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

• Steve Chies, Sr. VP-LTC Operations, Benedictine Health Systems, Cambridge, MN
• Mike Christensen, CEO, Grace Lutheran, Eau Claire, WI
• Gene Decker, Associate Professor Emeriti, UWEC, Chippewa Falls, WI
• Faye Deich, VP-Clinical Services, Sacred Heart, Eau Claire, WI
• John Dickey, Chief Administrative Officer, Luther Midelfort-Mayo Health System, Eau Claire, WI
• Clifton Porter, Assistant VP Government Relations, HCR ManorCare, Toledo, OH
• Jan Gulsvig, Chief Operating Officer, MyInnerView, Wausau, WI
• Robert Kane, MD, Chair, Long-Term Care, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
• Randy Krentz, Administrator, Felician Village, Manitowoc, WI
• Duane Larson, Regional Director, Presbyterian Homes, Shoreview, MN
• Larry Lester, Senior Manager, Wipfli, Eau Claire, WI
• Dean Mertz, VP-HR, Good Samaritan Society, Sioux Falls, SD
• David Mills, VP-Midwest, Golden Ventures, Eden Prairie, MN
• Stacy Parker, Administrator, Grandview Care Center, Blair, WI
• Barb Rode, President & CEO, St. Therese, New Hope, MN
• Mike Schanke, Administrator, Oakridge Gardens, Menasha, WI
• Randy Snyder, MN NAB, St. Paul, MN
• Cynthia Thorland, VP-Education, Life Care Services, Des Moines, IA
• Craig Ubelohde, CEO, Oshkosh Lutheran Homes, Oshkosh, WI
• Mary Zwygart-Stauffacher, Associate Dean, UW-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
• Donna Webb, COO, Pathway Health Services, White Bear Lake, MN

Emeriti

• Robert Armitage, Retired Executive Director of Ecumen (formerly the Board of Social Ministry)
• Kyran Clark, CEO, Marquardt Memorial, Watertown, WI
• Dick Edwards, Administrator, Charter House/Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
• David Green, Consultant and retired President/CEO, Evergreen Retirement Community
• Mike Kittleson, Consultant and retired CEO, Grand View Care Center
• Duncan McDougal, President, Pathway Health Services, St. Paul, MN
• Mike Metcalf, Western Region Director, Marshfield Clinc Systems, Eau Claire, WI
• Dick Rau, President, Clement Manor Health Center, Greenfield, WI
• Bob Von Haden, Retired Partner, Wipfli