ST LUKE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Vice President of Idaho First Bank
Aana Vannoy is a vice president of Idaho First Bank in McCall, having previously filled roles as IT security officer, commercial lending officer, and credit analyst. She earned her bachelor's degree in economics and applied mathematics from the University of Idaho, and a graduate level certificate in business and banking from Pacific Coast Banking School.
Allan Korn, MD is an internal medicine physician and nationally known expert in managed care initiatives. As a principal with Illinois-based Carriage Way Associates, Dr. Korn has provided consulting services in patient safety and healthcare affordability.
For nearly 16 years, he was the senior vice president and chief medical officer for Blue Cross Blue Shield Association of Illinois, where he managed processes for improving the relationships between physicians and insurance providers. Previously, he was senior vice president of Premier Health Alliance, principal with the William Mercer Co. and vice president of Healthcare Compare Corp.
Dr. Korn practiced as an internist in medical oncology at St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville, Indiana, and served as chairman of the Department of Medicine.
He completed his internal medicine training at the Mayo Graduate School and his residency at Northwestern Wesley Memorial Hospital in Chicago, and earned a medical degree at Tufts University.
Allen "Nix" Niksich currently serves as the school liaison officer for Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB). He is the former Command Chief Master Sergeant of the 366th Fighter Wing at the Mountain Home Air Force Base. He served 30 years in the United States Air Force and 11 years in Air Force Civil Service. Chief Niksich completed five deployments and an active duty career as the senior enlisted member of 4,000 enlisted Airmen. As a civilian, he worked as a wing casualty officer where he took care of military families during deployments and instructed transition classes for military members separating or retiring from military service. Most recently, he served as the school liaison, representing the wing commander, taking care of military children as they transition in and out of Mountain Home AFB.
Chief Niksich is a native of Salt Lake City, Utah. He graduated from Jordan High School in 1978 and continued his education through the Airman Leadership School, Dover AFB, DE (Distinguished Graduate, 1983); NCO Academy, Norton AFB, CA (Communicative Skills Award, 1986); USAF First Sergeants Academy, Keesler AFB, MS (Distinguished Graduate/Commandants Award, 1990); Human Resources/Personnel Administration Associates Degree (1992); and Senior NCO Academy, Maxwell AFB, AL (1995).
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer / Chief Nursing Officer for St. Luke 's McCall
Amber Green is chief operating officer/chief nursing officer for St. Luke's McCall.
Andrew Scoggin is CEO of Scoggin Capital Investment.
He practiced law with a San Francisco Bay Area law firm before joining Albertsons in 1993. He has served Albertsons as senior vice president, human resources, labor relations and public relations, vice president of labor relations and vice president of human resources and labor relations. Andy and his partners, through acquisition and organic growth, grew their initial business from a regional chain with $4 billion in annual sales to the second largest nationwide traditional grocery chain and the third largest private company in the United States with over $63 billion in annual sales.
Job Titles:
- Sees Adult Patients ( Ages 18 Years and Older )
Barbara Doherty, MSN, CRNP diagnoses and treats pediatric patients with GERD, eosinophilic esophagitis, celiac disease, gluten intolerance, gastrointestinal (GI) allergies, growth concerns, and gastrostomy tube feeds. She particularly enjoys caring for patients with disorders of the brain-gut axis (functional GI disease) including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), functional dyspepsia, cyclic vomiting syndrome, and abdominal migraines.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Retired Vice President and General Manager of Hewlett - Packard 's Medical Products Group
Ben Holmes is a retired vice president and general manager of Hewlett-Packard's Medical Products Group.
Job Titles:
- Certified Insurance Counselor
Bill Deal Jr. is a Nampa native and was raised to be an active member of his community. He takes this role seriously, contributing to both professional and civic groups. Bill's involvement includes being past state president of the Idaho Independent Insurance Agent and Brokers association; current member of the Idaho Agents and Brokers Association; past president and current board member of the Snake River Stampede; and past president of the Nampa Kiwanis Club. Bill Jr. believes the key to a successful business is building lasting relationships with all of its customers.
Mr. Deal is a certified insurance counselor (CIC) with over 31 years of experience in the insurance industry. During his career Bill Jr. has served on regional and national advisory boards for various insurance companies.
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder and Co - CEO of Caprock
Bill Gilbert is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Caprock, a multi-family office investment firm. Caprock has offices in seven cities across the U.S., is headquartered in Boise, and advises on more than $8 billion in client assets.
Bill was appointed to the Idaho State Board of Education in 2021. He is also on the Board of Directors of Idaho Business for Education. The Governor of Idaho, Brad Little, asked Bill to serve as the Co-Chairman of the Governor's 2019 "Our Kids, Idaho's Future" K-12 Education Task Force.
Bill has also served as a director of multiple private companies such as VisitPay and Pets Best Insurance Services, LLC. He is a former Chairman of the Board and Emeritus Director of the University of Idaho Foundation and graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Idaho, with a B.S. in Finance.
He is a former Chairman of the St. Luke's Health Foundation, and currently serves on the SLHS Finance and Investment Committee, SLHS Governance Committee, and SLHS Investment Subcommittee. Bill and his wife, Melissa, reside in Boise and have four children.
Bill Whitacre, former president and chief executive officer of the J.R. Simplot Co., is a member of St. Luke's Health System Board of Directors.
Bill joined Simplot in March 2000 as president of the Turf & Horticulture Group, and then became president of the AgriBusiness Group in 2002. He was appointed president and CEO of the company in 2009. He retired from Simplot in 2018. Previously, he was president and CEO of Research Seeds, a Land O'Lakes subsidiary.
Bill has served as a board member of The Fertilizer Institute, International Plant Nutrition Institute, Nutrients for Life Foundation, Farm Foundation and Heartland Regional Medical Center. He is a past president of the American Seed Trade Association, Western Seed Association and North American Seed Institute.
Dr. Starley specializes in the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of all aspects of gastrointestinal and liver disease. He has particular interest in esophageal disorders, inflammatory bowel disease, hepatobiliary disease, and colon cancer screening. He earned his bachelor's degree in Russian from Brigham Young University and his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin. He completed his internal medicine residency and gastroenterology fellowship at Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, where he also served on active duty in the U.S. Army as a teaching staff gastroenterologist in the gastroenterology fellowship program.
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Member of the Idaho Bar Association
Brigette Bilyeu is an attorney and Special Master for Idaho's water court. She is a member of the St. Luke's Health System board of directors. Brigette served on the Governance Committee for many years, and is currently the chair of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee.
Since 1993, Brigette has been a Special Master in the Snake River Basin Adjudication, and the Coeur d'Alene-Spokane River Basin Adjudication. Previously, she was a litigator with the Boise law firm of Elam, Burke & Boyd.
She received her juris doctorate degree from the University of Idaho, and a bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard University. She remains a fan of the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Celtics, and the New England Patriots.
A member of the Idaho Bar Association, Brigette participates in the water law section. She served on the court steering committee that worked on revising the water statutes passed by the Idaho Legislature. Brigette has presided over hearings in the Big Lost River, the Big Wood River, and in northern Idaho.
Brigette has two sons, Sterling and Winston Duggan. She has enjoyed following their adventures in basketball and baseball. She took up photography to capture great memories of her sons at Twin Falls High School. She is passionate about photography, and is a member of the Magic Valley Camera Club.
Cass R. Smith, MD is a pediatric gastroenterologist who sees a wide variety of pediatric patients. His areas of special interest include inflammatory bowel disease, diseases of the pancreas and liver, eosinophilic esophagitis, neurogenic bowel due to spina bifida, functional abdominal pain and constipation. He performs upper and lower endoscopy, including removal of polyps and control of bleeding, liver biopsies, removal of foreign bodies and care and maintenance of gastrostomy tubes. Dr. Smith asks for and respects input and decisions from children and their parents, supporting them in maintaining an active role in medical care.
At St. Luke's, Dr. Smith has helped lead numerous quality improvement initiatives, working to standardize pediatric gastrointestinal (GI) care. He is also committed to advancing the quality of care throughout Idaho. He travels to Idaho Falls regularly to offer clinic visits and endoscopy to patients in eastern Idaho.
Dr. Smith completed his bachelor's degree in zoology at Brigham Young University. During medical school at the University of Nevada, Reno, he achieved special qualifications in nutrition and conducted research in natural killer and lymphokine-activated killer cell activity and antioxidants. He completed his residency in pediatrics at the combined University of Nebraska/Creighton University program and his fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.
In his free time, Dr. Smith enjoys spending time with his wife and children, golfing, camping, hiking and fishing. He also enjoys woodworking and regularly submits pieces for auction at the annual St. Luke's Children's Hospital fundraiser Kid for a Night.
C. Blaise Larson, FNP-BC has always been enthusiastic about helping patients achieve their best possible quality of life. He specializes in managing allergies and other ear, nose, and throat (ENT) problems.
Job Titles:
- Allergy and Immunology / Availability / Accepting New Patients
Biography
Charlotte Alexander, MD specializes in hand surgery. She is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is the Wood River Valley's only hand fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon. She earned her medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia, and completed the noted Sterling Bunnell-Navy Hand Fellowship under the direction of David M. Lichtman, MD and John J. Niebauer, MD.
Dr. Alexander served as director of Hand Surgery at the Residency Training Program at the Naval Medical Center in Oakland, where she held the rank of Captain, Medical Corps, United States Navy, and her medical awards include the Navy Commendation Medal.
After serving 20 years on active duty in the U.S. Navy, she moved to Sun Valley in 1998 and began seeing patients. She and her husband, Dr. Herb Alexander, opened Alexander Orthopaedics in 2002. Dr. Alexander has served as chairperson of the Medical Records Committee at St. Luke's Wood River.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- President
- President and CEO, St. Luke 's Health System
Chris is an experienced change leader and visionary health care executive providing strategic direction and shaping a culture of continuous improvement for Idaho's largest health system.
He has more than 30 years' experience in health care, starting as a pharmacy technician with Intermountain Healthcare and moving into positions of increasing responsibility in administration, specialty practice management, and executive and leadership positions with Northwest Hospital & Medical Center in Seattle, Ochsner Health System in New Orleans, and other health organizations.
He joined St. Luke's in early 2007, when the organization had been a health system for less than six months, and led much of the effort to establish the organization as one of the top health systems in the United States.
He served St. Luke's as vice president and chief operating officer and then as chief executive officer of the Treasure Valley region, responsible for region-wide health care operations encompassing the Treasure Valley and West Treasure Valley communities of Fruitland, Meridian, and Eagle. In addition, his responsibilities included oversight of St. Luke's Eastern Oregon operations. Roth subsequently was promoted to the position of senior vice president and chief operating officer for the health system before being selected in 2019 as president and CEO; he assumed these latter responsibilities in February of 2020.
Philanthropic commitment, community engagement, strong and balanced performance, and St. Luke's ongoing transformation to value are among the initiatives that Chris has helped to guide during his leadership, informed by his three-plus decades of professional commitment across the health care delivery continuum.
He has extensive industry knowledge of and experience with emerging technologies, care delivery, and care models, and consumerism and the consumer experience. Chris has built winning teams, mentored emerging leaders and executives, and cultivated strong community partners and partnerships.
During his tenure at St. Luke's, he has helmed operations as St. Luke's implemented an Epic-based electronic health records system; the organization's implementation is considered one of the most successful to date. He guided development and municipal approval of St. Luke's Boise master campus plan and has helped to plan the integration into the system of multiple clinics, practices, and hospitals, including what are now St. Luke's Elmore and St. Luke's Rehabilitation Hospital.
In keeping with his commitment to community engagement and involvement, Chris is a member of multiple boards and committees. He holds a bachelor of science degree from Utah State University and a master's degree in health care administration from the University of Minnesota.
Chris is the business manager at Northwest Sales and Distribution in Nampa. He has been a board member of the Snake River Stampede since 2007 and serves on the advisory board of the Salvation Army of Nampa.
Job Titles:
- Sees Adult Patients ( Ages 18 Years and Older )
Biography
Clint Allred, MD, FACC is a general cardiologist with additional board certification in clinical lipidology. In addition to providing general cardiovascular care, Dr. Allred offers preventive care for atherosclerotic cardiovascular processes with particular interest in management of inherited dyslipidemias. Through shared decision making with his patients, he emphasizes the combination of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic strategies to mitigate risk and achieve both primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular, peripheral vascular and cerebrovascular atherosclerotic events. He also works with patients challenged by intolerance to traditional lipid lowering therapies.
After completing his fellowship training, Dr. Allred joined the faculty at the University of Utah where he served as director of the Cardiovascular Medicine Lipid Clinic until he joined St. Luke's Idaho Cardiology Associates.
Job Titles:
- Registered Nurse
- Elmore County Commissioner
Connie Cruser, a registered nurse of more than 50 years, is a member of St. Luke's Elmore Community Board. Connie has served as a hospital staff nurse, office nurse, public health nurse, and high school instructor for health occupations and CNA classes. She served in the U.S. Army Reserve Nurse Corps, on the Elmore Medical Center (EMC) Planning and Building committee and Center for Community Health Advisory Board, and as president of the EMC Foundation.
Connie has been an Elmore County commissioner for six years and currently serves as the Elmore County representative on the Southwest Area Agency on Aging Advisory Board. She is the City of Mountain Home liaison for the Mountain Home Senior Center and secretary of the Elmore County Citizens on Patrol volunteer organization.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Member and Former Chair of St. Luke 's Wood River Community Board
Cynthia Murphy is a member and former chair of St. Luke's Wood River Community Board. She is a member of St. Luke's Wood River Foundation Board, the Nature Conservancy Board, the Wood River Community YMCA Board, and the Lee Pesky Learning Center Board. She serves on St. Luke's Health System Governance Committee, St. Luke's Health System QSEC Committee, and the National YMCA Membership Committee.
Cynthia was previously a systems analyst at Fireman's Fund Insurance Company in San Francisco and president of C-HOP, Inc.
Job Titles:
- Founder and Board Member of Idaho First Bank
- McCall Business Owner
- President of Krahn 's Home Furnishings
McCall business owner Dan Krahn serves on the St. Luke's Health System board of directors. Dan is president of Krahn's Home Furnishings, a three-generation family-owned and operated furniture store in downtown McCall.
A resident of McCall for more than three decades, Dan is a founder and board member of Idaho First Bank. He is active in local community and charitable activities, including the McCall Rotary Club.
Dan graduated in 1978 from the University of Idaho with a bachelor's degree in business management.
Job Titles:
- Financial Advisor
- Financial Advisor, Is a Member of St. Luke's Magic Valley / Jerome Community Board and St. Luke 's Magic Valley Health Foundation Board
Dave Snelson, financial advisor, is a member of St. Luke's Magic Valley/Jerome Community Board and St. Luke's Magic Valley Health Foundation Board.
Dave has worked in financial services and insurance for more than 20 years and has been a business owner and entrepreneur for over 38 years. He is an accredited investment fiduciary (AIF), certified in long-term care (CLTC), and a member of the local chapter of the Estate Planning Council.
He is a past Chamber board member and chair, is a past member and chair of the Twin Falls Traffic Safety Commission, and is active in economic development in the community.
Dave joined the Community Board after his oldest son experienced a spinal injury at age 34. Dave and his family spent several weeks in Boise, while he son was in the hospital, intensive care, and rehabilitation. "It's so very important for family support to be there when someone is sick or hurt," Dave says. "My passion is to have services in our community so no one has to travel to be with family when they need them most."
David Hruza, financial advisory and insurance professional, is a member of St. Luke's Magic Valley Health Foundation Board of Directors.
David has owned Hruza Insurance Agency since 2001, working with clients in financial planning and mitigating risk with insurance products. He is a past president of the Mini-Cassia Chamber of Commerce and an elder at Mini-Cassia Community Christian Church. He is active in Pomerelle ski patrol and the Kiwanis.
David believes in helping people, and has found that St. Luke's and the Health Foundation Board share this belief.
He says farming and family are his background and passion, as well as his six children and his church. He also loves the outdoors, camping, fishing, hunting, four-wheeling, skiing, golf, sports, and travel.
Dayana Rodriguez works for Horizon Home Health in Mountain Home. Dayana is also the head girls' soccer coach at Mountain Home High School. She graduated from Glenn's Ferry High School and currently resides in Mountain Home.
Dean Martens is the outdoor ambassador for Hotel McCall and Jug Mountain Ranch. He spent 27 years in the Payette Lakes Ski Patrol and is a charter member of the McCall Optimist Club. He is a retired forest soil scientist, having spent 33 years with the U.S. Forest Service, and has served as mayor and councilmember for the city of McCall.
Job Titles:
- Anesthesiologist With the Anesthesia Associates of Boise
Douglas Irvine, MD, PhD is an anesthesiologist with the Anesthesia Associates of Boise. Prior to living in Idaho He served as chief medical officer and medical director for the Oregon Anesthesiology Group in Portland, as well as serving on its board of directors and strategic planning committee. He was also medical director for the East Portland Surgical Center.
Eddie J. Droge, MD is a retired physician. He practiced family medicine in McCall for 38 years.
Job Titles:
- Finance Chair
- Secretary
- Member of St. Luke 's Magic Valley / Jerome Community Board
Edna Pierson is a member of St. Luke's Magic Valley/Jerome Community Board and a member and past president of St. Luke's Magic Valley Health Foundation Board.
Edna joined St. Benedicts Hospital Foundation in Jerome in 1976 and served as board president four times. She served as state president of the Idaho Hospital Association Auxiliary Board, serving on the board for three years in the 1980s. She has supported the Alzheimer's Association by hosting an all-day fundraiser annually called "The Longest Day."
"I became a board member at St. Luke's to support the hospital to ensure community access to the best health care possible," Edna says.
In her free time, Edna operates two bridge clubs and attends as many tournaments as possible. She also enjoys playing golf, and has played at the Jerome Country Club since 1974. She also likes picture puzzles, saying "my husband and I have a puzzle going most of the time."
Job Titles:
- President
- Co - Founder and President of Portman Square Group
Emily Baker is a fifth-generation Idahoan and co-founder and president of Portman Square Group (PSG), a strategic communications firm that works with Fortune 500, government and nonprofit organizations. She has spent more than 20 years in government and public affairs, communications and crisis management.
Emily was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as administrator for the General Services Administration's (GSA) Northeast and Caribbean region, becoming one of the youngest people ever appointed to the U.S. government's Senior Executive Service. While with the GSA, she managed a nearly $2 billion annual budget and led multiple significant projects having to do with the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, lease negotiations for One World Trade Center, labor negotiations and sustainability projects.
Prior to her service with GSA, Emily served as deputy director of congressional and intergovernmental affairs with the U.S. Department of Commerce, focusing extensively on international trade and intellectual property, and traveled extensively as a press advance representative in Asia, Africa and the Middle East for the White House with several administrations. She is a writer and contributor to multiple publications and media outlets on international trade, domestic and foreign policy, as well as presidential elections, and serves as a frequent guest lecturer and speaker on communications and leadership. A former Bronco, she is an adjunct professor in political communications at Boise State.
Emily began her career in Idaho as a policy aide to Gov. Phil Batt and later worked with Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour's BGR Group in Washington, D.C. Prior to founding PSG, Baker was a managing partner with Gallatin Public Affairs. She has been a participant in the Presidential Leadership Scholars program.
Emily is passionate about philanthropy and serves on the American Red Cross of Greater Idaho board of directors, the executive board for the Boise State Foundation, the advisory board for Idaho Women in Leadership and as chair-elect for the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce, as well as the CSHQA corporate board. She is an honorary commander for the 366th Squadron at Mountain Home Air Force Base. She was previously appointed by former Idaho Gov. Butch Otter to the SERVE Idaho and Idaho Strategic Energy Alliance boards.
Emily enjoys international travel and Idaho's world-class hiking and fly fishing. She and her husband, Mike, live in Boise with their three sons.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Officer for Blaine County
Eric Thomas is a juvenile probation officer for Blaine County, focusing on implementing evidence-based practices in juvenile justice.
Erin Clark has practiced law since 1993 and is a partner at Lawson Laski Clark & Pogue, PLLC, in Ketchum. She specializes in litigation and estate planning.
Erin Lane, MD is passionate about pediatric nutrition and caring for children of all ages with gastrointestinal disorders.
Prior to her medical education, Dr. Lane earned her bachelor's degree in biochemistry and theology from Boston College. In her free time, she likes to spend time with her family and enjoy the outdoor adventures Idaho has to offer.
