Enloe Board of Trustees

Denise Adams, MSN, MBA, RN, is dean of Career and Technical Education at Butte-Glenn Community College District, where she has worked since 2007.

Currently she administers and supervises educational programs and has oversight for selection, management, and evaluation of academic and classified staff. Denise has worked in health care since 1985, in clinical and educational settings, and has expertise in areas, including leadership, quality improvement, outcomes management, case management and utilization management.

She holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Irvine, and a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in nursing from California State University, Chico.

She holds licenses as a registered nurse, clinical nurse specialist and public health nurse. Her professional affiliations include Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing, Kappa Omicron Chapter; Association of California Nurse Leaders; Association of California Community College Administrators; California Community College Association for Occupational Education; and California State University, Chico Alumni Association.

Denise is an elder at Bidwell Presbyterian Church. Her service on the Enloe Board of Trustees began Jan. 1, 2015, and she is vice chair of the quality committee.

Carrie Alden is the human resources director of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. She has served in this role since 2001.

Previously she worked for Oroville Union High School District and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Earlier in her career, from 1982 through 1993, she worked at Enloe Medical Center in the medical records and human resources departments.

Carrie has her Bachelor of Science in public health, health policy and administration from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

She began her service on Enloe’s Board of Trustees on Jan. 1, 2014. She is currently the vice chair of the audit and compliance committee.

Dan Blair is a senior public affairs representative for PG&E. In this role he is the primary liaison for public and nonprofit organizations in a 10-county region. An employee of PG&E since 2011, Blair previously served as senior business analyst, focusing on the management and innovation of payment channels. In other positions, Blair taught political science and public relations at California State University, Chico, and served as a program development manager and senior management analyst for Butte County.

He holds a master’s degree in political science and bachelor’s degree in economics from Chico State. He serves on the board for 3CORE, a nonprofit economic development planning and coordinating agency, and he volunteers for youth sports programs.

William Carriere is president/CEO of Carriere Family Farms, Inc., in Glenn, Calif. He has served his family farm in this capacity since 2007.

Bill is responsible for leading his fifth-generation family business in farming with a vision to create sustainable growth and stability of Carriere Family Farms for future generations. He has been actively working in a managerial role since 1986, when he started as ranch manager for Carriere & Sons Partnership. Bill has extensive experience in oversight of farming, processing, sales and marketing, international shipping, and distribution of walnuts and other farm products.

He holds a bachelor's in agriculture and managerial economics from the University of California, Davis, and graduated with Class 27 of the California Agricultural Leadership Program.

He is active in serving on various boards, including the California Walnut Board, Alpha Gamma Rho Alumnus, Commissioner, District 5, Glenn County Planning Commission, Catholic Youth Organization Leader and Glenn County Levee District Chairman.

Bill’s service on the Enloe Board of Trustees began Jan. 1, 2015. He is currently the chair of the planning and development committee.

Mark Kimmelshue is co-owner of Legacy Associates, Inc., an agricultural management and consulting firm. In that capacity he serves as general manager/CEO of Associated Rice Marketing Cooperative, a grower-owned cooperative in Richvale, CA.

Mark has been involved in various aspects of agriculture his entire life and owns almond acreage in Durham where he lives with his wife, Diane, and their two children, Christopher and Verime.   

He is an ex-officio member of the board due to his position as chair of the Enloe Foundation. He joined that board in 2012. Mark serves on several other local boards and is a member of the Durham Exchange Club.

Jeffrey Lobosky, M.D., is a board certified neurosurgeon who has been in private practice in Chico and a member of the Enloe medical staff since 1984.

He has directed the Northern California “Think First” trauma prevention program since 1988. His many leadership roles include American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) representative to the Committee on Trauma for the American College of Surgeons from 2006 to 2009 and member of the AANS/ CNS (Congress of Neurological Surgeons) Joint Task Force on Regionalization of Neurosurgical Emergency Care since 2008.

Dr. Lobosky is the author of the book “It's Enough to Make You Sick: The Failure of American Health Care and A Prescription for the Cure” and numerous medical publications.

He is associate clinical professor for the Department of Neurological Surgery at University of California, San Francisco. He is board certified in neurological surgery, received his undergraduate degree in pre-professional studies from the University of Notre Dame, his medical degree from University of California, Irvine, and completed his residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.

Dr. Lobosky’s service on Enloe’s Board of Trustees began on Jan. 1, 2014. He currently chairs the board’s quality committee.

