ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The Milbank Memorial Fund thanks the following persons who participated in its meetings and those of the Reforming States Group in 2001 and/or reviewed drafts of reports. They are listed in the positions they held at the time of their participation.

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Julia Addington-Hall
Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head
King's College School of Medicine
London, United Kingdom

Mohammad Akhter
Executive Director
American Public Health Association
Washington, DC

Andres Alcantar
Budget Analyst
Office of the Governor
Austin, Texas

Al Almanza
Deputy District Manager
Food Safety and Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Dallas, Texas

Gerard F. Anderson
Professor and Director, CHFM
Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health
Baltimore, Maryland

Keith Anderson
Vice President, Continuing Care Services
Simon Fraser Health Region
New Westminster, Canada

Robert Mark Arnold
Associate Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

William Arnone
National Director
Ernst & Young LLP
New York, New York

Brian Atchinson
Vice President and Managing Counsel
UnumProvident Corporation
Portland, Maine

F. Amos Bailey
Medical Director
Cooper Green Hospital
Birmingham, Alabama

Stephanie Bailey
Director of Health
Metro Nashville/Davidson County Health Department
Nashville, Tennessee

Barry Baines
Medicare Medical Director
UCare Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Robert A. Baines
Mayor of Manchester
Office of the Mayor
Manchester, New Hampshire

Edward L. Baker
Assistant Surgeon General and Director
Public Health Practice Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

Ruth Ballweg
Director, MEDEX Northwest
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Gregory Banner
Emergency Planner
Rhode Island Health Department
Providence, Rhode Island

James A. Barnett
Vice-Chair, Public Health and Welfare Committee
Kansas Senate
Emporia, Kansas

Anne Barry
Deputy Commissioner
Minnesota Department of Finance
St. Paul, Minnesota

Patricia P. Barry
Executive Director
Merck Institute of Aging & Health
Washington, DC

Stuart Barton
Editor of Clinical Evidence
BMJ Publishing Group
London, United Kingdom

Alan C. Bates
Member, Government Efficiency Committee
Oregon House of Representatives
Eagle Point, Oregon

James B. Battles
Senior Service Fellow/Patient Safety
Center for Quality Improvement
and Patient Safety
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality
Rockville, Maryland

Raymond J. Baxter
Executive Vice President
The Lewin Group
Falls Church, Virginia

Melinda Beeuwkes Buntin
RAND
Santa Monica, California

Leslie Beitsch
Assistant State Health Officer
Florida Department of Health
Tallahassee, Florida

Georges C. Benjamin
Secretary
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Baltimore, Maryland

Duane Benson
Executive Director
Minnesota Business Partnership
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Robert A. Berenson
Senior Advisor
Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy
Washington, DC

Linda Berglin
Chair, Health, Human Services and Correction Budget Division
Minnesota Senate
St. Paul, Minnesota

Bobbie Berkowitz
Professor and Chair, Psychosocial and Community Health
University of Washington, School of Nursing
Director, Turning Point
Seattle, Washington

Roberto Bernabei
Professor
Dipartimento di Scienze Gerontologiche, Geriatriche e Fisiatriche
Centro Medicina dell' Invecchiamento
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Roma, Italy

Kenneth W. Bernard
Special Adviser for International Health Affairs to the Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs
National Security Council
Washington, DC

Jesse Bethke Gomez
President
CLUES
St. Paul, Minnesota

Ron Bialek
Executive Director
Public Health Foundation
Washington, DC

Thomas J. Billy
Administrator, Food Safety and Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC

Elizabeth Blackmar
Professor of History
Columbia University
New York, New York

Tex Boggs
Member, Labor, Health and Social Services Committee
Wyoming Senate
Rock Springs, Wyoming

Deborah Bohr
Vice President
Health Research and Educational Trust
Brooklyn, New York

Merle Boucher
Minority Leader
North Dakota House of Representatives
Rolette, North Dakota

David Bougher
Director, Pharmaceutical Policy and Programs
Alberta Health and Wellness
Edmonton, Canada

Kathryn I. Bowers
Member, Children and Family Affairs Committee
Tennessee House of Representatives
Memphis, Tennessee

Dennis Braddock
Secretary
Washington Department of Social and Health Services
Olympia, Washington

Ben Brancel
Secretary
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade
and Consumer Protection
Madison, Wisconsin

Mary Brandenburg
Commissioner of District 3
City Commission Office of West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach, Florida

Eddy Bresnitz
State Epidemiologist/Assistant Commissioner
Epidemiology, Environmental and Occupational Health
Trenton, New Jersey

Walter Broadnax
Dean
School of Public Affairs, American University
Washington, DC

Jerry Bronnerberg
Deputy Director
Wyoming Department of Health
Cheyenne, Wyoming

Robert Brook
RAND
Santa Monica, California

Joe E. Brown
Chair, Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee
South Carolina House of Representatives
Columbia, South Carolina

Richard D. Brumley
Medical Director, Hospice & Home Health
Kaiser Permanente
Downey, California

Kenneth Brummel-Smith
Medical Director, Long Term Care Division
Providence Health System
Portland, Oregon

Maggie Bullock
Administrator, Health Policy and Services Division
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Helena, Montana

Robert W. Burchell
Director
Center for Urban Policy Research
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Helen R. Burstin
Director, Center for Primary Care Research
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Rockville, Maryland

Robert Burt
Alexander M. Bickel Professor of Law
Yale Law School
Woodbridge, Connecticut

Ira Byock
Director
The Palliative Care Service
Missoula, Montana

Daniel Callahan
Director of International Programs
The Hastings Center
Garrison, New York

Michael Callahan
Executive Director
HealthFront
Bloomington, Minnesota

Meg Campbell
Nurse Practitioner
Palliative Care Service and Hospital Ethics Committee
Detroit, Michiagan

