SHELTON, WA – Mason Health Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors: Tammy Herring, Assistant Vice President and Branch Manager of Umpqua Bank in Shelton, and Jeanna Marquina, Assistant Executive Director at Maple Glen Assisted Living. Both women bring a deep commitment to community service and a personal connection to Mason Health, aligning with the Foundation’s mission to support quality health care in Mason County.

Herring, a longtime banking professional with 37 years of experience, moved to Mason County at age seven and became the branch manager of the Umpqua Bank in Shelton in January 2023. Since then, she has made it a priority to engage with the community, joining the board of United Way of Mason County and switching her health care to Mason Health. Her positive experiences with Mason Health’s Primary Care and Podiatry services, especially under the care of Robert Cavaliere, DPM, inspired her to get more involved. Encouraged by her close friend and current Foundation Board Treasurer Lisa Welander, Herring saw the Foundation as a meaningful way to give back.

Her daughter, Kayleigh Smith, works at Mason Health and is expecting a baby at the Birth Center, further strengthening Herring’s connection to the organization.

“This community is worth getting the best care they can get,” she said. “That’s what the mission is. We can make strides.” 

Marquina, originally from Bremerton, has built a career rooted in health care and service. At a young age, she worked for Grocery Outlet, working her way up from bagger to store manager, eventually being offered to open a new grocery store at the age of 24. At that point, she decided to switch gears and earned her medical assistant certification and proceeded to work for more than a decade in family medicine and pediatrics in Kitsap County, at Olympia Family Practice and Kitsap Children’s Clinic.

In 2018, she moved to Shelton and eventually joined Maple Glen Assisted Living, where she quickly rose through the ranks. Her personal experiences with Mason Health — including the birth of her twins at Mason General Hospital — left a lasting impression. 

Inspired by her supervisor and Foundation Board President Jaimie Hans, Marquina saw joining the Foundation as an opportunity to make a broader impact. 

“I wanted to be part of the community and give back to this community,” she said. “I wanted to do something bigger.”

Mason Health Foundation furthers the mission of Public Hospital District No.1 by enhancing the quality of health care enjoyed by patients of Mason County. The Foundation provides financial support to Mason Health.

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