Carmel & Naccasha LLP, among the largest and most comprehensive law firms in San Luis Obispo County, welcomes Ron Yukelson to the firm as Business Development Director and business mentor to attorneys and paralegals.
Over 30 years of business development, strategic planning, and marketing experience (the last 18 on the Central Coast) primarily in the health care industry set Ron apart. Ron was previously the Chief Strategy Officer for Tenet Health Central Coast and was also Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer at Wilshire Health & Community Services. He has deep roots with the San Luis Obispo and Northern Santa Barbara County business communities, serving on many committees at local chambers of commerce. He is also involved in many local non-profits, serving on the Boards of the SLO County YMCA, The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County and Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center.
Prior to coming to San Luis Obispo, Ron was the Director of Business Development & Strategic Planning at St. Vincent Medical Center in downtown Los Angeles and held similar positions at Century City and Midway Hospitals in Los Angeles, Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center in the San Fernando Valley, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Long Beach Memorial Medical Center. He started his career as a sportswriter and covered professional and collegiate sports including the Angels and the Lakers. He also spent five years as the publicist for the Cal State Northridge Athletic Department, where he was inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame.
Ron holds a Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Journalism from San Diego State University and earned a Master of Business Administration at the University of La Verne.