Cherokee Health Systems CEO and leadership

Dr. Khatri has served as Cherokee’s Chief Clinical Officer since 2014. Prior to that time, she was the Director of Integrated Care at Cherokee. Dr. Khatri became the Director of the Psychology Internship Training Program in 2002 and continues in that capacity to this day. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, with a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology which she earned in 1996. Her Postdoctoral Fellowship was served at Duke University Medical Center from 1996 until 1998.

Dr. Khatri is married with two children who are the apples of her eye. She enjoys reading.

Andy assumed the position of Chief Information Officer in 2014. Prior to that, he was the Vice President of Information Technology and Central Operations and has held numerous IT leadership roles since joining Cherokee Health Systems in 1999. He graduated from East Tennessee State University with a B.S. in Information Technology in 2001. He also earned a M.B.A from King University with an emphasis in Health Care Administration in 2011.

Mr. Rhea enjoys playing golf with his wife and watching sports, particularly football and basketball. Go Vols!

Joel has been the Chief Strategy Officer since 2014, having served as the Chief Operating Officer, the Vice President and the Administrator of Cherokee Health Systems since he joined Cherokee in 1988. He has over 30 years of health care administration experience and is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University with a MHS in Health Care Administration and Planning. Joel has served on the Mental Health America Board of Directors since 1988 and continues on that board today.

Joel is married and has three children. He is an avid inline skater with the aspiration of skating the Berlin Marathon someday!

Dr. Bailey oversees the day-to-day operations of Cherokee’s clinics. She also provides consultation focusing on integrated care, practice transformation, and innovation. She consults extensively with national clients regarding the clinical model of integration and integrated care operations. Prior to serving as COO, Dr. Bailey was the Director of Integrative Services at Cherokee. She earned her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Xavier University.

Dr. Bailey is married and has two children. She and her family enjoy the outdoors, spending time at the lake, and football time in Tennessee.