Leadership & Executive Board

Matthew Sutter, MD, MBA, FACEP

Dr. Matthew Sutter is a physician with more than 25 years of health care, public safety and leadership experience in Northeast Indiana. Dr. Sutter earned a BS in mathematics and computer science from Purdue University in Fort Wayne in 1991, a medical degree from Indiana University in 1997 and a MBA from Indiana University in 2019. He completed his residency in emergency medicine at Advocate Christ Hospital at the University of Illinois in Oak Lawn from 1997 to 2000 and also served as chief resident there from 1999 to 2000. Prior to becoming a physician, Dr. Sutter spent several years as a firefighter/emergency medical technician for the St. Joseph Township Fire Department and a paramedic for Three Rivers Ambulance Authority. He also served as medical director for TRAA from 2001 to 2002 and currently serves as medical director for Allen County Airport Emergency Medical Services and Aboite Township EMS, as well as medical director/tactical physician/special officer for the Fort Wayne Police Department Emergency Services Team. Dr. Sutter’s leadership experience also spans decades, including time as medical staff leader at Lutheran Hospital from 2001 to 2017 and chief medical officer from 2016 to 2017. He is currently the chief medical officer at IU Health Fort Wayne and is an emergency physician with the American Physician Partners through Lutheran Health Network. Current memberships include board member for the Indiana state chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians, TRAA EMS Foundation member, and cofounder of the Northeast Indiana Regional Protocols Group with Allen County EMS. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Award by the Fort Wayne Police Department in 2013 and 2009; the Physician of the Year award from the Lutheran Hospital Emergency Department in 2006; Alpha Omega Alpha, Honor Medical Society in 1997; and Outstanding Senior in Mathematics in 1991.

Mindy Waldron, BS, REHS, CFSP

Mindy Waldron assumed the duties of Department Administrator in 2005 after 13 years of service in public health. She manages the day-to-day operations of a department with a $5.5 million budget and 75 full and part-time employees. Waldron is a native of Fort Wayne who earned her B.S. in environmental science and management from Indiana University, Bloomington. She is a registered environmental health specialist with the state of Indiana and through the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) and is a Certified Food Safety Professional (CFSP). She is also a member of the National Association of City & County Health Officials (NACCHO) and Indiana Public Health Association. Waldron recently held a National Regional Executive Board seat with NACCHO representing five states and is currently the Chair of the Indiana Local Health Department Administrator’s Association. Waldron is the recipient of numerous Indiana Environmental Health Association (IEHA) awards, including the Rookie of the Year Award in 1994 and the Tim Sullivan Memorial Award in 2003 for outstanding achievement in the area of Food Protection. Other award include the Frank O’Bannon Sunshine Award for efforts ensuring diligent use of the Department’s resources in 2006; the Volunteer of the Year Award from the Indiana Environmental Health Association for her statewide efforts in combatting problematic legislation on behalf of all Indiana local health departments and the Tony & Mary Hulman Health Achievement Award for Environmental Health for her long history of leadership among Indiana’s local health departments in 2014; the Wellness Award from McMillan Health in 2019; and the 2020 Citizen of the Year from the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette for work in the community during the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Anna Menze, DO, MPH

Dr. Anna Menze began serving as medical director for the Allen County Department of Health in May 2021, working collaboratively with the Health Commissioner and Department Administrator to assess various needs in the community and provide patient care in its medical clinics. She previously worked with the Department gaining public health experience during graduate, medical school and residency rotations before coming on staff in October 2020 to assist with direct medical care in the clinics with a primary focus on refugees and tuberculosis patients. Dr. Menze works full-time in outpatient family medicine for Lutheran Health Physicians and also serves on the credentials and medical executive committees at Dupont Hospital. She completed her family medicine residency with Fort Wayne Medical Education; earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from DeBusk College at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tenn.; and a Master of Science in Public Health and a Bachelor of Science in Health Science with a minor in Biology from Purdue University, West Lafayette. She currently serves on the board of directors for Kate’s Kart as well as on the advisory committee for the Children’s Health Collaborative.