For the Reporter
MultiCare Health System has announced an executive director and volunteer board members for the newly formed South King Health Foundation.
The foundation will support MultiCare’s mission of providing high quality health care and improved community health in South King County.
MultiCare has a long-standing commitment to the region; the multi-specialty Covington clinic opened more than 20 years ago.
Additional MultiCare clinics are located in Auburn, Kent, Federal Way and Maple Valley. In April 2012, MultiCare opened a freestanding emergency room in Covington and, in October 2012, purchased the 195-bed Auburn Medical Center.
“As a not-for-profit organization, MultiCare counts on the generous support of people who want to make a difference in our community,” said Sara Long, vice president of the Foundations of MultiCare. “Our volunteer board members work tirelessly to fulfill our mission of making sure our neighbors receive the health care they deserve.”
Alicia Chapman has been named executive director, South King Health Foundation.
New members of the board of directors are Stephen Anderson, MD, co-chair; Terry Davis, co-chair; Sue Singer and Steffanie Fain.
About the board members
Stephen Anderson, MD, Cascade Emergency Physicians, has practiced emergency medicine at MultiCare Auburn Medical Center for more than 25 years. He has filled many roles including chief of staff and chairman of emergency services. Anderson was the first recipient of the Washington State Guardian of Emergency Medicine Award in 2012.
Terry Davis is the director of Franchising and Government Affairs for Comcast. He is an active community leader and has served on numerous boards and task forces including the Auburn Chamber of Commerce, Auburn Rotary and the Maple Valley Economic Development Committee. The Auburn Reporter named him its Person of the Year for 2010.
Sue Singer is deeply committed to Auburn and South King County. She served on Auburn’s City Council for 16 years, the Puget Sound Regional Council Executive Board, and the Governor’s Affordable Housing Advisory Board, and is active with Soroptimist International. In 2011, King County Executive Dow Constantine declared Dec. 19, 2011, Sue Singer Day.
Steffanie Fain is an associate with Seattle law firm Gordon and Rees LLP, and a former judicial extern at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. Steffanie serves on the board of trustees for Trillium Employment Services and has served as a spokesperson for Under Armour’s nationwide breast cancer awareness campaign.
About the foundation leadership
Alicia Chapman is the new executive director of South King Health Foundation and serves as a non-voting member of the board. Most recently, Chapman was the director of special events and corporate relations for the Foundations of MultiCare. Previously, she was senior vice president of marketing for United Way of Pierce County.
Sara Long is vice president, Foundations of MultiCare. She has been instrumental in establishing MultiCare’s South King County Health Foundation and serves as a non-voting member of the board. There are now four foundations under Long’s leadership. Good Samaritan Foundation, Mary Bridge Children’s Foundation, MultiCare Health Foundation and South King Health Foundation support MultiCare’s hospitals, clinics and programs throughout the South Sound region.
