2007 Acknowledgments

The Milbank Memorial Fund thanks the following persons who participated in its meetings and those of the Reforming States Group and/or reviewed drafts of reports or book manuscripts in 2007. They are listed in the positions they held at the time of their participation.

Leah Albers
Professor
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM

Anita Albright
Director, Office on Healthy Aging
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Boston, MA

Leslie M. Alden
Judge
Fairfax County Circuit Court
Fairfax, VA

Martha B. Alexander
Co-Chair, Appropriations Committee
North Carolina House of Representatives
Raleigh, NC

Thomas C. Alexander
Chair, General Committee
South Carolina Senate
Columbia, SC

Stuart H. Altman
Dean, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA

Alice Ammerman
Professor, Department of Nutrition
University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Chapel Hill, NC

Laurie Anderson
Health Scientist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health, Epidemiology
Olympia, WA

Laurie Monnes Anderson
Chair, Health Policy and Public Affairs Committee
Oregon Senate
Salem, OR

Richard M. Armstrong
Director
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Boise, ID

David Atkins
Chief Medical Officer, Center for Outcomes and Evidence
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Rockville, MD

Christopher Bailey
Manager, Budget Operations
Office of Management and Budget
New Jersey Department of the Treasury
Trenton, NJ

Dileep Bal
Kauai District Health Officer
Hawaii Department of Health
Lihue, HI

Debra K. Behnke
Circuit Judge
Tampa Criminal Justice and Trial Division
Tampa, FL

José M. Belizán
Adjunct Professor
Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy
Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Richard Benavides
Legislative Aide
Alaska State Legislature
Anchorage, AK

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

Lisa A. Bero
Director, San Francisco Branch of United States Cochrane Center
Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
University of California–San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Bob Bethell
Chair, Social Services Budget Committee
Kansas House of Representatives
Alden, KS

JudyAnn Bigby
Secretary
Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Boston, MA

Robert F. Boruch
University Trustee Chair Professor
Graduate School of Education and Wharton Business School
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Peter A. Briss
Science Officer
Coordinating Center for Environmental Health and Injury Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Chamblee, GA

Ross C. Brownson
Director, Prevention Research Center
Saint Louis University School of Public Health
St. Louis, MO

Ivonne Bucher
Chief of Staff
Director, Office of Community Services and Advocacy
Pennsylvania Department of Aging
Harrisburg, PA

Michael E. Busch
Speaker of the House
Maryland House of Delegates
Annapolis, MD

Ned Calonge
Chair, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Chief Medical Officer
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Denver, CO

Patsy Carter
Clinical Director, Children, Youth and Families
Missouri Department of Mental Health
Jefferson City, MO

M. Soledad Cepeda
Professor, Department of Anesthesia
Tufts–New England Medical Center
Boston, MA

Rosemary Chalk
Director, Board on Children, Youth, and Families
Institute of Medicine
Washington, DC

Harriette L. Chandler
Chair, Community Development and Small Business Committee
Massachusetts Senate
Worcester, MA

C. Richard Chapman
Professor and Director, Pain Research Center
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Simon Chapman
Professor of Public Health
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia

Frank Chervenak
Professor, Chair, and Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, NY

Debra Cheshier
Administrator, Section for Long Term Care
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Jefferson City, MO

Bernard Choi
Senior Research Scientist
Public Health Agency of Canada
Ottawa, Canada

Rachel Churchill
Clinical Evidence Specialist
Center for Evidence-Based Policy
Portland, OR

Carolyn M. Clancy
Director
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Rockville, MD

Lisa M. Clements
Clinical Director, Psychology Program
Division of Medical Services
Missouri Department of Social Services
Jefferson City, MO

Terry L. Cline
Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Rockville, MD

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

Phillip Cogan
Chief, Division of Clinical Pharmacy Services
Maryland Medicaid Program
Baltimore, MD

John M. Colmers
Secretary
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Baltimore, MD

Kevin Concannon
Director
Iowa Department of Human Services
Des Moines, IA

Rex W. Cowdry
Executive Director
Maryland Health Care Commission
Baltimore, MD

Gary Cunningham
Vice President of Programs, CPO
Northwest Area Foundation
St. Paul, MN

Beverly Cutler
Superior Court Judge
Palmer Trial Court
Palmer, AK

Helen Darling
President
National Business Group on Health
Washington, DC

Karina W. Davidson
Director, Intervention Research
Behavioral Cardiovascular Health and Hypertension Program
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY

Gene Davis
Minority Whip
Utah Senate
Salt Lake City, UT

Suzanne Delbanco
Chief Executive Officer
The Leapfrog Group
Washington, DC

Marilyn DeLuca
Executive Director
Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence
New York, NY