William Caplan
Director, Clinical Development
Care Management Institute
Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, California

G. Iain Carpenter
Associate Director
Centre for Health Service Studies
University of Kent
Kent, United Kingdom

Ronald A. Carson
Professor and Director
Institute for the Medical Humanities
Galveston, Texas

Michael Carter
University Distinguished Professor
University of Tennessee
Tumbling Shoals, Arkansas

Christine K. Cassel
Professor and Chair
Geriatrics and Adult Development Department
New York, New York

Enrique Castellón
Fundacion Renal Iñigo Alvarez de Toledo
Madrid, Spain

Ronald W. Cates
Deputy Director
Missouri Department of Health
Jefferson City, Missouri

Jean Chabut
Director
Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Control
Lansing, Michigan

David J. Challis
Professor
PSSRU, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom

Harriette L. Chandler
Member, Health Care Committee
Massachusetts Senate
Worcester, Massachusetts

John D. Chapin
Administrator, Division of Public Health
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
Madison, Wisconsin

Ruth Charbonneau
Director, Office of Policy and Research
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Trenton, New Jersey

Nancy I. Chard
Chair, Health and Welfare Committee
Vermont Senate
Brattleboro, Vermont

James A. Chase
Director, Purchasing and Service Delivery
Minnesota Department of Human Services
St. Paul, Minnesota

Shirley S. Chater
Visiting Professor
Institute for Health and Aging
University of California, San Francisco
Mill Valley, California

Dwight Chenette
Chief Operating Officer
Health Care District of Palm Beach County
West Palm Beach, Florida

Becky Cherney
President and CEO
Central Florida Healthcare Coalition
Orlando, Florida

Ishwar Chopra
President
New Hampshire Medical Society
Manchester, New Hampshire

B.F. "Chris" Christiaens
Member, Finance Committee
Montana Senate
Great Falls, Montana

Myra Christopher
President
Midwest Bioethics Center
Kansas City, Missouri

Robert Chubb
Manager, Compliance Office
Food Safety and Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Beltsville, Maryland

Carolyn M. Clancy
Director, Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Rockville, Maryland

Michael Clarke
Chair, Cochrane Collaboration Steering Group
United Kingdom Cochrane Center
Oxford, United Kingdom

Eileen L. Cody
Co-chair, Health Care Committee
Washington House of Representatives
Seattle, Washington

Garnet F. Coleman
Chair, Health Committee
National Conference of State Legislatures
Vice-chair, Public Health Committee
Texas House of Representatives
Houston, Texas

Jack M. Colwill
Professor Emeritus
Department of Family and Community Medicine
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, Missouri

Robin Comstock
President and CEO
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Manchester, New Hampshire

Kevin Concannon
Commissioner
Maine Department of Human Services
Augusta, Maine

Stephen Connor
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Alexandria, Virginia

Bradford E. Cook
Partner
Sheehan, Phinney, Bass & Green
Manchester, New Hampshire

Blanche Wiesen Cook
Distinguished Professor, Department of History
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
City University of New York
New York, New York

Craig Copeland
Senior Research Associate
Emplyee Benefit Research Institute
Washington, DC

Bill Corr
Deputy Director
Tobacco Free Kids
Washington, DC

Jean Cowan
Commissioner
Lincoln County
Newport, Oregon

Cheryl Cox Macpherson
Associate Professor
St. George's University School of Medicine
Bay Shore, New York

Robert M. Crane
Senior Vice President
Director, Institute for Health Policy
Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, California

LaVera M. Crawley
Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics
Palo Alto, California

James Curran
Dean and Professor of Epidemiology
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

J. Randall Curtis
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Pam Curtis
Policy Analyst
Office of the Governor of Oregon
Salem, Oregon

June L. Dahl
Professor
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin

Thomas Dallessio
Senior Policy Advisor
Office of the Governor of New Jersey
Trenton, New Jersey

Dean A. Danilson
Vice President, Fresh Meats Quality Assurance and Food Safety
IBP Inc.
Dakota Dunes, South Dakota

Marion Danis
Head, Section on Ethics and Health Policy
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

Lucy Davidson
Associate Director of Science
Center for Child Well-being
Decatur, Georgia

Karen A. Davie
President
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Alexandria, Virginia

Ann Davis
Director, State Government Affairs
American Academy of Physician Assistants
Alexandria, Virginia

Gene Davis
Assistant Minority Whip
Utah Senate
Salt Lake City, Utah

Mitchell Davis, Jr.
Children's Wellness Project Manager
The Minneapolis Foundation
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Patricia Day
Senior Research Fellow
Department of Social and Policy Sciences
University of Bath
Bath, United Kingdom

Douglas Dean
Chief Executive Officer
Elliot Hospital
Manchester, New Hampshire

Michael Deily
Director, Health Care Financing
Utah Department of Health
Salt Lake City, Utah

Selma Deitch
Consultant
Child Health Services
Manchester, New Hampshire

Richard Della Penna
Director
Kaiser Permanente Aging Network
San Diego, California

Michael DeLucia
Director of Charitable Trusts
New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General
Concord, New Hampshire

Phil Derfler
Deputy Administrator, Policy and Development
Food Safety and Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC

Robert Derzon
Mill Valley, California

Leah Devlin
Acting Director of Health
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Raleigh, North Carolina

Nancy Dickey
Interim Dean, College of Medicine
The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center
College Station, Texas

William H. Dietz
Director, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

Andrew Dillon
Chief Executive
National Institute for Clinical Excellence
London, United Kingdom

Sandra DiPasquale
Senior Administrator
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York

Mary E. Diviney
Competitive Intelligence Consultant
ING Aetna Financial Services
Hartford, Connecticut

