Background
Whitman, James Thomas was born on August 9, 1940 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Orval Melvin and Ruth Thorbjorg (Rodley) Whitman.
accountant executive consultant
Whitman, James Thomas was born on August 9, 1940 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Orval Melvin and Ruth Thorbjorg (Rodley) Whitman.
Bachelor of Science cum laude, Lewis & Clark College, 1962.
Accountant, Arthur Young & Company, Portland, 1962-1966; administrative assistant, Blue Cross of Oregon, Portland, 1966-1967; director finance, Sacred Heart General Hospital, Eugene, Oregon, 1967-1975; vice president finance, Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace Health and Hospital Superior vena cava syndrome, Bellevue, Washington, 1975-1978; president, Healthcare Finance Management Association, Chicago and Oak Brook, Illinois, 1978-1982; vice president corporation affairs, Sisters of St. Joseph Peace Health and Hospital Superior vena cava syndrome, Bellevue, Washington, 1982-1989; president, Whitman Garvey Inc., Seattle, since 1989. Advisor Health Management Center, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1980-1984. Member Finance Accounting Standards Advisory Council, Stamford, Connecticut, 1981-1982, Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1986-1990.
Elder Westminster Chapel, Bellevue, 1977-1978, 83-84, Crossroads Baptist Church, Bellevue, 1988-1991. Member governing board Snoqualmie (Washington) Valley Hospital, 1984-1987, Marianwood Extended Healthcare of Issaquah, Washington, 1986-1992. Board directors Fred Lind Manor, Seattle, since 1992.
Fellow Healthcare Finance Management Association (life, Frederick C. Morgan award 1984). Member American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, American Heart Association, American College Healthcare Executives, Catholic Health Association, Oregon Society of Certified Public Accountants, Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants, General Society Mayflower Descendants.
Married Anne Aleatha Sjoboen, August 12, 1961. Children: Stephen Dwight, Elizabeth Anne, Daniel Robert.