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Vancouver-based PeaceHealth has appointed Carol Aaron as chair of its board of directors. She replaces Carl Carrier, who stepped down as chairman after more than eight years.
Aaron was elected to the PeaceHealth Board of Directors in January 2021. She has worked in the healthcare field for over 30 years, before retiring in 2019 after serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer at PeaceHealth. In addition to her work at PeaceHealth, she also held executive leadership roles at St. Joseph Health System and Sutter Health.
Additionally, PeaceHealth has elected Dr. Ione Adams and Lorraine Arvin to its Board of Directors.
Ms. Adams has served as chair of the PeaceHealth St. Joseph Community Health Board in Bellingham since 2020. In 2021, she retired from her family medicine practice and ministry as medical director of Seamer Community Health Center, a position she had held since 1989.
Arvin is an experienced Chief Financial Officer with expertise in aligning financial strategies and resources with organizational goals and developing long-term financial plans. Irvin served as Reed College’s vice president and treasurer from 2014 until his retirement in 2021.
