Executives

Judy Leach

Administrator

Judy Leach serves as the administrator for Adventist Health Mendocino Coast. Judy has more than 30 years of experience in healthcare, including nearly 15 years with Adventist Health.

Judy most recently served as communications executive for the organization’s 22 hospitals and hundreds of clinics. Prior to that role, Leach led strategy execution for Adventist Health’s urban and rural hospitals and clinics in Oregon, Washington and Hawaii while serving as vice president for strategic planning and communications.

An avid lifelong learner, she holds a master’s degree in Management and Organizational Leadership from Warner Pacific University. She and her young adult children call the Mendocino Coast home.

Therese Courtenay

Patient Care Executive

Therese Courtenay serves as patient care executive for Adventist Health Mendocino Coast. Therese oversees quality initiatives, all nursing practices, infection control, pharmacy and anesthesia, for the Mendocino Coast. She most recently served as System Director of Patient Experience at Adventist Health for the organization’s 22 hospitals and hundreds of clinics. Previous to this, her time at the system office also included such positions as Director of Inpatient Nursing Services and Director of Medical Surgical Services, Behavioral Health and Nursing Administration.

With more than 24 years of experience working with Adventist Health, Therese is eager to build on our combined strengths and believes that the highest level in quality, safety and experience can be achieved by working together as a cohesive team, adapting to continual changing environments and using every tool possible to achieve success.

Therese graduated from Massey University with her bachelor’s degree in nursing and went on to obtain her master’s in business administration from Loma Linda University and later obtained her professional degree in nursing (DNP) from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Therese looks forward to being embedded in the community in a role where she can make a difference. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, camping, spending time at the ocean with her family—her husband and two grown children and teenage daughter.