Board of Directors

Welcome to the Northwest Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (NWCVPR) website. Our regional association was founded in 1989 and includes cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation specialists from the states of Washington, Idaho & Alaska.

We work with people with cardiovascular and pulmonary disease to enhance their quality of life, secondary prevention. But our primary goal is to enhance each individual’s quality of life, by focusing on primary prevention. This can be accomplished through education and exercise.

What can be done to lessen the likelihood of developing cardiovascular and/or pulmonary disease? Reducing the modifiable risk factors, the risk factors each one of us have control over; our diet, our weight, our cholesterol, our blood pressure, our blood sugars, the way we handle stress, our lifestyle - sedentary versus active, and our smoking history and exposure to second-hand smoke. Let’s continue to work as a team to decrease the morbidity and mortality of cardiovascular & pulmonary diseases.


Washington State Representative Map divided by West/East. See adjoining contact representatives.

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NWCVPR Executive Committee

President
Dana Gunter, MS, ATC
Swedish Medical Center
Seattle, WA
danagunter@comcast.net
danagunter@comcast.net

President-Elect
Carol Milliron RN, MSN, MHA
Yakima Regional Medical Center
Yakima, WA
(509) 573-3592
carolmilliron@hma.com
  nwglobe@charter.net

Secretary
Karen Edwards, MS, RCEP
Pulmonary Rehab Coordinator
Auburn Regional Medical Center
Auburn, WA
253-833-7711 x 1057
karen.edwards@uhsinc.com

Treasurer

Shelley Schmitz, BS,ACSM
Tacoma General Hospital
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Tacoma, WA
253-403-1058
michelle.schmitz@multicare.org 

Past President
Helen Naylor RN, MN, FAACVPR
Case Manager
Skagit Valley Hospital
Mount Vernon, WA
360-630-9234
naylorhelen@comcast.net

Conference Chair
Karen Edwards, MS, ACSM,RCEP
Auburn Medical Center
Auburn, WA
Karen.Edwards@uhsinc.com

Communications/Website
Glenn Bean, MS, FAACVPR
Tacoma General Hospital
Clinical Coordinator/Preventive Cardiology
Tacoma, WA
253-403-2414
glenn.bean@multicare.org

Western Washington Represenative
Jerry Boos BS, RRT
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cardiac Rehab
Puyallup, Washington
253-697-8141
cpap@4@rainierconnect.com

Idaho Representative
Kristi Holden MSPE
Clinical Coordinator Cardiac Rehab
Gritman Medical Center
208-883-6088
kristi.trout@gritman.org

Alaska Representative
Ruth Townsend, MS, FAACVPR
Alaska Regional Hospital
Anchorage, Alaska
907-264-1823
ruthtownsend@HCAhealthcare.com

Member at Large
Greg Lawson, MS, RCEP, FAACVPR
Everett Providence Medical Center
Everett, WA

Gregory.Lawson@providence.org



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