GRMC Board Gains Two New Members

Grinnell Regional Medical Center’s Board of Directors welcomes two new members, Nicholas Kuiper, DO, and Sally Lang. The board also announces that Todd Reding has assumed the role of board treasurer.

Kuiper is a general surgeon with Surgical Associates and has been a member of GRMC medical staff since 2009. A graduate of Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kuiper earned his undergraduate degree from Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, Iowa. He completed his practice residency at Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines. He and his wife, Stacy, live in Grinnell with their family.

“I’m excited for the opportunity to represent the community on the GRMC board. I bring another physician’s perspective to the discussions about the medical center. I think it will be challenging, but exciting at the same time,” says Kuiper.

Lang has recently retired as licensing manager for Deere and Company in Moline, Ill. A graduate of Iowa State University, she is chair-elect of the GRMC Foundation Board.  She will serve in an ex-officio role as a representative of the GRMC Foundation Board.  Lang is co-owner and secretary/treasurer for the Waterford Development Group. Within the Grinnell community, Lang is a lifetime member of the Grinnell Regional Auxiliary, the Grinnell Tourism Committee, and P.E.O. She and her husband, Ron, live in Grinnell.

“GRMC is critical to the growth and vibrancy of the community,” says Lang. “I’m impressed with the organization and its accomplishments. I’m honored to serve the hospital in this important capacity.”

Reding joined the GRMC board of directors in April 2011 and is now serving as board treasurer. Reding served an ex-officio role on the board in 2010 as the chair of the GRMC Foundation Board. He received a bachelor’s degree from Rockhurst University, Kansas City, Mo., and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Reding is chief marketing officer for Spindustry, Inc.

Additional officers for the GRMC Board of Directors are: chair – Ed Hatcher, Grinnell; chair-elect – Bill Menner, Grinnell; past chair – Susan Witt, Grinnell; and secretary – Stan Greenwald, MD, Grinnell.

GRMC and the residents served by the medical center have benefited from the diverse membership of the board and representation by community members as well as medical professionals. The GRMC Board of Directors includes the officers and new members listed above as well as Dan Agnew, Frank Brownell, Karla Erickson, Laura Ferguson, MD, Wendy Kadner, JoAnn Manatt, and Joanne Yuska. In addition to Lang, other ex-officio members of the board include Todd Linden and Ryan Dahlby Albright, MD, medical staff president.

The board is responsible for overall governance of GRMC, a nonprofit, private medical center. Its primary roles include maintaining the mission and vision; strategic planning; appointing members of the medical and allied health staff; approving the annual budget and providing financial oversight; monitoring overall quality of services; and appointing the chief executive.