Job Titles:
- Director of Public Relations for the Twin Falls School District
Eva Craner is the director of public relations for the Twin Falls School District, and has been with the district for five years. She also serves on many community organizations including the Blue Lakes Rotary Club, Twin Falls Optimist Club, Twin Falls Education Foundation, and Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors.
She served as Blue Lakes Rotary President from 2018 to 2019 and Twin Falls Optimist Club 2nd Vice President from 2017 to 2018 and 2018 to 2019.
Eva earned bachelor's degrees in political science and journalism from Boston University and a master's degree in science strategic communications from Purdue University.
She is an avid outdoors lover and when she isn't promoting public education, she can be found on a paddle board, hunting, or riding her bike with Trent, her husband, Cache her son, and their two dachshunds. (And yes, the dogs go on the paddle boards and wear lifejackets.)
Evelyn serves on the Treasure Valley Community College Foundation, St. Luke's Fruitland Community Council, and the board of Better Together, Inc. Previously, she served 14 years on the Ontario 8-C school board.
Evelyn grew up in a military family and moved around the country for the first 18 years of her life with a three year stay in Germany while in high school.
Evelyn earned a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in clothing and textiles/fashion merchandising. She enjoys sewing, gardening, traveling, community service and spending time with family, especially her children and grandchildren.
Garry Pearson is a partner of Sun Valley Property News Magazine; vice president of ColorGraphics; a partner of Allen Reed Company, Inc.; an advisory board member at Cedars Sinai Medical Center; and a vestry at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Ketchum.
Job Titles:
- Marketing and Leadership Coordinator for the University of Idaho 's McCall Outdoor Science School
Gary Thompson is the marketing and leadership coordinator for the University of Idaho's McCall Outdoor Science School and Field Campus. He has worked as an outdoor educator, expedition leader, university instructor, and consultant. Gary also occasionally works as a river guide in the summer and a ski guide/avalanche educator in the winter.
Gary earned his bachelor's degree in wilderness leadership and experiential education from Brevard College, and his master's degree in natural resources from the University of Idaho. He is an AIARE (American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education) PRO level 2, an AIARE level 1 and 2 instructor, and a wilderness first responder.
Job Titles:
- Principal of the Kirk Group
George Kirk is principal of the Kirk Group, a commercial real estate investment, development, brokerage, and management firm.
Job Titles:
- Allergy and Immunology / Availability / Accepting New Patients
Job Titles:
- Member of the Officers Team
Heather Kohring, FNP-C has special interests in hepatitis C and liver disease. She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Wyoming and her registered nursing degree from Maric College. She earned her master's degree in nursing, nurse practitioner, from the University of Wyoming.
Henry Thompson, MD is a pediatric gastroenterologist, specializing in gastrointestinal and liver-related conditions and procedures. He enjoys working with children, educating them about their medical conditions and empowering them to own their medical issues. He is particularly passionate about nutrition, physical fitness and moderation of screen time, encouraging his patients and their families to maintain healthy lifestyles.
Dr. Thompson is committed to educating his colleagues as well, often leading residents and colleagues in care improvement initiatives. He currently serves as the medical subspecialty director at St. Luke's Children's, medical director of pediatric gastroenterology, and co-director of the pediatric cystic fibrosis (CF) program at the St. Luke's Cystic Fibrosis Center of Idaho. He has led multiple cystic fibrosis research studies as principal investigator and supported many others as a sub-investigator.
Prior to his medical education, Dr. Thompson earned a bachelor's degree in biology from Lewis and Clark College. In his free time, he enjoys biking and all the outdoor activities Idaho has to offer.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Superintendent of the Mountain Home School District
James Gilbert, superintendent of the Mountain Home School District, currently serves as chairman of St. Luke's Elmore Community Board. James grew up in Great Falls, Montana, in a house of educators-his parents were both teachers in the community. He attended Montana State University in Bozeman, where he ran cross country and track and graduated with a bachelor's degree in elementary education. He earned his master's degree in educational leadership and an education specialist degree in educational leadership from the University of Idaho.
James has been with the Mountain Home School District since 1996, holding numerous positions within the district including teacher, coach, activities director and assistant principal before becoming superintendent. "I'm married to an amazing lady and have two daughters," James says. "In my free time I enjoy hunting, fishing and camping. I feel very fortunate to live in this amazing community and state."
Janet Olmstead, an educator for 30 years, is a member of St. Luke's Magic Valley/Jerome Community Board.
Janet retired from the Twin Falls School District as director of support services. Over her long career, she dedicated herself to children as a teacher of Spanish, English, English as a second language (ESL), and special education. She is a member and past president of the Council for Exceptional Children.
Janet earned her bachelor's degree in Spanish from the University of Colorado and her master's degree in special education from Idaho State University.
"I have always had an interest in the medical field, as my mother worked for three psychiatrists and a general surgeon," Janet says. "I believe in the saying that volunteering is the rent one pays for the privilege of living in a community."
Janet has two married sons and four grandchildren. She enjoys tennis, golf, skiing, travel, and flying with her husband, Dan.
Jeff Smith is vice president and Wood River Valley senior lender for D.L. Evans Bank. Over the years he has served on many non-profit boards, such as Wicker Park - Bucktown Chamber of Commerce, Berwyn Development Corporation, Wood River Building and Contractors Association, Sun Valley Rotary Club, and St. Luke's Wood River Community Board.
Job Titles:
- Allergy and Immunology / Availability / Accepting New Patients
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Chief Nursing Officer
Jill Howell is associate chief nursing officer and site leader at St. Luke's Jerome Medical Center. She has been a registered nurse at St. Luke's Jerome/St. Benedicts Family Medical Center for more than 40 years.
She was a bedside nurse in the hospital for 10 years, followed by 20 years as director of the Long-Term Care Unit, where she became a licensed nursing home administrator. For the past 10 years, she has returned to the acute care hospital setting in a nursing leadership role.
"I was born at the Jerome hospital, as were my three children," Jill says. "I have a strong desire to maintain a hospital presence in our community that offers safe, quality care."
Jill earned her bachelor's degree in nursing from Boise State University and has been a licensed registered nurse by the State of Idaho since 1979. She has been a licensed nursing home administrator by the State of Idaho since 1999.
She was appointed by the governor to serve on the Idaho State Board of Nursing for three terms, serving from 2003 to 2015. She was recognized by the Idaho Business Review as a Healthcare Hero Nurse in 2008 and received the Jerome Chamber's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017.
Residing in Boise, Idaho, Ms. Twedt has 15 years of experience working for Boise Cascade Company, most recently as SVP General Counsel. Prior to working in the forest products and building materials industry, she was an employment defense attorney with Hall Farley Oberrecht & Blanton PA.
Ms. Twedt is an experienced board member, serving on a variety of nonprofit boards, including United Way of Treasure Valley and Boise Valley Habitat for Humanity. She currently chairs the board of The College of Idaho. Ms. Twedt has been recognized in her field by the Idaho Business Review as a Leader in Law and received an Accomplished Under 40 award.
