Robert Emerson

 

Robert Emerson "Emerson" relocated to Teton Valley from Sacramento, California in 2005. He graduated from San Diego State University with a Bachelors degree in Public Administration and a Masters degree in Counselor Education. He obtained his Marriage, Family and Child Counselor license in 1979. Emerson managed the Behavioral Health department for Mercy Healthcare Sacramento, a large not-for-profit health system consisting of 41 hospitals. He also managed the Organizational Development and Training department for a 150 multi-specialty physician organization. Emerson is currently the Executive Director of the Teton Valley Housing Authority. Emerson and his wife, Charmayne, are avid hikers, kayakers and gardeners.

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Michael Whitfield

 

Michael is a fourth generation native of Teton Valley. His family has benefitted from Teton Valley Hospital since its inception. He has Bachelors and Masters degrees in Biology from University of Utah and Idaho State University respectively, and completed course work for a PhD in Conservation Biology from Montana State University. He has taught courses in ecology for three universities. Michael was one of the original EMTs trained at Teton Valley Hospital, where he volunteered for a decade, and was also one of the original locally trained Hospice volunteers. He has assisted in the start-up of multiple non-profits and has extensive board and staff experience on local and national organizations. Michael was the founding Board President and the former long-time Executive Director of the Teton Regional Land Trust. He is currently Coordinator of the Heart of the Rockies Initiative, a collaboration of 24 land trusts in the Northern Rockies. He also serves on the national Land Trust Accreditation Commission. Michael and his wife Liz enjoy outdoor activities of all sorts, particularly skiing and hiking.

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Bob Benedict

 

Bob Benedict moved to Idaho Falls in 1976 and built his Teton Valley home in 1994. Bob attended Iowa State University where he earned a Bachelor's degree and went to University of California at Berkeley for a Master's degree in chemical engineering.

 

Bob worked in private industry with several small companies in eastern Idaho and was a part of a start-up company. After private industry, Bob worked for Argonne National Laboratory. During this time, He worked on many complex projects and was the site manager with responsibility for over 600 people and a budget greater $120 million per year. After retirement in 2006, Bob has continued to consult for various companies and is Teton County Commissioner. He and his wife Jean love to ski, hike, mountain bike and whitewater raft.

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Deorah Ray Malheiro

 

Dr. Deborah Ray Malheiro moved to Teton Valley from California 2 years ago, after visiting the area for the last 10 years. She received her BS degree in Biology from University of California, San Diego and MD from University of California, Irvine College of Medicine. Dr. Ray Malherio completed her residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology and Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at University of California, Irvine Medical Center. She recently retired from medical practice as a Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialist (high-risk Obstetrics) with Kaiser Permanente in Northern California. Since moving to Teton Valley, she and her husband, Bob, and have participated in volunteer work with several valley conservation organizations and enjoy cycling, mountain biking, hiking, skiing, fly-fishing, outdoor photography and just generally being in the mountains.

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Mo Brown, M.D. - Chief of Staff - Ex Officio

 

Maurice (Mo) Brown, M.D.is a board-certified Orthopaedic Surgeon who serves as Teton Valley Health Care's Chief of Orthopaedics and the Chief of Staff for Teton Valley Hospital. He graduated from Sugar-Salem High School, earned his BS in Zoology at the University of Utah, then moved on to George Washington University Medical School to receive his degree as Doctor of Medicine. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

 

Dr. Brown came to Teton Valley Health Care from St. Joseph Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. He also maintained a solo practice in Polson, Montana, and served as Chief of Staff at St. Joseph Medical Center. Dr. Brown specializes in sports medicine, as well as foot and hand surgery. He sees patients at the Driggs Health Clinic and provides orthopaedic surgery at Teton Valley Hospital.

 

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Janine Jolley

 

Although Janine was a resident of Colorado and graduated with honors from Colorado State University, her lifetime goal has always been to live permanently in Teton Valley. Happily, Janine has lived in Victor full-time since 1992 when she took a teaching position at Teton High School. Janine and her husband, Kendall, are the parents of three children. Their children and generations of extended family have benefited from the quality care and staff at Teton Valley Hospital. Janine and her husband Kendall currently own and manage Oxbow Property Management, a family business established in 2001. Janine is actively involved with community politics and was elected in 2008 as the Teton County Republican Precinct Chair. Prior to this, she served as President on the Valley of the Tetons Library Board. Also, she has served as district MENC (Music Educators National Conference) President and Vice President. Janine is passionate about quality affordable health care here in Teton Valley. Janine and her family have a strong love for horseback riding, hiking, classical music and vocal performing, floating the Teton River, local 4-H education programs, and are happy to be an active part of their community.

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Steven E. Dietrich

 

Steven has over 31 years of experience in the forest products and investment industries based primarily in the Pacific Northwest. Steve has significant restructuring, M&A (Merger and Acquision), and strategic planning experience having served in senior executive and senior staff positions in several publicly held companies and with the world's 3rd largest bank. He was also a ranked Wall Street analyst covering various industries including forest products. Steve started his career as a government forester and is a USDA Forest Service certified silviculturist. For the past four years, he has operated a small private investment business focused on derivative trading. Steve Dietrich holds a BS degree in Forest Resource Management from West Virginia University and a MBA degree from Purdue University.

 

Steve and his wife Renee acquired a small hay farm in the Teton Valley in 1997 and moved here full time in 2005. With their beloved 4 legged 'son' (Henry, a golden retriever), they enjoy hiking, biking, fly-fishing and cross-country skiing.

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