ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The Milbank Memorial Fund thanks the following persons who participated in its meetings and those of the Reforming States Group in 2002 and/or reviewed drafts of reports. They are listed in the positions they held at the time of their participation.

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Barbara Aaron
Director, 9/11 Projects
Department of Epidemiology
Mailman School of Public Health
Columbia University
New York, New York

Mimi Abramovitz
Professor, Social Work and Social Welfare Policy
Hunter College School of Social Work
New York, New York

William R. Abrams
Chief Operating Officer
American Health Care Association
Washington, DC

Nicholas Aemisegger
General Counsel
Tennessee Department of Health
Nashville, Tennessee

Uma Ahluwalia
Health Policy Liaison
Maryland Office of the Governor
Annapolis, Louisiana

B. J. Anderson
Co-Director
Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning
Roseville, Minnesota

Yvonne Anderson
General Counsel
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Topeka, Kansas

Dennis A. Arakaki
Chair, Health Committee
Hawaii House of Representatives
Honolulu, Hawaii

Sergio Ariño Blasco
Fundacio Hospital-Asil de Granollers
Barcelona, Spain

Ronald L. Armstrong
Director, Student Services
School District of Palm Beach County
West Palm Beach, Florida

Sharon Arnold
Deputy Director, Demonstration and Data Analysis Group
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Baltimore, Maryland

Marilyn Askin
New Jersey State President
AARP
West Orange, New Jersey

Lise Asselin
Directrice, Direction de la Coordination Interministérielle
Ministry of Public Security
Sainte-Foy, Quebec

Roger Auerbach
Portland, Oregon

Andrea Aughenbaugh
Chief Executive Officer
New Jersey State Nurses Association
Trenton, New Jersey

Catherine Baase
Director, Health Services
Dow Chemical
Midland, Michigan

James P. Bagian
Director, National Center for Patient Safety
Department of Veteran Affairs
Veterans Health Administration
Ann Arbor, Michigan

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

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

Maggie Baker
Senior Health Policy Analyst
Washington State Health Care Authority
Olympia, Washington

H. Furlong Baldwin
Chairman of the Board
Mercantile Bankshares Corporation
Baltimore, Maryland

Thomas P. Barbera
President
Chief Executive Officer
Mid-Atlantic Medical Services
Rockville, Maryland

Joan Barry
Chair, Children, Families and Health Committee
Missouri House of Representatives
Jefferson City, Missouri

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

Leslie M Beitsch
Commissioner
Oklahoma Health Department
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Charles W. Bell
Programs Director
Consumers Union
Yonkers, New York

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

Duane Benson
Executive Director
Minnesota Business Partnership
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Robert 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

Monica Berry
Director, Risk Management
Rockford Health System
Rockford, Illinois

Jesse Bethke Gomez
President
CLUES
St. Paul, Minnesota

Nirmal Bhattarai
Program Director, Maii"ngun Family Education
Migizi Communications Inc.
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Thomas J. Billy
Special Advisor for Codex and International Food Safety Issues
Office of the Secretary
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC

Christine E. Bishop
Professor of Economics
Schneider Institute for Health Policy
Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts

Sarah Ellen Blake
Program Director, Certificate of Needs
Treasure Coast Health Council
Rivera Beach, Florida

Brian Blalock
Bioterrorism Director
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Susan Blank
Deputy Commissioner
New York City Department of Health
New York, New York

Francis J. Blee
Member, Budget Committee
New Jersey General Assembly
Northfield, New Jersey

Robert Blum
Professor and Director
Center for Adolescent Health and Development
KDWB University Pediatric Family Center
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Ed Boenisch
Chair, Homeland Security Council
Adjutant General
Wyoming Military Department
Cheyenne, Wyoming

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

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

Fay Boozman
Director and State Health Officer
Arkansas Department of Health
Little Rock, Arkansas

Charles Botz
Integrated Coordinator, Cost Accounting
London Health Sciences Centre
London, Ontario

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

Jennifer Boulanger
Acting Deputy Director, Center for Beneficiary Choices
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Baltimore, Maryland

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

Deborah Bradley
Acting Director, Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services
New Jersey Department of Human Services
Trenton, New Jersey

Judith Lorette Bragdon
Technical Advisor for Quality
Center for Beneficiary Choices
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Baltimore, Maryland

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

Diane K. Braunstein
Program Director, Long-Term Care and Aging
Center for Best Practices
National Governors Association
Washington, DC

Robert Brech
Associate General Counsel
Arkansas Department of Health
Little Rock, Arkansas

Patrick J. Brennan
Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease
Chief, Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety
UPENN Health System
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bonnie S. Brier
General Counsel
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Thomas L. Bromwell
Chairman, Finance Committee
Maryland Senate
Annapolis, Maryland

Anthony G. Brown
Member, Economic Matters Committee
Maryland House of Delegates
Annapolis, Maryland

Charlene Brown
Deputy Director, Center for Medicaid and State Operations
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Baltimore, Maryland

Charlie Brown
Chair, Health Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures
Chair, Public Health Committee
Indiana House of Representatives
Gary, Indiana

Joan Brown
Emergency Response Coordinator
Office of Community and Public Health
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Concord, New Hampshire

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

Mark E. Bruley
Vice President, Accident and Forensic Investigation
ECRI
Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania

Joseph Bryce
Chief Legislative Officer
Office of the Governor of Maryland
Annapolis, Maryland

Robert L. Buchanan
Director of Science
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Food and Drug Administration
College Park, Maryland

Peter P. Budetti
Professor and Institute Co-Director
Institute for Health Services
Research and Policy Studies
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

Keith Burlingame
Special Assistant Attorney General
and Anti-Terrorist Coordinator
Office of the Attorney General of Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island

Debra Burns
Manager, Community Health Service
Health Systems Development
Minnesota Department of Health
St. Paul, Minnesota

Helen Burns
Deputy Secretary for Health Planning and Assessment
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Harrisburg, Pennyslvania

Scott Burris
Professor of Law
Temple University School of Law
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Michael E. Busch
Chairman, Economic Matters Committee
Maryland House of Delegates
Annapolis, Maryland

