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Leadership

Jason Peret

Jason Paret

Chief Executive Officer

Jason Paret has led CI Health since January 2016. He has a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Alaska Southeast and a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration from the University of Montana. Island life is not new to the Paret family, having lived in Australia, Hawaii, and islands in Alaska. During Paret’s more than 25 years in healthcare he’s achieved significant operating and financial improvements for the organizations he has led. He also has important facility construction experience with two different projects, one in the amount of $20 million and another in the $50 million range. Paret (pronounced “pa–ray”) and his wife Aimee, an Avalon schoolteacher, have two children.

Dr. Edwin McGroarty, MD

Dr. Edwin McGroarty

Chief of Staff

Dr. Warren is a graduate of Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine and did her residency at the University of Nevada, Reno. She is board certified in Family Medicine and is an experienced primary care physician. She has worked in private practice and served patients as a staff physician at Kaiser Permanente in San Diego as well as Temecula Valley Hospital and Fallbrook Hospital. Dr. Warren and her husband, a Los Angeles County Firefighter, have two daughters and enjoy Catalina Island life. Her patients describe her as “a rare kind of physician who tells it like it is but is very nice, knowledgeable, and has a great bedside manner.” Dr. Warren works full time as a primary care provider at Catalina Island Health.

John M. Lovrich

John M. Lovrich, CPA

Chief Financial Officer

John Lovrich oversees Catalina Island Health’s financial services including its business office and medical records and is responsible for monitoring CI Health’s overall financial health. The certified public accountant received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California and his Master’s from California State University, Long Beach. He has more than 20 years of experience working with hospitals, including Critical Access Hospitals, and other health-related organizations. “I really like working with the people at CI Health. Everyone has been very helpful and professional.”