Livingston HealthCare’s Leadership Team

Deb Anczak, Chief Executive Officer

Deb began her role as Livingston HealthCare's CEO in October 2018, after having served as Interim CEO since January of the same year. She has been a pharmacist for 25 years and in administrative roles for the past 13 years, most recently serving as Livingston HealthCare's Performance Improvement Director. In this role, Deb was responsible for managing and coordinating efforts to improve organization-wide performance and quality. She served as Pharmacy Manager at Livingston HealthCare for seven years. Prior to her time in Livingston, she was Director of Pharmacy at Billings Clinic. She has also served in pharmacy and administrative roles at healthcare institutions in Wisconsin and Idaho.

Scott Coleman, MD, Medical Director

Scott Coleman, MD, is a Board Certified Family Medicine physician who practices family medicine and obstetrics at Livingston HealthCare. He was selected to fill the role of Medical Director for Livingston HealthCare in October 2013, at which time he joined the Livingston HealthCare Board of Directors. Dr. Coleman received a degree in Microbiology from the University of Tennessee, followed by his MD from the University of South Dakota. After the completion of his MD, Dr. Coleman served as a Lieutenant Commander in the US Navy for six years, receiving the Navy Achievement Medal for Outstanding Performance as a Resident. In 2005, he moved to Park County to be closer to family. Dr. Coleman is presently a Lieutenant Colonel in the Medical Corp of the Montana Air National Guard.

Ryan Speas, Finance Director

As Finance Director, Ryan Speas is responsible for Financial Reporting, Patient Financial Services, Registration, Medical Records, Transcription, and Supply Chain functions at Livingston Healthcare.

Ryan was raised in a small town in Southeastern Idaho called Basalt. “I believe that access to quality health care is extremely important in today’s complicated healthcare environment and that it is essential that small community hospitals continue to provide care”. Ryan believes that his small town heritage will fit in well at Livingston HealthCare, and his twenty years’ experience in healthcare finance will be a strong benefit to the residents of Park County.

Ryan’s financial expertise and his interest in community healthcare have allowed him to make a lasting difference in healthcare institutions across the country. He has most recently served as Assistant Vice President of Fiscal Services at Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, NY, after working in healthcare facilities in Idaho and Utah.

Vicki Axtell, Human Resources Director

Vicki Axtell became Director of Human Resources at Livingston HealthCare in the summer of 2015. As Human Resources Director, Vicki leads LHC’s talent acquisition, organizational development, benefits administration, employee health, and human resources information system initiatives.

Vicki is an accomplished transformational leader with more than 15 years of human resources experience. She has led initiatives that have successfully improved employee satisfaction, organizational development, retention, and staff engagement. Vicki has provided Human Resources services to tourism, retail, city municipality, and health care agencies.

Vicki came to Livingston from the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, Vermont. Prior to that Vicki was the Director of Human Resources at the Vermont League of Cities and Towns in Montpelier, Vermont and Director of Human Resources at the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, Vermont.

Vicki earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts.