Tahoe Forest Hospital Foundation Board
Our Foundation is directed by an all-volunteer Board of Trustees who provide financial oversight and policy direction. We are proud of their passionate dedication and diligent work on behalf of the health of our community:
President Rob Eskridge
Rob Eskridge is President of Growth Management Center. He works as a process consultant to management teams and boards of corporations, government entities, and not-for-profit organizations to develop strategic and marketing plans, and to assist with implementation of critical plan elements. Rob's education includes an economics degree from the University of Santa Clara and a master's in business from the University of Southern California. He was a publicly-elected member of the Tahoe Forest Hospital Board of Directors for 13 years, and has served on the Foundation Board since 2005. Rob resides in Truckee, California.
Treasurer William Hanson
Bill has 33 years' experience in health care as a life/health agent in production, as well as executive management of his own insurance agency and several nationally-based, top-ten insurance brokerage firms. Bill has seasoned experience as an Insurance Agent, Executive Broker, and Consultant, as well as in Patient Financial Services for physicians, surgeons, clinics and hospitals. He is currently an Assistant Vice President with Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Insurance Services of California, Inc.
Members at Large:
Elizabeth Eaton
Elizabeth served on the Board of San Mateo County League of Women Voters for many years. This work and the training that the LWV provided led Elizabeth and a partner to set up a business, "Potential Unlimited" which gave seminars and workshops to non-profits and small businesses, the goal being how to function more effectively. Since moving to Truckee in 1986 with her husband John, she has volunteered with various groups, including the Tahoe Forest Hospital Auxiliary from 1987 - 1999. She was a founding board member of the Truckee Donner Land Trust, serving as the second president. Elizabeth was also active in starting the Sierra Artists' Network, which is now the North Tahoe Arts.
Nancy Holliday
As Creative Director for Holliday Development based in Emeryville, California, Nancy designs and develops all project branding, marketing materials, websites and graphics. Her background also includes Web and interior design, as well as merchandising for developers. Formerly, Nancy was an exercise physiologist and designed, developed and implemented health promotion programs for employees including exercise, nutrition, stress management and smoking cessation. Nancy and her family divide their time between the San Francisco Bay Area and Truckee.
Robert Schapper
Bob Schapper is presently the Chief Executive Officer of Tahoe Forest Hospital District. Bob has over 30 years of experience in hospital and healthcare administration. Approximately half of his career has been spent in not-for-profit hospitals/health systems and half in investor-owned operations.
Bob has served as a Regional Vice President of Operations for two hospital corporations; CEO of the former Mt. Sinai Healthcare System in Cleveland, Ohio; and most recently upon his return to California, Bob has served as the CEO of two public hospital Districts. He helped develop the first public hospital District in California in over 25 years for the Palm Drive Health Care District in Sebastopol in 1998.
Bob has graduate degrees in both public health and hospital administration and also pursued postgraduate studies in community medicine and health education.
