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About Riverwood Healthcare Center

Governing Board

Governing Board

Thomas Rikala Chairman
Thomas Rikala
Business owner of Aitkin Motor Company
Resides in our Aitkin community
Served on Riverwood's board since 1995
Sandra Kilde Secretary
Sandra Kilde, CRNA-ret, EdD
St Luke's Hospital in Duluth
Resides in our Palisade community
Served on Riverwood's board since 2002
Jeffery Ehnstrom Jeffery Ehnstrom, MD
Riverwood Family Practice Physician
Resides in our Aitkin community
Served on Riverwood's board since 2004
 


Chad Gross
General Manager, & CFO, Ruttger's Bay Lake Lodge
Resides in our Aitkin community
Served on Riverwood's board since 2013

Mark Heggem, MD
Riverwood Chief Medical Officer
Resides in our Aitkin community
Served on Riverwood's board since 1992
 Tom Lundberg Tom Lundberg
Owner, Lundberg Plumbing & Heating
Resides in our Aitkin community
Served on Riverwood's board since 2013
Jared Lundgren
Owner of Giada's Boutique
Resides in our Aitkin community
Served on Riverwood's board since 2012 
Alison Matalamaki Treasurer
Alison Matalamaki
Administrator of Aicota Health Care Center
Served on Riverwood's board since 2011
John Newstrom John Newstrom, PhD
Retired University of Minnesota-Duluth Professor of Organizational Management
Resides in our Aitkin community
Served on Riverwood's board since 2003
Mark Paulbeck Vice Chair
Mike Paulbeck
Owner of Paulbeck's County Market
Resides in our Aitkin community
Served on Riverwood's board since 2011
Steve Wilson Steve Wilson
Vice President and Co-owner of Lake States Lumber
Resides in our Aitkin community
Served on Riverwood's board since 2006