Board and Leadership

The Coalition is clinician-led and community driven. Our membership spans the state and includes concerned citizens, physicians, nurses, certified nurse midwives, advanced practice practitioners, nurse anesthetists, medical assistants, mental health professionals, community health care organizations, legal and advocacy organizations, and medical adjacent groups.

Board Members

  • Heather Burry, RN

  • Loren Colson, DO

  • Jennifer Dempsey, JD

  • Leanne Elisha, NP

  • Anne Feighner, MD

  • Caitlin Gustafson, MD

  • Leslie Gunnerson, RN

  • Heather Hammerstedt, MD

  • Duncan Harmon, MD

  • Amy Holly

  • Katherine Kerner, RN

  • Amy Klingler, PA-C

  • Stacy Lamb

  • Kelly O’Neill, JD

  • Stacy Seyb, MD

  • Jim Souza, MD

  • Becky Uranga, MD

  • John Werdel, MD

Executive Director

Amber Nelson, MA is the Executive Director of the Idaho Coalition for Safe Healthcare Foundation. She brings three decades of experience in healthcare, nonprofits, strategy, and leadership to her role. She previously served on the operations leadership team at Teladoc Health, the executive leadership team at Washington Permanente Medical Group, and on Microsoft’s global Customer Service and Support leadership team. Born and raised in  Boise, ID, Amber holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Boston University and a masters degree in organizational leadership from Gonzaga University.