Deborah Gac, a 35-year veteran of human resources operations in hospitals, recently joined Valley Presbyterian Hospital as vice president of human resources for the Van Nuys, California, organization.

“Ms. Gac’s vast hospital experience in human resources will provide strong support for our hospital,” Valley Presbyterian Hospital President and CEO Gustavo Valdespino said. “We are pleased to welcome her to the team at Valley Presbyterian Hospital.”

Gac earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology at San Diego University and her MBA at National University in San Diego. She has spent more than three decades working in health care human resources departments, including several roles at Scripps Health in San Diego and senior vice president of human resources at City of Hope in Duarte. Most recently, Gac was the director of human resources for Providence Health and Services.

At Valley Presbyterian Hospital, a 350-bed independent, nonprofit and nonsectarian hospital that is one of the region’s largest for acute care, Gac will oversee all human resources functions. This includes talent acquisition, talent management, compensation, benefits and succession management as well as learning and development, employee and labor relations, process improvements and organizational development.