PHA welcomes the 2011-12 Board of Directors

The Parent Hospital Association general membership meeting this past Saturday was an upbeat occasion with good news from the administration on the results of a summer of surveys and the election of a new group of board members for the coming year.

The PHA welcomed new board president Kathleen Miller. (Watch for a special message from Kathleen in the next issue of The Gazette.) Previous co-Presidents Steve Doherty and Mary O'Riordan remain on the board in the capacity of past presidents and will be joined by some returning and some new members.

The complete list of PHA Board of Directors for 2011-12 is as follows:

Kathleen Miller, President
Steve Doherty, Past President
Mary O'Riordan, Past President
Mike Hawkins, Vice President
Bev Austin, Secretary
Mary Grangoff-Lew, Treasurer
David White, Parliamentarian
Carolina Blake, Member
Alice Nemon, Member
Pat Walter, Member
Brian Farrell, Member
Sue Donaldson, Member

A big 'Thank You' went out to everyone who has agreed to serve on the board, and to Mary and Steve for all the time and attention they have put into PHA over the years. Kathleen was keen to let SDC staff and the general PHA membership alike know that the board will be looking to everyone to participate in PHA activities in any and every way they can in order to keep the group strong and effective.

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In other news, it was announced that next year's gala fundraiser is set for the last Saturday in March (March 31, 2012) and will be held at a new venue - The Vintners Inn in Santa Rosa, CA. The new location offers a convenient location just off Highway 101 and complete event services, which means less time and expense will need to go towards planning and staging the event and more proceeds can be retained for PHA programs. Mark your calendars now - the next fundraiser promises to be a lot of fun.