Job Titles:
- Chairman, St. Luke 's Health Foundation
Job Titles:
- Allergy and Immunology / Availability / Accepting New Patients
John Collier, MD cares for children and adolescents with a wide variety of gastrointestinal disorders. He values clear, open communication, family and patient empowerment, and shared decision-making. His professional interests include esophageal diseases, functional disorders (disorders of gut-brain interaction), inflammatory bowel disease, and interprofessional communication.
Dr. Collier grew up in Des Moines, Iowa and earned an undergraduate degree at Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, where he ran cross country and track and sang in the chamber choir. In his free time, he enjoys backcountry skiing, cooking, and cycling. He races for Team George's Cycles and volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters.
John Shine, community leader and former mayor of the City of Jerome, is a member of St. Luke's Magic Valley/Jerome Community Board.
John worked for IBM in a variety of roles, is the former owner of CompuNet, and is the former chair of the Jerome Urban Renewal Agency. He is committee chair of Boy Scout Troop/Pack/Crew 139, Snake River Council: Management, Training, and Leadership, and active in the operation of the Jerome Food Pantry.
John has lived a lifetime of service to others in many capacities, and says he plans to continue until he's no longer able. Public service has become a personal commitment and central focus since retirement has allowed him the time.
Through life experience, he became very interested in the delivery and cost of health care. He testified at public hearings, as a citizen, for the merger of St. Luke's and the former Magic Valley Regional Medical Center. As mayor of Jerome, he worked with the publicity campaign to ensure a positive community response to the integration of St. Luke's and the former St. Benedicts Hospital.
John saw an opportunity to be of further use to St. Luke's, accepting a position on the East Region Planning Committee. Subsequently, he was asked to join the Community Board.
"Board membership is an important element of my public service commitment and therefore my life's work," John says. "I believe I add value to St. Luke's, and membership certainly adds value to my life."
John is married and has six children and 11 grandchildren. He enjoys RV and foreign travel, working with youth and adult leaders through the Boy Scouts, and working with and mentoring those suffering from addictions.
John Wright, dairy owner and community leader, is a member of St. Luke's Magic Valley Health Foundation Board of Directors.
John has been a dairy owner for more than 40 years and served as president of Milk Producers of Idaho. He served on the Wendell School Board 12 years and is a member of the Wendell Chamber of Commerce. He earned his bachelor's degree from Boise State University.
John joined the Health Foundation Board because he needed a way to focus on doing something for someone else. "Health care is a big issue with so many challenges," he says. "Maybe there is something I can do to help meet those challenges."
John and his wife, Cecelia, have been married for 43 years. They have five children and five grandchildren. He enjoys fishing ("I like to watch paint dry," he says.)
Job Titles:
- Director of Programs for the Idaho Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Jose is currently the director of programs for the Idaho Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. For the prior 16 years Jose De Leon served as a senior workforce consultant and a regional services specialist for the Idaho Department of Labor, primarily assigned to the Business Services Unit, he served employers in the manufacturing sector for Region 3 in southwest Idaho as well as worked one-on-one as an employment services consultant positioning clients to work ready status.
In Jose's capacities he has served on the boards of various organizations in the Canyon County communities, including the Nampa Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Western Alliance for Economic Development Board, and the Idaho Manufacturers Alliance board. Jose has also been involved in the City of Nampa Northside Nampa Advisory group and has worked actively to promote workforce and talent pipeline development in southwest Idaho. Jose has also been on the Advisory Committee for Mission Based Services for WITCO (Western Idaho Training Co.) Jose partnered regularly with Department of Commerce and economic development agencies for business attraction.
Jose serves as a volunteer organizer for the annual Business Educator Exchange partnering with Northwest Nazarene University and has in the past served as a committee member organizer for the annual Hispanic Healthcare and Technology Conference partnering with the Future Hispanic Leaders of America and the Community Council of Idaho. Jose is a graduate from Leadership Nampa, class of 2011.
Job Titles:
- Director of Southern Idaho Rural Development, Is a Member of St. Luke 's Magic Valley / Jerome Community Board
Through her economic development work, Julia serves 18 rural communities and four counties in South Central Idaho. She is passionate about historic preservation, bringing the "heartbeat" back to rural downtowns, and highlighting rural tourism in her region. She studied business administration at Boise State University and has earned professional community economic development (PCED) certification and community, family and victim/offender mediation certification.
Julia joined the St. Luke's board because she wanted to communicate needs, challenges, and opportunities surrounding community health in the communities she serves. She says she has learned much about opportunities for communities to better collaborate with St. Luke's to advance health.
Julia is the mother of two grown children who live in Boise and Anchorage. She actively participates in her Basque heritage through dance and festival coordination.
Keith Perry owns Perry's Restaurant in Ketchum with his wife Paula. He has interests in finance and community health.
Kimberly Stutzman, MD is program director at Family Medicine Residency of Idaho in Nampa. She has special interests in geriatrics, medical student teaching, and training the next generation of rural family doctors.
Dr. Stutzman grew up in northern Michigan and trained at the University of Michigan School of Medicine. She completed a residency at Family Medicine Spokane. After a year at the University of Washington as a fourth-year chief resident, she settled into a small rural practice in White Salmon, Washington. After 12 years of wonderful, broad-spectrum, rural, community-based care, she moved to Boise in 2007 to pursue teaching with the Family Medicine Residency of Idaho residency program.
Kristin Christensen spent 25 years working as a medical technician, lab director, lab, pharmacy, and radiology director. She also worked 20 years in rural clinic in Middleton and Parma as physician's assistant also for West Valley Medical Center.
Kristin earned her first bachelor's degree from the College of Idaho in medical technology, a second bachelor's degree in the physician assistant program from Idaho State University, and a master's degree from the University of Nebraska.
Job Titles:
- Director of the Department of Parks
Kurt Wolf is the director of the Department of Parks and Recreation and arborist for the city of McCall. He has served on several community and nonprofit boards, worked as a landscape architect, coached high school track, and is a volunteer coach for the local youth Nordic ski team.
Kurt earned his bachelor's degree in landscape architecture from the University of Idaho and a graduate certificate from the U of I McCall Outdoor Science School. He is a certified arborist as well as tree-risk assessment qualified with the International Society of Arboriculture. Kurt is also a member of the American Society of Landscape Architecture.
Kylan Peterson, DO is board certified in otolaryngology and facial plastic surgery. He sees patients of all ages for diseases of the ear, nose, and throat (ENT). His practice includes hearing and balance disorders, sinus diseases, cancer, thyroid and parathyroid diseases, ear infections, tonsil problems, hoarseness, voice disturbances, and allergies. Dr. Peterson has a special interest in medical and surgical treatment of ear-related diseases.
Job Titles:
- Leader
- President and Chief Executive Officer of IDACORP, Inc
Lisa Grow has served as president and chief executive officer of IDACORP, Inc. and Idaho Power since June 1, 2020; president of Idaho Power since October 2019; former senior vice president and chief operating officer for Idaho Power since March 2017. Grow has also served as senior vice president of operations and, prior to that, senior vice president of power supply. Grow was appointed to the IDACORP and Idaho Power Company Boards of Directors in February 2020.