Joy Calkin
Chester, Nova Scotia

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

Michael Callahan
Executive Director
HealthFront
Bloomington, Minnesota

Ned Calonge
Chief Medical Officer
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Denver, Colorado

Robert Cannell
Member, Health Committee
Arizona House of Representatives
Yuma, Arizona

Julie Casani
Medical Coordinator, Emergency Preparedness and Response
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Baltimore, Maryland

Christine K. Cassel
Dean, School of Medicine
Vice President for Medical Affairs
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon

Ronald Cates
Director
Missouri Department of Health
Jefferson City, Missouri

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

Debbie I. Chang
Deputy Secretary, Health Care Finance
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Baltimore, Maryland

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

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

Becky Cherney
President and CEO
Central Florida Health Care Coalition
Orlando, Florida

Steven Chies
Vice President of Operations
Benedictine Health System
Cambridge, Minnesota

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

Mark Clarfield
Chief of Geriatrics, Soroka Hospital Centre
Professor and Sidonie Hecht Chair of Gerontology, Faculty of Health Sciences
Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Beersheva, Israel

Carolyn C. Clark
Consulting Partner
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
New York, New York

John Clarke
Professor of Surgery
Medical College of Pennsylvania
Hahnemann University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Michael Clarke
Chair, Cochrane Collaboration Steering Group
United Kingdom Cochrane Center
NHS R&D Programme
Oxford, United Kingdom

Elizabeth Clemmer
Associate Director, Public Policy Institute
AARP
Washington, DC

John J. Cline
Director, Bureau of Disaster Services
Office of the Governor of Idaho
Boise, Idaho

Vivian H. Coates
Vice President, Information Services
and Technology Assessment
ECRI
Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania

Yank Coble
President
American Medical Association
Chicago, Illinois

Eileen L. Cody
Chair, Health Care Committee
Washington House of Representatives
Seattle, Washington

Jeremiah Cole
Director, Planning and Development
Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Division of Medical Assistance
Boston, Massachusetts

Miles Cole
Senior Vice President of Government Affairs
Maryland Chamber of Commerce
Annapolis, Maryland

Briant Coleman
PIO, Office of Primary Care, Prevention and Planning
District of Columbia Department of Health
Washington, DC

Jack Colley
State Coordinator for Emergency Response
Texas Department of Public Safety
Austin, Texas

John R. Combes
Senior Medical Advisor
The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Kevin Concannon
Commissioner
Maine Department of Human Services
Augusta, Maine

William Conroy
Deputy Commissioner
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Trenton, New Jersey

Jason Cooke
Director, Medicaid/CHIP Operations
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Austin, Texas

Richard A. Cooper
Professor, Medicine and Health Policy
Director, Health Policy Institute
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Angela Coron
Associate Director
California Department of Health Services
Sacramento, California

Bartley J. Costello
Hinman Straub P.C.
Albany, New York

Ernie Crofoot
Annapolis, Maryland

Irene W. Crowe
President
Pettus Crowe Foundation
Washington, DC

John Jay Crowley
Human Factors Engineer
Office of Surveillance Biometrics
Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Rockville, Maryland

June Crown
London, United Kingdom

Steve Crutchfield
Deputy Director, Food and Rural Economics Division
Economic Research Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC

J. Joseph Curran, Jr.
Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland

Harvey P. Dale
Director, National Center on Philanthropy and the Law
New York University School of Law
New York, New York

Paul Daley
Deputy Commissioner
Vermont Department of Health
Burlington, Vermont

William Daley
Deputy Commissioner for Policy and Legislative Affairs
Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner
Tumwater, Washington

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

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

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

Sean C. Delany
Executive Director
Lawyers Alliance of New York
New York, New York

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

Lawrence Denney
Assistant Majority Leader
Idaho House of Representatives
Midvale, Idaho

Elizabeth M. Dennigan
Member, Finance Committee
Rhode Island House of Representatives
East Providence, Rhode Island

Joseph M. DeRosier
Program Manager
Virginia National Center for Patient Safety
Ann Arbor, Michigan

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

Robert M. Dickler
Senior Vice President for Health Affairs
Association of American Medical Colleges
Washington, DC

George DiFerdinando, Jr.
Deputy Commissioner
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Trenton, New Jersey

Joseph G. DiPinto
Chair, Appropriations Committee
Delaware House of Representatives
Wilimington, Delaware

Kenneth Dolan
Executive Director
Home Care Council
Verona, New Jersey

Michael J. Donnelly
Reader, Epidemiology and Public Health
School of Medicine
Queens University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom

Robert Donnelly
Director, Health Plan Policy Group
Center for Beneficiary Choices
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Baltimore, Maryland

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

James Doss
Deputy Regional Health Administrator
Public Health Service
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Dallas, Texas

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

Patrick Dougherty
Member, Aging, Families and Mental Health Committee
Missouri Senate
Jefferson City, Missouri

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

Thomas Dowling
Point Lookout, New York

Ann P. Duncan
Deputy Commissioner
Tennessee Department of Health
North Nashville, Tennessee

Sylvio L. Dupuis
Consultant
Manchester, New Hampshire

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

Frank Ellis
Regional Health Administrator
Office of Public Health and Science
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Kansas City, Missouri

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

Carroll Estes
Director, Institute for Health and Aging
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Mark D. Estock
Epidemic Response Coordinator
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Denver, Colorado

Renny Fagan
Deputy Attorney General
Colorado Office of the Attorney General
Denver, Colorado

Emily Falone
Principal Planner
Emergency Management Agency
Delaware Department of Public Safety
Smyrna, Delaware

Daneen Farrow-Collier
Public Health Advisor
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

Luigi Ferrucci
Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology
INRCA Geriatric Department
Florence, Italy

Joseph Fins
Director, Medical Ethics Department
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York

Elliott S. Fisher
Professor of Medicine
Dartmouth Medical School
Hanover, New Hampshire

Len Fishman
President and Chief Executive Officer
Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for the Aged
Boston, Massachusetts

Linda Fishman
Executive Associate Administrator for Policy
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Washington, DC

Marianne Fleckner
Deputy Commissioner
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Boston, Massachusetts

Ann B. Flood
Professor of Community and Family Medicine and Sociology
Director, Policy Studies
Center for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences
Dartmouth Medical School
Hanover, New Hampshire

