New Community and Foundation Board Officers Announced at French Hospital Medical Center
CENTRAL COAST, CA – October 15, 2019 – French Hospital Medical Center (FHMC) 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 2019-2020 year. In total, 42 members bring a vast background to the table while guiding and supporting local health care on the Community and Foundation Boards.
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.
New Community Board members include:
- Terrance Harris, Assistant Vice Provost for Admissions and Enrollment Development, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- Bianca Lin, Past FHMC Intensive Care Unit Director
- Ahmad Nooristani, M.D., San Luis Hospitalists, Founder/President, SLO Noor Foundation
- Jeanne Rollins, OSF, Educator
- Ke Ping Tsao, M.D., Retired Plastic Surgeon, Past FHMC Chief of Staff, previous FHMC Board Member, Co-Chair of Beyond Health Capital Campaign
FHMC Foundation Board
The French Hospital Medical Center Foundation is a non-profit, public benefit organization with the purpose to raise funds for FHMC through charitable contributions. The FHMC Foundation relies on the generosity of the community to help support hospital efforts of providing quality health care for local programs and services. Since its inception in 2005, the FHMC Foundation has raised more than $45 million for patient care and services.
The newly elected Foundation Board Member is:
- Christine Williams, Retired Health Care Sales & Marketing Vice President
French Hospital Medical Center Community Board
Chair of the Board
Michael DeWitt Clayton, MD
Urologist, Retired
Vice –Chair of the Board
Peter Oppenheimer
Retired CFO, Apple
Secretary
Anita Robinson
Banking Executive, 1st Capital Bank
Hospital President & CEO
Alan Iftiniuk
French Hospital Medical Center
Board Members
James Copeland
Co-Owner, Copeland Properties
Robert Doria, MD
Cardiologist, Coastal Cardiology
Maria Escobedo, EdD
Dean, No. County Campus & So. County Center Cuesta College
Terrance L Harris
Assistant Vice Provost for Admissions & Student Enrollment Development, CPSU, SLO
Erik Justesen
Foundation Board Chair
President & CEO, RRM Design Group
Ermina Karim
Past CEO, SLO Chamber of Commerce
Margaret Keeler, OSF
LVN & Teacher, Retired
Bianca Lin, MSN, RN
Retired Nursing Director
Thomas L Miller, MD
Radiologist, Radiology Associates of SLO
Kerry Morris
COO, Morris & Garritano Insurance
Ahmad Nooristani, MD
Hospitalist, SL Hospitalists
Sister Jeanne Rollins, OSF
Educator
John Ronca
Attorney-at-Law
Mike Ryan, MD
Internist, Central Coast Chest Consultants
Joseph Schwartz, MD
Psychiatrist, Chief of Staff
Leopold Selker, PhD, MBA
Research Scholar in Residence, CPSU, SLO
Wayne Simon
Attorney-at-Law
Antonia Torrey, PhD, RN
Nurse Educator, Retired
Ke-Ping Tsao, MD
Retired physician
French Hospital Medical Center Foundation Board
Chair
Erik Justesen
RRM Design Group
Vice Chair
Hillary Trout
iFixit
Secretary/Treasurer
Erika Byland
Point Sur Wealth Management
Hospital President and CEO
Alan Iftiniuk
Vice President, Philanthropy
Debby Nicklas
Board Members
Casey Appell
Community West Bank
Michael DeWitt Clayton, MD
Community Board Chair
Reese Davies
Retired Banker
Michael Gunther
Collaboration Business Consulting
Shelly Higginbotham
Former Mayor of Pismo Beach
Tom Lebens
Attorney
Matt Richardson
Chief Financial Officer, Dignity Health Central Coast
Jackie Starr
Interior Designer
Erin Steed
Meathead Movers
Liz Summer
SESLOC Federal Credit Union
Tom Vendegna, M.D.
Physician
Spencer Voorheis
Sweetgreen
Christine Williams
Retired Health Care Sales & Marketing Vice President
Kristen Yetter
Promega Biosciences
Donna Young
French Hospital Volunteer Guild President
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About French Hospital Medical Center
French Hospital Medical Center, located in San Luis Obispo, California, is rated among the top hospitals in the nation. The Copeland, Forbes, and Rossi Cardiac Care Center provides the latest innovative cardiac and imaging technology, and is home to the Hearst Cancer Resource Center offering free education, resources and support to cancer patients and their families. French is a Dignity Health Central Coast hospital which also includes Arroyo Grande Community Hospital in Arroyo Grande, CA, Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria, CA, St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Oxnard, CA and St. John’s Pleasant Valley in Camarillo, CA. Dignity Health Central Coast is an integrated network of top quality hospitals, physicians from the most prestigious medical schools, and comprehensive outpatient services, including primary care offices, premier surgery centers, technologically-advanced laboratories, imaging centers and a full service home health agency; all recognized for quality, safety and service.
Publish date:
Tuesday, October 15, 2019