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