GUARDIAN AIR - Key Persons


Alice Gagnaire

Job Titles:
  • NAH Board Member
Alice Gagnaire, R.N., B.S.N., M.H.S.A. was elected to the Northern Arizona Healthcare (NAH) Board of Directors in 2013. Prior to joining the Board Certifications, Alice worked at Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC) for more than 35 years, most recently as senior vice president and vice president of Patient Care Services. She brings extensive knowledge and experience in the governance of healthcare and the delivery of patient care to her new role on the Board Certifications. She has lived with her husband Bob in Flagstaff since 1973. She has been an active member of the Flagstaff community, having served as the president of North Country HealthCare Organization of Nurse Executives, the American Cancer Society and the Community Caregiving Coalition. She was a longtime member of Soroptimist International of Flagstaff, has been an Athena Award nominee and was named the 1999 Woman of Distinction by Soroptimist. Additionally, she served two years as the president of the Arizona State Board of Nursing. In recognition of her years of service and dedication to the nursing profession, Northern Arizona Healthcare Education Department named its most comprehensive skills and education lab "The Alice Gagnaire Comprehensive Skills Lab". Alice retired from Flagstaff Medical Center in 2009 and is currently on the Coconino County Medical Reserve Corp and the American Red Cross Flagstaff Board.

Anthony Gobe

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Care Team

Charlie Agee

Job Titles:
  • Secretary

Chris Nez

Job Titles:
  • Manager PathfinderHealth

Dirk de Heer

Job Titles:
  • Research & Program Evaluation

Hiliary Howdeshell

Job Titles:
  • Office Coordinator & Community Outreach

Jason Carpenter

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Care Team
  • Social Worker

Jillian Peart

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Care Team
  • RDN, Registered Dietitian

John B. Martin

Job Titles:
  • Training Director

John Rivers - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Treasurer

Kate Sommer-Elliott

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Grateful Patients & Physician / Employee Campaigns
"Philanthropy creates opportunities to be the change both in our community and in the lives of those we serve."

Kenneth Bescak

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Research Team
  • BCCL

Larry Kushner

Job Titles:
  • Chief Philanthropy Officer

Maraka Oltrogge - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Michael Martinell

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chair

Ron Tuckman

Job Titles:
  • Medical Director

Sherry Walka

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Care Team
  • Lead Nurse Practitioner

Tammi Brown

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Research Team

Taylor Lane

Job Titles:
  • Research & Program Evaluation

Tim Dohse

Job Titles:
  • ACO Executive

William Riley - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman