Thursday, October 24, 2013

GRMC Foundation Board Welcomes New Members

The Grinnell Regional Medical Center Foundation welcomed five new board members at their regular meeting on October 23, 2013.

Lorna Caulkins, David Cranston, MD, Dennis Day, Brian Manatt, and Chad Nath, join 18 area residents in providing direction, vision, and strategic planning for the GRMC Foundation.

Caulkins recently retired as the director of the Drake Community Library, formerly known as the Stewart Library. Cranston is a semi-retired family physician on medical staff with GRMC. Day serves as general counsel for Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company. Manatt is the new president of Manatts, Inc. of Brooklyn, Iowa. Nath is the director of wellness and integrated therapies at GRMC.

“Every member of the GRMC foundation board provides valuable guidance and leadership for GRMC’s fundraising efforts and management of the foundation’s endowment,” says Denise Lamphier, director of communications and development. “They serve as a liaison within their communities on behalf of GRMC as well. This is particularly important as we continue with the Moving at the Speed of Life comprehensive campaign.”

Current Foundation Board Leadership Team and Members
Leading the board as chair is George Drake. Serving as chair-elect is Sally Lang. Lang also represents the Foundation Board on the GRMC Board of Directors. Dave Vander Linden is the current secretary/treasurer for the Foundation Board.


The GRMC Foundation Board includes the officers and new members listed above as well as Sig Barber, Joanie Heimsoth, Sheila Latcham, Leila Maring, Debby Pohlson, Sally Smith,  Nancy Walters Smith, Vic Wilson, and Susan Witt of Grinnell; Janice Hansen and Pat Supple of Montezuma;  and Orville Bloethe and Leonard Seda, DVM of Victor.  Ex officio members of the board include Sheila Latcham, representative of the GRMC Auxiliary and Todd Linden, GRMC President and CEO.

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