Heyde comes to La Sierra with a wealth of experience in financial administration and accounting in the health care field. From 1995-1999, Heyde worked for the Hinsdale Health System/Adventist Health System as Chief Administrative Officer at GlenOaks Hospital in Glendale Heights, Illinois.

From 1990-1995, he was Vice President of Hinsdale Hospital a 459-bed acute care hospital in Hinsdale, Ill. Heyde also served as President of Health Ventures clinic, a joint venture company with nine partnerships.

An alumnus of La Sierra University, Heyde graduated in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science in Administration. Heyde will be awarded with a Master's in Public Health and a Master's in Hospital Administration from Loma Linda University in the fall of 1999.

Heyde replaces Alejo Pizarro who served as Vice President for Financial Administration [from] 1993 [until his retirement in the summer of 1999].

Heyde was born in Argentina in 1949 and is fluent in both English and Spanish. He is married to Marilynn J. Goulard a dental hygienist educated at La Sierra/Loma Linda University. Together they have two children, Shelli, a physical therapy student at Andrews University, and Jenni, a freshman at La Sierra Academy.

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