Bruce Doblin
Medical Director
Seasons Hospice
Chicago, Illinois

Robert Doherty
Senior Vice President Governmental Affairs & Public Policy
American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Kenneth Doka
Poughkeepsie, New York

Sally S. Donner
Director, Federal Government Affairs
Kraft Foods, Phillip Morris Companies
Washington, DC

Thomas Donovan
Partner
McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton
Manchester, New Hampshire

David Doth
Commissioner
Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Bryan E. Dowd
Director, Graduate Studies
Division of Health Services Research and Policy
School of Public Health
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Charles Duarte
Medicaid Administrator
Nevada Human Resources Department
Carson City, Nevada

Nancy Neveloff Dubler
Director, Division of Bioethics
Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, New York

Benjamin F. Dudley
Member, Joint Health and Human Services Committee
Maine House of Representatives
Portland, Maine

Mary Anne Dumas
Clinical Associate Professor
School of Nursing
SUNY at Stony Brook
Huntington, New York

Elaine Duncan
Xefe de Estudios, Xestión e Coordinación de Programas Comunitarios
PASOS
Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Ronnie Dunn
Supervisory Compliance Officer
Food Safety and Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
LaPlace, Louisiana

Dyan Dunsmoor-Farley
Executive Director, Care Services
Ministry of Health and Ministry Responsible for Seniors
Victoria, Canada

Sylvio L. Dupuis
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Notre Dame College
Manchester, New Hampshire

Cece Dykas
Assistant Deputy Attorney General
Department of Legal Affairs
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Gary Eakes
Chief Operating Officer
Partnership for Caring, Inc.
Washington, DC

Martin Eccles
Chair, Guidelines Advisory Committee
Centre for Health Services Research
University of New Castle
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Jacquelynne S. Eccles
Professor, Institute for Research Women and Gender
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Catherine Eden
Director
Arizona Department of Health Services
Phoenix, Arizona

Thomas Edes
Chief, Home and Community-Based Care
Department of Veterans Affairs
Washington, DC

Betheda Edmonds
Co-Chair, Joint Labor Committee
Maine Senate
Freeport, Maine

Nancy Ellison
Deputy Secretary
Washington State Department of Health
Olympia, Washington

Paul Elstein
Deputy Director
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Baltimore, Maryland

Linda Emanuel
Northwestern University Medical School
Chicago, Illinois

Lawrence A. Emerton
Chairman, Health and Human Services Budget Committee
New Hampshire House of Representatives
Gottstown, New Hampshire

Susan Emmer
Director of Public Policy
Americans for Better Care of the Dying
Bethesda, Maryland

David English
President & CEO
Hospices of Greater Washington
Falls Church, Virginia

Lynn Etheredge
Consultant, Health Insurance Reform Project
George Washington University
Chevy Chase, Maryland

Karen M. Facey
Director
Health Technology Board for Scotland
Glasgow, Scotland

Gilbert J. Fanciullo
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire

Craig Feinson
Librarian, Marketing Library
AXA Client Solutions
New York, New York

Betty Ferrell
Research Scientist
City of Hope National Medical Center
Duarte, California

Perry Fine
Professor of Anesthesiology
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

Joseph J. Fins
Chief, Division of Medical Ethics
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, New York

Thomas E. Finucane
Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Columbia, Maryland

Howard Fluhr
President and CEO
The Segal Company
New York, New York

Charles J. Fogarty
Lieutenant Governor
State of Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island

Kathleen M. Foley
Chief of Pain and Palliative Care Service
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York

Carol Tucker Foreman
Distinguished Fellow and Director, Food Policy Institute
Consumer Federation of America
Washington, DC

Nicole Makosky Fowler
Woodwell End of Life Program Coordinator
Presbyterian SeniorCare
Oakmont, Pennsylvania

Jinnet Fowles
Vice President, Health Research
Park Nicollet Institute
St. Louis Park, Minnesota

Marvin E. Frankel
Partner
Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel, LLP
New York, New York

Nancy Freeborne
Associate Clinical Professor of Health Care Sciences
George Washington University, Physician Assistant Program
Washington, DC

Linda P. Fried
Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Policy
Johns Hopkins Medical Institution
Baltimore, Maryland

Terri Fried
Assistant Professor of Medicine
VA Connecticut Healthcare System
West Haven, Connecticut

Brant E. Fries
Professor and Senior Research Scientist
Institute of Gerontology
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Jon Gabel
Vice President
Health Research and Educational Trust
American Hospital Association
Washington, DC

Barbara J. Gage
Health Economics Research, Inc.
Waltham, Massachusetts

John Garamendi
Partner
YUCAIPA
Washington, DC

Gail Garceau
President
United Way of Greater Manchester
Manchester, New Hampshire

David Garrison
Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC

Edward George
President and CEO
Manchester Community Health Center
Manchester, New Hampshire

Todd Gerken
Assistant Plant Manager
Farmland Foods
Crete, Nebraska

Mark Gibson
Policy Advisor for Health Care, Human Services and Labor
Office of the Governor of Oregon
Salem, Oregon

Rosemary Gibson
Senior Program Officer
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, New Jersey

Muriel Gillick
Physician-in-Chief
Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for the Aged
Boston, Massachusetts

Jacob Gindin
Director, Geriatric Institute of Education and Research
Kaplan Medical Center
Rehovot, Israel

Paul Glare
Director, Central Sydney Palliative Care Service
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Sydney, Australia

Shimon Glick
Gussie Krupp Professor of Internal Medicine
Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Beer-Sheeva, Israel

Susan Goldwater
Executive Director
Hospice of the Valley
Phoenix, Arizona

Richard A. Goodman
Senior Advisor for Science and Policy
Financial Management Office
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

Jack D. Gordon
President
Hospice Foundation of America
Palm Desert, California

Lawrence Gostin
Professor of Law and Co-Director
The Georgetown/Johns Hopkins University Program on Law and Public Health
Georgetown University Law Center
Washington, DC

Richard N. Gottfried
Chair, Health Committee
New York State Assembly
New York, New York

David A. Gould
Senior Vice President
United Hospital Fund
New York, New York

Robert Graham
Scholar in Residence
Robert Graham Center
The American Academy of Family Physicians
Washington, DC

Alexander B. Grannis
Chair, Insurance Committee
New York State Assembly
New York, New York

Christine Grant
Vice President, Public Policy and Government Relations
Aventis Pasteur
Swiftwater, Pennsylvania

Michelle Grant-Ervin
Chair and Program Director, Department of Emergency Medicine
Howard University Hospital
Washington, DC

Gail Gray
Director
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Helena, Montana

Patricia Gray
Chair, Public Health Committee
Texas House of Representatives
Galveston, Texas

Lee Greenfield
Principal Administrative Assistant
Hennepin County Health and Human Services Policy Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota

A. Metin Gulmezoglu
Department of Reproductive Health and Research
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland

Norma D. Gyle
Deputy Commissioner
Connecticut Department of Public Health
Hartford, Connecticut

Harlan Hahn
Professor, Department of Political Science
University of Southern California
Santa Monica, California

Neal Halfon
Director
Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Charles J. Hall
President
HCA East Florida Division
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

James Hallenbeck
Hospice Physician
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Palo Alto, California

Paul K. Halverson
Director
National Public Health Performance Standards Program
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

Mary Beth Hamel
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts

Colin Hansen
Minister of Health Services
Ministry of Health Services
Victoria, Canada

George Hardy, Jr.
Executive Director
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Washington, DC

Anne R. Harnish
Assistant Director
Ohio Department of Health
Columbus, Ohio

Toni Nathaniel Harp
Co-Chair, Public Health Committee
Connecticut Senate
Hartford, Connecticut

Joan Harrold
Vice President, Medical Director
Hospice of Lancaster County
Lancaster, Pennsylvania

James K. Haveman, Jr.
Director
Michigan Department of Community Health
Lansing, Michigan

John A. Heaton
Member, Appropriations and Finance Committee
Caucus Chair
New Mexico House of Representatives
Carlsbad, New Mexico

Ruth M. Heifetz
Senior Lecturer, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
School of Medicine
University of California at San Diego
La Jolla, California

Karen Hein
President
William T. Grant Foundation
New York, New York

Margaret Henbest
Member, Health and Welfare Committee
Idaho House of Representatives
Boise, Idaho

J. Michael Hickey
President
Verizon Communications
Manchester, New Hampshire

Kathryn Higgins
Vice President
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Washington, DC

Miriam J. Hirschfeld
Director, Long-term Care CCL/NMH
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland

Sheila Holcombe
Director, Evidence Based Strategies Section Priorities and Quality Branch
Department of Health and Aged Care
Canberra, Australia

Elma Holder
National Citizen's Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
Washington, DC

Margo B. Holm
Professor and Director, Post-Professional Education
Occupational Therapy Department
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Scott L. Hopes
Director, Office of Health Policy
State of Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
Tallahassee, Florida

Ed F. Howard
Executive Vice President
Alliance for Health Reform
Washington, DC

Thomas Hoyer
Director, Chronic Care Policy Group
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Baltimore, Maryland

Thomas Huntley
Lead Democrat, Health and Human Services Finance Committee
Minnesota House of Representatives
St. Paul, Minnesota

John A. Hurson
Chair, Environmental Matters Committee
Maryland House of Delegates
Annapolis, Maryland

Ron Hurt
Vice President, Retirement and Savings
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
New York, New York

Lisa Iezzoni
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

Naoki Ikegami
Professor and Chair
Department of Health Policy and Management
Keio University School of Medicine
Tokyo, Japan

David M. Introcaso
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Washington, DC

Sandra K. Isaacson
Director, Division of User Liasion and Research Translation
Office of Health Care Information
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Rockville, Maryland

George J. Isham
Medical Director
Health Partners
Bloomington, Minnesota

Richard J. Jackson
Director
National Center for Environmental Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

Brent James
Vice President for Medical Research and Continuing Medical Education
Executive Director
Institute for Health Care Delivery Research
Intermountain Health Care
Salt Lake City, Utah

John H. James
Chief Executive
Kensington & Chelsea and Westminister Health Authority
London, United Kingdom

Mary James
Director, Long Term Care Health Plan Division
Medical Services Administration
Michigan Department of Community Health
Lansing, Michigan

Wendy Jaquet
Minority Leader
Member, Health and Welfare Committee
Idaho House of Representatives
Ketchum, Idaho

Lynn Jenkins
Chief
Analysis and Field Evaluations Branch
Division of Safety Research
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Morgantown, West Virginia

Michael S. Johnson
Program Evaluation Consultant
Care Management Institute
Kaiser Permanente
Portland, Oregon

Amber Jones
Albany, New York

Deborah L. Jones
Deputy Director, Public Health Practice Program Office
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

Stan Jones
Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Pálmi V. Jónsson
Associate Professor of Geriatrics University of Iceland
Chief of Geriatrics, Department of Geriatrics
Landspitali-University Hospital
Reykjavik, Iceland

Jodi Joyce
Director, Operations
Care Management Institute
Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, California

Jerome Kagan
Research Professor of Sociology
Department of Sociology
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Jane M. Kenny
Commissioner
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
Trenton, New Jersey

Robbie King-Barrutia
Member, Health and Welfare Committee
Idaho Senate
Glenns Ferry, Idaho

Jane Kitchel
Secretary
Vermont Human Services Agency
Waterbury, Vermont

Judith A. Kitzes
Chief Medical Officer
Albuquerque Area Indian Health Services
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Kenneth W. Kizer
President and CEO
National Quality Forum
Washington, DC