Grow is a leader in her field and involved in a number of industry groups, currently or previously serving on various committees and boards associated with the Western Electricity Coordinating Council, Northwest Power Pool, National Hydropower Association, Pacific Northwest Utilities Conference Committee and the Department of Energy Electricity Advisory Committee.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Founding
- President of the Turf & Horticulture Group
Lloyd Knight, a longtime veterinarian and community leader, is a member of St. Luke's Elmore Community Board. Lloyd was born in Ontario, Oregon and attended school in New Plymouth and Richland, Oregon. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Oregon then went on to graduate from the Washington State University in veterinary medicine.
He was a practicing veterinarian in Mountain Home and the surrounding area for many years and served in a variety of roles with state and national veterinary medical associations, including nearly 12 years with a group health and life insurance trust.
Lloyd served on the Elmore Medical Center Board of Trustees from 1982-2006. He contracted with the Board of Trustees as the community process director from 2007-2013 and served as liaison between the Board and the community, focusing primarily on integration-associated efforts. Lloyd and his wife, Orla, live in Hammett. "We enjoy visiting our two sons and daughter and their families," Lloyd says, "especially at get-togethers at Redfish Lake or near Trail Creek."
Lucie Ann DiMaggio, MD, an internal medicine physician in Twin Falls, is a member of the St. Luke's Health System board of directors.
Originally from Rochester, N.Y., Dr. DiMaggio earned a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Rochester and a medical degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
She completed her internship and residents at SUNY Buffalo and combined hospital university training at Buffalo General Hospital, Erie County Medical Center and Buffalo Veterans Administration Medical Center.
A former clinical assistant professor in the department of medicine at SUNY Buffalo, Dr. DiMaggio has worked as a medical consultant for the United Cerebral Palsy Association and Ecology and Environment, Inc.
Dr. DiMaggio has been a fellow of the American College of Physicians and Royal Geographical Society. She is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the Wilderness Medical Society, American Society of Internal Medicine, Society for Obstetric Medicine, and the Idaho Medical Association.
Her volunteer activities include service on the board of Planned Parenthood of Buffalo and Medical Media Associates. She was a co-creator of WomenStories, a video series for breast cancer patients.
Job Titles:
- Sees Adult Patients ( Ages 18 Years and Older )
Job Titles:
- Director of Healthy Living for the Wood River YMCA
Mary Williams is the director of healthy living for the Wood River YMCA and a yoga therapist. She is one of the founding partners of Kinko's and also works for Williams Consulting.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Officers Team
- Secretary
Job Titles:
- Member of the Officers Team
- President
Job Titles:
- Sees Adult Patients ( Ages 18 Years and Older )
Job Titles:
- Executive Director of the South Central Public Health District
Melody Bowyer is executive director of the South Central Public Health District and a member of the Community Board for St. Luke's Magic Valley and Jerome.
Melody has collaborated to improve Idaho public health and emergency preparedness with many federal, state, and local governmental agencies, nonprofit organizations, and businesses. Her innovative practices in environmental health earned her the prestigious Model Practice Award from the National Association of County and City Health Officials in 2013.
Melody earned bachelor's degrees in both chemical engineering and materials science and engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. She earned an MBA from the University of Houston. She is also a registered environmental health specialist and a certified public manager.
Melody has lived in the Magic Valley since 2000. She enjoys Idaho's many outdoor activities with her children, including hiking, skiing, rafting, and paddle boarding.
Job Titles:
- Allergy and Immunology / Availability / Accepting New Patients
Job Titles:
- Community Leader
- Secretary
- Member of the First Congregational Church
Mildred McNeal, community leader and retired U.S. Air Force civilian employee, is a member of St. Luke's Elmore Community Board. She currently serves as secretary for the Mountain Home Arts Council Board of Directors and is a member of the St. Luke's Elmore Foundation Board.
Mildred was employed as a transportation assistant and quality assurance evaluator with the Passenger Service Element, Traffic Management Flight, 366th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 366th Mission Support Group, 366th Fighter Wing, Department of the Air Force at Mountain Home Air Force Base. She faithfully served her country for 30 years and has been an Idaho resident for more than 38 years.
Mildred is a member of the First Congregational Church, where she served on the deaconate board for six years and a one-year term as the deaconate chairperson. She is actively involved in the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority and Mountain Home Community Black History Committee and was the first black woman to serve as president of the Idaho Federation of Business and Professional Women.
She was recognized as the Air Combat Command Transportation Professional of the Year in 1991, 2000 and 2001 and was awarded the 366th Wing Transportation Civilian of the Year Award in 1996, 1997 and 2002. In 1993, the State of Idaho Military Division recognized her for contributions during Operation Desert Storm. That same year, the Mountain Home Black History Committee chose Mildred as Person of the Year.
Mildred enjoys reading, gardening, the piano, the arts and golfing. She is married to the Honorable Joe B. McNeal, FMR, former mayor of Mountain Home, and has five children, seven grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Job Titles:
- Director of Southwest District Health
Nikki Zogg is the director of Southwest District Health. She is a veteran of the United States Air Force where she earned experience in environmental and occupational health, travel medicine, communicable disease control, and leadership. She has worked in both private and public health sectors in Idaho and Oregon, where she focused on health policy initiatives, health care transformation, and strategy development and implementation to build healthier communities.
Nikki Zogg is the director of Southwest District Health. She is a veteran of the United States Air Force where she earned experience in environmental and occupational health, travel medicine, communicable disease control, and leadership. She has worked in both private and public health sectors in Idaho and Oregon, where she focused on health policy initiatives, health care transformation, and strategy development and implementation to build healthier communities.
Patrick "Paddy" Kinney, MD is family physician and an associate member of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecology. His care philosophy includes developing long-standing relationships with his patients and their families.
Dr. Kinney delivers babies at St. Luke's McCall. He has special interests in rural populations, women's health, obstetrical care, and adolescent health.
Paul Lodge is a Caldwell rancher who worked for 34 years at J.R. Simplot in various capacities of sales and marketing. He managed the Industrial SBU for five years before retiring. He has been a member of the board of the Caldwell Exchange Football League, he is also a member of the Exchange Club, Knights of Columbus, St Vincent DePaul. He enjoys playing golf and tennis, and is interested in cattle.
Paul Shrum, a longtime educator, is a member of St. Luke's Elmore Community Board. Paul spent more than 30 years teaching in Glenns Ferry and Mountain Home schools before retiring in 2009. He has been president of the Elmore County Farm Bureau for 10 years and treasurer of Desert Sage Health Clinic, NACHA for 14 years.
Paul and his wife, Deb Towne, have three children, Jacob (Kat) Shrum, Josh (Lacey) Shrum and Jennifer Shrum, and three grandchildren, Amelia, Sloane and Teddy.
