Hospice of Sweetwater County Board of Directors has a responsibility to our community and our donors. We work hard to ensure long-term sustainability of the Hospice of Sweetwater County organization. Our board represents a cross-section of our community and has a passion for the Hospice organization and those patients and families we serve. The members work hard to ensure long-term sustainability of the organization and oversee that the funds raised directly affect those in need.
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John Kennedy
Board President
John is a Wyoming native. Born in Cheyenne and raised in Wheatland. After graduating from University of Northern Colorado in 1976, he taught elementary school in Rock Springs until retiring in 2008. Teaching brought him many rewards over the years. He keeps busy in his retirement with Young at Heart Senior Center, reading and walks every day.
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Pam Ostdahl
Board Vice President
Pam has always been active in her community. She serves on the Hospice of Sweetwater County and Southwest Counseling Mental Health Board. She has also served on the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County Auxiliary Board, YWCA, Friends of Northpark School, Chamber of Commerce, Cowboys Against Cancer and SSIC Investment Club. She was Miss Business Woman of the Year in Sioux Falls, SD in 1975. Pam is an eternal optimist and enjoys spending time with her husband and family, traveling, horse racing and reading.
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Lori Hall
Treasurer
Lori A. Hall is a life-long resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming. Ms. Hall graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. After graduation, Lori joined the accounting firm of Henderson, Stevens & Associates, P. C., currently Hall, Noble & Associates,P. C., as a staff accountant and has been with the firm for thirty years, currently as the senior partner.
Lori served on the Board of Directors of Hospice of Sweetwater County for many years before resigning in 2005 due to professional reasons. She is honored to have rejoined the Board in 2014. Ms. Hall has extensive experience with financial reporting applicable to not for profit organizations through her firm’s auditing work of local not for profit organizations.
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John Hay III
Member
Mr. John Hay is a life long resident of Rock Springs. He graduated in 1972 from the University of Wyoming with a Bachelors in Business Administration and Finance. He serves as Chairman of the Board for Rock Springs National Bank and is currently the President of the Rock Springs Grazing Association.
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David Bodily, MS, RN
Member
David was born and raised in Salt Lake City. He has family roots in Southwestern Wyoming and has been a Wyoming resident for nearly twenty years. He is a Registered Nurse and has been a nurse educator since 2006, serving on the nursing faculty at Western Wyoming Community College, as the Simulation Program Director at Casper College, and currently as the BSN Completion Director for the University of Wyoming Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing. David served on advisory boards for the Rock Springs High School Health Academy and the nursing programs at Western, Casper, and Eastern Wyoming College. He has held a Wyoming Nurses Association regional office and served on the statewide board of directors.
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Katie Pastor
Member
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Jaden Bingham, APRN, FNP-BC
Member
Jaden is a Sweetwater County native, is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She currently works in family practice at the Community Health Clinic in Rock Springs. She has over 12 years of previous experience as a Registered Nurse with a background in ICU care, oncology, home health care, case management, leadership, and was a previous Hospice of Sweetwater County nurse. She completed her undergraduate nurse degree at Laramie County Community College in 2009 and then later obtained her BSN from the University of Wyoming in 2016. Jaden continued her education in graduate school at Walden University and graduated with her Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner degree in November of 2020. Jaden lives in Rock Springs with her husband and son. She enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, cooking, crafting, camping, fishing, concerts, watching football, weightlifting, and exploring the beautiful outdoors.