Cottage Health Announces Eric Seale as New Board Chair

Cottage Health has elected Eric Seale as Chair of its Board of Directors. Seale succeeds Steven Zola, who served as Board Chair for a three-year term and will continue to serve as Immediate Past Chair.

Seale has been a dedicated member of Cottage Health’s Board of Directors for two years. Prior to that, he served on the Board of Directors for the Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital Foundation from 2016 to 2022.

In addition to his board leadership, Seale is a managing partner at Accufy Analytics, a financial software firm specializing in renewable energy financing structures. He holds a master’s degree in finance from the MIT Sloan School of Management, and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and computer science from Princeton University.

Outside of work, Seale and his wife, Sandy, enjoy spending time with their five adult children and six grandchildren. He also enjoys the outdoors, hiking, surfing and rock climbing.

Members of the Cottage Health Board of Directors serve without compensation to guide the not-for-profit organization in its mission to provide superior health care for and improve the health of our communities through a commitment to excellence, integrity and compassion.