Don C. Des Jarlais
Director of Research, The Baron Edmond de Rothschild Chemical Dependency Institute
Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health
Beth Israel Medical Center
New York, NY

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

Kay Dickersin
Professor and Director, Center for Clinical Trials
Department of Epidemiology
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, MD

Nile Dillmore
Ranking Minority Member, Insurance and Financial Institutions Committee
Kansas House of Representatives
Wichita, KS

Gary Dillon
Chair, Ethics Committee
Indiana Senate
Indianapolis, IN

Patricia Dillon
Assistant Majority Leader
Connecticut House of Representatives
New Haven, CT

Peter Donnelly
Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Scottish Executive Health Department
Edinburgh, Scotland

Jane Drummond
Director
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Jefferson City, MO

Paul Dugdale
Chief Health Officer
Australian Capital Territory Health
Canberra City, Australia

Randy Elder
Senior Service Fellow
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA

Larry Emerton
Member, Finance Committee
New Hampshire House of Representatives
Goffstown, NH

Murray Enkin
Professor Emeritus, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
McMaster University
Toronto, Canada

Kana Enomoto
Principal Senior Advisor
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Rockville, MD

Eunice (Kitty) Ernst
Director
American Association of Birthing Centers Consulting Group
Perkiomenville, PA

Robert Fecht
Member, Labor, Health and Social Services Committee
Wyoming Senate
Cheyenne, WY

Derek Feeley
Director, Healthcare Policy and Strategy
Scottish Government Health Directorates
Edinburgh, Scotland

Rashi Fein
Professor of the Economics of Medicine, Emeritus
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Penny H. Feldman
Director, Research Center
Visiting Nurse Service of New York
New York, NY

David Paul Fidler
Associate Professor
Indiana University School of Law
Bloomington, IN

Jonathan E. Fielding
Director of Public Health and Health Officer
Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
Los Angeles, CA

Perry G. Fine
Professor, Pain Research Center
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, UT

Len Fishman
President and Chief Executive Officer
Hebrew SeniorLife
Boston, MA

Mel Flanagan
Deputy Chief Judge
Milwaukee County Circuit Court
Milwaukee, WI

Brian R. Flay
Professor, Department of Public Health
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

Dan Florizone
Chair, Saskatchewan Health Quality Council
Chief Executive Officer
Five Hills Regional Health Authority
Moose Jaw, Canada

Ro Foege
Chair, Health and Human Services Appropriations Committee
Iowa House of Representatives
Mount Vernon, IA

Kathleen M. Foley
Attending Neurologist
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY

Tina Clark-Samazan Foster
Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH

Chance Freeman
Manager, Crisis Counseling
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Division
Texas Department of State Health Services
Austin, TX

Karen Frensley
Assistant Director, The Innovation Center
Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Oklahoma City, OK

Jerry Fuller
Medicaid Director
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Anchorage, AK

Sandro Galea
Associate Professor
Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health
University of Michigan School of Public Health
Ann Arbor, MI

Francois Gauthier
Director, Department of Inquiries
Collège des Médecins du Québec
Montreal, Canada

Dorothy Kelly Gay
Vice President, Government Relations
Hebrew SeniorLife
Boston, MA

Thomas F. George
Chancellor
University of Missouri–St. Louis
One University Boulevard
St. Louis, MO

Rocco Gerace
Registrar
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
Toronto, Canada

Eugene I. Gessow
Administrator, Medical Division
Iowa Department of Human Services
Des Moines, IA

Stanton A. Glantz
Professor of Medicine and Director
Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education
University of California–San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Mario Goico
Vice Chair, Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committee
Kansas House of Representatives
Wichita, KS

Bruce Goldberg
Director
Oregon Department of Human Services
Salem, OR

Benton Goon
Co-Chair, Office of Transformation
Missouri Department of Mental Health
Jefferson City, MO

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

David Gough
Professor of Evidence Informed Policy and Practice
Director, Social Science Research Unit and EPPI-Centre
Institute of Education
University of London
London, England

Martha P. Grace
Chief Justice
Massachusetts Juvenile Court
Boston, MA

Ian D. Graham
Vice President of Knowledge Translation
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Ottawa, Canada

Lawrence W. Green
Adjunct Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
University of California–San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Lee Greenfield
Senior Policy Advisor
Hennepin County Department of Human Services and Public Health
Minneapolis, MN

Jeremy M. Grimshaw
Director, Canadian Cochrane Network and Centre
Director, Clinical Epidemiology Programme
Ottawa Health Research Institute in Health Knowledge
Ottawa, Canada

