
CHAASE Board of Advisers
The Board of Advisers support CHAASE and the UW-Eau Claire health care administration program by providing guidance, engaging in partnerships, serving as ambassadors, and generating financial support to promote excellence. This group of volunteers has a variety of backgrounds and expertise that contribute to the overall success of our efforts.
Current Board of Adviser Council Members
- Cathy Berglund, Vice President, Presbyterian Homes, Roseville, MN
- Steve Chies, Sr. VP-LTC Operations, Benedictine Health Systems, Cambridge, MN
- Mike Christensen, CEO, Grace Lutheran, Eau Claire, WI
- Tommy Davidson, Owner, Dove Healthcare
- Gene Decker, Associate Professor Emeriti, UWEC, Chippewa Falls, WI
- Faye Deich, Interim CEO, Sacred Heart, Eau Claire, WI
- Mike Edwin, Senior Consultant, Wipfli, Eau Claire, WI
- Jan Gulsvig, Consultant, Wausau, WI
- Rob Hansen, VP of MN/WI, Extendicare, Milwaukee, WI
- Donald Husi, Managing Director, Red Capital Group, Brentwood, TN
- Robert Kane, Professor and Chair for LTC, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MNI
- Brad Klitsch, Vice President, Direct Supply, Milwaukee, WI
- Randy Krentz, COO, Felician Village, Manitowoc, WI
- Duane Larson, Vice President of Operations, Health Dimensions, Minneapolis, MN
- Dean Mertz, VP-HR, Good Samaritan Society, Sioux Falls, SD
- David Mills, Vice President – Midwest, Golden Living, Eden Prairie, MN
- Clifton Porter, Assistant VP Government Relations, HCR ManorCare, Toledo, OH
- Barb Rode, President & CEO, St. Therese, New Hope, MN
- Mike Schanke, Administrator, Oakridge Gardens, Menasha, WI
- Peter Schuna, Director, Strategic Initiatives, Pathway Health Services, White Bear Lake, MN
- Randy Snyder, MN NAB, St. Paul, MN
- Stacy Suchla, Administrator, Grandview Care Center, Blair, WI
- Allan Swartz, Principal, Healthcare Productivity Services
- Cynthia Thorland, VP-Education, Life Care Services, Des Moines, IA
- Craig Ubbelohde, CEO, Oshkosh Lutheran Homes, Oshkosh, WI
- Ed Wittrock, Vice President of Senior Services, Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Eau Claire, WI
- Mary Zwygart-Stauffacher, Associate Dean, UW-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI




