Leadership

Mary Jane Pennnington, MD

President and Interim CEO

Dr. Mary Jane Pennnington has served as President of Granger Medical Clinic for 20 years, playing an integral role in the clinic’s growth.

Dr. Pennington earned her BS from Duke University in Durham, NC, and her MD from Washington University Medical School in St. Louis, MO. Before joining Granger Medical Clinic, Dr. Pennington acted as the CEO for several organizations, including the Physicians Accountable Care of Utah (PACU), the Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Wasatch Internal Medicine, and Foothill Family Clinic.

In 2015, Granger Medical Clinic was recognized by a CMS report as the sixth lowest cost per Medicare beneficiary in the nation, all while maintaining a 99.1% quality score. Dr. Pennington’s continuing efforts to expand care program activities have resulted in a 5% percent decrease in hospital inpatient costs throughout Granger Medical Clinic in 2016.

In addition to acting as president of Granger Medical Clinic, Dr. Pennington maintains a part-time pediatric practice in West Valley City, UT. When not working, she enjoys spending time with her husband of over 30 years and their three daughters (a pediatric resident in Seattle, a NICU nurse, and a recent engineering graduate).

Claire Chitwood

Chief Operating Officer

Claire Chitwood joined Granger Medical Clinic in 2017 as Chief Operating Officer. She brought with her a substantiated record of cultivating physician relationships, increasing service offerings across the local region and state, optimizing revenue, and streamlining operations.

Claire’s experience includes orchestrating an organizational financial turnaround, saving millions of dollars while simultaneously increasing clinic net revenue through improved patient access and billing audits.

Improving clinic operations while saving company money has been a consistent theme in Claire’s work. However, the most important thing to her is our patient satisfaction. She is dedicated to mentoring clinic managers and team members by developing training programs and motivating others to serve. She understands that supporting and taking care of her team is key to Granger’s mission of providing exceptional care. No one is “just an employee” to Claire. She makes a concerted effort to get to know each one and make them feel like an important part of the Granger organization.

In her spare time, she enjoys just about anything outdoors, playing the piano, reading, and staying up-to-date on the latest organizational and individual behavioral studies.

Robert Condie

Chief Financial Officer

Robert Condie recently joined Granger Medical Clinic as Chief Financial Officer. Rob has a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Accounting from Arizona State University and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He also has a Master’s degree in Information Systems from Brigham Young University. He comes to us with a wealth of experience in financial management and strategic short-term and long-term planning.

Rob prides himself on being a hands-on leader and trusted business partner who is approachable by every member of his team. He is not afraid to take risks, but he strongly believes that being fully informed of all risk-reward tradeoffs is the key to good financial decision making. He excels at tackling difficult and complex problems by listening to all points of view and carefully weighing each option before making a decision. Rob’s strength is identifying profit leaks and formulating a plan to capture those profits, making our organization more efficient and lucrative.

Outside of work, Rob enjoys spending time with his family, reading, cooking, all things BYU sports, and cheering for the Utah jazz.

Jeff Whiting

Chief Revenue Officer

Jeff Whiting recently joined Granger Medical Clinic as Chief Revenue Officer. He brings over 30 years of executive experience working with medical practices, Fortune 500 technology companies, consulting organizations, and internet startups. He has a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Finance and Business Administration from the University of Washington. He also earned an MBA from Westminster College.

Medical billing is heavily dependent on ensuring that the technology and processes put in place adequately support the medical billers and coders. Jeff’s early career prepared him for these challenges. At NCR Corporation, he was responsible for NCR’s West Coast sales and consulting in the manufacturing sector. At AT&T Computer Systems, Jeff ran a Norway-based software company. He later built a consulting organization to augment the software for offices in five countries to support customers throughout North America, Europe, Eastern Europe, and Asia.

Jeff is dedicated to maximizing Granger’s financial performance and patient satisfaction. His philosophy is that the billing process should be done correctly the first time and will work hard to ensure that this is the case every time.

Jeff is an avid skier and cyclist; when not at work, you can find him out on the trails and mountains around Utah.