Meet the MRH Board of Trustees
We invite you to learn a little about each of them.
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Denise Arola
Denise graduated from Moffat County High School, lived elsewhere for a while, then returned to Craig, where she and her husband, Sid, have been for 37 years. Arola worked as an accountant at MRH before retiring a decade ago. She serves on the board because she believes in MRH and understands the importance of quality health care in a rural community. She is also a trained birth doula. The Arolas have a cabin at Wilderness Reach, where they like to spend family time. She also decorates cakes and has taken up woodworking.
Denise Arola
Terry Carwile
Terry is a Vietnam veteran who has lived in Craig since 1976 and worked at Trapper Mine for 30 years. He has been a volunteer for the Bears Ears Sportsman Club, the Museum of Northwest Colorado, the Moffat County planning commission, Colorado Northwestern Community College Board of Control and Craig City Council, including four years as mayor. He has seen MRH meet challenges successfully and believes we can continue to solidify our role as an essential community asset. Carwile is an outdoorsman who likes to hunt, fish and ride bicycles.
Terry Carwile
Kelly Hepworth
Kelly is a second-generation Wyoming native and a veterinarian who owns and practices at Bear Creek Animal Hospital in Craig. His wife, Sarah, is principal of Moffat County High School, and their daughter, Emily, is currently a traveling nurse in the MRH emergency room. Kelly and Sarah also own the Bear Creek Labradors kennel. Hepworth believes that the hospital and school district are the two most important organizations in our community. He serves on the board to help make MRH the best it can be. Hepworth’s hobbies include hunting, fishing, training dogs and sports.
Kelly Hepworth
Forrest Luke
Forrest retired after spending 40 years in the coal industry, primarily in reclamation, permitting, engineering, government and community relations. He continues to do part-time environmental consulting and takes groups on guided bird tours in the area. He has served on the MRH board for more than a decade and is very passionate about MRH’s continued success and essential role in the community. Luke is an enthusiastic birder who also enjoys fishing, hunting, traveling and spending time with his grandkids.
Forrest Luke
Dr. Allan Reishus
Dr. Reishus was appointed to the MRH Board of Trustees in 2019. He’s lived in Moffat County for over 40 years and plans to live here forever. He began his medical practice in Craig in 1975, and his knowledge about our community and medicine is beneficial as he works with his fellow board members and hospital staff to create our strategy for the future. He looks forward to learning more about the intricacies of hospital operations, including finances and accounting. His interests include all things outdoors, especially hunting, fishing and skiing.
Dr. Allan Reishus
Amy Updike
Amy and her husband, Victor, have lived in Craig for more than 30 years. She comes to the board of trustees with 17 years as a former MRH employee in addition to co-owning the local plumbing, heating and air conditioning company Masterworks Mechanical as well as West Theatre. Updike believes MRH should be the number one choice in the region for health care, employment and community support and involvement. She and Victor have two children and two grandchildren, and Updike enjoys spending her free time reading, gardening and spoiling her granddaughters.
Amy Updike