Jessie C. Gruman
President
Center for the Advancement of Health
Washington, DC

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

Bob Hagedorn
Chair, Health and Human Services Committee
Colorado Senate
Aurora, CO

Christie Hager
Chief Health Counsel
Office of the House Speaker
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Boston, MA

Kathleen Haley
Executive Director
Oregon Board of Medical Examiners
Portland, OR

John Michael Hall
Deputy Secretary for Long-Term Living
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
Pennsylvania Department of Aging
Harrisburg, PA

Peter A. Hammen
Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee
Maryland House of Delegates
Annapolis, MD

Trevor Hancock
Public Health Consultant
British Columbia Ministry of Health
Victoria, Canada

Kemp Hannon
Chair, Health Committee
New York Senate
Albany, NY

Anne Harnish
Principal
Health Management Associates
Columbus, OH

Toni Nathaniel Harp
Chair, Committee on Appropriations
Connecticut Senate
Hartford, CT

Gordon Harper
Child/Adolescent Division Medical Director
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
Boston, MA

Elaine Harvey
Member, Labor, Health and Social Services Committee
Wyoming House of Representatives
Lovell, WY

Alyson E. Hazen
Program Associate
Partnership for Prevention
Washington, DC

John A. Heaton
Member, Health and Government Affairs Committee
New Mexico House of Representatives
Carlsbad, NM

Jim Hedlund
Principal
Highway Safety North
Ithaca, NY

Mark Helfand
Director, Oregon Evidence-Based Practice Center
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR

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

R. David Henderson
Executive Director
North Carolina Medical Board
Raleigh, NC

Brian Hepburn
Executive Director, Mental Hygiene Administration
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Catonsville, MD

Steve Hill
Administrator
Washington Health Care Authority
Olympia, WA

Ellen Hodnett
Professor, Faculty of Nursing
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada

JoAnne Hoesel
Director, Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
North Dakota Department of Human Services
Bismarck, ND

Nettie Hoge
Policy Director
California Office of the Lieutenant Governor
San Francisco, CA

Ray Holmberg
Chair, Appropriations Committee
North Dakota Senate
Grand Forks, ND

John E. Holt
Chief Executive Officer
American Red Cross Rhode Island Chapter
Providence, RI

Dianne C. Huckaby
Vice President, Research Administration
Hebrew SeniorLife
Boston, MA

Janie Huddleston
Deputy Director
Arkansas Department of Human Services
Little Rock, AR

Christina Hulet
Executive Policy Advisor on Healthcare
Washington Office of the Governor
Olympia, WA

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

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

Verla C. Insko
Co-Chair, Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
North Carolina House of Representatives
Raleigh, NC

George J. Isham
Medical Director and Chief Health Officer
HealthPartners
Bloomington, MN

Judy Iwanski
Vice President, Policy
Hebrew SeniorLife
Boston, MA

Peter D. Jacobson
Associate Professor, Department of Health Management and Policy
University of Michigan School of Public Health
Ann Arbor, MI

André Jacques
Director, Practice Enhancement Division
Collège des Médecins du Québec
Montreal, Canada

Roy Jeffus
Director, Division of Medical Services
Arkansas Department of Human Services
Little Rock, AR

Debbie Jessup
Legislative Assistant
Office of Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard
Washington, DC

David Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center
Lawrence, KS

Joel T. Johnson
Member, Health and Human Services Committee
Nebraska Unicameral Legislature
Kearney, NE

Anthony Jorm
Professorial Fellow, Department of Psychiatry
ORYGEN Research Centre
University of Melbourne
Parkville, Australia

Laurel Karabatsos
Division Director for Benefits
Colorado Department of Healthcare Policy and Financing
Denver, CO

Vahe Kazandijian
President
Center for Performance Sciences
Elkridge, MD

Karen Keiser
Chair, Health and Long-Term Care Committee
Washington Senate
Des Moines, WA

Dennis A. Kendel
Registrar
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada

Holly Kennedy
Associate Professor
University of California–San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Valerie King
Associate Director, John M. Eisenberg Clinical Decisions and Communications Science Center
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR

M. Jane Kitchel
Vice Chair, Appropriations Committee
Vermont Senate
Danville, VT

Betty Kitchener
Program Director, Mental Health First Aid
ORYGEN Research Centre
University of Melbourne
Parkville, Australia

Daniel Klass
Director, Quality Management Division
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
Toronto, Canada

Peter C. Knudson
Chair, Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee
Utah Senate
Brigham City, UT

