OHSU’s board of directors has named members to the OHSU Presidential Search Committee.

The committee — announced on Dec. 20, 2024 — will conduct a national search for OHSU’s next president. The new leader will take the reins from Interim President Steve Stadum. Stadum replaced Dr. Danny Jacobs, who announced in October 2024 that he would step down.

The board of directors has chosen the executive search firm Spencer Stuart to lead the effort. The search committee will hold a kickoff meeting in late January 2025.

The 25-member committee is made up of leaders from across OHSU’s missions of health care, research and education; from community organizations; and from labor unions.

Susan King, a member of OHSU’s board of directors, will serve as the committee chair. “I am honored to lead this committee of exemplary physicians, scientists, nurses, faculty, labor partners and community members in finding the next president of OHSU,” King said Dec. 20.

“This appointment will be a transformational moment for OHSU, and we are all dedicated to finding the person with the experience and skills needed to lead OHSU to its brightest future.”

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek submitted four names of committee members from outside Portland with backgrounds in behavioral health, academia and public service.

“OHSU’s success is critical to our entire state,” Kotek said Dec. 20. “I believe that these appointments will bring the right set of perspectives, expertise in health care, mental health, business and higher education, and geographic diversity necessary to advance the best possible candidate to serve as the institution’s next president.”

Chad Paulson, OHSU board chair, called choosing the next president "the single most important role” of the board. “We have convened a group of individuals who represent a broad array of the university’s interests, and we are grateful for their willingness to serve in this capacity,” he said Dec. 20.

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OHSU Presidential Search Committee members

Susan King, M.S., RN, CEN, FAAN
Committee chair
OHSU board member

Jim Carlson
Committee vice-chair
OHSU board Member

Evan Green
Committee search advocate
Director of Equity & Opportunity, OHSU

Calvin Jara
OHSU board member

Maria Rodriguez, M.D., M.P.H.
OHSU board member
Professor of obstetrics and gynecology, OHSU

Kelly Schrader
OHSU Foundation board of directors

Amy Miller Juve, Ed.D., M.Ed.
President of OHSU Faculty Senate
Professor of anesthesiology and perioperative medicine, OHSU

Brooke Baldwin, D.N.P., M.S.N., RN, NE-BC
OHSU Hospital Team
Chief nursing executive, OHSU

David Robinson, Ph.D.
Executive vice provost, OHSU

Susan Bakewell-Sachs, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
Dean of OHSU School of Nursing
Professor of nursing, OHSU

Marc Freeman, Ph.D.
Director of OHSU Vollum Institute
Scientist, OHSU Vollum Institute

Tom Sellers, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Director of OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Professor of Division of Oncological Sciences, OHSU

Mary Tanski, M.D., M.B.A.
Chair of OHSU Department of Emergency Medicine
Professor of emergency medicine, OHSU

Susan Hayflick, M.D., Ph.D.
Chair of OHSU Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics
Professor of molecular and medical genetics, OHSU

Donn Spight. M.D., FACS, FASMBS
Vice president for health equity, OHSU
Professor of surgery, OHSU

Yifan Zhang, D.D.S., Ph.D., M.Sc.
Assistant professor of pediatric dentistry, OHSU

Kuli Mavuwa, J.D., CHCIO
Vice president of Technology, Security & Privacy, OHSU
Chief technology, security and privacy officer, OHSU

Sandy Catalan
Vice president of finance, OHSU
Controller, OHSU

Sheila Clough
CEO, Mercy Flights
Chair of Southern Oregon University Board of Trustees

Danny Santos
Member of Southern Oregon University Board of Trustees

Eric Davis, M.S.W., BCD, LCSW, QMHP, MAC
Director of JD Health & Wellness Center

Elisa Youngman, RN
President of AURN at OHSU (Oregon Nurses Association)
Nurse in the cardiac ICU, OHSU

Jennie Olson
President of AFSCME Local 328
Grants and contracts administrator, OHSU

Gwendolyn (Lynne) Swarbrick
Member of AFSCME Research Workers United
Senior Research Associate in Pediatrics, OHSU

Betsy Johnson
Former state senator