Ron Klein
Member, Education Committee
Florida Senate
DelRay Beach, Florida

James R. Knickman
Vice President
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, New Jersey

Kurt Knickrehm
Director
Arkansas Department of Human Services
Little Rock, Arizona

Peter C. Knudson
Chair, Health and Environment Committee
Utah Senate
Brigham City, Utah

Sanford Koeppel
Vice President, Guaranteed Products
Prudential Institutional Investments and Retirement Services
Florham Park, New Jersey

Ann Kohler
Manager, Office of Management and Budget
New Jersey Department of Treasury
Trenton, New Jersey

Jeffrey Koplan
Director
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

Jim Koppel
Director
Children's Defense Fund of Minnesota
St. Paul, Minnesota

Mary Jane Koren
Vice President and Director of Healthcare Program
Samuels Foundation, Inc.
New York, New York

David Kotelchuck
Associate Professor and Director, Center for Occupational and
Environmental Health
Urban Public Health Program
Hunter College School of Health Sciences
New York, New York

Mary E. Kramer
President
Iowa Senate
West Des Moines, Iowa

Mike Kreidler
Commissioner
Office of the Insurance Commissioner
Olympia, Washington

Harlan M. Krumholz
Associate Professor of Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut

Robert Kull
Assistant Director
Office of State Planning
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
Trenton, New Jersey

Karl Kurtz
Director
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Boise, Idaho

Alan Lam
Virtual Development Manager
Medibank Private Limited
Australia

Laura Landrum
Deputy Director
Illinois Department of Public Health
Office of Epidemiology and Health Systems Development
Springfield, Illinois

Peter Langhorne
Chair, Cochrane Collaboration Steering Group
Academic Section of Geriatric Medicine
Glasgow, Scotland

Marianne Laporte Matzo
Professor of Nursing
New Hampshire Community Technical College
Dunbarton, New Hampshire

John Lavis
Assistant Professor
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada

Tom LeBoffe
Vice President, Retirement Plans Division
SunAmerica Asset Management Corporation
New York, New York

Aggie Leitheiser
Assistant Commissioner
Minnesota Department of Health
St. Paul, Minnesota

Gillian Leng
Guidelines Programme Director
National Institute for Clinical Excellence
London, United Kingdom

Howard C. Lerner
Principal Advisor
Health Resources and Services Administration
Rockville, Maryland

Sara Levi
National Chief Nurse, Division of Geriatrics
Ministry of Health
Jerusalem, Israel

David Li
Executive Director of Strategic Planning
Elliot Hospital
Manchester, New Hampshire

Patrick Libbey
Director
Thurston County Public Health and Social Services
Olympia, Washington

Peter Littlejohns
Clinical Director
National Institute for Clinical Excellence
London, United Kingdom

Don C. Lollar
Director, Office on Disability and Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

Joseph Lopes
Legislative Representative
Legislative and Political Affairs Department
American Federation of Government Employees
Washington, DC

Tom Louis
Arlington, Virginia

James Lubitz
Deputy Director, Information and Methods Group, Office of Strategic
Planning
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Baltimore, Maryland

Joel Lunde
Fiscal/Policy Principal
Iowa Department of Management
Des Moines, Iowa

Nicole Lurie
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC

Brendan Lynch
Senior Vice President, Asset
Travelers
Hartford, Connecticut

Janice Lynch
Riva, Maryland

Joanne Lynn
Director, Center to Improve Care of the Dying
RAND
Arlington, Virginia

Patricia MacTaggart
Director, Division of Plan Improvement and Quality
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Baltimore, Maryland

Kevin Madigan
Principal Legislative Budget Analyst
Rhode Island Senate Fiscal Office
Providence, Rhode Island

Michael J. Mahoney
FSA Consulting Actuary
Milliman USA
New York, New York

Jan Malcolm
Commissioner
Minnesota Department of Health
St. Paul, Minnesota

Jean Marie Malecki
Director
Palm Beach County Health Department
West Palm Beach, Florida

Kathy M. Manderino
Member, Appropriations Committee
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Gary G. Mar
Minister of Health and Wellness
Ministry of Health and Wellness
Edmonton, Canada

Joseph Maraziti
Chairman
New Jersey State Planning Commission
Maraziti, Falcon & Healey
Short Hills, New Jersey

Howard Markel
George E. Wantz Professor of the History of Medicine
Director, Historical Center for the Health Sciences
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Gerald Markowitz
Professor
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, New York

Ed Martin
Senior Vice President
Enterprise and Health Solutions Sectors
Arlington, Virginia

William N. Martin
Chair, Appropriations – Health and Human Services Committee
North Carolina Senate
Raleigh, North Carolina

John Marzilli
Deputy Associate Commissioner, Regulatory Affairs
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Rockville, Maryland

Anne McFarlane
Assistant Deputy Minister-Strategic Programs
Ministry of Health
Victoria, Canada

Garry L. McKee
Director
Wyoming Department of Health
Cheyenne, Wyoming

Peter McLaughlin
Commissioner
Hennepin County Board of Commissioners
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Kathy McMahon
President and CEO
Hospice & Palliative Care Association of New York State
Albany, New York

B. Joyce McRoberts
Deputy Director
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Boise, Idaho

Diane E. Meier
Associate Professor of Geriatrics and Medicine
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York

Robin Meili
RAND
Santa Monica, California

Tracy Miller
Vice President
Greater New York Hospital Association
New York, New York

S. Peter Mills
Member, Appropriations Committee
Maine Senate
Skowhegan, Maine

Thomas L. Milne
Executive Director
National Association of County and City Health Officials
Washington, DC

Arnold Milstein
Managing Director, Health and Welfare Practice
William M. Mercer, Inc.
San Francisco, California