Dave Loomba, M.D., chief of staff to the medical staff, is a board certified anesthesiologist and pain medicine specialist who has practiced as a member of the Enloe medical staff since 2008.  

Prior to arriving in Chico, Dr. Loomba served as an associate professor at the University of California, Davis, in the Department of Pain Medicine. In this capacity, he also served as the director of the Anesthesiology Residency Program and Medical Student Pain Medicine Rotation.

He has authored many publications, including a chapter titled "Lower Extremity Pain" in Bonica Management of Pain and a chapter titled "Sacroiliac-Related Joint Pain" in the Current Therapy in Pain textbook.

Dr. Loomba completed his specialty in pain management at the University of California, Davis. He completed his anesthesia residency at the University of Michigan, and he received his M.D. degree from Michigan State University.

Dr. Loomba's service on Enloe's Board of Trustees began on Jan. 1, 2017.

Eric Simchuk, M.D., chief of staff elect to the medical staff, is a surgeon specializing in upper GI and bariatric surgery at North Valley Surgical Associates. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery.

Prior to arriving in Chico, Dr. Simchuk completed his fellowship at Bristol Royal Infirmary in the United Kingdom and his residency at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Washington. He received his M.D. from Dartmouth College, Geisel School of Medicine in New Hampshire.

Dr.Simchuk came to Chico in 2007 and his service to the board of trustees began Jan. 1, 2019.

Ken Petty, M.D., a physician trustee member of the Enloe Board of Trustees, specializes in radiology at Enloe Radiology Services.

He is board certified in nuclear medicine and diagnostic radiology by the American Board of Nuclear Medicine and the American Board of Radiology, respectively.

Dr. Petty completed his fellowship at Oregon Health Sciences University and his residency at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oklahoma City. He received his M.D. from the University of Missouri, School of Medicine. He came to Chico in 1998.

Walt Schafer, Ph.D., an educator, consultant and administrator, taught in higher education for 41 years, including 30 years at the Department of Sociology at Chico State. Additionally, he has held several positions in research and administration at universities and has published books on stress management. 

In 1979, Schafer co-founded Enloe’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Program and went on to work as a stress management specialist with the program until 1992. He also founded and directed Enloe’s former Stress and Health Center. Schafer completed his bachelor’s degree, master’s degree and a doctorate in sociology at the University of Michigan. 

He is an active member of the Chico Rotary Club, having served as club president and board member, and he continues to lead Chico Rotary’s community development projects near Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Schafer has also served on the board of directors of Chico Running Club, Chico Velo Cycling Club, the Centerville Recreation and Historical Association, and the Honey Run Covered Bridge Association. 

Jack Sterling and his wife, Darien, own Madison Bear Garden and Mom’s Restaurant in Chico as well as other dining establishments in Northern California and Nevada.

He is a member of the Community and Youth Alcohol Committee and is a member of the Chico Rotary Club. His past community involvement includes board membership on the California State University, Chico, President's Advisory Board, Downtown Chico Business Association, Chico Chamber of Commerce, and the Boys & Girls Club of Chico.

Jack’s service on the Enloe Board of Trustees began in 2013. He has served as the chair of the governance committee since 2014 and is vice chair of the executive committee.

Mike Wiltermood has more than 20 years of hospital leadership experience. Mike became the chief executive officer at Enloe Medical Center in July 2009. He served as the medical center’s interim CEO starting in March 2009 and was Enloe’s chief operating officer, overseeing the day-to-day operations at the medical center, from July 2007 until March 2009.

Prior to coming to Enloe, Mike was the executive vice president/chief operating officer of Fremont-Rideout Health Group in Yuba City, Calif. He also served as CEO of Coulee Community Hospital in Grand Coulee, Wash. During his career, Mike has held executive-level positions at hospitals and health systems in Arizona and Idaho. While Mike was CEO at Coulee Community Hospital, the hospital was a finalist for the American Hospital Association's Comeback of the Year Award in 1997.

Mike was also CEO at St. Benedict Hospital in Jerome, Idaho, recognized as a Solucient Top 100 Hospital two years in a row, president of the Columbia Basin Hospital Council (2002), on the board of directors for the Association of Washington Public Hospital Districts (2001- 2003), and is currently the Northern Sierra Section chair for the Hospital Council of Northern and Central California.

Mike received his Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations and his Master of Science degree in health care administration from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Mike is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a former trustee of the Washington State Hospital Association.

You can email Mike at mike.wiltermood@enloe.org.