Board of Directors

The Board of Directors was established in February 2003 when the ownership of the facility was restructured. The Bylaws require that there be at least six (6) but not more that eighteen (18) directors.

Nate Oglesby joined the Mountain Meadows staff as of May, 2006.  He is a licensed Nursing Home Administrator and Registered Nurse who has 20 plus years working with the geriatric population.  He has served on both State and Local committees involving Health Care issues in long term care and advisory boards for Wenatchee Valley College and Wenatchee Public Schools.

Mr. Banks serves as Chairman of the Board.  He was one of the founding board members. Mr. Banks is retired from income property lending and apartment management in the Puget Sound area. He has served as a board member of a large independent care facility in Bellevue, as well as a board member of Episcopal Retirement Homes in Seattle. He has been a resident of Leavenworth for four years and is active in the Leavenworth Rotary Club.

Sally Bauer

Ms. Bauer is a founding board member, joining the board in February 2004. She has been a resident of Leavenworth for 27 years. Her husband is the former Mayor of Leavenworth. Ms. Bauer is actively involved in the community including Board of Directors for Village Art in the Park, President of IVEST (Women's Investment Club), Volunteer in Upper Valley Preschool, Member of Leavenworth Golf Club, Patron of the Leavenworth Summer Theater, volunteered in most of the Leavenworth Festivals for many years and been a member of the Misawa, Japan Sister City organization; and holds a BA and a Masters in Education.

Jon Wheeler

Mr. Wheeler joined the Board in 2004 and is a principal and founder of Upstream Northwest, a consulting firm specializing in strategic business planning. He is also the President of Jon D. Wheeler, PS, a CPA firm specializing in litigation support. Mr. Wheeler has made his home in Leavenworth for 13 years. He is a member of the Rotary Club of Leavenworth and is a member of the Boards of Directors for the Leavenworth Summer theater, Leavenworth Civic Center Foundation and the Washington CPA Foundation.

Hunt Boyd

Mr. Boyd joined the board in 2004. He is retired from the Ice Manufacturing Business, heating oil and fruit storage business in Yakima for 40 years. He is now into property development in Leavenworth. He has lived in Leavenworth since 1986 and is very active in the community including, Art In The Park, Upper Valley Arts, Icicle Creek Music Center, and the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Boyd was also a member of the first exploratory committee for Mountain Meadows.

Glenda DeVore

Ms. DeVore is a founding board member. She previously worked in administration for the local hospital, Cascade Medical Center. She has lived in Leavenworth for 10 years and is active in the community including Friends of the Library, CMC Volunteer, Autumn Leaf Festival, Chelan County Fire District #3 Auxiliary, and the Leavenworth Women's Exchange.

Gerald VanBelle

Dr. van Belle joined the board in 2003. He is professor emeritus at the University of Washington in the Department of Biostatistics and the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences. He is a member of External Scientific Advisory Committees of Alzheimer Research Centers at Washington University St. Louis, University of California and Davis, and San Diego. He has authored over 120 peer-reviewed publications and two books. He is an elder and vice-president of the council of the First Christian Reformed Church of Seattle.

Carol Forhan

I was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am married to Bill and have 2 sons, David who works in Olympia, WA and Michael who lives in Wenatchee and works with us at Prairie Media, Inc.  I am co-owner and advertising manager for our four newspapers; The Leavenworth Echo, Cashmere Valley Record, The Lake Chelan Mirror in Chelan, WA. and the Okanogan Valley Gazette Tribune in Oroville, WA. 

I also have one 3 ½ year old granddaughter Myla and 2 cats Pearl and Molly. We have been in Leavenworth since 2000. I am an active member of the St. James Episcopal Church in Cashmere and will be ordained as a deacon, date pending.  I have also been active in several organizations in Leavenworth, including Leavenworth Women’s Exchange, Empty Bowls and The Leavenworth Centennial Committee for all events for 2006.

Brad Blackburn

Mr. Blackburn joined the board in 2007. He works in Leavenworth as a Financial Planner with Freedom Financial Advisors. In addition, he is the Treasurer and a board member of The Leavenworth Rotary Club as well as the President of Cashmere Youth Soccer.

Lin Renberg

Lin Renberg is the Foundation Coordinator at Central Washington Hospital—a position she has held for over eight years.  She has lived in Leavenworth since 1971, and all three of her children attended Leavenworth Schools.  She previously served on the Leavenworth Junior Miss and Wenatchee Habitat for Humanity Boards.

Lin has been on the Board of Directors of Alpenblick Homeowner’s Association since 1992 and is currently president.  She is active in her church, Cornerstone Bible Church, and is a member of Wenatchee Sunrise Rotary.

Gary Montague

Mr. Montague joined the board in February 2007.  He is Owner/Partner of Leslie/Bryan/Jones in Wenatchee.  He worked for the Wenatchee World for forty-one years as an Advertising Executive.  Gary has been elected or appointed to many leadership positions over the years.  He has served as President of the Wenatchee Chamber of Commerce, Wenatchee Visitor & Convention Bureau, Central Washington Hospital foundation, Music Theatre of Wenatchee.  Director General of Washington State Apple Blossom Festival. He has served as Director of Central Washington Better Business Bureau, American Lung Association of Washington, and Wenatchee Rotary Club just to name a few of his accomplishments.

Marcia Patten

Ms. Patten moved to Leavenworth from California’s Silicon Valley in 2004, and joined the Board in 2007. She brings to the Board the experiences of three very different careers: as a teacher for the blind and visually impaired; as a helicopter pilot; and as a technical writer and editor of chemical engineering patents. Ms. Patten also volunteers with the Chamber of Commerce for Leavenworth’s many festivals.

Randy Trettevik

Mr. Trettevik is a founding Board member. He is the Chief Financial Officer of the management company, Senior Services of America.

Senior Services of America  Management Company

Senior Services of America, LLC ("SSA") is the contract manager of Mountain Meadows. SSA is based in Tacoma, Washington and specializes in the management and operation of retirement and assisted living facilities. SSA currently operates 15 buildings in 8 states with over 1,100 units, including five buildings (398 units) in Washington.

SSA was formed in 2000 by Lee Field, CEO. Since 2001, Randy Trettevik has served as CFO and co-owner of the company. Both principals have and extensive background in the development, operation and management of senior housing properties with combined experience of over 40 years. SSA has a seasoned staff of operating and healthcare professionals, as well as a full accounting staff at their home office in Tacoma.