Natividad Medical Foundation
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Board of Trustees

In addition to $8 million in generous contributions to help stabilize the community's Safety Net Hospital, both Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital and Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula have two representatives on the Hospital's Interim Board of Trustees. In April 2008, the Board of Supervisors approved a one-year extension of the Interim Board.

The Board of Trustees, under the guidance of the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, has responsibility for the governance of the Hospital, and includes the following professionals:

Dave Potter

District 5 Supervisor for Monterey County
Chair & Ex Officio Member

Rodney Braga

Managing Partner, Braga Ranch

Margaret L. Eaton, Pharm.D., J.D.

Lecturer, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University

John O'Brien

CEO and President of Central Coast Senior Services, Inc.

Kelly R. O'Keefe, M.D., Ph.D., FACP


Roy Robbins

Business and Financial Consultant and Part-Time Teacher, Salinas Unified School District

Lew Bauman, Ph.D.

County Administrative Officer, Monterey County
Ex Officio Member

Alexander DiStante, M.D.

Chief of Staff
Ex Officio Member

Harry Weis

Chief Executive Officer, Natividad Medical Center
Ex Officio Member

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