PORT ORCHARD — The Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs is proud to announce the appointment of Ronald Bergstrom as superintendent of the Washington Veterans Home in Retsil.

Bergstrom brings with him a tremendous amount of experience as an Air Force veteran and a leader. His extensive experience in long-term care includes serving as executive director, health center administrator, and compliance officer at various facilities covering a number of states, before settling here in Washington.

“We selected the right person to continue the very important work of caring for our most vulnerable veterans while providing leadership to our resilient staff,” said WDVA Deputy Director Gary Condra.

He replaces Dax Dowling, who served as interim superintendent for 11 months. Dowling will resume his full-time duties as associate superintendent for the Washington Veterans Home.