About Seattle Children’s

Seattle Children’s Leadership

Chief Executive Officer

Jeff Sperring leadershipJeff Sperring, MD

At Seattle Children’s since 2015 
MD, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

I wrote in my medical school application that being a doctor was as much a matter of the heart as it was the mind. During my third year of medical school, it became really clear that pediatrics was what I wanted to do. In working with kids and their families, I found the connection of care and science. Part of it is the challenge of taking care of kids who are sick, but more importantly the hope that you could make a difference that would be lifelong: 50, 60 or 70 years of impact. At this point in my career, I am fortunate to be able to move to the Pacific Northwest and join an amazing team at Seattle Children’s that is bringing more hope to kids and families every day by connecting the heart of care and the science of cure. Hope. Care. Cure. It's what we do best.

President

Doug Picha leadershipDouglas Picha

President, Seattle Children’s Foundation

At Seattle Children’s since 1980
BA, Washington State University

Senior Vice Presidents

Other Leadership

  • Jeffrey Avansino, MD, MBA, Vice President, Medical Affairs, and Associate Surgeon-in-Chief
  • Kim Baggett, Vice President, Center Business Operations
  • Sara D. Brown, MHA, Chief Privacy Officer
  • Kevin Charette, Chief Perfusionist
  • Vickie Cleator, Vice President, Research Facilities Operations and System Capital Projects
  • Bonnie Fryzlewicz, RN, MN, NE-BC, Vice President, Patient Care and Chief Nursing Officer
  • Gary Gooden, MBA, Chief Information Security Officer
  • Warren Hewitt, CPA, Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President, Finance
  • Wendy Jakobsen, MJ, CHC, CHRC, Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer
  • Michael Jensen, MD, Vice President, Seattle Children’s Therapeutics and Chief Therapeutics Officer, Executive Director, CureWorks
  • Pradipta Komanduri, MHA, Vice President, Clinical Support Services
  • Erik Lausund, Vice President, Research Operations and Logistics
  • Andrew Lee, PsyD, Vice President and Chief Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Officer
  • Ruth McDonald, MD, Vice President and Interim Chief Medical Officer (Hospital Operations)
  • Whitney Murphy, MHA, Vice President, Surgical Services
  • Trinh Pham-Dembinski, Vice President of Therapeutics, Finance and Operations
  • Wendy Piñero-DePencier, MBA, Vice President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
  • Pam Rock, Vice President, Medical Service Lines and Specialty Programs
  • John Saavedra, Vice President, Human Resources
  • Paul Sharek, MD, MPH, Vice President, Chief Quality and Safety Officer and Interim Chief Medical Officer (Quality/Safety)
  • Ryan Sousa, Chief Data Officer
  • Suzanne Petersen Tanneberg, MASSA, Vice President, External Affairs and Guest Services
  • Rod Tarrago, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer
  • Samuel Williams, Vice President, Facilities