MountainView Regional Medical Center Leadership

Matthew Conrad, Chief Executive Officer
Matthew Conrad is a highly experienced healthcare executive and the current CEO at MountainView Regional Medical Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Matthew has held key roles in hospital administration since 2013 and has worked in healthcare since the early 2000s. Matthew served as assistant CEO at Carolinas Hospital Systems in South Carolina from 2013-17. In 2017, he was named COO at Lower Keys Medical Center in Key West, Florida. Matthew moved to Abilene, Texas, in 2019 as COO for Abilene Regional Medical Center before coming to Las Cruces as MountainView Regional Medical Center COO in late 2020. In 2021, Matthew was appointed CEO at MountainView. In those roles, he supported caregivers to enhance patient satisfaction, played a key role in the growth of employed physician practices and hospital service lines, and oversaw renovation and expansion projects.

Born in Frankfort, Kentucky, and raised in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Matthew obtained a bachelor's degree in business administration from the Darla Moore School of Business and a master's in health administration from the Medical University of South Carolina.

Andrew McDonald, Chief Financial Officer
Andrew McDonald is the chief financial officer at MountainView Regional Medical Center. Andrew comes to MVRMC from Chicago through Boston, having served as the CFO for MetroWest Medical Centers, including Framingham Union Hospital and Leonard Morse Hospital in the Boston MetroWest community for 2 years. Before this, Andrew worked for Pipeline Health System, a private equity-backed system, as the market CFO overseeing Chicago Market financial operations for three large urban hospitals, including Weiss Memorial Hospital, West Suburban Medical Center, and Westlake Medical Center, as well as two large physician groups.

Before joining the C-Suite, Andrew worked as a consultant in CFO advisory, guiding and supporting hospitals and systems with financial performance improvement, M&A, Fintech implementation, and turn-around operations.

Andrew holds a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Western Governors University and an MBA with emphasis in accounting and finance from Roosevelt University in Chicago, IL.

AJ Stephens, Chief Nursing Officer
AJ Stephens, DNP, MBA-HCA, R.N., NEA-BC, began his nursing career in Hobbs, New Mexico, where he transitioned to leadership roles. He moved to UMC Health System in Lubbock, Texas, and served as the health services administrator and chief administrator for regional correctional health care services. Most recently, he served as the associate chief nursing officer for St. David's Healthcare in Austin, Texas. In June 2024, he returned as a chief nursing officer.

Dr. Stephens has earned multiple degrees, including an associate's in applied science in nursing from New Mexico Jr. College, a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Eastern New Mexico University, a Master of Business Administration specializing in health care administration from Ashford University and a Doctor of Nursing Practice specializing in executive leadership from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

Dr. Stephens is a member of the American and Texas Nursing Associations, a board member and president of The Texas Organization for Nursing Leadership and the Wolters Kluwer Publishing's Nursing Management Congress Conference planning panel. He received the DFW Great 100 Nurses Award and the D-Magazine Excellence in Nursing Leadership Award.

Franz Encisa, Chief Quality Officer
Franz Encisa, R.N., BSN, MHA, CPHQ, is the chief quality officer at MountainView Regional Medical Center, having joined in March 2024. With over 14 years of experience in healthcare quality, Franz has specialized in patient safety, performance improvement, licensing, accreditation, regulatory compliance, risk management and infection prevention. His career spans various healthcare settings, from medium-sized community hospitals and healthcare districts to large systems across California.

Before his role as CQO, Franz worked as a telemetry nurse, CVICU nurse and nursing supervisor for eight years in Las Vegas, NV.

He holds a bachelor's degree in nursing, a master's degree in healthcare administration, and is a certified professional in healthcare quality.

Nicole Marquez, Chief Financial Officer Assistant
Nicole Marquez is the assistant chief financial officer at MountainView Regional Medical Center. Nicole has been with MVRMC for the past four years. Previously she was the director of finance for our physician practices before moving into her current role.

Nicole graduated from New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM, with a BBA in finance in 2014.

Erin Young, MSN, R.N. - Chief Nursing Officer Assistant
Erin Young has more than 20 years of experience in nursing and 14 years in progressive leadership roles. Most recently, she has served as the director of acute care services for St. David's HealthCare in Austin, Texas, a division of HCA Healthcare.

In 2022, she was among several leaders recognized by HCA Healthcare for improving HCAHPS scores to the 90th percentile. In 2024, she was recognized by the St. David's HealthCare chief nurse executive for the highest employee engagement scores for licensed practical nurses as they were reintroduced to the acute care setting.

Erin holds a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Our Lady of Holy Cross College in New Orleans, Louisiana, and a Master of Science in nursing from Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana.