The Oregon Health & Science University board of directors today announced the members of the OHSU Presidential Search Committee.
Last week the board selected Spencer Stuart as the executive search firm. The search committee will hold a kickoff meeting in late January.
“OHSU’s success is critical to our entire state,” Governor Tina Kotek said. “I believe that these appointments will bring the right set of perspectives, expertise in health care, mental health, business and higher education, and geographic diversity necessary to advance the best possible candidate to serve as the institution’s next president.”
“Selecting the university president is the single most important role of the board of directors,” said Chad Paulson, J.D., board chair. “We have convened a group of individuals who represent a broad array of the university’s interests, and we are grateful for their willingness to serve in this capacity.”
“I am honored to lead this committee of exemplary physicians, scientists, nurses, faculty, labor partners and community members in finding the next president of OHSU,” said Susan King, M.S., RN, CEN, FAAN, an OHSU Board member and chair of the search committee. “This appointment will be a transformational moment for OHSU, and we are all dedicated to finding the person with the experience and skills needed to lead OHSU to its brightest future.”
Governor Kotek submitted four names to the search committee from outside of Portland who represent a background in behavioral health, academia, and public service.
If members of the OHSU community or public wish to provide input on the presidential search, they may do so by completing this form or e-mailing presidentialsearch@ohsu.edu. Search process updates will be posted to the OHSU Presidential Search Committee website.
OHSU Presidential Search Committee members
Susan King, M.S., RN, CEN, FAAN
Committee Chair
OHSU Board Member
Jim Carlson
Committee Vice-Chair
OHSU Board Member
Evan Green
Committee Search Advocate
Director of Equity & Opportunity, OHSU
Calvin Jara
OHSU Board Member
Maria Rodriguez, M.D., M.P.H.
OHSU Board Member
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, OHSU
Kelly Schrader
OHSU Foundation Board of Directors
Amy Miller Juve, Ed.D., M.Ed.
President of OHSU Faculty Senate
Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, OHSU
Donn Spight, M.D., FACS, FASMBS
Vice President for Health Equity, OHSU
Professor of Surgery, OHSU
Brooke Baldwin, D.N.P., M.S.N., RN, NE-BC
OHSU Hospital Team
Chief Nursing Executive, OHSU
David Robinson, Ph.D.
Executive Vice Provost, OHSU
Professor Academic Affairs, OHSU
Susan Bakewell-Sachs, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
Dean of OHSU School of Nursing
Professor of Nursing, OHSU
Marc Freeman, Ph.D.
Director of OHSU Vollum Institute
Scientist, OHSU Vollum Institute
Tom Sellers, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Director of OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Professor of Division of Oncological Sciences, OHSU
Mary Tanski, M.D., M.B.A.
Chair of OHSU Department of Emergency Medicine
Professor of Emergency Medicine, OHSU
Susan Hayflick, M.D., Ph.D.
Chair of OHSU Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics
Professor of Molecular and Medical Genetics, OHSU
Yifan Zhang, D.D.S., Ph.D., M.Sc.
Assistant professor of Pediatric Dentistry, OHSU
Kuli Mavuwa, J.D., CHCIO
Vice President of Technology, Security & Privacy, OHSU
Chief Technology, Security & Privacy Officer, OHSU
Sandy Catalan
Vice President of Finance, OHSU
Controller, OHSU
Sheila Clough
CEO, Mercy Flights
Chair of Southern Oregon University Board of Trustees
Danny Santos
Member of Southern Oregon University Board of Trustees
Eric Davis, M.S.W., BCD, LCSW, QMHP, MAC
Director of JD Health & Wellness Center
Elisa Youngman, RN
President of AURN at OHSU (Oregon Nurses Association)
Nurse in Cardiac ICU, OHSU
Jennie Olson
President of AFSCME Local 328
Grants & Contracts Administrator, OHSU
Gwendolyn (Lynne) Swarbrick
Member of AFSCME Research Workers United
Senior Research Associate in Pediatrics, OHSU
Betsy Johnson
Former State Senator