Nicholas “Scott” Vincent. Courtesy photos.
GOLETA — The Foundation for Cottage Rehabilitation and Goleta Valley Cottage Hospitals (FCR&GVCH) has elected a new member, Nicholas “Scott” Vincent, to its Board of Directors for 2025. He will serve a 6-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 Bachelor of Arts 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 ten years, including a four-year term as Board President. He is also active in volunteering and fundraising for several local charities such 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.”
The FCR&GVCH Foundation 2025 Board of Directors are from left, (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. Courtesy photo.
A life-long resident of the Santa Barbara area, Vincent has a long-standing connection to the Cottage Health System. He was born at Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, and his father served on the Goleta Valley Hospital and Cottage Hospital boards for many years. He has two children and enjoys sailing and playing golf.
“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) non-profit organization with a mission to advance exceptional health and rehabilitative care at Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital and Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital by inspiring philanthropic support, financial stewardship and patient advocacy.
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.
For more information about FCR&GVCH, visit cottagehealth.org/fcrgvch
About Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital
For over 60 years, the not-for-profit Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital (CRH) has been the premier provider of comprehensive inpatient and outpatient medical rehabilitation services for patients in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties. CRH serves people with brain and spinal cord injury, stroke and stroke-related disorders, musculoskeletal dysfunction, chronic pain, and other neurological and complex orthopedic conditions. CRH is recognized for its quality of compassionate care as it empowers people with disabilities to achieve optimum quality of life. CRH is part of the not-for-profit Cottage Health, the leader in providing advanced medical care to the Central Coast region. For more information, visit CottageHealth.org/CRH
About Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital
Founded in 1966, the not-for-profit Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital (GVCH) is a 48-bed acute-care facility. Every year, GVCH admits roughly 1,700 patients, receives 24,000 emergency room visits, and sees nearly 30,000 outpatient visits. The hospital is recognized for its Breast Imaging Center, the Ridley-Tree Center for Wound Management, and the Center for Orthopedics. GVCH is part of the not-for-profit Cottage Health, the leader in providing advanced medical care to the Central Coast region. For more information, visit cottagehealth.org/fcrgvch
About Cottage Health
The not-for-profit Cottage Health provides advanced medical care to the Central Coast region. In the past year, Cottage Health hospitals provided care for 19,213 inpatient admissions and 85,711 emergency department visits and helped deliver 1,886 newborns. Comprised of more than 700 physicians, many with subspecialties typically found only at university medical centers, Cottage Health’s comprehensive range of specialized services includes the Cottage Children’s Medical Center, Level 1 Trauma Center, Neuroscience Institute, Heart & Vascular Center, Center for Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Hospital. Beyond hospital settings, Cottage Health offers primary care and specialty clinics, Cottage Urgent Care Centers throughout the tri-counties, and 24-hour access to providers via Cottage Virtual Care (English and Spanish), an online service for common conditions.