Board of Directors
White Mountain Regional Medical Center's volunteer Board of Directors is comprised of experienced community leaders within the Medical Center's service area. All board members are dedicated to the success of WMRMC through our Mission, Vision, and Values.

Mary Nedrow, Board President
Mrs. Nedrow was employed with the United States Postal Service from 1985 to 2022 when she retired as Postmaster from the Eagar post office. For over twelve (12) years she has been dedicated to the success of White Mountain Regional Medical Center by serving on the board and all of our community members, near and far!

Richard Ayres, Vice President
Mr. Ayres has been a resident of the Round Valley area for over 20+ years and is currently a Real Estate Broker at Ponderosa Realty. Richard has seven (7) children and six (6) grandchildren and finds joy and relaxation while hunting and fishing within the White Mountain areas. When Richard was asked why he liked serving on the board at WMRMC, he stated, "Because, I like to give back to our community.

John Fredericksen, Board Member
Mr. Fredericksen retired from the United States Air Force as a Chief Master Sergeant. After retirement, he worked as a contract administrator and manager for DynCorp on DoD (Department of Defense) contracts and later as the Human Resource Manager at WMRMC. John has also volunteered his time as a tax aide for AARP for many years.

James E. Brown, Treasurer
Mr. Brown was raised in the Round Valley area and married his loving wife in 1977. Jim has seven (7) children and twenty-two (22) grandchildren. He is a retired educator from Business and Operations Administration for Round Valley Unified School District after 19 years. He is also a former Business Teacher with Safford Unified School District, Eastern Arizona College, and Round Valley High School. He has served as a member of the Governing Board for the Safford Unified School District; is a current member of the White Mountain Regional Medical Center Board of Directors; was a member of the Arizona Association of School Business Officials and served on their Board of Directors; served on the Board of Directors for the Arizona School Risk Retention Trust; served on the Board of Directors for the Arizona School Alliance for Worker's Compensation, and served on the Municipal Property Corporation for the Town of Eagar.

Paul Drake, Board Member

Paula Pentecost, Board Member

James Sielski, Board Member
Dr. Sielski, D.O. is a family medicine specialist for the Round Valley area and has over 27 years of experience within the medical field. He graduated from the University of Phoenix and was a physician at WMRMC for many years.