Executive Team

Gary Jepson
President / CEO

Mr. Jepson was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of CTMC in December 2001. Prior to that, he served in a variety of executive positions within health care, including Chief Executive Officer of Tahlequah City Hospital (99 beds, Tahlequah, Oklahoma), Chief Operating Officer of Southeast Texas Rehabilitation Hospital (60 beds, Beaumont, Texas), Chief Executive Officer of Beaumont Medical Surgical Hospital (250 beds, Beaumont, Texas), and Chief Financial Officer of Humana Hospital Tacoma (155 beds, Tacoma, Washington). Mr. Jepson started his hospital career as a management trainee at Glendale Adventist Medical Center and has worked in various finance-related areas prior to his first administrative position. Altogether, Mr. Jepson has 29 years of hospital work experience. Mr. Jepson received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Walla Walla College in 1976 and his Master of Science of Healthcare Administration from Trinity University in 1992.

Valerie Hunt
Vice President / Chief Nursing Officer

Ms. Hunt was appointed Chief Nursing Officer/Vice President of Patient Care Services in 2001. Prior to coming to CTMC, she worked at Huguley Memorial Medical Center (213 beds, Fort Worth, Texas) as the Administrative Director of Performance Improvement and Risk Management. Ms. Hunt started her health care career in the emergency department of Southwest Texas Methodist Hospital (400 beds, San Antonio, Texas). Altogether, Ms. Hunt has 30 years of hospital experience. Ms. Hunt received her Bachelor in Science degree in Nursing from Texas Woman’s University in 1986, and Master of Science in Human Relations and Business from Amberton University in 1997. Ms. Hunt was granted Advanced Nursing Administration Certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center in 2000. She is a member of the American Nurses Association and the Texas Nurses Association.

Richard Boggess
Vice President / CFO

Mr. Boggess grew up in California, Oregon and Indiana. In 1993, he graduated from Southern Adventist University in Tennessee with a bachelor's degree in Accounting. He is a CPA licensed in Kentucky. He served as an accountant at Florida Hospital Waterman and advanced to Finance Manager before moving to Adventist Health System's corporate team in 1998. As Decision Support Coordinator for AHS, he was responsible for Cost Accounting of the multi-state hospital group of 15 facilities. In 2002, he became the Chief Financial Officer for Manchester Memorial Hospital in Kentucky. There he was responsible for all financial and facilities aspects. In January 2007, Mr. Boggess moved to San Marcos where he now serves as CFO for Central Texas Medical Center. He is married to Janet Keiper and they are raising two sons, Andrew and Aaron.