Board of Directors: About Us

Roy T. Brooks, Chair

Retired Executive, Electronics Division, Aerospace Industry
Former Chairman and President of Mountain Bank Holding Company
Chairman of the Board:

• Franciscan Health System
• Franciscan Medical Group
• Franciscan Health Ventures
• Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association

Chair, Franciscan Executive Board Committee
Member, Franciscan Governance Board Committee

Larry D. Bjork

President of Bjork Consulting Services
Board Member, Highline Medical Center Board of Directors (past Chairman)
Member, Franciscan Audit & Compliance Board Committee

Linda D. Burkhardt, MD

Pathologist, CellNetix Pathology
Chair, Franciscan Quality & Value Board Committee
Member, Franciscan Executive Board Committee

Uli H. Chi, PhD

Chairman and CEO, Computer Human Interaction, LLC
Highline Medical Center Board of Directors (Immediate Past Chair)

James (Jim) T. Civilla

Co-owner and Treasurer of Westbay Auto Parts, Inc.
Former CPA
Board Member, Harrison Medical Center Board of Directors (past Chairman)
Member, Franciscan Audit & Compliance Board Committee

Jude M. Connelly, OSF

Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia
Nursing Home Administrator, St. Ann’s Convent, Tacoma, WA
Retired Executive, Franciscan Health System
Member, Franciscan Executive Board Committee
Chair, Franciscan Governance Board Committee

Michael (Mike) A. Hoffman

Retired Executive, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
Special Projects Consultant, Pharmaceutical Industry
Board Member, Harrison Medical Center Board of Directors
Member, Franciscan Governance Board Committee

Dennis (Denny) J. Hunthausen

Agency Director/Vice President, Catholic Community Services of Western WA
Board Member, Harrison Medical Center Board of Directors
Member, Franciscan Executive Board Committee

Anne L. McNamara, OSF

Retired Director, Sponsored Ministries, Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia
Retired Executive, Franciscan Health System
Vice Chair, Franciscan Health System Board of Directors
Member, Franciscan Executive Board Committee
Member, Franciscan Quality & Value Board Committee

Diann E. Puls

Director, Pension & Risk, Weyerhaeuser Company
Member, Franciscan Executive Board Committee
Chair, Franciscan Audit & Compliance Board Committee

Jeffrey S. Rose, MD

Cardiologist, Franciscan Medical Group
Franciscan Medical Staff President

James (Jim) L. Smalley

Senior Vice President, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC in Gig Harbor, WA
Board Member, Harrison Medical Center Board of Directors (Secretary/Treasurer)
Member, Franciscan Governance Board Committee
Member, Franciscan Quality & Value Board Committee

Ketul J. Patel

Board President (ex officio)
Chief Executive Officer - CHI Franciscan
Senior Vice President, Divisional Operations-Catholic Health Initiatives
Tacoma, Washington

Michael (Mike) J. Fitzgerald

Board Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer - CHI Franciscan
Tacoma, Washington

Theresa (Terri) J. Rambosek

Board Secretary
Vice President Legal Services, Regional General Counsel
Catholic Health Initiatives
Tacoma, Washington