Mark Mina
Deputy Administrator, Field Operations
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC

Marnie Mitchell
Executive Director, Pharmacare
Ministry of Health
Victoria, Canada

Mary Mologne
Director, Quality/Accountability Initiatives
American Hospital Association
Washington, DC

Joan Mondschein
Tucson, Arizona

Angela Z. Monson
President-Elect
National Conference of State Legislatures
Chair, Finance Committee
Oklahoma Senate
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Jose Montemayor
Commissioner
Texas Department of Insurance
Austin, Texas

Marilyn Moon
Senior Fellow
The Urban Institute
Washington, DC

Gordon Moore
Director
Partnerships for Quality Education
Boston, Massachusetts

Thomas L. Moore
Member, Judiciary Committee
South Carolina Senate
Clearwater, South Carolina

John N. Morris
Co-Director, Research and Training Institute
Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged
Boston, Massachusetts

Jim Mortimer
President
Midwest Business Group on Health
Chicago, Illinois

Frederick Mosteller
Professor Emeritus, Department of Statistics
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Anthony D. Moulton
Associate Director for Policy, Program Analysis and Academic Programs
Public Health Law Program
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

Charles P. Mouton
Assistant Professor, Family Practice
University of Texas, Health Science Center
San Antonio, Texas

Joanne Mrazik
Budget Analyst
New Jersey Department of Treasury
Trenton, New Jersey

Fitzhugh Mullan
Contributing Editor
Health Affairs
Bethesda, Maryland

Donald Murphy
President, Clinical Ethicist
Senior Care of Colorado, PC
Denver, Colorado

Isobel Murray
Washington, DC

Thomas Murray
President
The Hastings Center
Garrison, New York

Donald J. Musacchio
Assistant Deputy Administrator
Food Safety and Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC

Bob Nakagawa
Director of Pharmacy
Simon Fraser Health Region
Port Moody, Canada

Paul Nannis
Director, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Legislation
Health Resources and Services Administration
Rockville, Maryland

David A. Nasby
Director, Community Affairs
Vice President, General Mills Foundation
General Mills Incorporated
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Melvin Neufeld
Co-Chair, Kansas Long-Term Care Task Force
Member, Joint Legislative Budget Committee
Kansas House of Representatives
Ingalls, Kansas

Lee Newcomer
Executive VP, Chief Medical Officer
Vivius
St. Louis Park, Minnesota

Andrew W. Nichols
Member, Appropriations Committee
Arizona Senate
Tucson, Arizona

John Nilson
Minister of Health and Minister Responsible for Seniors
Ministry of Health and Ministry Responsible for Seniors
Regina, Canada

Linda Norlander
Project Director
Minnesota Partnership to Improve End of Life Care
St. Paul, Minnesota

Jackie Nowell
Director, Occupational Safety and Health Office
Food and Commercial Workers Union
Washington, DC

Stephen R. Nunn
Vice Chair, Health and Welfare Committee
Kentucky House of Representatives
Glasgow, Kentucky

Jean Oberstar
Managing Director
Simat, Helliesen & Eichner, Inc.
Washington, DC

T.L. "Fountain" Odom
Chair, Appropriations Committee
North Carolina Senate
Raleigh, North Carolina

Jim O'Hara
Executive Director
Health Track
Washington, DC

Elaine O'Keefe
Director of Health and Welfare
Stratford Health Department
Stratford, Connecticut

Michael O'Keefe
Commissioner
Minnesota Department of Human Services
St. Paul, Minnesota

Gerry A. Oligmueller
President, National Assosciation of State Budget Officers
Budget Division Administrator
Nebraska Department of Administrative Services
Lincoln, Nebraska

Carol Olson
Executive Director
North Dakota Department of Human Services
Bismarck, North Dakota

Edward H. O'Neil
Director, Center for the Health Professions
Professor, Family and Community Medicine and Dental Public Health
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Joseph F. O'Neill
Associate Administrator
Health Resources and Services Administration
Rockville, Maryland

Michael Opat
Commissioner and Board Chair
Hennepin County
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Nan Grogan Orrock
Vice-Chair, Health and Ecology Committee
Georgia House of Representatives
Atlanta, Georgia

Andrew D. Oxman
Director, Health Services Research Unit
National Institute of Public Health
Oslo, Norway

Tanya Palmer
Director of Planning
Health Care District of Palm Beach County
West Palm Beach, Florida

Hrafn Pálsson
Chief, Elderly Affairs
Ministry of Health
Reykjavik, Iceland

Herbert Pardes
President and Chief Executive Officer
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York

Mark Parsons
Chief Counsel, Retirement Investment Services
CIGNA Corporation
Hartford, Connecticut

Mimi Pattison
Franciscan Health System
Tacoma, Washington

L. Gregory Pawlson
Executive Vice President
National Committee for Quality Assurance
Washington, DC

Kate Payne
Director, Consultations Service
Saint Thomas Hospital
Nashville, Tennessee

Wendy Collins Perdue
Associate Dean of J.D. Program
Georgetown University Law Center
Washington, DC

Sheila Peterson
Director, Fiscal Management Division
North Dakota Office of Management and Budget
Bismarck, North Dakota

Russell Phillips
Beth Israel Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Tony Pickard
Director, Marketing and Development
Manchester Community Health Center
Manchester, New Hampshire

Maria Pogatsas
Manager, Offshore Pensions
Global Retirement Services Division
American International Group, Inc.
New York, New York

Elaine Power
Vice President of Programs
National Quality Forum
Washington, DC

Sandy Praeger
Chair, Public Health and Welfare Committee
Kansas Senate
Lawrence, Kansas

Edwin Pratt, Jr.
Director of Liaison and Governmental Relations
National Association of Local Boards of Health
Bowling Green, Ohio

