The California Hospital Association, representing more than 400 hospitals throughout California, advocates for better, more accessible health care for all Californians. CHA ensures that hospitals will continue to be able to provide exceptional care to patients and comprehensive health services to communities. Established in 1935, CHA provides information, resources, and perspective to state and federal policy makers to inform decisions that affect 40 million Californians.
CHA is a nonprofit, member-driven organization, led by a 40-plus member Board of Trustees composed of the leaders of California’s hospitals and health systems.
If you need to get ahold of someone at CHA, please contact the front desk at
(916) 443-7401 or email info@calhospital.org.
Board Officers
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Carmela Coyle
President & CEO, California Hospital Association
Board President
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Kerry L. Heinrich
CEO, Adventist Health, Roseville
Board Chair
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Siri Nelson
CEO, Marshall Medical Center, Placerville
Board Chair-Elect
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Julie Sprengel
California Division President, CommonSpirit Health
Board Secretary/Treasurer
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Todd Suntrapak
President & CEO, Valley Children's Healthcare, Madera
Board Past Chair
Board Members
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Elaine Batchlor, MD
CEO, MLK Community Healthcare, Los Angeles
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Kavitha Bhatia, MD
President & Chair, Prime Healthcare Foundation; CMO of Strategy, Prime Healthcare, Ontario
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Janelle Blanco
Executive Director, United Hospital Association (Ex-Officio)
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Carolyn Caldwell
Hospital President & CEO, St. Mary Medical Center, Long Beach
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Laureen Driscoll
Chief Executive, Providence South Division, California
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Susan Ehrlich, MD
CEO, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center
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David Entwistle
President & CEO, Stanford Health Care, Palo Alto
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Karen Faulis
CEO, Hi-Desert Medical Center, Joshua Tree & JFK Memorial Hospital, Indio
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Patrick Frias, MD
President & CEO, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego
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Michelle Gaskill-Hames
Regional President, Southern California & Hawaii, Kaiser Permanente
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Diane Hansen
President & CEO, Palomar Health, Escondido
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Keith Hobbs
President & CEO, Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Torrance
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Chris Howard
President & CEO, Sharp HealthCare, San Diego
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James E.T. Jackson
CEO, Alameda Health System, Oakland
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David G. Klein, MD
CEO, MarinHealth Medical Center, Greenbrae
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Mark Lisa
Governing Board Member, Doctors Hospital of Manteca
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Marcel Loh
Governing Board Member, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, Los Angeles
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Marcia Manker
CEO/Executive VP, MemorialCare, Orange County Region
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Patty Maysent
CEO, UC San Diego Health, San Diego
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Lori Morgan, MD
President & CEO, Huntington Health, Pasadena
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Jorge Orozco
CEO, Los Angeles General Medical Center
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Carrie Owen Plietz
President, No. Calif. Region, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan & Hospitals, Oakland
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JoDee Read
CEO, Plumas District Hospital, Quincy
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Mark Sevco
Chief Operating Officer, Sutter Health, Emeryville
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Rick Shumway
President & CEO, Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley, Pleasanton
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Johnese Spisso
President, UCLA Health and CEO, UCLA Hospital System
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Warner Thomas
CEO, Sutter Health, Sacramento
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Jackie Van Blaricum
President, HCA Healthcare Far West Division, Henderson
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Louis Ward
COO, Tahoe Forest Health System; Administrator, Incline Village Community Hospital, Truckee
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Darlene Wetton
Group Vice President – California, UHS Acute Care Division, Temecula
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Mike Wiltermood
President & CEO, Enloe Medical Center – Esplanade Campus, Chico
Board Advisors
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Dimitrios Alexiou
President & CEO, Hospital Association of San Diego and Imperial Counties, San Diego
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Bryan J. Bucklew
President & CEO, Hospital Council – Northern & Central California, Sacramento
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George W. Greene, Esq.
