The Washington State Hospital Association is governed by a board of directors made up of representatives from members across the state. Below is the board of directors for 2022-2023.
Officers
Chair
Guy Hudson, Chief Executive Officer, Swedish Health Services, Seattle
Chair-Elect
Mike Glenn, Chief Executive Officer, Jefferson Healthcare, Port Townsend
Secretary-Treasurer
Ketul Patel, Chief Executive Officer, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Tacoma; President, Pacific Northwest Division, CommonSpirit Health
Past Chair
Diane Blake, Chief Executive Officer, Cascade Medical Center, Leavenworth
President & CEO
Cassie Sauer, President and Chief Executive Officer, Washington State Hospital Association, Seattle
Directors-at-Large
At-Large Position 1:
Jeff Sperring, Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Children’s, Seattle
At-Large Position 2:
Mike Marsh, President & Chief Executive Officer, Overlake Medical Center and Clinics, Bellevue
At-Large Position 3:
Sommer Kleweno-Walley, Chief Executive Officer, UW Medicine/Harborview Medical Center, Seattle
At-Large Position 4:
Theresa Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer, Samaritan Healthcare, Moses Lake
At-Large Position 5:
Sean Gregory, Chief Executive Officer, PeaceHealth Southwest, Vancouver
At-Large Position 6:
Florence Chang, Executive Vice President, MultiCare Health System, Tacoma and Spokane
At-Large Position 7:
Bruce Williams, Commissioner, Cascade Medical, Leavenworth
At-Large Position 8:
Ron Rehn, Chief Administrative Executive, Providence Health Care’s Stevens County Ministries, Chewelah and Colville
At-Large Position 9:
Elizabeth Wako, Chief Executive, Providence Swedish Central Puget Sound
At-Large Position 10:
Joel Gilbertson, Regional Chief Executive, Providence WA & MT Region, Spokane
At-Large Position 11:
Brian Gibbons, Chief Executive Officer, Astria Health, Sunnyside
At-Large Position 12:
Leslie Hiebert, Chief Executive Officer, Klickitat Valley Health, Goldendale
At-Large Position 13:
Brian Gibbons, Chief Executive Officer, Astria Health, Sunnyside
At-Large Position 14 and WSMA Liaison:
Angie Naylor, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Nursing Officer, Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital, Tacoma
AHA RPB Representatives
AHA RPB Delegate #1
Josh Martin, Chief Executive Officer, Summit Pacific, Elma
AHA RPB Delegate #2
Jon Hersen, President Salmon Creek Medical Center, Vancouver
Committee Chairs
Patient Safety Committee
CHAIR APPOINTED: Ettore Palazzo, Chief Medical & Quality Officer, Evergreen Health, Kirkland
Hospital Governing Boards Committee
CHAIR APPOINTED: Sandra O’keefe, Commissioner, Pullman Regional Medical Center, Pullman
Rural Hospital Committee
CHAIR APPOINTED: Ramona Hicks, Chief Executive Officer & Superintendent, Coulee Medical Center, Grand Coulee
Non-voting Representatives
Association of Washington Public Hospital Districts
Tyson Lacy, Chief Executive Officer, Lincoln Hospital and North Basin Medical Center
Northwest Organization of Nurse Executives (NWONE)
Susan Stacey, Chief Nursing Officer, Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane
WSMA/WSHA Liaison
John Bramhall, Associate Medical Director, Clinics, Harborview Clinic, Seattle
Safety Net Assessment Advisory Committee Chair
Bill Robertson, Chief Executive Officer, MultiCare Health System, Tacoma
