The Sutter Amador Hospital (SAH) Foundation Board consists of community volunteers, physicians and staff. Since its creation in 2001 as a sub-committee of the SAH Board of Trustees, the Foundation Board has raised more than $4 million in support of medical equipment and programs for the local hospital.

Foundation Board Members

David Carlson
Real Estate Broker

Margaret Chisholm, Chair
Community Volunteer

Erik Christeson
Amador County Water Agency

Sue Dimmers
Community Volunteer

Richard Forster
Amador County Board of Supervisors

Lucy Hackett
Public Relations Consultant

Robert Hartmann, M.D.
Family Practice Physician

Josh Knittel
Financial Advisor

Loretta Porteous
Community Volunteer

Robert Reeder
Property Developer

Betty Saterlie
Retired Educator

Paul Sobon
Vintner

Carole Sooy
Auxiliary President

Eileen Swett
Retired Health Care Professional

David Thomas
Attorney

Sylvia Wolin
Retired Educator

Steve Zalkind
Attorney

Anne Platt
Sutter Amador Hospital CEO

Siri Nelson
Sutter Amador Hospital CFO

Laurie Chavoen
Sutter Amador Hospital Foundation Manager