Reverend Richard Gorman is the past manager of the spiritual care department at St. Luke's. Previously, he was national director for Institutional Chaplain Ministries in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and chaplain at various hospitals. Rich served 17 years as part of a Red Cross-National Crisis Response team. He currently lives in Mountain Home with his wife Debra. They have two children, Lisa and Krista.
Richard "Rich" Raimondi, an Idaho business and education leader, is the past chair of the St. Luke's Health System Board of Directors.
Since 2010, Rich has served as president of Bishop Kelly High School, a Catholic school in Boise.
Previously he worked for nearly 30 years for Hewlett-Packard. During his HP career, Rich held positions in finance, marketing and general management in Boise, the Bay Area and Barcelona, Spain. He retired in November 2008 after 16 years as a Vice President/Senior Vice President in several businesses inside HP.
Originally from California, Rich earned a bachelors' degree in history from Stanford and an MBA in finance from the University of Oregon.
He has served on numerous boards in the Boise area and is currently serving on the boards of the Treasure Valley YMCA, the Idaho Technology Council, the Trey McIntyre Project, and as chair of the Treasure Valley Education Partnership (TVEP).
Biography
Richard K. Gilroy, MD is medical director of Liver Transplant and Hepatology for the Intermountain Health System. He is an active member in multiple societies and participates in guideline developments in hepatology and transplantation. At Intermountain he oversees multiple clinical and investigator-initiated research studies and was responsible for overseeing a quality and the initiation of a process leading to Intermountain undertaking the world's first intentional hepatitis C positive organ transplants into hepatitis C negative patients. Dr Gilroy's current research initiatives have moved to population-based health in Utah covering obesity, NASH, PSC, PBC, and ulcerative colitis.
Dr. Gilroy's former positions include being on faculty at the University of Nebraska and a professor of medicine at the University of Kansas.
Job Titles:
- Major Gifts Chair
- Retired Business Owner
Rick Horner, retired business owner, is a member of St. Luke's Magic Valley Health Foundation Board of Directors.
Rick's long career includes working as a herdsman for Carnation Farms, sales representative with Carnation Genetics, and owner and manager of a water conditioning franchise. He holds a bachelor's degree in animal science.
Rick joined the Health Foundation Board to give back to the community during his retirement. He is also spending his retirement years by enjoying outdoor activities and sporting events, most often with his growing family: his wife Rene, six children, 17 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Job Titles:
- Vice President of Sunwest Bank
Rick Youngblood is vice president of Sunwest Bank and a former Canyon Highway District commissioner. He has experience in the private sector in wood products, commercial development, and banking.
Robert M. Ward, MD has special interests in all aspects of endoscopic evaluation and treatment of gastrointestinal and liver diseases. He performed his internal medicine internship and residency while enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in California. Dr. Ward completed his gastroenterology fellowship at Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base.
Robert Vosskuhler, MD is a US Navy veteran, having reached the rank of captain. He served as a member of the US Navy Special Warfare Seal Team I and III. He was the Commanding Officer, Chief of Surgery for the First Mobile Field Hospital, and was CEO and medical director for Clinical Research Partners.
Dr. Vosskuhler currently serves on the St. Luke's McCall Community Board and the SLHS Medical Staff Affairs Committee. He is dedicated to the McCall community, serving as chair of the McCall Community Board Development Committee, Payette Land Trust Board of Directors, Attorney Professional Services Board of Directors, and as a volunteer fire firefighter and EMT instructor.
Dr. Vosskuhler earned his bachelor's degree from Notre Dame and his MD from Marquette University. He completed his internship and surgical residency at the United States Naval Hospital, San Diego; his fellowship in head and neck surgery at M D Anderson, Houston Texas; his fellowship in wound care at Oxford University, England; and his fire fighter I and II certification at Idaho State University. Dr. Vosskuhler also had the honor of serving at Oxford as a lecturer of thermoregulation, wound care, and treatment of the four classic chronic wounds.
Bob enjoys time with his family and all of the outdoor activities that McCall and San Diego have to offer.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Officers Team
- Treasurer
Roger Sanger, DDS, MS is executive director of MCNA Dental of Idaho, a private insurance company that administers the Idaho Smiles Program, the dental medicaid program in Idaho. He is course director and a faculty member for pediatric sedation courses for DOCS Education, a private seminar company based in Seattle.
Ron Bitner is the owner and operator of Bitner Vineyards. In addition, he has worked in pest management and pollination in California, Idaho, and Manitoba. Ron has also received numerous grants and awards related to viniculture.
Rosa M. Dávila, Ph.D., has been employed at the College of Southern Idaho since 1995 - starting as an assistant professor of chemistry and now serving as a distinguished professor of chemistry.
Dr. Dávila has received many awards throughout her work, including being recognized with the Scientific Ways of Knowing General Education Teaching Award through the Idaho State Board of Education's General Education Committee and Capital Educators Credit Union in May 2021, the Outstanding Academic Faculty Award 2002-2003 through the College of Southern Idaho Foundation - Wells Fargo in May 2003, and the Teaching Excellence Award - Honorarium from the College of Southern Idaho - Albertson's Foundation in September 2001.
Dr. Dávila has been highly engaged within St. Luke's Health System. She currently serves on the Medical Staff Affairs Committee and has been in that role since October 2018. Prior to this role, she was a member of the Credentialing Committee at St. Luke's Magic Valley, a director for the St. Luke's East Region Board Member of Quality, Safety and Service Excellence Committee (QSSEC), and a director for the St. Luke's Magic Valley/Jerome Community Board.
RoseAnna Holliday is the chair of the Health Sciences Human Services Department at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls. She holds a PhD in nutritional sciences from the University of Connecticut, and is a former Miss Idaho and Miss America contestant. She volunteers for the Miss Magic Valley Scholarship Program, for which she was previously executive director; the Miss Idaho Scholarship Program; sits on various committees at the College of Southern Idaho; and serves on the board of the Idaho Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Russell Mayes, DO, FAO-CO is board certified in otolaryngology and facial plastic surgery. He treats both children and adults for many disorders involving the ears, nose, and throat (ENT). His main areas of focus include sinus and allergy disorders, thyroid and parathyroid surgery, and head and neck cancer. He also sees patients with problems involving the tonsils, ear infections, hoarseness, and hearing loss.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Health Foundation Board
- Vice President of Automotive Dealerships With Middlekauff Auto Group, Is a Member of St. Luke 's Magic Valley Health Foundation Board of Directors
Sallee Middlekauff, vice president of automotive dealerships with Middlekauff Auto Group, is a member of St. Luke's Magic Valley Health Foundation Board of Directors.
Sallee has been a member of the Health Foundation Board for more than 15 years. She is also a board member of the Junior League of Salt Lake City and the University of Utah Foods and Nutrition Advisory Board. She earned her bachelor's degree in journalism and communications from Oregon State University. (Go Beavers!)
"It's important for everyone, in all walks of life and professions, to be of service," she says. "Our hospital and good health care are important to everyone, and our community thrives because of it."
