The Virginia Governor’s Office announced on Friday the appointment of two new members of the University of Mary Washington Board of Visitors. Christopher Newman, executive vice president, system chief operating officer and chief medical officer for Mary Washington Healthcare (MWHC), and Rachel Greszler ’03, senior research fellow for workforce and public finance in the Roe Institute of The Heritage Foundation will join the board this spring.
Dr. Newman has served as the executive vice president, system chief operating officer and chief medical officer for Mary Washington Healthcare in Fredericksburg, Virginia since 2019. He is responsible for managing the delivery of safe, high-quality healthcare in the fully integrated, regional not-for-profit medical system that provides emergency, inpatient and outpatient care through more than 40 facilities in the greater Fredericksburg region. The primary campus is a neighbor to University of Mary Washington’s Fredericksburg campus and a vital regional partner.
Dr. Newman earned his undergraduate degree from The University of Scranton and his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center. He also earned an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business where he graduated with honors and received the executive faculty award.
As a board-certified internist, Dr. Newman has over 20 years of clinical experience in primary care, hospital medicine and post-acute care. He chairs the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association’s Chief Medical Officer and Physician Leaders Forum. He serves on the board of Saint Francis Ministries, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profits in the child and family services sector, as well as the boards of Fredericksburg Academy and the Fredericksburg Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Newman is frequently featured as a speaker at national conferences and forums on a range of topics including effective leadership, efficient operations, healthcare policy and patient-centered innovation.
He also is an accomplished musician having performed professionally throughout the country with numerous classical, jazz, blues and rock groups since he was a teen. He is the proud father of four children, and his wife, Heather, is a practicing neuroradiologist who serves on the medical staff of Mary Washington Healthcare.
As a senior research fellow in the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies, Greszler focuses on workforce, family and retirement policies including employment opportunities, independent work, women’s issues, the minimum wage, federal employee compensation, paid family leave and other family-friendly workplace policies, Social Security, disability insurance, and pensions.
Greszler’s research has led to her testifying dozens of times before Congress and her commentary has been featured in nationwide outlets like the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal.
Before joining Heritage in 2013, Greszler was a senior economist on the staff of the Joint Economic Committee of the Congress for seven years. She completed her graduate studies at Georgetown University, where she earned master’s degrees in both economics and public policy. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Mary Washington. While at Mary Washington, Greszler ran for the track and field and cross-country teams.
Greszler, who grew up in a small town in Western New York, currently resides in Bethesda, Maryland, with her husband and six children.
The mid-year appointments fill visitors’ seats vacated by Patricia McGinnis ’69 and the late Rev. Dean Nelson.
