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

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.


Grace Lynch

Grace Lynch is a retired Registered Nurse who has worked in several capacities in the area. Most recently as a Nursing Consultant with the Department of children’s Services with the Department of Social and Health Services. She has served on many Boards such as Wenatchee Valley College board, Central Washington Hospital Board, Family Planning Board, the Symphony Board and Association of University Women Branch Board. She currently serves on the Wenatchee Museum and Cultural Center Board and is a Surgical Liaison at the Central Washington Hospital.
She was married to the former Mayor Jim Lynch of Wenatchee and remains very active in the community.


Tony Banks

Mr. Banks was formerly the Board Chairman and was also 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 seven years and is active in the Leavenworth Rotary Club.


Sally Bauer

Sally Bauer is a founding board member. She has been a resident and active community volunteer since 1978. She is a member of the Leavenworth Golf Club and a Patron of the Leavenworth Summer Theater. Sally holds a B.A. and M.A. in Education and retired after thirty years of teaching in Wenatchee.


Jon Wheeler

Mr. Wheeler joined the Board in 2004. He is serving as President of the board. Mr. Wheeler is the President of Jon D. Wheeler, PS, a CPA firm specializing in organization planning services and litigation support. He has made his home in Leavenworth for 16 years. Mr. Wheeler is a member of the Rotary Club of Leavenworth. He is also a member of the Boards of Directors of the Leavenworth Summer Theater, Leavenworth Golf Club and Projekt Bayern.


Darrin Rylaarsdam

Mr. Rylaarsdam joined the board in February of 2008.  He has lived and worked in Leavenworth for the past nine years, first arriving as a lender at Cashmere Valley Bank.  He is currently an Assistant Vice President and will be attending Pacific Coast Banking School this summer at his alma mater, the University of Washington.  Darrin is a father of four and is actively involved in the Leavenworth Church of the Nazarene where he currently serves as a Steward on the church board.


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.


Carol Forhan

Ms. Forhan is a co-owner and advertising manager for the local newspaper, The Leavenworth Echo along with 4 other newspapers and 4 visitors guides in North Central Washington called NCW Media, Inc. Carol joined the board in 2005 and is currently on the Leavenworth Museum and Historical Society board, Empty Bowls and is an ordained deacon in the Episcopal Church. Carol is a cancer survivor and also is a mentor for the American Cancer Society's Reach to Recovery program and is a cancer advocate and chemo buddy for the Wellness Place in Wenatchee.


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 currently the President 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 ten 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.


Suzanne Vanderwerff

Suzanne Vanderwerff joined the board in October 2009. She is the Senior Director of the Revenue Cycle for Seattle Children’s Hospital, where she has been in a leadership role since 1993. She has also owned a home in Leavenworth for the past five years. Suzanne holds a Master’s degree in Health Administration from the University of Minnesota.

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.