Mike Hughes

Mike oversees corporate relations for Vicora, handling marketing, communications, brand development and government affairs.

He is currently the Senior Vice President and the Chief Administrative Officer for Kaleida Health, Western New York State’s largest employer ($2 billion & 13,000 employees). His responsibilities include all of the hospital system’s external affairs (marketing, communications and government relations), plus fundraising, business development, planning, construction and real estate.

His awards include being named the West Seneca Chamber of Commerce “Citizen of the Year” for his 20+ years of volunteer work and community service. In 2018, Hughes was recognized nationally by the Public Relations Society of America, winning its highest national award – the prestigious “Silver Anvil” – for his integrated communications and marketing campaign around the relocation, rebranding and grand opening of the former Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo (now Oishei Children’s Hospital). 

A graduate of Harvard Business School Executive Program in Health Care Management, he has his MBA from Medaille College & BA from Canisius College.