Steve Schlicher serves as Chairman of the Licking Memorial Hospital (LMH) TWIGS Executive Board.  As Chairman, he represents TWIGS on the LMH Development Council Annual Support Committee.

Steve, Communications Manager at LMHS, has always been a strong supporter of LMHS.  He joined PRIDE, a group of employees who support the Health Systems financially, soon after it was created.  Similarly, he became a member of the employee chapter of TWIGS, an organization that conducts fundraising activities to benefit the Hospital, as soon as the opportunity became available.  

“LMHS has treated me well, and I try to give back in any way that I can,” explained Steve.  “I believe in the organization’s mission, and I enjoy working with other employees as well as community members to support the Health Systems’ goals.”

Steve appreciates the fact that support for LMHS begins with its employees, but as a member of the Development Council, he especially enjoys the opportunity to work closely with community members who are equally dedicated to the Health Systems’ mission.  He currently is looking forward to the fundraising activities that TWIGS is planning for the upcoming holiday season.

Originally from Michigan, Steve has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Park College in Parkville, Missouri.  He joined LMHS in 1989 as a member of the Data Processing Department.  Around the same time, the Health Systems began acquiring physician practices and other buildings outside the main campus setting, requiring an expansion of voice and data services to those locations.  In 1994, Steve’s background in telephony was instrumental throughout the process of rewiring the entire Hospital and all remote sites for a new telephone system.

In 1999, Steve assumed leadership of the Communications Department, and in 2007, he worked with a team to install Vocera wireless communication technology at LMH.  As a result of his leadership and dedication, Steve was recognized with the LMH Cares Award in 1992, and was named Manager of the Year in 2009, following the expansion of communication services to the new Urgent Care and physician offices in Pataskala.

Steve’s dedication to the local community has always extended well beyond his position with LMHS.  For the past 20 years, he has chaired the Operation Feed campaign for the Hospital, and also has served on the Boards of the Licking County Food Pantry, the Granville Music Boosters, and the local chapter of A Special Wish Foundation.  Steve is a member of the Association of Technology Professionals and the Ohio Hospital Telecommunications Association, and also has been a member of TWIGS 24 for 
14 years.

Steve enjoys music, and serves as the Director of the bell choir for his church in Granville, where he served as Music Director for 21 years.  He also sings with the Denison University Concert Choir in Granville.  Steve and his wife, Sue, reside in Granville and have two adult children, Anna and Ross.