David Knutson
Senior Research Analyst, Health Care and Wellness Committee
Washington State Legislature
Olympia, WA

Thomas F. Koch
Member, Institutions Committee
Vermont House of Representatives
Barre, VT

Neal D. Kohatsu
Chief, Cancer Control Branch
California Department of Health Services
Sacramento, CA

Christopher F. Koller
Health Insurance Commissioner
Rhode Island Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner
Providence, RI

Kelli A. Komro
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Health Policy Research
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Wes Kooistra
Assistant Commissioner, Chemical and Mental Health Services
Minnesota Department of Human Services
St. Paul, MN

Andrew Kotaska
Clinical Director
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Stanton Territorial Hospital
Yellowknife, Canada

Wendy Kronmiller
Director, Office of Health Care Quality
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Spring Grove Hospital Center
Catonsville, MD

Robyn Kruk
Director General
NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet
Sydney, Australia

Alva M. Lambert
Executive Director
Alabama State Health Planning and Development Agency
Montgomery, AL

Douglas Laube
Chair and Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, WI

John N. Lavis
Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer and Exchange
Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada

Aurora LeBrun
Associate Commissioner for Eligibility Services
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Austin, TX

Fleur-Ange Lefebvre
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada
Ottawa, Canada

Scott Leitz
Assistant Commissioner
Minnesota Department of Health
St. Paul, MN

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

Amy Levi
Interim Program Director, Midwifery
University of California–San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Roxanne Lieb
Director
Washington State Institute for Public Policy
Olympia, WA

Vivian Lin
Chair of Public Health
La Trobe University School of Public Health
Victoria, Australia

Karen Titlow Linscott
Chief Operating Officer
The Leapfrog Group
Washington, DC

Lewis A. Lipsitz
Co-Director, Institute for Aging Research
Hebrew SeniorLife
Boston, MA

Julia Littell
Professor, Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr, PA

John D. Loeser
Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Tony Lourey
Vice Chair, State and Local Government Operations and Oversight Committee
Minnesota Senate
St. Paul, MN

Mona Lydon-Rochelle
Associate Professor
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Angus MacIsaac
Minister of Transportation and Public Works
Province of Nova Scotia
Halifax, Canada

James R. MacKay
Member, Committee on Health, Human Services, and Elderly Affairs
New Hampshire House of Representatives
Concord, NH

Malcolm Mackey
Judge
Superior Court of California
Los Angeles, CA

David MacLean
Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, Canada

Charles Mahan
Professor Emeritus
Department of Community and Family Health
University of South Florida School of Public Health
Tampa, FL

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

Steve Maier
Chair, Health Care Committee
Vermont House of Representatives
Middlebury, VT

Linda J. Major
Director, Student Involvement
Project Director, NU Directions Campus-Community Coalition
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

Marc Manley
Vice President and Medical Director of Population Health
BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota
Eagan, MN

Mary Maring
Justice
North Dakota Supreme Court
Bismarck, ND

Bernard Marlow
Director, Continuing Professional Development/Continuing Medical Education
College of Family Physicians of Canada
Mississauga, Canada

Rita A. Marocco
Former Executive Director
NAMI-Delaware
Delaware City, DE

Shelda Martin
Medical Director
West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency
Charleston, WV

Mary Lou Marzian
Member, Health and Welfare Committee
Kentucky General Assembly
Louisville, KY

Richard Matthews
Deputy Director General, Strategic Development Division
NSW Health Department
North Sydney, Australia

Nancie McAnaugh
Deputy Director
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Jefferson City, MO

John E. McDonough
Executive Director
Health Care for All
Boston, MA

Diane McFarland
Co-Chair, Office of Transformation
Missouri Department of Mental Health
Jefferson City, MO

Anne McFarlane
Executive Director, Western Canada
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Victoria, Canada

Anne L. McGihon
Chair, Health and Human Services Committee
Colorado House of Representatives
Denver, CO

Roy W. Menninger
Chair
Kansas Mental Health Coalition
Topeka, KS

Shawna L. Mercer
Director, The Guide to Community Preventive Services
Division of Health Communication and Marketing
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA

Michael R. Merson
Chair
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Baltimore, MD

Thomas M. Middleton
Chair, Finance Committee
Maryland Senate
Annapolis, MD

Joan Miles
Director
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Helena, MT

Glenda R. Miller
Director, Division of Community and Public Health
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Jefferson City, MO