Joyce Pulcini
Associate Professor, School of Nursing
Boston College
Lexington, Massachusetts

William R. Purcell
Chair, Health Care Committee
North Carolina Senate
Raleigh, North Carolina

Timothy Quill
Professor of Medicine
University of Rochester School of Medicine
Rochester, New York

Raymond D. Rawson
Assistant Majority Floor Leader
Chair, Human Resources and Facilities Committee
Nevada Senate
Las Vegas, Nevada

Peggy Reeves
Chair, Appropriations Committee
Colorado Senate
Fort Collins, Colorado

Donna I. Regenstreif
Senior Program Officer
The John A. Hartford Foundation, Inc.
New York, New York

Sally K. Richardson
Associate Vice President and Executive Director
Center for Healthcare Policy and Research
West Virginia University
Charleston, West Virginia

Corinne H. Rieder
The John A. Hartford Foundation, Inc.
New York, New York

David R. Riemer
Director of Administration
City of Milwaukee Department of Administration
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Cheryl Rivers
Executive Director
Northeast Legislative Association on Prescription Drug Prices
Stockbridge, Vermont

Charles H. Roadman II
President and CEO
American Health Care Association
Falls Church, Virginia

Elizabeth H. Roberts
Vice Chair, Health, Education and Welfare Committee
Rhode Island Senate
Cranston, Rhode Island

Kathryn Roberts
Vice President, Community Philanthropy
The Minneapolis Foundation
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Richard G. Roberts
Professor, Department of Family Medicine
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin

Wayne Roberts
Assistant Director, Budget and Planning
Office of the Governor
Austin, Texas

Ben H. Robinson
Vice Chair, Finance Committee
Oklahoma Senate
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Michael F. Rodgers
Catholic Health Association
Washington, DC

Susan K. Rogers
Director, Education and Public Relations
Americans for Better Care of the Dying
Washington, DC

Lawrence J. Ronan
Program Director
Harvard Combined Programs in Medicine and Pediatrics
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

John F. Rosen
Montefiore Medical Center
Director, Division of Environmental Sciences
Department of Pediatrics
Bronx, New York

Mark L. Rosenberg
Executive Director
Task Force for Child Survival and Development
Center for Child Well-being
Decatur, Georgia

Kenneth Rosenfeld
Division of General Internal Medicine
Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Los Angeles, California

Peggy Rosenzweig
Ranking Member, Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs
Wisconsin Senate
Madison, Wisconsin

David Rosner
Professor
Columbia University School of Public Health
New York, New York

Diane Rowland
Executive Vice President
Kaiser Family Foundation
Washington, DC

Frederick A. Rusczek
Public Health Director
Manchester Health Department
Manchester, New Hampshire

Judith A. Ryan
President and CEO
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Charlene Rydell
Health Policy Advisor
Office of U.S. Congressman Tom Allen
Portland, Maine

Charles Sabatino
Assistant Director
American Bar Association
Washington, DC

Dallas L. Salisbury
President and CEO
Employee Benefit Research Institute
Washington, DC

Lewis Sandy
Executive Vice President
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, New Jersey

John Santa
Administrator
Oregon Office of Health Plan Policy and Research
Salem, Oregon

Alexander C. Santiago
Coordinator of School Health
Hawaii Department of Health
Honolulu, Hawaii

Perfecto R. Santiago
District Manager, Food Safety and Inspection Service
Field Operations
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Beltsville, Maryland

Tom Schedler
Chair, Health and Welfare Committee
Louisiana Senate
Slidell, Louisiana

Marcia Scherer
Director
Institute for Matching Person and Technology
Webster, New York

Steven Schroeder
President and CEO
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, New Jersey

J. Donald Schumacher
President and CEO
Center for Hospice and Palliative Care
Cheektowaga, New York

David Schuman
Judge
Oregon Court of Appeals
Salem, Oregon

Jack Schwartz
Director, Health Policy Development
Maryland Office of the Attorney General
Baltimore, Maryland

Paul Schyve
Senior Vice President
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois

Charles K. Scott
Chair, Labor, Health and Social Services Committee
Wyoming Senate
Casper, Wyoming

Mary C. Selecky
Secretary of Health
Washington State Department of Health
Olympia, Washington

Alvin D. Sewell
National Joint Counsel Representative
American Federation of Government Employees
Camilla, Georgia

Carol Seymour
Assistant Deputy Administrator, District Enforcement Operations
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC

Steven Shepherd
Second Vice President
Institutional Products and Services Travelers Insurance
Hartford, Connecticut

H. Claude Shostal
President
Regional Plan Association
New York, New York

Lisa Shugarman
Associate Policy Analyst
RAND
Santa Monica, California

Herb Simmens
Executive Director
Office of State Planning
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
Trenton, New Jersey

Betty Sims
Chairman, Aging, Families and Mental Health
Missouri Senate
Jefferson City, Missouri

Duncan G. Sinclair
Professor Emeritus and Visiting Fellow
School of Policy Studies
Queens University
Kingston, Canada

Mark Skubic
Vice President of Government Relations
Park Nicollet Health Services
St. Louis Park, Minnesota

Jan Smaby
Director of Community Corrections
Hennepin County Department of Corrections
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Robert Smedes
Deputy Director, Medical Services Administration
Michigan Department of Community Health
Lansing, Michigan

Andrew Smith
Senior Policy Advisor
AARP
Washington, DC

Arvy J. Smith
Assistant Executive Budget Analyst
North Dakota Office of Management and Budget
Bismarck, North Dakota

Mildred Solomon
Director, Center for Applied Ethics & Professional Practice
Education Development Center, Inc.
Newton, Massachusetts

Emese Somogyi-Zalud
Assistant Professor of Medicine
John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii
Kailua, Hawaii

