Board of Directors

Linda Sue has been a volunteer at DRMC (previously Desert Hospital) since 1995 and has served in many departments over the years. She was very active in the Special Care Unit which had been set up during the AIDS pandemic. She chaired the Patient Relations Program, worked at the front desk, the ICU waiting room and is the Editor/Publisher of THE VOLUNTEERS' VOICE newsletter.

She has been a member of the DRMC Auxiliary Board serving in many capacities and is currently the Vice President, General Operations. Linda Sue is a Marriage, Family Therapist, now retired, and has been involved with the HIV/AIDS pandemic since 1987.

Nancy Swanlund brings a strong commitment to volunteerism and community service to her role as Vice President of the Desert Regional Medical Center Auxiliary. Since retiring in 2017, she has dedicated much of her time to supporting patients and families through her volunteer work at Desert Regional Medical Center and Hanson House in Palm Springs.

Nancy has volunteered in the NICU at Desert Regional for the past five years and is especially touched by helping families during important life moments. She is also active with several nonprofit and church organizations throughout the community.

Dave was initially a volunteer in Errands & Escorts.

During the pandemic Dave focused his skills on helping the Gift Shop perform some restructuring and reorganization of the Gift Shop's accounting software.

Barbara has been on the Auxiliary Board for 7 years as the Corresponding Secretary, and has been a volunteer for 10 years.

She has the task of overseeing the grants that the Auxiliary gives out each year. She is retired from the City of Palm Springs where she was the Risk Management Specialist working with the employees on their health benefits for over 28 years.

Ron brings five years of Board experience to his role as Parliamentarian — the person who keeps meetings running fairly and by the book. Drawing on Robert's Rules of Order, he advises the chair on proper procedure, guides motions from floor to vote, and steps in on points of order when needed. Having served as Board President, Ron now enjoys the view from the advisory side.

Ernest just celebrated 40 years of volunteering with the Auxiliary. He started in Admitting and is now volunteering in Radiology. Ernest brings a background in advertising and printing to the Auxiliary. He has been the board's Treasurer for 17 years and has now retired, but remains as an advisor to the Auxiliary. As part of his service to the Auxiliary and to the patients of the hospital, Ernest became a notary. In his spare time, Ernest runs a healing arts bed and breakfast.