Board Leadership

Empire Health Foundation is governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees. The board is comprised of a diverse and dedicated group of community leaders who are committed to improving the well-being, health and quality of life of Northwest residents.

Executive Committee

Chair: Garman Lutz
Vice Chair: Sue Lani Madsen
Secretary: Anne Cowles
Treasurer: Matthew Layton

Anne C. Cowles, Board member, Mobius Spokane; Washington Policy Center EWA Advisory Committee; former trustee, Saint George's School and Gonzaga University; retired banker

Craig Dias, Vice President & General Manager, Haskins Steel Co., Inc.; Board Member, Spokane Area Workforce Development Council

Deborah J. Harper, M.D., University of Washington School of Medicine Assistant Dean, WWAMI Clinical Coordinator, Eastern Washington; Pediatrician Group Health Permanente; medical director of Partners with Families and Children

Todd Koyama, Past Chair, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Spokane; Gonzaga Alumni Mentor Program

Matthew Layton, MD, Ph.D, Program Director, University of WA; Clinical Associate Professor, WA State University; Adjunct Associate Professor, WSU College of Pharmacy; Medical Director, WSU College of Nursing

Garman E. Lutz, CPA - VP Operations - Community Link Consulting

Sue Lani W. Madsen, Architect, The Madsen Group; Rancher, Healing Hooves; EMT and EMS Captain, Lincoln County Fire District #44

Teressa Martinez, A.R.N.P., Family Nurse Practitioner, Wellpinit Indian Health Clinic, Spokane Tribe Diabetes Program Coordinator, Spokane Indian Reservation; School Nurse Consultant, Wellpinit School District

Theresa Sanders, City Administrator, City of Spokane

Samuel Selinger, M.D., Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Founder Project Access

Michael Senske, President and CEO, Pearson Packaging Systems

Michael Nowling, President, Family Home Care

Brian Benzel, Vice President of Finance, Whitworth University

Lisa Brown, Chancellor, Washington State University

Gary Stokes, Executive Director, Friends of KSPS