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 2024-2025.
Officers
Chair
Ketul Patel, Chief Executive Officer, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Tacoma; President, Pacific Northwest Division, CommonSpirit Health
Chair-Elect
Florence Chang, President, MultiCare Health System, Tacoma
Secretary-Treasurer
Eric Moll, Chief Executive Officer, Mason General, Shelton
Past Chair
Mike Glenn, Chief Executive Officer, Jefferson Healthcare, Port Townsend
President & CEO
Cassie Sauer, President and Chief Executive Officer, Washington State Hospital Association, Seattle
Directors-at-Large
At-Large Position 1:
Dianne Aroh, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health and Pacific Northwest Division of CommonSpirit Health, Tacoma
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:
Ettore Palazzo, Chief Executive Officer, EvergreenHealth, Kirkland (Exp. 2027)
At-Large Position 5:
Chuck Prosper, Chief Executive Officer, Northwest Network, PeaceHealth, Bellingham
At-Large Position 6:
Kevin Brooks, Chief Executive Officer, North Division, Providence, Renton
At-Large Position 7:
Jill Buhler Rienstra, Governing Board Chair, Jefferson Healthcare, Port Townsend (Exp. 2027)
At-Large Position 8:
Nancy E. Davidson, Executive Vice President, Clinical Affairs, and Senior Vice President and Professor, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle
At-Large Position 9:
Elizabeth Wako, President & Chief Executive Officer, Swedish Health Services, Seattle (Exp. 2027)
At-Large Position 10:
Joel Gilbertson, Regional Chief Executive, Providence Central Division, Spokane (Exp. 2027)
At-Large Position 11:
Brian Ivie, President and Chief Executive Officer, Skagit Regional Health, Mount Vernon
At-Large Position 12:
Andrew Jones, Chief Executive Officer, Confluence Health, Wenatchee (Exp. 2027)
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
Diane Blake, Chief Executive Officer, Cascade Medical, Leavenworth (Exp. 2026)
AHA RPB Delegate #2
Jon Hersen, President Salmon Creek Medical Center, Vancouver
Committee Chairs
Patient Safety Committee
CHAIR APPOINTED: Susan Stacey, Chief Executive, Providence Inland Northwest, Spokane
Hospital Governing Boards Committee
CHAIR APPOINTED: Elaine Couture, Board Member, Providence St. Joseph Community Fund
Rural Hospital Committee
CHAIR APPOINTED: Merry-Ann Keane, Chief Executive Officer, Ocean Beach Hospital, Ilwaco
Non-voting Representatives
Association of Washington Public Hospital Districts
Renée Jensen, Chief Executive Officer, Snoqualmie Valley Health, Snoqualmie
Northwest Organization of Nurse Executives (NWONE)
Susan Stacey, Chief Nursing Officer, Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane
WSMA/WSHA Liaison
Jamie Park, Chief Medical Officer of North Puget Sound, Providence
