Columbia Basin Health Association Welcomes New Board Member

Othello, WA - Columbia Basin Health Association welcomes Barbara Walters to its Board of Directors. Walters brings with her 30 years of experience as a Medical Transcriptionist.

“Members of the board at CBHA are instrumental in providing the vision and support needed to continue to grow and develop as an organization,” said Greg Brandenburg, CEO of Columbia Basin Health Association. “Our new member will add to the diversity, experience and passion of our board who maintains our mission and vision while fostering growth.”

Walters is a Medical Transcriptionist for eTransPlus based out of Nashville, TN, but currently lives with her husband in Desert Aire, WA. She is also the South Grant County Chapter Coordinator for Project Linus, a charity program that provides ‘security through blankets’ for children that have suffered some kind of trauma. Walters is deeply invested in Project Linus which distributes blankets to CBHA’s Othello Family Clinic and Wahluke Family Clinic each month. “As a CBHA Board Member, I look forward to learning more about the organization – the numbers and growth are phenomenal. I’m looking forward to being a part of that,” said Walters.

With the addition of Barbara Walters, the CBHA Board of Directors now has 12 Board Members.  Other Board Members include Everett Cole, Chairman; Joe Montemayor, Vice-Chair; Kate Brueske, Treasurer; Kevin Byington, Secretary; Maggie Gutierrez; Dora Beraza; Gina Bullis; Enrique Miron; Maria Villa; Maxine Taylor; and Mike Garza.

All CBHA Board Members are volunteers. If you would like more information on how you can become a Member of the Board of Directors for CBHA, contact Sandra Suarez at 509-488-5256.