The Foundation for Cottage Rehabilitation and Goleta Valley Cottage Hospitals (FCR&GVCH) has elected Nicholas “Scott” Vincent to its Board of Directors for 2025.
He will serve a six-year term and will be joining the rebuild & renew campaign steering committee to support the relocation of Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital to the Goleta campus.
Vincent holds a BA in economics from Bucknell University and earned a J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law. He served as legal counsel for numerous departments at the city of Santa Barbara from 2004 until his retirement in 2018.
His previous board experience includes serving on various committees with the Foundation for Santa Barbara City College for 10 years, including a four-year term as board president.
He is active in volunteering and fundraising for such local charities as Calm, the Alzheimer’s Association and Transition House.
“We are so pleased to welcome Scott Vincent to the board,” said Katina Zaninovich, FCR&GVCH Board chair. “His deep ties to the Goleta community, including the medical community, as well as his exceptional philanthropic and board work in the greater Santa Barbara area, will bring a deep understanding of our mission.”
A life-long resident of the Santa Barbara area, Vincent was born at Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, and his father served on the Goleta Valley Hospital and Cottage Hospital boards for a number of years.
“Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital has been an integral part of my life,” said Vincent. “It is the place of my birth. It is where I watched my father practice medicine. It is where my parents first modeled community service for me and my brothers.
“I look forward to serving on the foundation board to help Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital and Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital provide high quality, innovative health care to the community.”
FCR&GVCH is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. For more about FCR&GVCH, visit cottagehealth.org/fcrgvch.
The FCR&GVCH Foundation 2025 Board of Directors are, left to right: (back row) Rich Boyd, Vice Chair; Renée Nordstrand Black, Immediate Past Chair; Sharon Basham, MD; Scott Vincent; James Kyriaco; (front row) Megan Stichter, Treasurer; Tessa Kaplan, Secretary; Katina Zaninovich, Chair; Susan Epstein; Jean Smith. Not pictured: Jeff Cole; Antoinette McCauley; Kristen Miller; Samantha Onnen.