Marie Dressler

After working for 26 years as an obstetrics nurse in Jefferson Healthcare’s Family Birth Center, Marie has served on the Board of Commissioners since being elected in 2009 and is completing a second term on the foundation board.

Hilary Whittington Kerber Board secretary

Hilary brings a passion for creatively strengthening the resources that make Jefferson County a vibrant and healthy place to live.  With a background in finance and accounting, Hilary currently serves as the CFO of Pulse Heart Institute and was the CFO/CAO of Jefferson Healthcare for 9 years prior.  She lives in Port Ludlow with her husband and two young boys, spending weekends camping, cooking, finding adventures, and playing with the boundaries of speed and gravity whenever possible.

Marti Tarnowski, ex-officio

Marti served as Associate Administrator at Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland, WA,  and as Chief Operating Officer at St Joseph Hospital in Tacoma before transitioning to strategic and development work as Senior Vice President at Swedish Hospital.

Andrew Fallat                       
​Board chair

Andrew (Andy) has served in leadership positions in hospitals and other healthcare institutions, including 20 years as the CEO of Evergreen Medical Center in Kirkland, WA. His most recent service before retirement included advising hospitals internationally as a Surveyor for Joint Commission International.
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Karen Swanson-Woolf          Board vice chair

Karen was a nurse at the U.S. Army 3rd Field Hospital In Vietnam, and in April 1975, served on Vietnam’s Operation Babylift. Karen worked for 20 years in Washington, D.C. for various government agencies, including eight years leading the congressional agenda for the Commerce Department's 13 bureaus. Karen has deep family roots in Jefferson County. Her father, Carl Swanson, served on the hospital board of commissioners for over 22 years.

There is immense power when a group of people with similar interests gets together to work toward the same goals. -Idowu Koyenikan

Patty Rhoden                          Board treasurer

Before her recent retirement and move to Port Townsend, Patty worked in various CFO roles with Banner Health, with her final role at Banner University Medical Center in Phoenix. 

Mike Glenn, ex-officio

Mike Glenn, CEO of Jefferson Healthcare since 2010, facilitated the newest hospital building, dedicated in 2015. He is now leading the the build of a new medical building to expand services which will include the Jefferson Cancer Treatment Project. Construction is scheduled to begin the summer of 2023.