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

Nancy E. Foster
Coordinator for Quality Initiatives
AHRQ
Rockville, Maryland

F. Gerry R. Fowkes
Professor
Wolfson Unit for Prevention of Peripheral Vascular Diseases
Public Health Sciences
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland

Liz Fowler
Chief Health Counsel
U.S. Senate Finance Committee
Washington, DC

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

Michael J. Fox
President and CEO
Healthcare Advisors, Inc.
Weston, Massachusetts

Wendy Fox-Grage
National Conference of State Legislatures
Washington, DC

Helen R. Frampton
President
Eventide
Moorhead, Minnesota

Ronald D. Franks
Dean of Medicine and Vice President
   of Health Affairs
East Tennessee State University
Mountain Home, Tennessee

Philip Frappaolo
Deputy Director, Office of Compliance
Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Food and Drug Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Rockville, Maryland

Earl Freilino
Director
Pennsylvania Office of Homeland Security
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Marion R. Fremont-Smith
Senior Research Fellow
Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Robert B. Friedland
Director, Center on an Aging Society
Georgetown University
Washington, DC

David Fries
Deputy Director
Iowa Department of Public Health
Des Moines, Iowa

Paul Fronstin
Research Associate
Employee Benefit Research Institute
Washington, DC

Robert S. Galvin
Director, Corporate Health Care and Medical Programs
General Electric Company
Fairfield, Connecticut

Gail Garceau
President
Heritage United Way
Manchester, New Hampshire

Susan N. Gardner
Acting Director, Office of Surveillance and Biometrics
Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Food and Drug Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Rockville, Maryland

Thomas Geiser
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
WellPoint Health Networks, Inc.
Thousands Oaks, California

Michelle Gentry-Wiseman
Assistant Director
Illinois Department of Public Health
Springfield, Illinois

Susan Gerard
Chair, Health Committee
Arizona Senate
Phoenix, Arizona

Lori Gerhard
Acting Secretary
Pennsylvania Department of Aging
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Carl J. Getto
Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs
Associate Dean, Hospital Affairs
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Madison, Wisconsin

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

Anthony Gigliello
Associate Director of Education Services
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
Washington, DC

Anthony J. Gigliotti
President
Healthpointe, LLC
Palm Beach Shores, Florida

Jerry Gillespie
Director, Functional Area
Office of the Dean
School of Veterinary Medicine
University of California, Davis
Davis, California

Clayton P. Gillette
Max E. Greenberg Professor of Contract Law
New York University School of Law
New York, New York

Elise Golan
Economic Research Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC

Norbert Goldfield
Medical Director
3M/Health Information Systems
Wallingford, Connecticut

Andy Goodman
Associate Commissioner
Community Health Works
New York, New York

Lawrence O. Gostin
Director, Center for Law and the Public's Health
Georgetown Universtity Law Center
Washington, DC

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

Jodi A. Govern
General Counsel
Ohio Department of Health
Columbus, Ohio

John R. Grace
President/CEO
Kansas Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
Topeka, Kansas

Robert Graham
Scholar in Residence, Robert Graham Center
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Rockville, Maryland

Lani Graham
Acting Director, Bureau of Health
Maine Department of Human Services
Augusta, Maine

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

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

C. Vernon Gray
Chairman
Howard County Council
Ellicott City, Maryland

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

John L. Green
Executive Vice President
MedStar Health
Columbia, Maryland

James Greene
Administrator, Disaster and Emergency Services Division
Montana Military Affairs Department
Helena, Montana

Lee Greenfield
Principal Administrative Assistant
Hennepin County Health and Community Integration
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Wayne Gregersen
Director, Compensation and Benefits
Elkay Manufacturing Company
Oak Brook, Illinois

Gretchen Griffin
Coordinator, Youth Risk Behavior Initiatives
Minnesota Department of Health
St. Paul, Minnesota

Duane Grimes
Vice-Chair, Public Health, Welfare and Safety Committee
Montana Senate
Helena, Montana

Edward Groth III
Director
Technical Policy and Public Service
Consumers Union
Yonkers, New York

Aðalsteinn Guðmundsson
Hrafnista
Reykjavik, Iceland

Jimmy Guidry
State Health Officer
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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

Tom Gustafson
Director, Purchasing Policy Group
Center for Medicare Management
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Baltimore, Maryland

Patrice Guyard
Ministerial Coordinator
Ministry of Health and Social Services
Quebec, Canada

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

Jack Habib
Director
JDC-Brookdale Institute of Gerontology and Human Development
Jerusalem, Israel

Andrew S. Hagler
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General of Maine
Augusta, Maine

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

Mark Hall
Professor, Worrell Professional Center for Law and Management
Wake Forest University School of Law
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Gayle Hallin
Assistant Commissioner
Minnesota Department of Health
St. Paul, Minnesota

James P. Hamill
President and Chief Executive Officer
Washington County Health System
Hagerstown, Maryland

James K. Hammitt
Associate Professor
Harvard Center for Risk Analysis
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Margaret Hargreaves
Program Analysis Supervisor, Assessment/EMS
Hennepin County Community Health Department
Minneapolis, Minnesota

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

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

Tony Hausner
Senior Analyst
Center for Beneficiary Choice
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Baltimore, Maryland

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

Shuichiro Hayashi
Chief
Division of Health for the Elderly
Tokyo, Japan

Jane A. Hayward
Director
Rhode Island Department of Human Services
Cranston, Rhode Island

John Michael Heath
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine
UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, New Jersey

John A. Heaton
Majority Caucus Chair
New Mexico House of Representatives
Carlsbad, New Mexico

Kathy Hedrick
CDC Bioterrorism Coordinator
Arkansas Department of Health
Little Rock, Arkansas

Margaret Henbest
Minortity Caucus Chair
Idaho House of Representatives
Boise, Idaho

Leslie Hendrickson
Assistant Commissioner, Division of Consumer Support
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Trenton, New Jersey

Tony Hepton
Former Vice President of Quality Assurance
Dole Food Company, Inc.
Westlake Village, California

Roger Herdman
Director, National Cancer Policy Board
National Academy of Sciences
Washington, DC

Judith Hibbard
Professor of Health Policy
Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

James H. Hodges
American Meat Institute Foundation
Arlington, Virginia

Barbara Hoffman
Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee
Maryland Senate
Annapolis, Maryland

Rick Hogan
General Counsel
Arkansas Department of Health
Little Rock, Arizona

Christa Hojlo
Chief, Nursing Home Care
Veterans Administration
Silver Springs, Maryland

Clarence A. Holland
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Paula C. Hollinger
Vice-Chair, Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee
Maryland Senate
Annapolis, Maryland

David W. Holm
Deputy Director and Legal Counsel
Colorado Office of Emergency Management
Golden, Colorado

Charlene M. Holzbaur
Director, Office of Management and Budget
Department of Treasury
Trenton, New Jersey

Roxanne Homar
State Pharmacist
Wyoming Department of Health
Cheyenne, Wyoming

David Hood
Secretary
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Scott L. Hopes
Chairman
HMD Healthcare Corporation
Tallahassee, Florida

Jill R. Horwitz
Post Doctoral Fellow
National Bureau of Economic Research
Cambridge, Massachusetts

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

William Hubbard
Senior Associate Commissioner
Policy, Planning and Legislation
Food and Drug Administration
Rockville, Maryland

Gregory B. Huber
Member, Joint Finance Committee
Wisconsin State Assembly
Madison, Wisconsin

Gordon Hunt
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Sutter Health
Sacramento, California

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

John A. Hurson
Vice President, National Conference of State Legislatures
Chair, Environmental Matters Committee
Maryland House of Delegates
Annapolis, Maryland

Cathie Hutchins
Assistant Attorney General
Virginia Office of the Attorney General
Richmond, Virginia

Jerry Iekel
Member, Labor, Health and Social Services Committee
Wyoming House of Representatives
Sheridan, Wyoming

James E. Introne
President
Loretto Rest Nursing Home Company
Syracuse, New York

Carol Isaacs
Deputy Director, Health Legislation and Policy Development
Michigan Department of Community Health
Lansing, Michigan

Joseph P. Iser
Regional Health Administrator
Public Health Service
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Dallas, Texas

George Isham
Chief Health Officer HealthPartners Bloomington, Minnesota

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

Barbara Jacobowitz
Executive Director
Treasure Coast Health Council
Rivera Beach, Florida

Donna L. Jacobs
Senior Vice President
University of Maryland Medical System
Baltimore, Maryland

Paul Jacobsen
Deputy Commissioner
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Boston, Massachusetts

Wendy Jaquet
Minority Leader
Idaho House of Representatives
Ketchum, Idaho

Barbara Jarrell-Krausz
Deputy Director
Division of Public Health
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
Dover, Delaware

Igal Jellinek
Executive Director
Council of Senior Centers and Services of New York City
New York, New York

Helen Jensen
Professor
Department of Economics
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa

Jim Jensen
Chair, Health and Human Services Committee
Nebraska Unicameral Legislature
Lincoln, Nebraska

Randy Johnson
Utah Department of Public Safety
Salt Lake City, Utah

G. Bryan Jones
Emergency Coordinator
Public Health Services, Region III
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Susan Joslin
Nurse Consultant
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Belair, Maryland

Eric Juzenas
Counsel
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Washington, DC

Larry R. Kaiser
Chair, Department of Surgery
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Brian Kane
Deputy Attorney General
Intergovernmental and Fiscal Law Division
Idaho Office of the Attorney General
Boise, Idaho

Rosalie A. Kane
Professor, Division of Health Services Research and Policy
University of Minnesota
School of Public Health
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jeffrey Kang
Director, Office of Clinical Standards and Quality
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Baltimore, Maryland

Lisa Kaplowitz
Deputy Commissioner for Emergency Preparedness and Response
Virginia Department of Health
Richmond, Virginia

Marshall Kapp
Professor and Director, Office of Geriataric Medicine and Gerontology
Department of Community Health
Dayton, Ohio

Mark Kator
President
Isabella Geriatric Center
New York, New York

Don Kauerauf
Emergency Officer
Illinois Department of Public Health
Springfield, Illinois

Marilyn Kawamura
President
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc.
Rockville, Maryland

Delores Kelley
Member, Finance Committee
Maryland Senate
Annapolis, Maryland

Francis X. Kelly
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Kelly and Associates Insurance Group Inc.
Hunt Valley, Maryland

Donald Kennedy
Editor-in-Chief
Science
Washington, DC

Eileen Kennedy
Global Executive Director
International Life Sciences Institute
Washington, DC

Marianna Kern Grachek
Executive Director, Long Term Care
  and Assisted Living Accreditation Programs
Joint Commission on Accreditation
  of Health Care Organizations
Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois

Thomas Kickham
Director, Office of Strategic Planning
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Baltimore, Maryland

Carol Kientz
Executive Director
Home Health Assembly of New Jersey
Princeton Junction, New Jersey

David A. Kindig
Co-Director, Wisconsin Public Health and Health Policy Institute
Professor of Population Health Services
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Madison, Wisconsin

Jane Kitchel
Secretary
Vermont Human Services Agency
Waterbury, Vermont

Michael Klausner
Professor of Law
Stanford Law School
Stanford, California

Gary J. Kleinman
Emergency Coordinator
Office of Emergency Preparedness
U.S. Public Health Service, Region I
Boston, Massachusetts

Larhae Knatterud
Planning Director, Aging Initiatives
Minnesota Department of Health
St. Paul, Minnesota

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

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

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

Thomas F. Koch
Chair, Health and Welfare Committee
Vermont House of Representatives
Barre, Vermont

Harpreet S. Kohli
Medical Director
Health Technology Board for Scotland
Glasgow, Scotland

Katsunori Kondo
Associate Professor
Nihon Fukushi University
Aichi, Japan

Mary Jane Koren
Senior Program Officer
Commonwealth Fund
New York, New York

Beth Kosiak
Director, Division of Acute and Chronic Disease Management
Quality Measurement Health Assessment Group
Center for Beneficiary Choices
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Baltimore, Maryland

Mary E. Kramer
President
Iowa Senate
Clive, Iowa

Jack Krauskopf
Chief Program Officer
9/11 Services Group
New York, New York

Sheldon Krimsky
Professor, Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning
Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

Stan Krol
Regional Emergency Coordinator, Region VIII
Public Health Service
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Daniel L. Kurtz
Holland & Knight LLP
New York, New York
Denver, Colorado

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

Keith Kutler
Assistant Attorney General
Oregon Department of Justice
Salem, Oregon

Richard Ladd
Ladd & Associates
Health & Social Service Consultants
Turner, Oregon

Bennett C. Landreneau
Director, Office of Emergency Preparedness
Louisiana Military Department
New Orleans, Louisiana

Sandra D. Lang
Deputy Minister
Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Business Services
Toronto, Ontario

Paul R. Langevin, Jr.
President
New Jersey Association of Health Care Facilities
Hamilton, New Jersey

Peter Langhorne
Chair, Cochrane Collaboration Steering Group
Royal Infirmary
Glasgow, Scotland

Steven B. Larsen
Commissioner
Maryland Insurance Administration
Baltimore, Maryland

Edward Lawlor
Dean, School of Social Service Administration
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Rice Leach
Commissioner
Kentucky Department of Public Health
Frankfort, Kentucky

Theresa Ledermann
Principal Aide
Hennepin County
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Alvin Lee
Regional Emergency Coordinator, Region X
Office of Emergency Response
Public Health Service
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Seattle, Washington

David Lehman
Health Policy Advisor
Office of the Governor of Idaho
Boise, Idaho

Jean LeMasurier
Deputy Director, Health Plan Benefits Group
Center for Beneficiary Choices
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Baltimore, Maryland

Jeffrey C. Lerner
President and Chief Executive Officer
ECRI
Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania

Arthur Levin
Director
Center for Medical Consumers
New York, New York

Donna Levin
General Counsel
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Boston, Massachusetts

Stephen Levin
Co-Director, Mount Sinai-Irving J. Selikoff Clinical Center
  for Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York

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

John W. Libby
Deputy Commissioner
Maine Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management
Augusta, Maine

Leonard Lopes
Legal Counsel, Office of the Lieutenant Governor
State of Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island

Ariela Lowinstein
Head, Center for Research & Study of Aging
Faculty of Welfare and Health Studies
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel

Jeffrey D. Lucht
General Manager
Aetna
Largo, Maryland

Kenneth M. Ludmerer
Professor of Medicine and History
Washington University
Department of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri

John Luehrs
National Coordinator, Health Issues and Long Term Care
AARP
Washington, DC

John R. Lumpkin
Director
Illinois Department of Public Health
Springfield, Illinois

Nicole Lurie
Professor, Policy Analysis
RAND
Arlington, Virginia

Richard Lynch
Assistant Attorney General
Connecticut Office of the Attorney General
Hartford, Connecticut

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

Cara Macken
Co-Director
Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning
St. Paul, Minnesota

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

Pamela S. Maier
Chair, Health and Human Development Committee
Delaware House of Representatives
Newark, Delaware

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

Ekaterina Malievskaia
Research Associate
Center for the Biology of Natural Systems
Queens College
Flushing, New York

Douglas M. Mancino
Partner
McDermott, Will & Emery
Los Angeles, California

Jerold Mande
Director of Policy Programs
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut

Marc Mannes
Director of Applied Research
Search Institute
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jill S. Manny
Executive Director, National Center on Philanthropy and the Law
New York Universinty School of Law
New York, New York

Niccolò Marchionni
Professor of Geriatrics
University of Florence
Florence, Italy

Donna Marshall
Executive Director
Colorado Business Group on Health
Denver, Colorado

John Martin
Legal Coordinator, Office of Program Support
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Concord, New Hampshire

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

José Martín-Moreno
Director, Spanish Agency for Health Technology Assessment
Institute of Health "Carlos III"
Madrid, Spain

Kathleen Mason
Assistant Commissioner, Division of Senior Benefits and Utilization Management
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Trenton, New Jersey

Michael Massey
Administrator
Roger Huntington Nursing Center
Greer, South Carolina

Cheryl Matheis
Director, State Affairs
AARP
Washington, DC

Karen J. Matsuda
Acting Regional Health Administrator, Region X
Office of Public Health and Science
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Seattle, Washington

Gene W. Matthews
Chief Counsel
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

Diane Matuszak
Director, Community Health Administration
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Baltimore, Maryland

Libby Maynard
President
Michigan Prospect for Renewed Citizenship
Flint, Michigan

Michael McElvaine
Deputy Director
ORACBA
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC

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

Stephen J. McGrail
Executive Director
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
Framingham, Massachusetts

Garry McKee
Director
Wyoming Department of Health
Cheyenne, Wyoming

Kelly McKinney
Associate Commissioner
Regulatory & Environmental Health Services
New York City Department of Health
New York, New York

Lori McLaughlin
Chief Legal Counsel
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Mary Kate McLaughlin
Chief Policy Advisor
Office of the Secretary
Delaware Department of Health and Social Service
New Castle, Delaware

Peter McLaughlin
Commissioner
Hennepin County Board of Commissioners
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Barbara McLean
Executive Director
Maryland Health Care Commission
Baltimore, Maryland

Michael McMullan
Acting Director, Center for Beneficiary Choices
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Baltimore, Maryland

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

Gilbert C. Meilaender
Professor of Christian Ethics
Department of Theology
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, Indiana

A. Richard Melton
Deputy Director
Utah Department of Health
Salt Lake City, Utah

Nancy Menke
Senior Health Policy Advisor
Office of the Governor of Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee

Ray Miller
Member, Health and Family Service Committee
Ohio House of Representatives
Columbus, Ohio

S. Peter Mills
Member, Appropriations Committee
Maine House of Representatives
Skowhegan, Maine

William (Larry) Minnix
President and CEO
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
Washington, DC

Marnie Mitchell
Executive Director, PharmaCare
British Columbia Ministry of Health
Victoria, Canada

Benjamin Mojica
Senior Assistant Vice President
New York Health and Hospitals Corporation
New York, New York

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

Todd Monson
Acting Director
Hennepin County Community Health Department
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Anthony J. Montagnolo
Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President
ECRI
Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania

Marilyn Moon
Senior Fellow
The Urban Institute
Washington, DC

Richard T. Moore
Chair, Joint Health Care Committee
Massachusetts Senate
Boston, Massachusetts

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

Judy Moreland
Research Assistant
Loretto
Baldwinsville, New York

Catherine Morris
Assistant Commissioner, Division of Long Term Care Systems
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Trenton, New Jersey

Christy Morris
Deputy Cabinet Secretary
West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety
Charleston, West Virginia

Michael Moser
Director, Division of Health
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Topeka, Kansas

Mee Moua
Member, Education Committee
Minnesota Senate
St. Paul, Minnesota

Anthony D. Moulton
Director, Public Health Law Program
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

Fitzhugh Mullan
Contributing Editor
Health Affairs
Bethesda, Maryland

Michael Mullen
Assistant Attorney General
North Dakota Office of the Attorney General
Bismarck, North Dakota

Deborah Ann Mulligan-Smith
Director, Institute for Child Health Policy
Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Coral Springs, Florida

Sandy Mullin
Associate Commissioner
Office of Public Affairs
New York City Department of Health
New York, New York

Robert Murray
Executive Director
Health Services Cost Review Commission
Baltimore, Maryland

Karl Musgrave
State Epidemiologist and Administrator
Division of Preventive Health and Safety
Wyoming Health Department
Cheyenne, Wyoming

Gretchen Musicant
Director, Public Health Initiatives
Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jerrold Nadler
Congressman
U.S. House of Representatives
New York, New York

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

Harold G. Narum
Deputy Director
North Dakota Division of Emergency Management
Bismarck, North Dakota

Gail B. Nayowith
Executive Director
Citizens' Committee for Children
New York, New York

Robert R. Neall
Member, Budget and Taxation Committee
Maryland Senate
Annapolis, Maryland

Annie Nelson
Executive Director
Minneapolis Youth Coordinating Board
Minneapolis, Minnesota

David R. Nerenz
Director
Institute for Health Care Studies
East Lansing, Michigan

Burt Neuborne
Professor
New York University School of Law
New York, New York

Peter Newell
Executive Director
New York State Assembly Insurance Committee
Albany, New York

Len Nichols
Vice President
Center for Studying Health System Change
Washington, DC

Sheryl Niebuhr
Manager, Total Health and Productivity
3M Total Compensation Resource Center
St. Paul, Minnesota

John Nilson
Minister of Health
Government of Saskatchewan
Regina, Canada

Patricia A. Nolan
Director
Rhode Island Health Department
Providence, Rhode Island

Timothy P. Nolan
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
Trigon Blue Cross Blue Shield
Richmond, Virginia

Jim Novak
Vice President of Human Resources
Sherman Health Systems
Elgin, Illinois

Luanne Nyberg
Senior Policy Analyst
Hennepin County Health and Human Services
   Policy Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Daniel O'Brien
Principal Counsel
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Baltimore, Maryland

Eileen O'Connor
Assistant Commissioner, Division of Senior Affairs
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Trenton, New Jersey

Carmen Hooker Odom
Secretary
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Raleigh, North Carolina

T.L. "Fountain" Odom
Member, Appropriations - Base Budget Committee
North Carolina Senate
Raleigh, North Carolina

James O'Hara
Project Director
Institute for Health Care Research and Policy
Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Joseph Orr
Chief Academic Officer
Palm Beach County School District
West Palm Beach, Florida

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

Brian Osberg
Assistant Commissioner for Health Care
Minnesota Department of Human Services
St. Paul, Minnesota

June E. Osborn
President
Macy Foundation
New York, New York

John W. Oswald
Director
Minnesota Center for Health Statistics
Minnesota, Minnesota

Faith D. Ottery
Director, Clinical Research, Medical Affairs
Bio-Technology General Corporation
Iselin, New Jersey

Andrew 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

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

Carolyn Pare
Chairperson
Buyers Health Care Action Group
Wells Fargo Plaza
Bloomington, Minnesota

Stuart Parker
Clinical Director
Sheffield Institute for Studies on Ageing
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom

Parashar Patel
Deputy Director, Purchasing Policy Group
Center for Medicare Management
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Baltimore, Maryland

Barbara Paul
Director, Physicians' Regulatory Issues Team (PRIT)
Center for Medicare Management
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Baltimore, Maryland

William R. Paulk
Chair, Homeland Security Committee
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Mark Pauly
Chair, Health Care Systems Department
Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dalton G. Paxman
Regional Health Administrator, Region III
Office of Public Health and Science
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dennis M. Perrotta
State Epidemiologist
Texas Department of Health
Austin, Texas

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

John Picciotto
Senior Vice President
CareFirst Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maryland
Owings Mills, Maryland

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

Cal Pierson
President
The Association of Maryland Hospitals and Health Systems
Elkridge, Maryland

Dan Pikelny
Manager, Health, Safety, and Productivity
International Truck and Engine Corporation (Navistar)
Chicago, Illinois

Fred Pintz
Chief Medical Officer
Office of the Secretary
New Mexico Department of Health
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Larry Polivka
Director
Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida

LuMarie Polivka-West
Director of Policy and Quality Assurance
Florida Health Care Association
Tallahassee, Florida

Joanne Pollak
Vice President and General Counsel
The Johns Hopkins Health System
Baltimore, Maryland

Morris (Maury) E. Potter
Lead Scientist for Epidemiology
Office of Science
Food and Drug Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Atlanta, Georgia

Sandy Praeger
Chair, Insurance Committee, and Vice President
Kansas Senate
Kansas Commissioner of Insurance - Elect
Lawrence, Kansas

Michael Preston
Executive Director
Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland

Ruth Purtilo
Director, Center for Health Policy and Ethics
Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska

James A. Rabb
Senior Public Health Advisor
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

Jessie Rasmussen
Director
Iowa Department of Human Services
Des Moines, Iowa

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

Richard Raymond
Chief Medical Officer
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Lincoln, Nebraska

Donald L. Redfoot
Senior Policy Advisor
AARP
Billings, Montana

Clifford M. Rees
Assistant General Counsel
New Mexico Department of Health
Office of General Counsel
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Peggy Reeves
Member, Joint Budget and Appropriations Committee
Colorado Senate
Fort Collins, Colorado

Susan Reinhard
Co-Director, Center for State Health Policy
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey

John B. Reiss
Chair, Health Law Practice Group
Saul Ewing, LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

William E. Reynolds
Public Service Professor, School of Social Wefare
Clinical Associate Professor, School of Public Health
State University at Albany
Albany, NY

Dorothy P. Rice
Professor Emeritus
Institute for Health and Aging
University of California at San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Michael S. A. Richardson
Senior Deputy Director
Office of Primary Care, Prevention and Planning
District of Columbia Department of Health
Washington, DC

Bob Ricks
Commissioner
Interim Director of Homeland Security
Oklahoma Department of Public Safety
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Nancy Ridley
Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Health Quality Management
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Boston, Massachusetts

Corinne H. Rieder
Executive Director and Treasurer
The John A. Hartford Foundation, Inc.
New York, New York

Otto Christian Rø
Project Manager
Norwegian Board of Health
Oslo, Norway

Charles H. Roadman II
President and CEO
American Health Care Association
Washington, DC

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

Ben H. Robinson
Chair, Appropriations Subcommittee - Health and Social Services
Oklahoma Senate
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

James C. Robinson
Professor of Health Economics
Division of Health Policy and Management
University of California School of Public Health
Berkeley, California

Judy Robson
Chair, Human Services and Aging Committee
Wisconsin Senate
Beloit, Wisconsin

Tom Rockers
Chief Executive Officer
The Alliance
Denver, Colorado

Samuel I. Rosenberg
Member, Appropriations Committee
Maryland House of Delegates
Baltimore, Maryland

Leon E. Rosenberg
Professor, Department of Molecular Biology
Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey

Allan Rosenfield
Dean, The Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health
Columbia University
New York, New York

Peggy Rosenzweig
Ranking Member, Health, Utilities,
  Veterans and Military Affairs Committee
Wisconsin Senate
Co-Chair, RSG Steering Committee
Madison, Wisconsin

Robert W. Ross
Emergency Coordinator, Office of Emergency Medical Services
Division of Public Health
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
Dover, Delaware

Murray Ross
Executive Director
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Washington, DC

Angelo Rotella
Administrator
Friendly Home
Woonsocket, Rhode Island

Steve Rubin
Deputy Director, STD Control Program
New York City Department of Health
New York, New York

Cheryl Runyon
Senior Fellow
National Conference of State Legislatures
Denver, Colorado

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

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

Ree Sailors
Executive Policy Advisor
Office of the Governor of Washington
Olympia, Washington

Maria Pilar Salinas Bujan
Regional Manager for Elderly Care
Health/Social Services Coordination Program
Galician Ministry of Health
Santiago de Compostela, Spain

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

Edward Salsberg
Executive Director
Center for Health Workforce Studies
Rennselaer, New York

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

Jeff Santema
Legal Counsel, Health and Human Services Committee
Nebraska Senate
Lincoln, Nebraska

Thomas Saquella
President
Maryland Retailers Association
Annapolis, Maryland

Michael A. Sarbanes
Director of Policy and Planning
Office of the Lieutenant Governor
Annapolis, Maryland

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

Mark P. Scherzer
Law Offices of Mark P. Scherzer
New York, New York

Tricia Schlechte
Deputy Director, Health and Public Services
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Jefferson City, Missouri

Carl Schramm
President
Greenspring Advisors, Inc.
Towson, Maryland

Richard H. Schultz
Administrator, Division of Health
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Boise, Idaho

Richard C. Schutt
Executive Director
Rest Haven Christian Services
Tinley Park, Illinois

James Schwartz
Partner
Manatt, Phelps and Phillips
Los Angeles, California

Stuart O. Schweitzer
Professor of Health Services
School of Public Health
University of California at Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Bernard Schwetz
Senior Advisor for Science
Office of the Commissioner
Food and Drug Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Rockville, Maryland

Paul M. 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
Chair, Health Committee, NCSL
Casper, Wyoming

Samuel Sebiyam
Clinical Consultant
New York City Department of Health
New York, New York

Stuart Sessions
Principal
Environomics Incorporated
Bethesda, Maryland

Barbara Shea
Executive Director
Drug Plan and Extended Benefits Branch, Saskatchewan Health
Regina, Canada

Martin Shreeve
Programme Director
Better Government for Vulnerable People
London, United Kingdom

Donald Shriber
Director - Washington Office
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Washington, DC

Mark L. Shurtleff
Attorney General
Utah Office of the Attorney General
Salt Lake City, Utah

Steve Siegfried
Chairman, Governor's Security Council
Office of the Governor of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina

Sigurveig H. Sigurdardóttir
Director, Iceland Red Cross
Reykjavik Branch
Reykjavik, Iceland

Sigurbjörg Sigurgeirsdóttir
Doctoral Candidate
London School of Economics
London, United Kingdom

John G. Simon
Professor of Law
Yale University Law School
New Haven, Connecticut

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

Marvin A. Singleton
Chair, Public Health and Welfare Committee
Missouri Senate
Jefferson City, Missouri

Nick Slaymaker
Deputy General Counsel
Legal Division
Oklahoma Department of Health
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Cathy Slemp
Acting State Health Officer and Executive Director
Public Health Threat Preparedness Initiative
Bureau of Public Health
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Charleston, West Virginia

Jonathan A. Small
President
Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York
New York, New York

Kerry Smith
Professor
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

William T. Smith
President and CEO
Aging in America, Inc.
Bronx, New York

Ronni Solomon
Vice President for Legal Services
ECRI
Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania

LaShandra Span
Health Services Specialist
Palm Beach County School District
West Palm Beach, Florida

Ann Spaner
Legal Counsel
Bureau of Public Health
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Charleston, West Virginia

Barry M. Spero
President and CEO
Masonicare
Wallingford, Connecticut

Patricia F. Spitzig
Policy Analyst
Office of Surveillance Biometrics
Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Rockville, Maryland

Erik Stalhandske
Program Manager - Economist
National Center for Patient Safety
Department of Veterans Affairs
Ann Arbor, Michigan

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

Susan Steeg
General Counsel
Texas Department of Health
Austin, Texas

Halldor Stefansson
Director
Heidelberg Forum on the Biosciences and Society
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Heidelberg, Germany

