IU Health Tipton Leadership

Our constant pursuit of excellence through leading-edge medicine and scientific innovation at IU Health is guided by our executive leadership and board of directors. Learn more about those who lead IU Health Tipton Hospital.

IU Health Tipton Hospital Executives

Liesel Delamater, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC, NE-BC

Chief Operating Officer & Hospital Administrator

Liesel has been part of the IU Health team since 2007, when she joined IU Health Methodist Hospital as a critical care registered nurse. Since then, she has held progressively advancing nursing and administrative roles within the IU Health system. Today, she serves as chief operating officer & hospital administrator for IU Health Frankfort, Jay, Tipton and White Memorial hospitals.

Delamater is board-certified as an adult clinical nurse specialist and as a nurse executive. She is also an active member of the Indiana Rural Health Association.

Kristin Post

Chief Operating Officer

Kristin Post joined IU Health in 2006 as a medical technologist at the Pathology Laboratory in Indianapolis. Through the years, she has served in a number of leadership roles at IU Health. Today, Post is the chief operating officer for IU Health Frankfort, Jay, Tipton and White Memorial hospitals. She also serves as executive sponsor for Allied Health in the North Region.

Post is a graduate of Purdue University. She received an undergraduate degree in clinical laboratory sciences and a Master of Public Health from the IU School of Medicine. She holds an active board certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology.

Post serves on the White County Economic Development board, the Community Foundation of White County governing council and is vice president of the White County United Way board of trustees. She and her husband, Kyle, live in Lafayette, are avid Purdue sports fans and enjoy traveling.

James Emerson, MD

Interim Chief Medical Officer – Frankfort, Tipton and White Memorial hospitals

James Emerson, MD, joined the IU Health Arnett team in 2014 as a hospitalist. Since then, he has served in several leadership roles, including leading the hospitalist department and the inpatient physician and advanced practice provider teams through the COVID-19 pandemic. He has also served as the medical director of the hospital’s Adult Inpatient Services and the medical director of Quality and Safety.

Emerson is a graduate of the Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Minnesota. His interests outside of medicine include outdoor activities such as hiking, hunting and fishing, and tabletop gaming. He and his wife, Amy, have two children.

Christina Schemenaur, MSN, RN

Chief Nursing Officer

Christina Schemenaur serves as the chief nursing officer for IU Health Frankfort, Jay, Tipton and White Memorial hospitals. She has been with IU Health for 24 years and has served in a leadership capacity for 16 years. She most recently served as director of clinical operations at IU Health Jay and before that held several nursing leadership positions at IU Health Ball Memorial. Christina earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Ball State University and a Master of Science in healthcare administration from Western Governors University.