The Eastern Washington COHE office and staff are located in Spokane, WA, and are a part of St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute*, a division of Inland Northwest Health Services.
The growth and maturity of the COHE is due in a large part to the commitment of the executive leadership of INHS and SLRI for this project to the citizens of Eastern Washington and the Inland Northwest. Those who serve as stewards of the COHE Project include:
| Thomas M. Fritz, MPA, MA | Chief Executive Officer |
| Chuck Gersdorf, MS, FACHE | Administrator |
| Stefan Humphries, MD | Medical Director |
The COHE office staff strives to meet the needs of all customers in the 16-county project catchment area. The Core Team of the Eastern WA COHE manages in accordance with organizational and project strategic plans and contract requirements, they include:
| Daniel T. Hansen, DC | Project Director / Medical Director |
| Pamela I. Cromer | Lead, Health Services Coordinator |
| Carol Thornburg | Office Coordinator |
* The staff of the COHE office are employees of St. Luke's / INHS - not the State of Washington Department of Labor & Industries.
The COHE projects are adminstered through the Health Services Analysis division of the Department of Labor & Industries with support of the agency's Office of the Medical Diector. Significant support and resource is available from members of the Occupational Health Services team in L&I's central office in Tumwater. Additionally, the COHE interacts with consultants and administrators of the L&I Regional Field Offices in Spokane, Yakima and East Wenatchee.
| Janet Peterson | Manager, Health Services Analysis |
| Diana Drylie, MHA | Administrator, Occupational Health Svcs |
| Susan Campbell | E WA COHE Contract Manager |
| Gary Franklin, MD | Agency Medical Director |
| Robert Mootz, DC | Associate Medical Director |
| Lee Glass, MD | Associate Medical Director |
| Kelly Honeychurch | Administrator, Region 6 |
| Gary Robinson | Program Manager, Region 6 |
| Liz Ottmar | Occ. Nurse Consultant, Region 6 |
| Reuel Paradis | Administrator, Region 5 |
| Melvin Kollman | Program Manager, Region 5 |
| Jack Patton | Supervisor, Region 5 |
| Kathy Kangas | Occ. Nurse Consultant, Region 5 |