The county received resignations from Frank Garcia and Donna Granere Dec. 27 and posted the open positions. Applicants had to be residents of the county and the deadline was Friday at 5 p.m.
The first applications were received Jan. 2 from George Gleason and Terriel Haynes. Then residents Mary-Kathryn Mathis, L. James Anderson, Tim Conner and Richard Harding delivered their applications to the commissioners.
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Commissioner Bill Patterson said the commissioners may conduct public interviews of the applicants if time allows. Board member will be able to review applicants and their suggestions will be considered, he said.
Each applicant was contacted via phone by the Daily Press.
Applicants are listed in the order their application was received by the county.
George Gleason, 63, is a Montrose native and moved back to the area in 1979.
"I thing I could bring some knowledge on how hospitals actually operate," Gleason said.
Gleason said he has 23 years experience in hospital health care, which includes about 10 years as pharmacy director at Montrose Memorial Hospital.
"I would bring inside knowledge and expertise and make sure the management is the best it can be," he said.
Terriel Haynes, 67, moved to Montrose 15 years ago. He said he has almost 30 year experience in hospitals and after retirement, volunteered at MMH for five years.
"I'd like to see a lot of changes because they are behind time," he said. "I would be out and meet with employees, talk with them and see what their needs are. You have to let them know what is going on in your facility. If you don't, you have problems."
Before moving to Montrose, Haynes was director of the 411-bed Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, he said. He was in charge of 265 employees and a $10 million budget. He said he managed all construction and remodeling projects, along with state licensing and inspecting.
Mary-Kathryn Mattis, 53, has lived in Montrose since 1972 and said she knows how vital a strong hospital is to a community.
"The community is aging and I'm aging and I like my pulse on the climate," she said. "If you belong to a small town, you have an obligation to be involved."
Mattis has more than 30 years in retail management, with emphasis in financial areas.
L. James Anderson, 61, has lived in Montrose about 10 years.
"I'm very concerned about the health services provided and the predicament they are in financially," he said.
Anderson said he has no ties to the hospital, which will allow him to provide an open-minded view on the board.
A graduate of Regis University, Anderson has a background in human resource management, business administration, contract administration and contract law.
"One thing I do is build businesses," he said.
Tim Conner, 59, has lived in Montrose since 1997.
"I've been here a long time and watched the medical community from a variety of different roles," he said. "I think the board and medical community could benefit from transparency, accountability, community involvement and disclosure."
As a pervious purchasing agent in an airspace business, he said he understands contract administration and evaluating a good deal. He use to be a traveling nurse and worked at MMH.
Richard Harding could not be reached for comment.
Richard Bleier, 67, moved to Montrose in 1984.
"I'm very interested in the hospital and think it a major asset in the community and therefore interested in keeping it a live and vibrant place," he said.
Bleier served on the board perviously for five years. Before moving to Montrose, he worked for the Montefiore Hospital in the Broncos and worked with accounting, personnel and oncology. His background education is in marketing and production management from Columbia University.
He said he's interested in the quality of patient care and how the hospital is viewed in the community. He said he will do his research and be an active board member.
Gary Riessen, 64, moved to Montrose from Michigan in 1995.
"I think it's an opportunity to serve the community and I think health care is important in our dynamical changing community," he said.
Riessen has worked in agriculture for more than 30 years and said he has a business eye.
"I have an open mind and aggressive eye toward the future and I think that is what we need," he said.
Tamara Jay could not be reached for comment.
Debi Harmon, 44, moved to Montrose two years ago from Craig, Colo., where she was a very active community member.
"A powerful piece of my background is my knowledge with integrated health care delivery systems in rural settings," she said.
In Craig, Harmon had to collaborate oral, mental and medical health together in a hospital that is now serving five counties. She was executive director of a dental clinic she helped establish and has a strong grant writing background, she said.
"I am just hoping to bring my knowledge from that and accomplishments to the community I serve now," she said.
Randy See, 50, has lived in Montrose for 10 years.
"I think I have excellent analytical skills and financial skills," he said. "I also think that health issues are probably the number one local, regional and national issues people are concern about and would like to learn more about it."
See was a hydrologist, working 18 years for the U.S. Geological Survey as a scientist and manager, he said. Currently, he is working as a waste water consultant for the West Montrose Sanitation District and also does some investment advising and other consulting in Montrose.
Emily Schneider, Diana Jagiello and Kathryn Calkins could not be reached for comment.
Contact Kati O'Hare via e-mail at katio@montrosepress.com
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