Carol Spence
Chevy Chase, Maryland

Linda Stahr
Chief of Staff, Public Health Services
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Baltimore, Maryland

Ronald J. Stamp
Director, NHS Research Outputs Programme
Wessex Institute of Health Research and Development
Southampton, United Kingdom

Barbara Starfield
Professor, School of Hygiene and Public Health
The Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

Kathy W. Stein
Vice Chair, Health and Welfare Committee
Kentucky House of Representatives
Lexington, Kentucky

Arlene Stephenson
Deputy Secretary for Public Health Services
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Baltimore, Maryland

Matt Stiefel
Associate Executive Director
Care Management Institute
Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, California

Gregory L. Stoddart
Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and Bio Statistics
Associate Member of the Centre for Health Economics
and Policy Analysis
McMaster University
West Hamilton, Canada

Susanne Stoiber
Executive Director
Institute of Medicine
Washington, DC

Robyn I. Stone
Executive Director, Institute for the Future of Aging Services
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
Washington, DC

Alexander Sussman
Senior Vice President, National Retirement Practice Leader
The Segal Company
New York, New York

Erika Svendsen
Manager, National Programs
Regional Plan Association
New York, New York

Peter A. Sybinsky
Deputy Secretary for Policy and Research
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
Indianapolis, Indiana

Mary Tambornino
Commissioner
Hennepin County
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Claire Tehan
President
TrinityCare Hospice
Torrance, California

Paul H. Templet
Professor
Institute for Environmental Studies
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Paul Terry
Vice President for Health Education and Research
Park Nicollet Institue
St. Louis Park, Minnesota

William Thar
Vice President of Research and Analysis
Franklin Health, Inc.
Summit, New Jersey

Mr. Edward Thomas
Director, Garfield Memorial National Research Fund
Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, California

Kevin Thurm
Deputy Secretary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC

Hugh Tilson
Senior Advisor to the Dean
School of Public Health
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Russ Toal
Commissioner
Georgia Department of Community Health
Atlanta, Georgia

James V. Toscano
Executive Vice President
Park Nicollet Institute
St. Louis Park, Minnesota

Mr. H. James Towey
Founder and President
Aging with Dignity
Washington, DC

Renee Turner-Bailey
Executive Director
Healthcare Quality Consortium
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn, Michigan

Gregg Underheim
Chair, Health Committee
Wisconsin State Assembly
Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Vaughn Upshaw
Clinical Assistant Professor
Health Policy and Administration
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Arthur C. Upton
Clinical Professor, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
President, The Ramazzini Institute
New York, New York

Wayne Ury
Director of Psychosocial Training
St. Vincents Hospital and Medical Center
New York, New York

Leticia Van de Putte
Member, Education Committee
Texas Senate
San Antonio, Texas

Jack VanDerhei
Research Director, Fellow's Program
Employee Benefit Research Institute
Washington, DC

Bruce Vladeck
Professor of Health Policy and Senior Vice President for Policy
The Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, New York

L. Carl Volpe
Vice President
Strategic Health Partnerships
WellPoint Health Networks Inc.
Thousand Oaks, California

Charles F. von Gunten
Medical Director, Center for Palliative Studies
San Diego Hospice
San Diego, California

Paul J. Wallace
Executive Director
Care Management Institute
Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, California

Jane Walter Venzke
Dean, Division of Health Science
Notre Dame College
Manchester, New Hampshire

Christian Warren
Franklin Teaching Fellow
Department of History
University of Georgia
Decatur, Georgia

Martin P. Wasserman
Administrator, Health Division
Oregon Department of Human Services
Portland, Oregon

Heather Bastow Weiss
Director
Harvard Family Research Project
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Jed Weissberg
Associate Executive Director
Quality and Performance Improvement
The Permanente Federation
Oakland, California

Neil S. Wenger
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Raymond B. Werntz
President
Consumer Health Education Council
Washington, DC

Terrie Fox Wetle
Associate Dean of Medicine for Public Health and Policy
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

Christy Whitney
President and Executive Director
Hospice of the Grand Valley
Grand Junction, Colorado

Charles F. Whittemore
Manchester, New Hampshire

Joshua M. Wiener
Principal Research Associate
The Urban Institute
Washington, DC

Valerie Wiener
Minority Whip
Member, Human Resources and Facilities Committee
Nevada Senate
Las Vegas, Nevada

Paul J. Wiesner
Director
Dekalb County Board of Health
Decatur, Georgia

Caren Wilcox
Deputy Under Secretary
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC

William L. Williams
Senior Assistant Attorney General
Washington State Office of the Attorney General
Olympia, Washington

Matt Winkler
Editor in Chief
Bloomberg L.P.
New York, New York

Faith A. Wohl
President
Child Care Action Campaign
New York, New York

Catherine E. Woteki
Under Secretary for Food Safety
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC

Lyle Wray
Executive Director
Citizens League
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jim Wright
Senior Analyst
Threat Assessment Group
Burke, Virginia

Thomas Wright
Deputy Executive Director
Office of State Planning
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
Trenton, New Jersey

Shin-Yi Wu
Associate Engineer
RAND
Santa Monica, California

Robert D. Yaro
Executive Director
Regional Plan Association
New York, New York

Joe O. Yearous, Jr.
Phoenix Circuit Supervisor, Food Safety Protection
Boulder District
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Tucson, Arizona

Kenji Yoshino
Associate Professor of Law
Yale Law School
New Haven, Connecticut

Virginia Yrun
Member, Health Committee
Arizona Senate
Phoenix, Arizona

Les Zendle
Associate Medical Director
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Pasadena, California

Robert S. Zimmerman
Secretary
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Sue Zuidema
Director
Center for Health Policy and Community Integration
Minneapolis, Minnesota