Background
Dahlen, Gretchen Mary was born on October 30, 1955 in Caledonia, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of Marlyn Bjorge and Olga Oliver Dahlen.
healthcare executive consultant
Dahlen, Gretchen Mary was born on October 30, 1955 in Caledonia, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of Marlyn Bjorge and Olga Oliver Dahlen.
Bachelor cum laude, St. Olaf College, 1977; M. Health Superior vena cava syndrome Administration, University of Michigan, 1979.
Administrative resident, Metropolitan Hospital and Health Centers, Detroit, 1979-1980;
assistant to administrative director, Metropolitan Hospital and Health Centers, Detroit, 1980-1981;
assistant administrator, Metropolitan Hospital and Health Centers, Detroit, 1981-1983;
administrator, chief Executive officer, Sanford Hospital, Farmington, Minnesota, 1983-1985;
vice president ambulatory service, Meriter/Madison (Wisconsin) General Hospital, 1985-1986;
vice president business development and marketing, Meriter/Madison (Wisconsin) General Hospital, 1986-1987;
chief operating officer, Meriter Health Enterprises, Madison, 1987-1988;
president, chief Executive officer, Meriter Health Enterprises, Madison, 1988-1993;
president, The Dahlen Company, Verona, Wisconsin, since 1993. Chairman Ambulance Study Commission, Farmington, 1984. Board directors Certification Board of Infection Control, Mundelein, Illinois, 1985-1987.
State president Wisconsin Women Entrepreneurs, 1996-1997, board directors. Advisory county member Wisconsin Small Business Development Center, since 1996, University of Wisconsin Whitewater Entrepreneurship Advisory Board, since 1997. Member alumni board St. Olaf College, since 1996, University of Michigan, since 1989.
Member steering committee Big Brothers/Big Sisters Friends of Kids, 1991-1995. Vice president Young Administrators Forum, Detroit, 1983. Member American College Healthcare Executives, American Hospital Association (committee member 1989-1992), Psi Chi.
Married Gregory James Thelen, September 20, 1986.