- The Management Team

The Board Of Trustees

Horizon House is governed by a 16-member Board of Trustees who set policy and maintain the mission of the organization. The Board is selected from Seattle-area residents to reflect a wide range of professional expertise and community leadership. Five residents of Horizon House are voting members of the Board. Officers of the 2008 Board of Trustees are:

President - Neil McReynolds

Past-President - Nancy Edquist

Vice-President - Bruce Walker

Secretary - Robin Pasquarella

Treasurer - Bill Clancy

Other members of the Board of Trustees include:  Lee Atherton, Mike Denton, Joyce Jackson, Jim Lane, Mike Mines, Sarah Patterson, Terry Teigen, Fletch Waller, Lesley Watson, Jim Weller. Residents' Council Chair is Betty Wagner. Legal Counsel is Steve DeForest.

The Management Team

The daily management of Horizon House is the responsibility of the Executive Team, whose members are:

Chief Executive Officer - Robert Y. Anderson has served Horizon House since October of 1998. His professional background includes ten years as Administrator of Home Health and Hospice for the Providence Health Systems, State Liaison Officer for the Health Care Financing Administration, and Deputy Director of Mental Health in the State of Illinois. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from Tufts University and a Master of Public Administration from Syracuse University.

Chief Financial Officer - Carl Siver has served as CFO for Horizon House for four years. Prior to that, he was controller for the Kline Galland Home. He holds a B.A. degree from Idaho State University, a B.S. degree in finance from the University of Alaska, and an MBA from the University of Washington.

Administrator for Health Services - Lauri Warfield-Larson has been professionally involved in long-term care since 1993.  She joined Horizon House in 1998 as a staff Occupational Therapist.  She earned her Nursing Home Administrators License in 2005 and moved to the position of Administrator of Health Services in October, 2005.  She holds a B.S. in Occupational Therapy from the   University of Washington.

Administrator for Marketing and Community Relations - Joan Carufel has been in charge of Marketing for Horizon House since 1993. She brings extensive experience in public relations, marketing and advertising, as well as ownership and management of a film company. She holds a B.A. in the Humanities from Seattle University.

Operations Administrator - Tim Frazier served as Treasurer of the Horizon House Board of Trustees and was a Managing Consultant for TDF Consulting Group. Prior to this post, he served as Chief Financial Officer for Community Health Network of Washington, Chief Operating Officer at Cascade Healthcare Alliance and Senior Vice President & General Manager for Premera Blue Cross. He received his MS, Accountancy from California State University and his BA, Economics from the University of California.

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