About the Foundation

Through Scottsdale Healthcare Foundation, generous philanthropic support from the community continues to enhance patient programs and services. Each contribution is a significant investment in the health and well-being of our community. Keeping up with technology and adding new programs and services requires innovation and expansion. At any given time, numerous projects are underway that depend on community support. Among the projects initiated by the community is a managed endowment created to keep programming and technology on the cutting edge. The impact of philanthropic support can be seen throughout all Scottsdale Healthcare facilities.

Board of Trustees

Scottsdale Healthcare Foundation is governed by a board of trustees who provide financial support, knowledge and expertise to the foundation and system. The Board's role includes fundraising, asset management, donor relations and stewardship in addition to serving as ambassadors for Scottsdale Healthcare.

Robert C. Johnson

Chairman

Jeffrey G. Schlein

Vice Chairman

F. Keith Withycombe

Vice Chairman

Hartley B. Barker

Secretary

Gerald Bisgrove

Treasurer

Louis R. Adimare
Ronald R. Baker
Judy Bowe
Patricia Cox
James N. Farley
Curt R. Feuer
E. K. Gaylord, II
Michael D. Greenbaum
Thomas F. Jones, Jr.
Howard C. Katz
C. Dennis Knight
Nancy S. LaPierre
Frederick A. Lynn
Murray Manaster
Eliot A. Minsker
Michael Nicholas
Frank D. Trznadel
E. Louis Werner, Jr.

Ex-Officio Trustees

Ken Gordon
Jo Kleist
Robbin Lieberman
Mary McKeon
Clifford Migal
Thomas J. Sadvary
Irene Wassermann
Marty Wegner

Legacy Trustee

Virginia G. Piper

Emeriti Trustees

Thomas E. Brady
James D. Bruner
Joel Cohen, M.D.
Robert D. Cornell

John K. Crowe, M.D.
Robert J. Duffy
H. James Douglass
Penny Galarneau
George F. Getz
Garry V. Goett
Ingrid E. Haas, M.D.
William Horsley, M.D.
Robert J. Leander
Patrick J. Murphy
Arthur D. Nelson, M.D.
Jerry Nelson
Robert C. Norris
Max Poll
Robert J. Rosepink
James L. Schamadan, M.D.

Honorary Trustees

Diane Halle
Jerry Nelson
Raymond Silverman
Esther Williams Snyder

Foundation Officers

John N. Ferree, Jr.

President

Laura R. Grafman

Executive Vice President

James Mc.L. Dale

Executive Vice President

David Doubleday

Senior Vice President

Katharine L. Dennis

Vice President
Major and Planned Gifts

Joanne M. Gain

Vice President
Major and Annual Gifts

Christine Kontgas

Vice President
Operations, Finance and Grants Administration

Elizabeth McHugh

Vice President,Prospect Research

Janice S. Miller

Vice President
Major and Planned Gifts

Jeri Davis

Associate Vice President

Linda May

Associate Vice President

Financial Health Advisors

Financial Health Advisors is a council comprised of individually selected, local professionals who have an interest in promoting philanthropy in the context of estate planning. Established in 1998, this group offers assistance and counsel to individuals who desire to include charitable giving in their estate plans.

For more information on Financial Health Advisors, please contact Jan Miller at (480) 882-4557, or email at jmiller@shc.org.