GERRY HINKLEY, PRESIDENT

Gerry has been a resident of Lake Arrowhead since 2021, having moved from downtown Los Angeles in anticipation of retirement at the end of 2022 from his 47 year health law practice with the international law firm of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman. As a lawyer, Gerry specialized in healthcare mergers and acquisitions, with clients including many California hospitals. Before joining the MCH Board, for two years Gerry served as a community member of  MCH’s finance, quality and facilities committees. Gerry was a founder in 1978 of Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Bay Area and held numerous governance positions over the years, most recently completing a six-year term as a director in 2023. Gerry has a son Scott, who is a feature film re-recording sound mixer, and a daughter Annie, who is an IT cloud system facilities planner, and 5 grandsons who absolutely adore everything about the mountain.

CHERYL ROBINSON, VICE PRESIDENT

Cheryl graduated from Cal Poly Pomona with a degree in Foods and Nutrition and followed with her Masters’ at San Diego State.  She was a Registered Dietitian and in charge of the Food Service Departments of Lakewood Regional Medical Center and Los Alamitos Medical Centers.   Having a career in the hospital world has been an asset in her work on the MCH Board.

The Robinsons then retired to Lake Arrowhead in 2006 and promptly became involved in a number of local charities.  Cheryl has been a member of Soroptimist International of Rim of the World since 2008, an honorary member of the Lake Arrowhead Mountain Sunrise Rotary Club and the board representative for the MCH Auxiliary.   Cheryl enjoys traveling, golfing, cooking, baking, paper-crafting as well as spending time with her husband Barry and their dogs, Winston and Chelsea.

BARRICK SMART, TREASURER

Barrick has been a resident of Lake Arrowhead since 1962, and is a graduate of Rim of the World High School. He took a 4 year break from the mountain to earn a degree in Economics from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. While attending ASU, Barry met his wife Susan.

Barry and Susan have two sons, Christopher and Daniel both of whom were born at Mountains Community Hospital. In the 1960’s, Barry’s mother Sherri was Director of Nursing at the hospital, recruiting Barry to work as a groundskeeper at Santa Anita Hospital – now known as Mountains Community Hospital.

In the securities business for more than 40 years, Barry is the owner and CEO of Smart Investments Advisory Incorporated, a Registered Investment Advisory based in Redlands, CA. Susan has been a Realtor in Lake Arrowhead for more than 30 years, and is with Coldwell Banker Skyridge Realty in Blue Jay.  Always active in the community, Barry was an officer of the Mountain Sunrise Rotary, and an Elder in the Presbyterian Church.

BARRY HOY, SECRETARY

Barry and his wife, Jeanne Sue (Thornton) have been Lake Arrowhead residents since 2013. Barry graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University with a B.S. in Aerospace Management and continued with three masters degrees/certifications. He has held leadership positions within aerospace and manned vehicle space engineering and business/finance operations for 34.5 years.  He retired from The Boeing Corporation at the Kennedy Space Center in 2013.  Barry and Jeanne have three adult children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren to date. He enjoys tennis, golf, family gatherings and following the Alabama Crimson Tide football. He is also a member of the Lake Arrowhead Rotary Club.

JERI SIMPSON, DIRECTOR

Jeri Simpson feels at home in a hospital, having worked in healthcare human resources management since 1983. First at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, then Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Coastal Communities Hospital, and finally at UCLA Health for 20 years. She managed compensation, self-funded benefits, staffing, and employee and labor relations. She’s participated in and led HR policy committees, sexual harassment committees, HIPAA compliance committees, and hospital facility move committees. She’s managed the HR section of Joint Commission audits and has been on the board of directors of the Human Resources Division of the Hospital Association of Southern California. Since April 2024, she has been a community member on the MCH Board of Directors. She enjoys the challenges of healthcare and is excited to be of service to the Hospital District.

Jeri has lived in Lake Arrowhead for eight years and is a local leader in the community, currently serving as President-Elect and Treasurer of the Rotary Club of Lake Arrowhead and Lake Arrowhead Rotary Foundation, President of the Women’s Club of Lake Arrowhead, and Treasurer of the San Bernardino Mountains Land Trust. Jeri received her BA from Mount Saint Mary’s College and a master’s degree in Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, and Peacebuilding from California State University Dominguez Hills.