Tanya Stewart
Hospice center gains director
Tanya Stewart is now medical director of hospice at Community Home Health and Hospice’s Vancouver branch.
Stewart joins the Longview-based nonprofit after serving as medical director for Adventist Health Hospice and as a clinical assistant professor at Oregon Health and Science University, both in Portland.
She earned a medical doctorate from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston and completed an internship and residency at Legacy Health System in Portland. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of San Diego.
Stewart is active with the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, and serves on the board of directors for the Portland-based Oregon Hospice Association.
Patrick Callahan
Free Clinic picks new clinical director
Patrick Callahan has been hired as clinical director in charge of all medical programs at the Vancouver-based Free Clinic of Southwest Washington. He replaces Marcia Howery, who was clinic director for 18 years. Callahan was most recently program manager at the nonprofit Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon. His background includes research and health education positions at the University of Rochester and Johns Hopkins University.
In addition, Callahan is a professionally trained classical pianist.
Matthew Zoller
Pregnancy resource center names executive director
Matthew Zoller was named executive director of the Care Net Pregnancy Resource Center of Vancouver. Zoller has worked in the nonprofit sector for more than 15 years and co-founded the Center for Life, a pregnancy resource center in Bolivia. He has worked in that country with the Seattle-based nonprofit World Concern for the last 14 years.
Zoller is a Vancouver native who studied communications and religion at George Fox University and organizational leadership at Azusa Pacific University.
Tammy Cranmore
Academy chooses treasurer, CFO
Tammy Cranmore is the new treasurer and chief financial officer of the Vancouver-based International Air and Hospitality Academy. She will handle finance and accounting for the academy, The Restaurant at the Historic Reserve, Academy Properties and The Bakery at the Historic Reserve, all in Vancouver. Cranmore has worked in finance for 10 years and holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Portland State University and an associate of arts degree in accounting from Mt. Hood Community College.
George J. Brown
Health system names CEO
George J. Brown will take over as president and chief executive officer of Legacy Health System Sept. 8. The Portland-based nonprofit operates five hospital campuses, including Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital in Vancouver, and numerous clinics and laboratories in the Vancouver-Portland metro area. Brown has been chief operating officer at Tacoma-based MultiCare Health System since 2004, and served as commanding officer, or CEO, at four medical institutions, including the Tacoma-based Madigan Army Medical Center and Washington, D.C.,-based Walter Reed Health Care System. Brown is a retired brigadier general of the United States Army and earned a medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine.
Shelley Das
Clark College chooses grants director
Shelley Das is the new director of grants development at Clark College. She was a public policy advocate for the Vancouver-based YWCA Clark County since 2007, and held leadership positions at several organizations in Canada, including the National Visible Minority Council on Labour Force Development, Canadian Labour Congress, Public Service Alliance of Canada and the National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women of Canada. Das holds a master’s degree in political science from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.
Mary Kate Carmichael
Design studio picks new graphic designer
Mary Kate Carmichael has joined the staff of Vancouver-based Muller Design Studio as a graphic designer. Carmichael previously was a graphic designer and marketing specialist for a large Northwest credit union. She was the graphic editor of the 2008 edition of Clark College’s Phoenix, a student art and literary publication. She holds a printing and prepress certificate from Clark College and a bachelor of business administration degree from the University of Portland.
Matthew Bisturis
Attorney joins county parks foundation board
Matthew Bisturis, an associate at Schwabe, Williamson and Wyatt’s Vancouver law firm, was appointed to the board of directors of the Parks Foundation of Clark County. His law practice focuses on real estate and business. Bisturis has a juris doctorate from the University of Oregon School of Law and is a volunteer coach for the YMCA Washington’s Youth and Government Mock Trial.
Bosco Dien Dang
Insurance agent recognized for community volunteerism
Bosco Dien Dang, a Vancouver Allstate insurance agent, received the Agency Hands in the Community award from the Allstate Foundation’s Northwest region. He was selected for his work as vice president of the Vietnamese Community of Clark County, which will receive a $500 grant from the foundation. Dien Dang coordinates all meetings and annual community events for VCCC, which promotes positive interactions between Vietnamese Americans and local neighborhoods.
Free Clinic of Southwest Washington
Clinic appoints board members
The Vancouver-based Free Clinic of Southwest Washington gained five board members. They are Jeffrey Fries, an optometrist at Vancouver Eye Care; Todd Horenstein, assistant superintendent of the Vancouver School District; Michael Strickland, a Walgreens pharmacist in Vancouver; the Rev. Tom Tucker of Vancouver Heights United Methodist Church; and Barbe West, executive director of Vancouver-based Community Choices 2010.
