Paradise Valley Hospital Staff Bios
Shawn Strash
Chief Executive Officer
Shawn Strash is the Chief Executive Officer at Paradise Valley Hospital. His responsibilities include oversight of the hospital's entire operations.
Shawn has nearly 20 years of leadership experience in hospital and healthcare administration. He earned a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas, San Antonio and a Masters Degree in Healthcare Administration, as well as a Bachelor of Commerce, from the University of Ottawa. He is a fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Denise Chamberlain
Chief Financial Officer
Denise is the Chief Financial Officer at Paradise Valley Hospital. Her responsibilities include oversight of all financial operations of the hospital. Prior to this position, Denise was the Vice President of Finance for Parkland Memorial Hospital, a tertiary care facility in Dallas, Texas. Denise has over 20 years of healthcare finance experience including hospital facilities ranging in size from 20 to 1,000 beds, in both for-profit and not for profit settings.
Denise holds a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from Purdue University and is a Certified Public Accountant. Originally from Indiana, she relocated to Phoenix after 20 years in Dallas, Texas.
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Dee Emon, RN, MSN, NE-BC
Chief Nursing Officer 
Dee is the Chief Nursing Officer at Paradise Valley Hospital. Her responsibilities include oversight of all clinical operations at the hospital. Prior to this position, Emon consulted for the Tenet healthcare system focusing on quality and productivity improvements for the entire system. Dee has also been employed by Ministry Healthcare, Aspirus Hospital, and Marshfield Clinic in Wisconsin.
She has held leadership positions including CNO, Vice President of Patient Care Services, and Director of Nursing. Her responsibilities have included over sight of clinical and ancillary hospital / clinic operations. Dee also has a strong clinical nursing background in various specialties including Pediatrics and Oncology.
Dee is credentialed through the American Nurses’ Credentialing Center as a Board Certified Nurse Executive. She holds memberships in various professional organizations and has held adjunct nursing faculty positions at Northland College in Michigan’s upper peninsula.
Dee’s educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and a Master of Science in Management from Cardinal Stritch University.
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David Tupponce, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Dr. David Tupponce is Paradise Valley Hospital's Chief Medical Officer.
Dr. Tupponce’s most recent position was as a Hospitalist at Holyoke Medical Center in Holyoke, MA. While in this position, he provided leadership on the Board of Directors, Quality Assurance Committee, By Laws Committee and Medical Quality Improvement Committee. Previous to that position, he was Holyoke’s Medical Information Officer and collaborated with IT to oversee the implementation of Computerized Physician Order Entry. Prior to Holyoke, Dr. Tupponce was in Family Practice.
Dr. Tupponce earned his Doctor of Medicine from George Washington University, Washington D.C., and a Master of Medical Management from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He completed his Family Practice Residency at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.