Kootenai Health Leadership
Kootenai Health has two Boards; the Kootenai Hospital District Board of Trustees and the Kootenai Health Inc. Board of Directors and a team of seasoned healthcare executives who are collectively committed to improving the health and well-being of the patients and communities we serve.
Kootenai Health Inc. Board
The Kootenai Health Inc. Board of Directors is a private board and does not take public comments during Board meetings. Communication to the Kootenai Health Inc. Board can be sent in writing via email to [email protected] or to this mailing address: Kootenai Health Inc. Board of Directors, 2003 Kootenai Health Way, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814.
Katie Brodie
Chair
Retired, Former Sp. Asst to Governor Otter
Robert McFarland, M.D.
Vice Chair
Retired, Family Practitioner
Teri Farr
Secretary – Treasurer &
Corp. Mbr
Retired, Philanthropy Executive
Dave Bobbitt
Director
Retired, Banking Industry
Cindy Clark, RN
Director
Retired Registered Nurse
Robert Colvin
Director & Corporate Member
Retired, Hospital Executive
Thomas deTar, M.D.
Director & Corporate Member
Physician, ENT/Otolaryngology
Liz Godbehere, RN
Director
Registered Nurse
Darin Hayes
Director
Sr. Vice President, DA Davidson
Shawn Keough
Director
Retired, Logging Industry, Former Senator
Robert Yuditsky
Director
Sr. Vice President, Morgan Stanley
Kootenai Health Administration
Kootenai Health is led by an executive team committed to improving the health and well-being of the patients and communities we serve.
Jameson Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Michèle Bouit
Chief Financial Officer
Karen Cabell, D.O.
Chief Physician Executive
Kelly Espinoza
Chief Nursing Officer
Jeremy S. Evans
Chief Operating Officer
Joel Hazel
Chief Legal Officer
Ryan Smith
Chief Information Officer
Cyndy Donato
Chief People & Culture Officer
Collin Furukawa
Executive Vice President, Strategy & Business Development
Karrie Robertson
Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller
John Weinsheim
Executive Vice President of Kootenai Clinic
Cara Nielsen
President,
Kootenai Health Foundation
Kootenai Hospital District
Katie Brodie
Chair
Retired, Former Special Assistant to Governor Otter
Robert Colvin
Vice-Chair
Retired Hospital Executive
Dave Bobbitt
Secretary – Treasurer
Retired, Banking Industry
Thomas deTar, M.D.
Trustee
Physician, ENT/Otolaryngology
Cindy Clark, RN
Trustee
Registered Nurse
Liz Godbehere, RN
Trustee
Registered Nurse
Steve Matheson
Treasurer
Kootenai County Treasurer
Robert McFarland, M.D.
Trustee
Retired, Family Practitioner
Teri Farr
Trustee
Retired Philanthropy Executive
The District Board of Trustees is a non-functioning board, but pursuant to Idaho law will hold brief monthly meetings, typically the first Tuesday of each month at noon in the Kootenai Services Building Boardroom and via Microsoft Teams. The schedule of meetings for 2024: January 9, February 6, March 5, April 2, May 7, June 11, July 2, August 6, September 10, October 29, November 5, and December 10.