The Department of Veterans Affairs appointed Mathew Tekansik as the new director of the VA Western Colorado Health Care System. Tekansik is responsible for one medical center and four outlying clinics, and he oversees delivery of health-care services covering 17 counties and 47,000 square miles within the state of Colorado and Utah.

Sunaina Kumar-Giebel, Veterans Integrated Service Network 19 director, said of Tekansik. “His sound leadership qualities and proven experience will be valuable assets for the facility, the employees and volunteers, and most importantly for the veterans we are honored to serve.”

Tekansik began his career with the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2011 as a program-support assistant and TCF intern in the accounting and fiscal department. He advanced through various leadership roles, including the position of chief of fiscal, and he has served as the associate director at VA Western Colorado Health Care System since 2023.