Chris brings a unique background to his authentic leadership in community health and population health management with a master’s degree in Healthcare Administration from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, a master’s degree in Exercise Physiology from Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA, and a Degree in Theology from St. Gregory University, Shawnee, OK. His early commitment to health and well-being was shaped by his Bachelor’s degree in food and nutrition from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA. Chris holds a Fellowship (FACHE) designation from the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Chris and his wife, Michelle, have three children, Erica, Mitchel and Amelie and six grandchildren, Baron, Evelyn, Guy, Louis, Gordon, and Hayes.
After selling his company that he started in his late 20s to another agency, Kenny Lange served as its second-in-command and helped grow their revenue by almost double in 2 years from high six-figures to low seven-figures.
Now, as a coach, he helps nonprofits and purpose-driven businesses scale by helping them focus the organization, foster high-performance teams, and create leaders worth following.
He is also the host of the top 10% globally ranked podcast, “How Leaders Think with Kenny Lange.”
He and his wife, Rebekah, have fostered 18 kids and counting, and adopted 2 in addition to their 3 biological children.
They are on a mission to positively impact 10,000 kids by December 31, 2033, because kids from hard places deserve to be seen, heard, and know someone is coming to help them.
Jared Shelton, FACHE, serves as president of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital HEB, joining the leadership team there in July 2022.
He shares leadership responsibilities with Chief Quality and Medical Officer Scott David Lloyd, M.D., and Chief Nursing Officer Julie Balluck, M.S.N., R.N., NEA-BC.
Shelton previously served six years as president of Texas Health Allen, and before that a term as vice president of Professional & Support Services for Texas Health Dallas.
He completed his undergraduate studies at Wake Forest University with a Bachelor of Science degree in business and a minor in religion. He also earned a master’s degree in health care administration from Trinity University.
Shelton is a past president for the North Texas chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives and has served two terms on the Texas Hospital Association’s “Council on Policy Development”. He is a graduate of the Leadership Allen Fairview Class XXVIII as well as Allen ISD Leadership Academy Class II, and is also a member of the vestry at the Church of the Incarnation in Dallas.
Outside of work, Shelton and his wife, Kathryn, enjoy parenthood with their young children — daughters, Mackenzie and Caroline, and son, Jack.
