Leadership
Meet Hillsboro Medical Center’s Executive Leadership Team.
One of our leadership team members is on call every day. Call 503-936-7392 and we’ll help you connect with them.
Lori James-Nielsen, President & CEO
Lori James-Nielsen, RN, B.S.N., M.H.A., has over 25 years of clinical and leadership experience in a variety of hospital settings. Throughout her career, she has worked as a staff educator, manager, and director for nursing units and cardiac care. Lori has been involved in creating clinical integration models to support organizations and independent providers in developing clinical programs and improve value for patients. She was the Chief Strategy Officer at Salem Hospital and Vice President of Operations and Integrations at OHSU Partners.
She and her husband have a blended family of six children. She enjoys watching her daughter play volleyball, hiking, and kayaking.
J. Kim Thiringer, Interim Chief Medical Officer
J. Kim Thiringer, D.O. is an otolaryngologist with extensive clinical and operational experience. He completed 25 years of military service, including serving as a U.S. Navy flight surgeon, and has been practicing medicine in the Hillsboro community since 2006. As interim Chief Medical Officer, he works to optimize the hospital’s full spectrum of medical services and oversees quality improvement initiatives. An Oregon native, he enjoys spending time with his family participating in the many seasonal activities that the Pacific Northwest offers.
Donna Toland, M.S.N., RN, has held progressive leadership positions in nursing and health care management for over two decades. Prior to joining Hillsboro Medical Center, she served as Chief Nurse of Mental Health Services at Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center. Throughout her career, she’s held key leadership roles spearheading clinical innovation, operational improvements, and staff development initiatives at Children’s Hospital Colorado, Sky Ridge Medical Center, and UCHealth. Outside of work, Donna enjoys spending time with her husband, their two children, and their two dogs.
Scott Schwab, Chief Financial Officer, Interim Chief Operating Officer
Scott Schwab, CPA, has improved performance and driven transformational change at health care organizations for over 20 years. Before joining Hillsboro Medical Center, Scott optimized net revenue as a System Finance leader at Providence. As a consultant at both Ernst & Young and Nordic, he led successful performance improvement, risk reduction, acquisition integration and organizational transformation initiatives. Scott enjoys spending time with his family hiking, camping and supporting the Portland Thorns.
Adam Haslam, Vice President, Ambulatory Services
Adam Haslam brings over a decade of extensive operations leadership experience in hospital and ambulatory care settings. Prior to joining Hillsboro Medical Center, he served as a senior administrator at Kaiser Permanente, where he led initiatives to develop and advance health care services, provide large-scale access improvement and enhance the patient experience. Adam is a collaborative and people-focused leader dedicated to driving sustainable success. He enjoys staying active with his wife and daughters, cycling, cheering on the Portland Timbers, Thorns, and Trailblazers, and exploring new coffee.
Lauri Bolton, Chief Human Resources Officer
Lauri Bolton, M.B.A., SHPR, SHRM-SCP, brings more than 25 years of human resources experience and leadership in health care. In her previous role, Lauri served as the Chief Experience Officer at Summit Pacific Medical Center, leading strategies to foster positive employee, provider, and patient experiences. She provided operational leadership for human resources, patient experience, marketing/communications, facility services, and ancillary services. Lauri is passionate about community-based health care, especially all things “people” related. She enjoys reading, cooking, and is an avid gardener.
Steve Conklin, General Counsel
Steve Conklin, J.D., is a graduate of Oregon State University and University of San Diego School of Law. Before joining Hillsboro Medical Center, Steve served as legal counsel at OHSU for 17 years advising leadership on regulatory matters, complex transactions, and a wide variety of other issues facing the academic health system. Steve’s prior experience in health care regulatory, transactional and legal matters includes private practice with the law firm of Cooney & Crew, LLP in Portland and Lake Oswego, Portland Adventist Medical Center, and PacificCare of Oregon.