Campaign Leadership

We are grateful for the support and leadership of our Campaign Steering Committee, who began fundraising efforts to expand cancer care in the community, beginning April 2022. The Campaign Steering Committee consists of 14 individuals, who represent Hospital leadership, staff, and community members.

Thanks to the hard work of our leadership, the campaign has nearly reached the $12M campaign goal!

Paul Bonderson, Co-Chair

Paul is a Trustee of the Washington Hospital Healthcare Foundation and has been a longtime patient of Washington Hospital. He is a firm believer in the importance of offering academic level cancer care in the Tri-Cities. Paul has more than 35 years of technical experience in the computer industry. Prior to co-founding Brocade Communications Systems in 1995, Paul held engineering management positions at industry leading companies including Intel Corporation and Sun Microsystems, Inc. Read more.

"I am happy to be a part of this much needed campaign. As a cancer survivor and patient of the Washington Hospital/UCSF Cancer Center, I can tell you the center is world class. The staff is amazing and help make a difficult situation bearable. It is time to expand the center to meet the growing needs of our community. I hope my involvement will help achieve the goals of the campaign."
- Paul Bonderson

Dr. Bogdan Eftimie, Co-Chair

Dr. Bogdan Eftimie is a hematologist-oncologist who treats a wide range of solid tumors. Additionally, he treats most malignant blood cancers such as multiple myeloma, lymphoma and other chronic leukemias, as well as all benign blood conditions. Dr. Eftimie is the Medical Director of the joint medical oncology service of UCSF and Washington Hospital Healthcare System. Read more.

"Research into cancer treatment is continuing at a very fast rate and we need to have the right infrastructure to continually adapt to new changes. This campaign aims to endow the UCSF-Washington Cancer Center Program with the right DNA in order to stay relevant for years to come in the cancer care space."
- Dr. Bogdan Eftimie

Steering Committee Members

Paul Bonderson
Dr. Bogdan Eftimie
Gary Charland
Brian Hughes
Sophia Ahmad
John Dutra
Sandra Young
Rob & Cathy Avon
Dr. William Dugoni
Deolinda Caldeira
Renee Fernandez-Lovely
Craig Silcox
Helen Kennedy

Campaign Contributors

We are grateful for the support and leadership of our Campaign Steering Committee, who began fundraising efforts to expand cancer care in the community, beginning April 2022.

In recognition of their significant support and lead gifts for this campaign, we’d like to acknowledge the following donors:

Visionary
Paul & Sandi Bonderson

Partner
Fremont Bank Foundation

Partner
John & Candace Hallquist