French Hospital Medical Center (FHMC), a member of the Dignity Health system that locally also includes Arroyo Grande Community Hospital and Marian Regional Medical Center, is pleased to announce the election of new officers and the appointments of new and returning members to serve on two key boards for the 2015-2016 year. In total, some 48-community members bring a vast background to the table while guiding and supporting community health care on the Community Board and the Foundation Board.
FHMC Community Board
The role of the Community Board is to assure that health services provided at the hospital are medically necessary, of high quality, safe, effective, efficient, and consistent with community standards. The board oversees quality assessment, performance improvement, patient-safety, and management activities of the hospital, and confirms that these activities are consistent with established standards and policies and procedures.
Newly elected Community Board Officers include:
Patricia Gomez, Chair of the Board, Attorney at Law
Leopold Selker, PhD, MBA, Vice –Chair of the Board, Research Scholar in Residence, CPSU, SLO
Michael DeWitt Clayton, MD, Secretary, Urology Associates of San Luis Obispo
Father Russell Brown, Pastor, SLO Old Mission Church
Armando Corella, Former Paso Robles Housing Authority Dir.
Sister Susan Blomstad, OSF, Retired Retreat Presenter/Director
Reese Davies, Foundation Board Chair, Retired Executive Banker
Robert Doria, MD, Coastal Cardiology
Kathleen Enz Finken PhD, Provost & Executive VP for Academic Affairs, CPSU, SLO
Sister Linda Gonzales, Retired Teacher/Administrator
Alan Iftiniuk, President/CEO, French Hospital Medical Center, Officer of FHMC Community and Foundation Boards
Jim Lokey, Retired Executive Banker
Kerry Morris, COO, Morris & Garritano Insurance
Cornel Morton, PhD, Senior Advisor to the President for Outreach, CPSU, SLO
Kevin Okimoto, Founder, Trellis Wealth Advisors
Sister Marianne Rasmussen, OSF, Retired Teacher/Administrator
Kevin M. Rice, Colonel, USA (Ret.), Retired Pismo Beach City Manager
Mike Ryan, MD, Central Coast Chest Consultants
Wayne Simon, Attorney-at-Law
Scott Smelser, MD, Chief of Staff
Antonia Torrey, RN, PhD, Nurse Educator, Cuesta College
French Hospital Medical Center Foundation Board
Chair
Reese Davies, Retired Banker
Vice Chair
Liz Summer, Heritage Oaks Bank
Secretary/ Treasurer
Jeffrey Garza, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Hospital President and CEO
Alan Iftiniuk, President/CEO, French Hospital Medical Center
Vice President, Philanthropy
Debby Nicklas
Board Members
Sue Andersen, Chief Financial Officer, Dignity Health Central Coast Service Area
David Arrona, Arrona Financial
Joyce Cameron, French Hospital Volunteer Guild President
Michele Ferreri, Interior Designer and Photographer
Patricia Gomez, Community Board Chair
Bob Kerwin, Retired Engineer
Tom Lebens, Attorney
Tammy Loughead, Dolphin Bay Resort & Spa
Lennie Michelson, Retired Nurse
Nipool Patel, Entrepreneur/Owner Lamplighter Inn & Suites/Co-Owner Nipa Cellars
Pierre Rademaker, Pierre Rademaker Design
Scott Smelser, MD, Chief of Staff, French Hospital Medical Center
Jackie Starr, Interior Designer
Bill Statler, Retired Director of Finance, City of San Luis Obispo
Erin Steed, Meathead Movers
Kris Vardas, Pacific Gas and Electric
Tom Vendegna, MD, Central Coast Chest Consultants
Linda Wilson, Wilson & Co. Sotheby’s International Realty
Honorary Board Members
Louis Tedone, MD, Retired Pediatrician
John French, Real Estate Consultant