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Development Consultants
Staff


John Anderson, FACHE
Principal

Over the past 25 years, Mr. Anderson has gained a broad-based experience in executive health care management. As Vice President of Fairview Foundation, he earned success as a Planned Giving Officer and raised over 4 million dollars in pledges and gifts. He has achieved success in providing organizations with a proactive deferred giving program. He previously served as CEO of three Chicago hospitals and COO of a 950 bed Chicago area teaching hospital, as well as Administrator of a sub-acute care health care facility.

Mr. Anderson has served as the Regent for Central Illinois for the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) for the term 1996 - 2000, and presently serves as ACHE District 4 Governor for Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan, 2001 - 2005.

Mr. Anderson is also a licensed nursing home administrator.

Email: medbus@aol.com or govanderson@aol.com for ACHE business

 
Bruce Peterson, FACHE
Senior Consultant

Mr. Peterson has over 22 years of healthcare management experience. Most recently he was administrator for 14 years of a rural community hospital located in Aledo, Illinois. Before that he was a vice president of a hospital in Clinton, Iowa. Bruce has a Masters Degree in Health Care Administration from the University of Minnesota.

He has served on the Board of Directors of the Illinois Hospital Association (IHA) and presently serves as the President-Elect of the Central Illinois Chapter of the American College of Health Care Executives (ACHE). Bruce has served on many task forces and committees of the IHA, and has been a frequent presenter at annual meetings of the IHA rural hospital group.

Before joining HealthCare Fund Development Consultants, Bruce was a client CEO for 4 years, where he learned the techniques and challenges of fund development. Bruce is presently enrolled in a year long mentorship course with Life Style Giving in Southern California, where he will be pursuing certification in Estate Planning education.

Bruce also has successfully completed grant applications on behalf of client hospitals from the Kresge Foundation and other foundations that support health care projects.

Mr. Peterson is also a licensed nursing home administrator.

 
Marge Steffens
Executive Assistant

Ms. Steffens has 11 years of comprehensive experience managing a Foundation Program. She played an integral role at Fairview Foundation in her management support in the areas of capital campaigns, planned giving and on-going fund-raising activities. In 1998, she was also certified by Lifestyle Giving, Inc.'s Gift Design Mentoring Program.

Additional Staff:

Additional staff - Inquiries can be submitted to:


In addition to our full time staff, we have put together a group of outstanding Health Care and Development professionals to serve on our Advisory Board. This Board provides our company with an ongoing assessment of our consulting services to meet the current and future needs of our clients.

 
Chuck Bohlman
Vice President/Fund Development Program
Iroquois Memorial Hospital, Watseka, Illinois

Mr. Bohlmann currently directs the Fund Development Program in this community of 5600 residents. His program has successfully raised 1.5 million dollars for a new Outpatient Services building and recently completed a second capital campaign that raised 750 thousand dollars for a new helicopter landing pad and hospital elevator. In addition, since 1992, over $3.1 million was received in estate gifts.

 
Marilyn Alldredge
Development Director
Community Hospital Association, Fairfax, Missouri

Ms. Alldredge has been the director of this hospital's Development Program for the past nine years. Fairfax has a population of 699 residents and is most likely the smallest town that has a hospital with a successful development program. On an annual basis, this program brings in over $100,000 from several annual events. They have over 35 community leaders involved in their Development Council and recently received a 1 million dollar estate gift.

 
Lee Osborn
Foundation Grants Proposals Writer
Alton, Illinois

Mr. Osborn has written hundreds of foundation grants and proposals. Mr. Osborn is available to assist our clients with their individual grant and foundation requests. He can identify foundations and grants specific to your needs. He can show you how to be successful in securing monies.

 
 
ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS AND FUND DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION

Bruce Peterson and John Anderson both have personal memberships in the American College of Healthcare Executives and hold the highest ACHE membership level of Fellowship. Bruce and John have conducted national workshops on membership advancement for the College throughout the country. Since 1998, these men have conducted ACHE membership seminars in:

  • Anchorage, Alaska
  • Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (twice)
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Evansville, Indiana
  • Louisville, Kentucky
  • Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri
  • Cleveland, Ohio, and
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

These men are also national presenters to hospitals and State Hospital Associations on Hospital Fund Development. Hospital Associations that have co-sponsored these seminars are:

  • Illinois Hospital and Health Systems Association
  • Kentucky Hospital Association
  • Georgia Hospital Association
  • Hospital Council of Western Pennsylvania
  • Healthshare THA.
  • Ohio Hospital Association
  • Louisiana Hospital Association

The seminars have provided education to Hospital and Foundation Boards and other community leaders on the importance of philanthropy to their hospital's future viability.



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