Liese Razzeto is Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees of Kootenai Medical Center. With the institution of the Affordable Care Act, the fiscal pressure on all hospitals is tremendous and increasing almost daily.

The level of expertise that Liese Razzeto brings to your hospital by virtue of her position on its Board is not only important but imperative. Liese Razzeto’s expertise and background in banking makes her the ideal person to continue to fill this position. Her leadership in conjunction with the leadership of the Administration of Kootenai Medical Center is a paramount reason for your hospital being one of the few in this region operating in the black. No one running for this position on the Board of Trustees brings this level of expertise, knowledge and experience to this crucial position. It would be dreadful if someone running for this position with no experience and only presenting as a candidate for ideological political reasons were chosen to replace Liese Razzeto in this vital position.

In the interest of full disclosure I am a current member of the Board of Trustees of Kootenai Health. I have served with Liese for seven years, and know firsthand the level of commitment and experience she brings to this position.

Please vote for Liese Razzeto on May 21.

ERNEST FOKES

Hayden Lake