Meet Daron Vchulek

Daron Vchulek
Introduced on March 16, 2016 by Jan Levy

I’m pleased to introduce Daron Vchulek to all of you. Daron, who was proposed by Ollie Iversen, is the VP of Ancillary Service for the Polyclinic. For those of you who don’t know what Ancillary Services are, they include all of those services outside the physician visit such as services like physical therapy, diagnostic imaging and the lab operations. Daron is also charged with new business development. He has been with the Polyclinic for more than 12 years, and in healthcare administration for more than 20 years.

In addition to his work at the Polyclinic, Daron is an adjunct professor in leadership at Bellevue College, where he teaches a course on Leadership & Management in Healthcare and another in New Business Development. Clearly he knows a lot about leadership – the Ancillary Services department has some of the highest employee satisfaction ratings in the Polyclinic!

Daron is a native of our region, receiving AA degrees from both Shoreline and Bellevue Community Colleges, his BA in Healthcare Administration from Bellevue College, and his MBA from the University of Washington. Daron and his wife Melinda Wade (who is here today) have three children – a 12-year old daughter (Natalee), and twin boys, 11 months old (Oliver and Nickolas). They used to own Sport Boat Northwest where they sold and serviced motorboats ranging from 16 to 40 feet. Daron still has a boat which he enjoys taking out salmon fishing.

When I asked Daron why Rotary, he talked about the programs he’s enjoyed attending, and that he’s been very drawn to our international work. Daron serves on the Board of the Polyclinic Community Health Foundation which provides medications for clients who could not otherwise afford them. He also serves on the board of Bright Avenues School and is on the Technology Committee at St. Andrews Church. When I asked Daron to tell me something about himself that others wouldn’t know, he said he used to teach country dancing! In fact, you might see him dancing at the Little Red Hen near Greenlake. Daron is also an accomplished photographer. You can check out his photographs at www.daronsphotographs.com. You’ll be impressed!

Please join me thanking Daron’s nominator Ollie Iversen for bringing Daron to Rotary, and join me in giving a warm Seattle 4 welcome to Daron Vchulek, Vice President of Ancillary Service at the Polyclinic, classification healthcare.