A 21-member of Board of Directors, comprised of hospital and health system leaders from across the state, governs CHPAC. CHPAC contributes to and endorses candidates only after careful deliberation and approval by the CHPAC Board, which considers:

• Candidate recommendations from hospital and community leaders.
• Candidates’ knowledge, philosophy and positions on health care issues, as well as their willingness to listen to local hospital input.

Board Officers

CHPAC Chair

Peter Mackler
Executive Director of Government Relations and Policy
MemorialCare Health System, Fountain Valley

Vice Chair

Michael Bardin
Senior Director, Public and Government Affairs
Scripps Health, San Diego

Past Chair

Deborah Kallick
Vice President of Government and Industry Relations
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles

Secretary

Joseph P. Harrington
President/CEO
Lodi Memorial Hospital

Treasurer

Thomas Hiltachk 
Attorney at Law
Bell, McAndrews & Hiltachk, Sacramento

Members

Hospital Council of Northern and Central California

Joseph P. Harrington
President/CEO
Lodi Memorial Hospital, Lodi

Jay Harris
Interim Marketing Director/Chief Strategic Planning Officer
UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco

Hospital Association of Southern California

James R. Holmes
President/CEO
Redlands Community Hospital, Redlands

Deborah Kallick
Vice President of Government and Industry Relations
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles

Hospital Association of San Diego & Imperial Counties

Michael Bardin
Senior Director, Public and Government Affairs
Scripps Health, San Diego

Sara Steinhoffer
Vice President, Government Relations
Sharp HealthCare

Multi-Hospital System Representatives

Corey Davison
Sr. Director, Government Relations
Tenet Healthcare

Ron DiLuigi
Vice President, Advocacy/Government Relations
St. Joseph Health System, Orange

Peter Mackler 
Executive Director of Government Relations and Policy
MemorialCare Health System, Fountain Valley

Larry Mitchel PhD
PMP – Director, Government Relations
Adventist Health, Roseville

Edward Barrera
Communications Director
Prime Healthcare Services

Association of California Nurse Leaders (ACNL) Representative

Ms. Beth Gardner
Chief Nursing Officer
Hemet Valley Medical Center

Healthcare Human Resources Management Association of California (HHRMAC) Representative

Debbie Rubens
Director, Human Resources
Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern CA

Director of Volunteer Services

Shannon Graham
Assistant Director of Volunteer, Health Career and Spiritual Care Services
Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System, Salinas

Volunteer Representative

Ms. Linda Van Fulpen
Manager, Volunteer Services
Sharp Grossmont Hospital

Corporate Business Representatives

Jeff Sousa
President
California Healthcare Insurance Company, Roseville

Kevin Kraiss
Senior Vice President
Hammes Company, Irvine

Robert Cucchiaro
Managing Principal
Lincoln Financial Advisors, San Ramon

Ex-Officio Members

Arthur A. Sponseller
President/CEO
Hospital Council of Northern and Central California, Sacramento

Ron Smith
Senior Vice President
Hospital Council of Northern and Central California, San Francisco

Jennifer Bayer
Director of Public Affairs
Hospital Association of Southern California, Los Angeles

Julie Puentes
Regional Vice President
Hospital Association of Southern California, Garden Grove

Steven A. Escoboza
President/CEO
Hospital Association of San Diego and Imperial Counties, San Diego

Judith Yates
Regional Vice President
Hospital Association of San Diego and Imperial Counties, San Diego

CHA Staff

C. Duane Dauner
CHA/CHPAC President
California Hospital Association, Sacramento

Michelle Rivas
CHPAC Executive Director
California Hospital Association, Sacramento

Bonnie Brown
CHPAC Coordinator
California Hospital Association, Sacramento

Kelly Wilson
Administrative Assistant
California Hospital Association, Sacramento