Don Steigman
Senior Vice President
Tenet Health System
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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

Richard S. Steinberg
Professor, Department of Economics
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana

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

William Stevenson
Director, Office of Public Health Preparedness
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Daniel Stier
Legal Counsel Chief
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
Madison, Wisconsin

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

Ezra S. Susser
Professor and Chair
Department of Epidemiology
Mailman School of Public Health
New York, New York

Milton Sussman
Deputy Minister of Health
Manitoba Health
Winnipeg, Canada

Jessica Sutin
Assistant Attorney General
New Mexico Office of the Attorney General
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Richard S. Swensen
Director, Office of Commonwealth Security
Office of the Governor of Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts

Peter Swords
New York, New York

Mary Tambornino
Commissioner
Hennepin County
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Robert V. Tauxe
Foodborne and Diarrheal Branch Chief
National Center for Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

Bruce I. Taylor
Director, Employee Benefit Policy and Plans
Verizon Communications
White Plains, New York

Casper R. Taylor, Jr.
Speaker of the House
Maryland House of Delegates
Annapolis, Maryland

Jeffrey Taylor
Director, Legislative and Government Affairs
Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island

Mary Tellis-Nayak
President and CEO
American College of Health Care Administrators
Alexandria, Virginia

Paul Terry
President
Park Nicollet Institue
St. Louis Park, Minnesota

Bryon Alan Thompson
Assistant Counsel
Office of General Counsel
Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services
Frankfort, Kentucky

Marcia Thomson
Assistant Deputy Minister
Provincial Health Programs
Manitoba Health
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Jean I. Thorne
Interim Administrator
Oregon Office of Medical Assistance Programs
Salem, Oregon

Linda Tomaselli
Assistant Attorney General
Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General
Boston, Massachusetts

Kathleen E. Toomey
Director, Division of Public Health
Georgia Department of Human Resources
Atlanta, Georgia

Marco Trabucchi
Professor, University of Rome Tor Vergata, and Geriatric Research Group
Brescia, Italy

Donne E. Trotter
Member, Appropriations Committee
Illinois Senate
Chicago, Illinois

Gizaw Tsehai
Principal Planning Analyst
Hennepin County Community Health Department
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Howard Tuch
Director
Palliative Care Resources
Tampa, Florida

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

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

Laurian Unnevehr
Professor
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, Illinois

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

Mark Urban
Deputy Attorney General
California Department of Justice
Los Angeles, California

E. Peter Urbanowicz
Deputy General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC

Greg Vadner
Director, Medical Services Division
Missouri Department of Social Services
Vice Chair, National Association of Medicaid Directors
Jefferson City, Missouri

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

Therese M. Vaughan
Commissioner of Insurance
Iowa Insurance Division
President, NAIC
Des Moines, Iowa

Linda Velgouse
Director, Housing and Community Based Services
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
Washington, DC

Donna U. Vogt
Specialist in Social Science
Domestic Services Division
Congressional Research Services
Washington, DC

Edward Von Turkovich
Director, Emergency Management Office
Vermont Department of Public Safety
Waterbury, Vermont

William Waldman
Visiting Professor and Executive in Residence
School of Social Work
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Howard Wall
Senior Vice President/General Counsel
Province Health
Brentwood, Tennessee

Nico M. Walters
Executive Director
Medical Research Council
Tygerberg, South Africa

John Wanat
Executive Director
Monmouth County Office on Aging
Freehold, New Jersey

Lisa Wardlaw-Kelly
Acting Director
Department of Health and Ageing
Evidence Based Strategies Section
Canberra, Australia

Bill Wargo
Legal Counsel
Vermont Department of Health
Burlington, Vermont

Cynthia Wark
Director, Division of Website Project Management
Beneficiary Information Services Group
Center for Beneficiary Choices
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Baltimore, Maryland

Arthur Y. Webb
Chief Executive Officer
Village Care of New York
New York, New York

Rachael Weinstein
Director, Clinical Standards Group
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Baltimore, Maryland

Isaac Weisfuse
Deputy Commissioner
New York City Department of Health
New York, New York

Suzanne Weiss
Vice President, Advocacy
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
Washington, DC

Katherine Wells Wheeler
Chair, Public Institutions, Health
and Human Services Committee
New Hampshire Senate
Durham, New Hampshire

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

John Wheeler
Chief Counsel
New Mexico Department of Public Safety
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Michael E. Whitcomb
Senior Vice President, Division of Medical Education
Association of American Medical Colleges
Washington, DC

Tim Wiedrich
Director, Division of Emergency Health Services
North Dakota Department of Health
Bismarck, North Dakota

Caren Wilcox
Principal
Caren Wilcox and Associates
Washington, DC

James R. "Dick" Wilkerson
Chair, Appropriations Subcommittee - Public Safety and Judiciary
Oklahoma Senate
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Ann Williams
Director, Information Management
American Health Care Association
Washington, DC

Richard Williams, Jr.
Director
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Food and Drug Administration
College Park, Maryland

Donald E. Williamson
State Health Officer
Alabama Department of Public Health
Montgomery, Alabama

Donald E. Wilson
Dean
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Sam Wilson
Director, Division of Emergency Preparedness
Texas Department of Health
Austin, Texas

Lenny T. Winkler
Member, Public Health Committee
Connecticut House of Representatives
Groton, Connecticut

Barbara Wood
Chief Counsel, Office of General Counsel
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Jefferson City, Missouri

Catherine E. Woteki
Dean
College of Agriculture
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa

Lyle Wray
Executive Director
Citizens League
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Thomas K. Wright
Executive Vice President
Regional Plan Association
New York, New York

Glenda Yeates
Deputy Minister
Department of Health
Government of Saskatchewan
Regina, Canada

Albert K. Yee
Regional Health Administrator
Office of Public Health and Science
Boston, Massachusetts

Thomas Young
Medical Director, Medicaid Division
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Boise, Idaho

Carl Young
President
New York Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
Albany, New York

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

Ida T. Zodrow
Administrator
Washington Health Care Authority
Olympia, Washington

James A. Zoretic
Regional Director, Public Health Regions 2 & 3
Texas Department of Health
Arlington, Texas

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