AAA East Central Appoints First Woman President
Teresa Petrick brings healthcare leadership expertise to nearly 120-year-old Club
AAA East Central is announcing the appointment of Teresa “Terri” Petrick to the position of president of AAA East Central, effective April 1, 2020. She becomes the first woman appointed to the role in the Club’s 117-year history.
Petrick previously served as senior vice president, with responsibilities including branch operations, human resources, the member service center, facilities, information technology, along with systems integration and strategic planning.
Petrick spent more than 30 years in the healthcare industry prior to joining AAA East Central in 2013. Her career began at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh as hospital planner. Her time with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) included the roles such as executive vice president of its McKeesport hospital, where she had overall operational responsibility. In 2001, she was appointed to a corporate vice president role for UPMC, with responsibilities encompassing integration and development of care management. She then moved on to president of UPMC Passavant and then UPMC St. Margaret.
“Being chosen to lead such a storied organization is a great honor,” says Petrick. “I look forward to maintaining the high level of service to our AAA members as well as serving the communities throughout the AAA East Central footprint.”
She serves as chairwoman of Excela Health Board of Trustees, and her community service includes board memberships with LaRoche University and The University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg.
Petrick earned her undergraduate degree in business administration from the University of Pittsburgh, and a master’s degree in public management from Carnegie Mellon University.
Pitt-Greensburg honored Petrick in 2014 by awarding her the Alumni Association’s Alumna of Distinction, which recognizes excellence among the Unviersity’s alumni based on their professional achievements, service to the university, and community service. She was also an Athena Award finalist in 2009.
Petrick succeeds James Lehman, who retired after a 42-year career with AAA East Central. He served as president since 2013.