Gina Sharp

Gina Sharp, FACHE, serves as the President of Endeavor Health Linden Oaks Hospital and System Executive of the Behavioral Health service line, which includes 230 inpatient beds, 10 outpatient locations with intensive outpatient programming, counseling and medication assistance, as well as behavioral health integration with medical group practices.  

She began her career at Edward Hospital & Health Services in 1999 in the Finance Division and was promoted to Controller at Linden Oaks in 2004, where she grew her responsibilities from finance to operations and physician practice development. In 2013, she was named CEO of Linden Oaks.

Throughout the last decade, Sharp has played a central role in advocating that mental health is just as vital as physical health. She is steadfast in creating and expanding behavioral health and substance use programs with a constant eye toward high-quality, compassionate, patient-centered care. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the elevated need for behavioral healthcare that followed, she has doubled down on that commitment to access and personal connection — including supporting multiple initiatives to help ensure team members are cared for, too.

Sharp is Past Chairman of the Illinois Hospital Association Governing Council for Behavioral Health, participates in the National Association for Behavioral Healthcare and chairs the Behavioral Health Services within General Healthcare Systems Committee, and is a former member of the American Hospital Association Committee on Behavioral Health. 

Sharp is also a board member of the 708 Board for Lisle Township, serves on the Impact DuPage Committee and participated on the Advisory Board for KidsMatter. She is an advocate for community awareness of behavioral health issues through education and prevention programs like Mental Health First Aid and Signs of Suicide.

Sharp earned a Bachelor of Science in Community Health and Health Administration from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a MBA from DePaul University. She is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Sharp enjoys spending time with her family, including her husband of 24 years, three children, her parents and her two dogs. In her spare time, she can be found walking or hiking, traveling, listening to an audiobook or podcast, playing cards or enjoying time on the lake.