Our Team
Anne McLeod
President and CEO
Ashley Efhan
Office Manager and Executive Assistant
PEACH Associates
Matt Absher
Policy Consultant
Absher Healthcare Consulting, LLC
Kate Finkelstein
Federal Advocate
DeBrunner & Associates
Ellen Kugler
Federal Advocate
DeBrunner & Associates
Nicette Short
Legislative Advocate
NL Short Public Affairs
PEACH Officers
John Raffoul
Chair
President, Adventist Health White Memorial
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Philip Cohen
Vice Chair
Chief Executive Officer, Monterey Park Hospital
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Gustavo Valdespino
Roger Sharma
Second Vice Chair
President/CEO, Valley Presbyterian Hospital
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Treasurer
President and CEO, Emanate Health
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Robert Wentz
Alyssa Keefe
Secretary
Chief Executive Officer, Oroville Hospital
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Director-At-Large
System Senior VP Public Policy and Advocacy
CommonSpirit Health
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WHO WE ARE
Private Essential Access Community Hospitals (PEACH), is the statewide association dedicated to advancing policies and programs that ensure sustainability for California's community safety-net hospitals. We support member hospitals with state and federal advocacy, program innovation and policy development.
At PEACH, we are the statewide association dedicated to advancing policies and programs that ensure sustainability for California's community safety-net hospitals.