President & CEO, Hospital Association of Southern California, Los Angeles
Board Officers
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Carmela Coyle
President & CEO, California Hospital Association
Board President
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Kerry L. Heinrich
CEO, Adventist Health, Roseville
Board Chair
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Siri Nelson
CEO, Marshall Medical Center, Placerville
Board Chair-Elect
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Julie Sprengel
California Division President, CommonSpirit Health
Board Secretary/Treasurer
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Todd Suntrapak
President & CEO, Valley Children's Healthcare, Madera
Board Past Chair
Board Members
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Elaine Batchlor, MD
CEO, MLK Community Healthcare, Los Angeles
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Janelle Blanco
Executive Director, United Hospital Association (Ex-Officio)
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Karen Faulis
CEO, Hi-Desert Medical Center, Joshua Tree & JFK Memorial Hospital, Indio
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Brett McClain
Executive Vice President & COO, Sharp HealthCare, San Diego
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Kathleen J. McIntire, CAVS
Sr. Operations Mgr for Volunteer Services, Kaiser Permanente Orange County; Chair, CAHHS Director's Coordinating Council
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Louis Peltier
Volunteer, Mercy Hospitals of Bakersfield; Chair, CAHHS Committee on Volunteer Services
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Paul Viviano
President & CEO, Children's Hospital, Los Angeles
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Carmela Coyle
President & CEO, California Hospital Association
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Dietmar Grellmann
Senior Vice President, Policy
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Robert H. Imhoff III
President, Hospital Quality Institute / A division of the California Hospital Association
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Jennifer Newman
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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Anne O’Rourke
Senior Vice President, Federal Relations
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Amber Ott
Senior Vice President, Financial Policy and Data Analytics
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Julie Reppas
Senior Vice President, Operations & Human Resources
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Kathryn Austin Scott
Senior Vice President, State Relations and Advocacy
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David Simon
Senior Vice President, Communications
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Stacy Arashiro
IT Systems Manager
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Olivia Askins
Manager, Communications
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Kirsten Barlow
Vice President, Policy
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Joseph Barr
Director, Communications
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Kiko Barrera
Education & Publications Assistant
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Alex Baskett
Director, Information Technology
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David Beard
IT Service Manager
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Kimberly Beard
Human Resources Coordinator
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Carrie Bergerot
Payroll Specialist
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Patricia Blaisdell, FACHE
Vice President, Policy
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Peggy Broussard Wheeler
Vice President, Policy
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Kiyomi Burchill
Group Vice President, Executive Operations
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Robin Campbell
Meeting Planner
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Megha Chandrasekaran
Policy Fellow
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Victor Christy
Political Director
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Skylar Cohen
CHPAC Coordinator
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Michele Coughlin
Administrative Assistant, Policy
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Sharon Covington
Receptionist
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Carmela Coyle
President & CEO, California Hospital Association
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Kalyn Dean
Vice President, State Advocacy
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Jesse Delis
Vice President, Financial Policy
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Phan Doan
Help Desk Analyst
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Adam Dorsey
Group Vice President, Financial Policy
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June Elert
Accounts Receivable Specialist
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Jan Emerson-Shea
Vice President, External Affairs
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Mark Farouk
Vice President, State Advocacy
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Erika Frank
Vice President, Legal Counsel
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Jackie Garman
Vice President, Legal Counsel
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Lisa Geraty
Administrative Assistant, Policy
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Delma Giroski
Human Resources Manager
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Trina Gonzalez
Vice President, Policy
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Vanessa Gonzalez
Vice President, State Advocacy
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Dietmar Grellmann
Senior Vice President, Policy
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Robert H. Imhoff III
President, Hospital Quality Institute / A division of the California Hospital Association
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Ingrid Hamel
Executive Assistant & Governance Administrator
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Carrie Harcharik
Education Program Manager
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Lisa Hartzell
Director, Education & Operations
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Mahmudul Hasan
Business Systems Support Specialist
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Nicole Hoffman
Federal Relations Manager
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Megan Howard
Vice President, Federal Policy
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Kathleen Imhoff
Assistant to the President
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Elizabeth Jensen
Controller
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Ben Johnson
Group Vice President, Financial Policy
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Jelena Lapuz
Writer/Editor
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Clinton Lee
Director, Data Analytics
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Jessica Lightle
Education Programs Coordinator
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Sheree Lowe
Vice President, Policy
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Mary Massey
Vice President, Emergency Management
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Dennis Mazala
Corporate Accountant
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Ben McGowan
Vice President, Legal Counsel
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Salwa Mikbel
Corporate Accountant
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Val Mina
Creative Director
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Bob Mion
Director, Education
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Lindsay Montano
Administrative Coordinator
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Marquis Moore
System Administrator
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Jessica Mulholland
Senior Editor
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Jennifer Newman
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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Anne O’Rourke
Senior Vice President, Federal Relations
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JoAnne Obata
Communications Specialist
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Amber Ott
Senior Vice President, Financial Policy and Data Analytics
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Brianna Parker
Director, Communications
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Arian Pierson
IT Senior Help Desk Analyst
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Janice Reinarts
Copy and Mail Services Coordinator
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Julie Reppas
Senior Vice President, Operations & Human Resources
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Alenie Reth
Data Analyst
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Lois Richardson
Vice President, Legal Counsel
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Anthony Roth
Director, Business Systems
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Barb Roth
Administrative Assistant, Policy
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Drew Roth
Coordinator, Communications
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Emily Schroeder
Legislative Assistant
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Kathryn Austin Scott
Senior Vice President, State Relations and Advocacy
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Coni Segretto
Legislative Assistant
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Melanie Shanley
Volunteer Services Program Manager
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David Simon
Senior Vice President, Communications
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Tobi Steaman
Business Systems Support Specialist
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Susie Steffes-Ferri
Legislative Researcher
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Savannah Tapia
Policy Associate
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Robyn Thomason
Vice President, Education
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Victoria Valencia
Vice President, Data Analytics
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Federico “Freddy” Ventura
Corporate Accountant
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Jaime Welcher
Education Program Manager
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Maya Wilson
Accounts Payable Specialist
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Justin Ziombra
Group Vice President, Data Analytics
- Center for Behavioral Health
- Center for Post-Acute Care
- Rural Healthcare Center
- Case Management Committee
- Certification & Licensing Committee
- CNO Advisory Committee
- Communications Committee
- Community Benefit Committee
- Emergency Management Advisory Committee
- EMS/Trauma Committee
- Human Resources Committee
- HLWI Advisory Group
- Managed Care Committee
- Medication Safety Committee
- Workforce Committee