Sallee loves spending time with family and enjoys travel, outdoor activities, and the family cabin in McCall.
Sara Covault is a specialist teaching English as a new language for the McCall-Donnelly School District. She has worked with and taught students at all grade levels in three different states and two countries. Most of her time has been spent with students learning English, but she's also worked on the international baccalaureate curriculum as well as technology in education.
Sara earned her bachelor's degree in educational studies with a minor in special education and Spanish from the University of Oregon. She earned her master's degree in education with a credential in bilingual, cross-cultural, language, and academic development from the University of California at Santa Cruz.
Sarah Porter, MD practices at St. Luke's Clinic - Family Medicine: Nampa. She has professional interests ranging from nutrition and advanced reproductive care to migrant health and primary care counseling. She is skilled in and sensitive to the particular needs of the LGBTQ+ community and has additional training in relevant gender and sexual health issues.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Community Leader and Certified Insurance Counselor
Scott Standley, community leader and certified insurance counselor (CIC), is a member of St. Luke's Magic Valley/Jerome Community Board.
Scott has been an insurance agent focusing on employee benefits for more than 16 years. Before that he was in involved in his family's construction company, Standley Trenching. He has served on the City of Twin Falls Planning and Zoning Commission, Magic Valley Builders Association Board, YMCA of Twin Falls Board, Blue Lakes Country Club Board, Building Advisory Board, Idaho State Department of Insurance Continuing Education Board, and the Southern Idaho Association of Health Underwriters Board. He earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from Idaho State University.
"St. Luke's is one of our community's biggest and best assets, and I wanted to be a part of the future of both St. Luke's and the Twin Falls community," Scott says about joining the Community Board. The board has also given him an opportunity to learn how insurance products work from all points of view. He says his customers have many questions about health care and he can now give them better advice.
Scott and his wife, Sandi, have been married for 40 years. They have two children and two grandchildren. He says his hobbies are "golf, tennis, whitewater rafting, and gardening, none of which I'm any good at."
Job Titles:
- Allergy and Immunology / Availability / Accepting New Patients
Seth N. Wheeler, MD has special interests in esophageal motility, liver disease, and general gastroenterology. After medical school at the University of Kansas, he completed his internal medicine internship and residency at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, and his gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Rochester.
Job Titles:
- Allergy and Immunology / Availability / Accepting New Patients
Job Titles:
- Sees Adult Patients ( Ages 18 Years and Older )
Susan Parslow, PhD, RN is a adjunct professor at Boise State University's School of Nursing. She worked for 15 years as a registered nurse in various clinical and leadership areas, and has taught the subjects of community and population health, leadership, and management at BSU for 18 years.
Timothy Sawyer, MD is a radiation oncologist at St. Luke's Cancer Institute and medical director of the Nampa location. He served for several years as medical director of Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center. Dr. Sawyer serves as the CEO and founder of ImQuant, Inc., a company dedicated to creating technology that helps tailor cancer treatment and other medical therapies to individual patients. He has served as co-director for lung cancer research at the Mayo Clinic North Central Cancer Treatment Group, and as adjunct faculty at Johns Hopkins Medical School. He practiced radiation oncology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and served as assistant professor at the Uniformed Services University for the Health Sciences. Dr. Sawyer is a member of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiation and Oncology.
Job Titles:
- Retired CEO for Boise Cascade Co
Tom Corrick, retired CEO for Boise Cascade Co., is a member of the St. Luke's System board of directors. He is also a senior advisor for Farran Realty Partners, a multi-family developer in Montana.
Tom joined Boise Cascade in 1980, and was named CEO in 2015, leading one of the largest producers of plywood and engineered wood products in North America. During his more than three decades with the company, he served as senior vice president of Wood Products Manufacturing, senior vice president of Engineered Wood Products and held various management and financial positions within the company, including in treasury and planning.
A member of the Treasure Valley YMCA board of directors, Tom will assume the chair of the board of directors in July 2022. He is a past chairperson for the American Wood Council (AWC), and served on the board of the Salt Lake City branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
Tom and his wife, Laurie, have two daughters. In their free time, the Corrick family enjoys spending time hiking, traveling and watching the performing arts.
Tom received his bachelor's and master's degrees in business administration from Texas Christian University.
Job Titles:
- City Manager for the City of Twin Falls
Travis Rothweiler was appointed city manager for the City of Twin Falls in 2011. In his position, he serves as the city's chief executive officer and is responsible for providing the overall leadership element. He oversees and executes the day-to-day and strategic operations and works collaboratively with the city council and departments on activities designed to advance, promote and secure the community. Statutorily, the city manager, with significant contributions and input from department leaders, is responsible to develop and construct a balanced and sustainable budget for the city council's consideration.
Prior to joining the City of Twin Falls, Travis served as city administrator for the City of Jerome. He also worked for former U.S. Senator Conrad Burns (Montana) and as the assistant to the majority leader for the Montana House of Representatives for five legislative sessions.
Travis earned his bachelor's degree in political science in 1996 and master's degree in public administration in 1998, both from Montana State University in Bozeman. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia's Senior Executive Institute (2007) and Leadership, Education and Development (LEAD) program (2002).
Travis is the recipient of the Paul Harris Fellow Award from the Twin Falls Rotary Club, International City/County Management Association for Program Excellence and Innovation, and was named one of Idaho's CEOs of Influence for 2016 by the Idaho Business Review. He remains the only public sector CEO in Idaho to have received this award. He is recognized as a credentialed manager by the International City Manager Association.
Travis is passionate about endurance sports, especially triathlons. He has competed in all distances, from Sprints to the Ironman. He has set the ambitious goal of qualifying for the Ironman 70.3 World Championships as well as the Ironman World Championships held in Kona each year before he turns 50.
He and his wife, Amy, who is originally from Twin Falls and also a triathlon enthusiast, have been married for 13 years and have two children, David and Jackson.
Tyler Burpee, MD specializes in the management of both common and complex childhood digestive conditions. He is the medical director of St. Luke's intestinal rehabilitation program that cares for children with short bowel syndrome and intestinal failure. He also has a special interest in celiac disease and inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
Dr. Burpee is passionate about child advocacy and currently serves as president of the Idaho Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He has published multiple research papers and book chapters regarding inflammatory bowel disease, infectious diarrhea, and autoimmune liver disease.
Originally from Boise, Dr. Burpee earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Dartmouth College, graduating with honors. While at Dartmouth, he was a member of the varsity crew team. After medical school and pediatrics residency training at the University of Washington School of Medicine, Dr. Burpee worked as a general pediatrician for two years with the Indian Health Service on the Navajo reservation in Chinle, Arizona. Next, he trained under world-renowned experts in pediatric gastroenterology during his fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard School of Medicine. He also served as an attending physician at Seattle Children's Hospital before moving back to Boise.
In his free time, Dr. Burpee enjoys skiing, running, mountain biking, and adventuring with his wife and two children.