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 2021-2022.
Officers
Chair
Diane Blake, Chief Executive Officer, Cascade Medical Center, Leavenworth
Chair-Elect
Guy Hudson, Chief Executive Officer, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle
Secretary-Treasurer
Mike Glenn, Chief Executive Officer, Jefferson Healthcare, Port Townsend
Past Chair
Bill Robertson, President & Chief Executive Officer MultiCare Health System, Tacoma
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:
John Solheim, Chief Executive Officer, Trios Health, Kennewick
At-Large Position 3:
Lisa Brandenburg, Chief Health System Officer, UW Medicine, 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:
Ketul Patel, Chief Executive Officer, CHI Franciscan Health, Tacoma
At-Large Position 7:
Bruce Williams, Commissioner, Cascade Medical, Leavenworth (Exp. 2024)
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, Swedish First Hill, Seattle (Exp. 2024)
At-Large Position 10:
Joel Gilbertson, Regional Chief Executive, Providence WA & MT Region, Spokane (Exp. 2024)
At-Large Position 11:
Katerie Chapman, Senior Vice President and Hospital Administrator, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle
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 (Exp. 2022)
At-Large Position 14 and WSMA Liaison:
Ramona Hicks, Chief Executive Officer, Coulee Medical Center, Grand Coulee
AHA RPB Representatives
AHA RPB Delegate #1
Josh Martin, Chief Executive Officer, Summit Pacific, Elma
AHA RPB Delegate #2
Mike Glenn, Chief Executive Officer, Jefferson Healthcare, Port Townsend
Committee Chairs
Patient Safety Committee
CHAIR APPOINTED: Florence Chang, Executive Vice President, MultiCare Health System, Tacoma and Spokane
Hospital Governing Boards Committee
CHAIR APPOINTED: Buffy Alegria, Vice-Chair, Virginia Mason Memorial, Yakima
Rural Hospital Committee
CHAIR APPOINTED: Scott Graham, Chief Executive Officer, Three Rivers Hospital, Brewster
Non-voting Representatives
Association of Washington Public Hospital Districts
Brian Ivie, President and Chief Executive Officer, Skagit Regional Health
Financial Services
Jacque Cabe, Chief Financial Officer of UW Medicine and Vice President for Medical Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle
Tina Mycroft Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, EvergreenHealth, Kirkland
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
