Executive Leadership Team
Skagit Regional Health's Executive Team:
Brian Ivie, President and Chief Executive Officer
Brian Ivie joined Skagit Regional Health as President, Chief Executive Officer and Superintendent in November 2017. Ivie’s experience includes service as President and Chief Executive Officer of three facilities operated by Dignity Health including Mercy San Juan Medical Center, a 370-bed acute care facility in Carmichael, California; Methodist Hospital of Sacramento, a 162-bed acute care facility in Sacramento; and Bruceville Terrace, a 171-bed long-term care and skilled nursing facility in Sacramento. Ivie has additional experience in health care operations and finance at a variety of large health care systems. Ivie is a graduate of California State University, Northridge and earned an MBA from Pepperdine University.
Video: Meet Brian Ivie, MBA
Danny Vera, PharmD, MBA joined Skagit Regional Health as Regional Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in November 2018. Vera is an accomplished healthcare executive, previously serving as Vice President of Operations with Dignity Health Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Carmichael, California, a 370-bed, Level II trauma facility with 2,500 employees. Vera holds an MBA from the California State University, Fresno Craig School of Business and a Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of California, San Francisco, School of Pharmacy.
Jola Barnett, MBA, joined Skagit Regional Health in 2016, through the affiliation with Cascade Valley Hospital and serves as Regional Vice President Operations. Barnett previously served as an Assistant Administrator of Cascade Valley Hospital. Barnett has held numerous leadership positions within the organization since 1995, including Corporate Compliance Officer and Privacy Officer from 2008 to 2016, and oversight of all revenue cycle, materials management and ancillary support services. She served as President of the Regional Health Services Interlocal Group of Public District Hospitals in western Washington from 2002 to 2013, negotiating payer contracts for 18 hospitals. Barnett is also an Adjunct Faculty Lecturer for the WSU Carson School of Business, Global Campus online MBA degree program. She is an active member and Past-President for the Rotary Club of Arlington. Barnett is originally from Sedro-Woolley and holds an MBA from Washington State University in Pullman, Washington.
Jenny Benson, MD, Regional Vice President Chief Physician Officer
Jenny Benson, MD, became Regional Vice President and Chief Physician Officer in February 2024. In her role, she is responsible for clinical care pathways, ambulatory care, provider recruitment and service line development. Dr. Benson has held a variety of physician leadership positions including Skagit Valley Hospital and Skagit Regional Clinics Chief of Staff Elect, SRH Urgent Care and Primary Care South Physician Service Line Lead, Chair of the Committee for Professional Enhancement and SVH Medical Staff Quality Chair. Dr. Benson holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame and earned her medical degree from the University of Washington. She is a Masters of Healthcare Administration candidate of the University of Southern California.
Kelly Bradford, MBA, RN, CNOR, Regional Vice President of Surgical and Procedural Services
Kelly Bradford, MBA, RN, CNOR became Regional Vice President of Surgical and Procedural Services in April 2024. In her role, Bradford is responsible for overseeing the strategic direction and operations of our surgical and procedural departments. She has been an invaluable member of our organization for more than 17 years.
Tamara Ceseña, MBA was promoted to Regional Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in January 2023 after serving in a variety of finance roles in the organization since 1994. Ceseña started with Skagit Regional Health (then known as Affiliated Health Services) in 1994, departing for a brief stint with Providence Medical Center in 2000 before returning to the organization. Her roles at Skagit Regional Health have spanned titles including Reimbursement Manager, Revenue Cycle Director and Vice President of Finance. She was the leader in the 2016 consolidation of the revenue cycle structure at Skagit Regional Health in addition to having oversight of value-based initiatives, payer contracting and governmental reporting functions. Ceseña holds a Bachelor of Arts from Western Washington University and a Master’s in Business Administration in Healthcare Administration from City University.
Connie Davis, MD, Regional Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Connie Davis, MD, joined Skagit Regional Health as the Chief Medical Officer in 2012. Dr. Davis previously served as Director of the Kidney Care Line and Co-Director of the Kidney and Pancreas Transplant program at the University of Washington, where she is on faculty at the School of Medicine. Dr. Davis received her medical degree and Masters of Health Administration at the University of Washington and went on to residencies and a nephrology fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Schools Hospitals and Clinics, and a research fellowship at Ludwig Maximillan University in Munich. She is board certified in internal medicine and nephrology.
Video: Meet Connie Davis, MD
Podcast: Fentanyl (Panel Discussion)
Lourdes
Edralin, Regional Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Lourdes Edralin, joined Skagit
Regional Health in December, 2023. Edralin leads media relations, issue and
crisis communications, digital and integrated marketing, community and internal
communications efforts. Prior to being recruited to SRH, Edralin most recently
served as Executive Director of Marketing, Communications, and Community
Relations at Marshall Medical Center. Previous to that role, she held
progressive positions of leadership at Dignity Health’s Woodland Healthcare and
Kaiser Permanente Public Affairs in Northern California. Edralin is a member of
the Rotary Club and has volunteered on numerous boards, including Rotary, Los
Rios Community College Foundation, Boys and Girls Club and the YMCA. She earned
her bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from California State University,
Sacramento, and is accredited in Public Relations by the Public Relations
Society of America. She is also a member of the American Hospital Association’s
Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development.
Bianca Gordon, MSN, RN, CCRN, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Skagit Valley Hospital
Bianca Gordon, MSN, RN, CCRN, was named Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Skagit Valley Hospital in November 2023. Gordon joined Skagit Regional Health in 2019 as the Director of Acute Care Services, subsequently serving as the Associate Chief Nursing Officer. Prior to joining Skagit Regional Health, Gordon was the Clinical Program Director of a healthcare technology startup after serving at Providence, Everett, a 590-bed, Level II trauma facility, in several clinical and operational leadership roles beginning in 2006. Gordon is a proud graduate of the University of Washington School of Nursing.
Joshua Griggs, MD, MHA, Regional Vice President and Chief Quality Officer
Joshua Griggs, MD, MHA was named Chief Quality Officer at Skagit Regional Health in September, 2018. The Chief Quality Officer oversees all aspects of the patient safety program including serving as the organization’s champion of Just Culture and directly supervising the Skagit Regional Health Quality, Population Health and Risk programs. Since 2016, Dr. Griggs served the organization as Chief Medical Information Officer. Dr. Griggs is board certified in family medicine and joined the medical staff in 2011. He is a graduate of Loma Linda Medical School in Loma Linda, California and completed his family medicine residency at Kaiser Permanente in Santa Ana, California. In 2018, he completed a Masters in Health Administration from the University of Washington.
Video: Meet Joshua Griggs, MD, MHA
Justin Oram joined Skagit Regional Health as Regional Vice President Clinic Operations in July 2019. Oram is an accomplished healthcare leader, holding a number of medical group leadership positions. Most recently serving as Pediatric Service Line Operations Officer for Intermountain Healthcare, a Utah-based, not-for-profit health system of 24 hospitals, 160 clinics and employing 2,500 physicians and advanced practice providers. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from Weber State University, Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing and a Masters in Health Administration from Weber State University, Dumke College of Health Professions.
Cascade Valley Hospital
Michelle Sand, MSN, RN, NEA-BC is Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer at Cascade Valley Hospital in Arlington, Washington. Prior to coming to Washington she was the VP of Patient Care Services/CNO at Iron County Community Hospital in Iron River, Michigan. Before that she was the Director of Medical-Surgical Services at Mercy General Health Partners in Muskegon, Michigan, which is part of The Trinity Health System Organization. She is originally from Chicago, Illinois where she received her Bachelor of Science and Master's of Science in Nursing from Loyola University of Chicago. She also obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. She is currently a Board Member of the Stillaguamish Senior Center in Arlington, and a member of the NWone (Northwest Organization of Nurse Executives) Board.
Kristin Seubold, MBA, Regional Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Kristin Seubold joined Skagit Regional Health in January 2024. She possesses extensive healthcare information technology expertise, with 17 years of strategic leadership, management and enterprise implementation experience. She recently served as Vice President, Enterprise Application Services, Information Technology at Bozeman Health in Montana, where she was responsible for all business and clinical software systems and applications, inclusive of the Epic EHR, the enterprise Project Management Office, as well as the system’s overall digital health strategy. Previous to that role, she served in progressive leadership positions at NorthShore University HealthSystem, The University of Chicago Medical Center and Rush University Medical Center, all in Illinois. Kristin holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and French from Northwestern University, a Master’s in Business Administration in Healthcare Management from Loyola University Chicago and is a PhD Candidate in Leadership Studies at Gonzaga University.
Adele Skinner serves as the Regional Vice President of Human Resources for Skagit Regional Health. Skinner became Regional Vice President of Human Resources in November 2020 after serving as interim for several months. Prior to her current role Adele held the position of Regional Director of Human Resources. Skinner has been a dedicated professional in the field of healthcare for nearly 20 years. Prior to joining Skagit Regional Health, Skinner served the PeaceHealth system in a variety of Human Resource functions throughout the healthcare system. Skinner is a graduate of Leadership Skagit Class of 2017, has earned a Bachelor Degree in Organizational Leadership from Trinity Western University and a Master’s in Business Administration/Healthcare from Western Governor’s University. Skinner is a Senior Certified Professional in Human Resources through the Society of Human Resource Management and a member of the American Society for Health Care Human Resources Administration. Skinner also served as a board member of WSAHCR while possessing the credentials of CMSR and CHCR..
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