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November 3, 2026

10 Employees of Sentara Health Received $150 Million in Compensation

by PP

10 employees of Sentara Health (a non-profit 501 (c) 3 based in Virginia Beach, Virginia that is the “parent” organization that oversees 69 other related organizations – 20 non-profits, 24 organizations taxed as a partnership, and 25 organizations taxed as a corporation or trust) received $150 million in compensation from 2019-2024 (note:  highl compensated employees in any of the years 2019-2023 but not in 2024 are not included in the list below):

Dennis Matheis:  Total Compensation 2022-2024:  $15 million

  • 2024:  $6,375,042
  • 2023:  $5,808,561
  • 2022:  $2,604,788

Robert Broermann:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $15 million

  • 2024:  $3,456,699
  • 2023:  $2,809,597
  • 2022:  $2,315,161
  • 2021:  $2,227,441
  • 2020:  $2,062,266
  • 2019:  $1,824,234

Howard Kern:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $72 million

  • 2024:  $ 3,383,320
  • 2023:  $ 5,747,995
  • 2022:  $ 9,857,935
  • 2021:  $33,221,923
  • 2020:  $11,397,924
  • 2019:  $ 8,053,745

Jordan Asher:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $13 million

  • 2024:  $3,333,216
  • 2023:  $2,294,149
  • 2022:  $1,938,536
  • 2021:  $1,790,759
  • 2020:  $1,654,827
  • 2019:  $1,539,740

Becky Sawyer:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $10 million

  • 2024:  $2,624,417
  • 2023:  $1,980,542
  • 2022:  $1,390,892
  • 2021:  $1,424,597
  • 2020:  $1,355,693
  • 2019:  $1,149,885

Melinda Hancock:  Total Compensation 2021-2024:  $6 million

  • 2024:  $2,005,794
  • 2023:  $1,714,755
  • 2022:  $1,462,986
  • 2021:  $   492,756

Megan Perry:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $9 million

  • 2024:  $1,957,097
  • 2023:  $1,793,140
  • 2022:  $1,080,111
  • 2021:  $1,770,821
  • 2020:  $1,410,357
  • 2019:  $1,323,453

Aubrey Layne:  Total Compensation 2021-2024:  $6 million

  • 2024:  $1,902,965
  • 2023:  $1,858,759
  • 2022:  $1,475,820
  • 2021:   $   557,525

Earl Barnes:  Total Compensation 2023-2024:  $3 million

  • 2024:  $1,641,759
  • 2023:  $1,238,374

Eric Conley:  Total Compensation 2024:  $1.5 million

  • 2024:  $1,554,199

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