Nancy Mills
Justice
Maine Superior Court
Cornville, ME

S. Peter Mills
Member, Education and Cultural Affairs Committee
Maine Senate
Skowhegan, ME

William F. Minogue
Director
Maryland Patient Safety Center
Elkridge, MD

David Moher
University of Ottawa Research Chair
Director, Chalmers Research Group
CHEO Research Institute
Ottawa, Canada

Duff Montgomerie
Deputy Minister
Nova Scotia Department of Health Promotion and Protection
Halifax, Canada

Richard T. Moore
Co-Chair, Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
Massachusetts Senate
Boston, MA

John N. Morris
Co-Director, Institute for Aging Research
Hebrew SeniorLife
Boston, MA

Marsha Morris
Commissioner, Bureau for Medical Services
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Charleston, WV

Bill Morrisette
Chair, Health and Human Services Committee
Oregon Senate
Springfield, OR

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

Bob Nakagawa
Assistant Deputy Minister, Pharmaceutical Services
British Columbia Ministry of Health
Victoria, Canada

Toben F. Nelson
Research Associate
Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, MA

James Nichols
Formerly of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Vienna, VA

Jean Nielsen
Director
Salt Lake County Department of Human Services
Salt Lake City, UT

John T. Nilson
Minister of Environment
Province of Saskatchewan
Regina, Canada

Scott Y. Nishimoto
Vice Chair, Transportation Committee
Hawaii House of Representatives
Honolulu, HI

Fran H. Norris
Research Professor
VA Medical Center
National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
White River Junction, VT

Alan Nunnelee
Chair, Public Health and Welfare Committee
Mississippi Senate
Tupelo, MS

John M. O'Bannon
Member, Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee
Virginia General Assembly
Richmond, VA

George L. Oestreich
Deputy Director, Clinical Services
Division of Medical Services
Missouri Department of Social Services
Jefferson City, MO

Heidi Oetter
Deputy Registrar
College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada

Gerry A. Oligmueller
Budget Division Administrator
Nebraska Department of Administrative Services
Lincoln, NE

Nan Grogan Orrock
Vice Chair, Interstate Cooperation Committee
Georgia Senate
Atlanta, GA

Darryl T. Owens
Chair, Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
Kentucky House of Representatives
Louisville, KY

Susan Paddack
Co-Chair, Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
Oklahoma Senate
Oklahoma City, OK

Lotrakul Panpimol
Director, Promotion and Prevention for Mental Health
Thailand Ministry of Public Health
Nonthaburi, Thailand

Allen Parks
Division Administrator, Division of Mental Health and Disability Services
Iowa Department of Human Services
Des Moines, IA

Wendy E. Parmet
Professor of Law
Northeastern University Law School
Boston, MA

David A. Paul
Chair, Delaware Healthy Mother and Infant Consortium
Christiana Neonatal Associates
Newark, DE

Amy R. Paulin
Chair, Committee on Libraries and Education Technology
New York State Assembly
Scarsdale, NY

William E. Payne Jr.
Assistant Secretary, Office of Mental Health
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
Baton Rouge, LA

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

John Pierce
Professor, Cancer Center / Family and Preventive Medicine
Cancer Prevention and Control Program
University of California–San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Jo Pine
Program Manager, Office of Mental Health
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
Baton Rouge, LA

Marcus Plescia
Chief, Chronic Disease and Injury Section
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Raleigh, NC

Daryl Plevy
Director, Mental Hygiene Transformation Project
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Catonsville, MD

Bill Pope
Registrar
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Canada

Yvonne Prettner Solon
Chair, Energy, Utilities, Technology and Communications Committee
Minnesota Senate
St. Paul, MN

Enola K. Proctor
Frank J. Bruno Professor of Social Work Research
George Warren Brown School of Social Work
Washington University–St. Louis
St. Louis, MO

Christopher Queram
President and Chief Executive Officer
Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality
Madison, WI

E. Albert Reece
Dean and Vice President for Medical Affairs
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Susan C. Reinhard
Director, Public Policy Institute
AARP
Washington, DC

Sybil Richard
Assistant Deputy Secretary, Medicaid Operations
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
Tallahassee, FL

Wesley E. Richardson
Ranking Minority Member, Joint Insurance and Financial Services Committee
Maine House of Representatives
Warren, ME

David R. Riemer
Director
Wisconsin Health Project
Milwaukee, WI

Elizabeth H. Roberts
Lieutenant Governor
State of Rhode Island
Providence, RI

Richard G. Roberts
Professor, Department of Family Medicine
University of Wisconsin
Treasurer, AAFP Foundation Board of Trustees
Madison, WI

Michael C. Rogers
Executive Vice President, Corporate Services
MedStar Health, Inc.
Columbia, MD

Mark A. Rothstein
Director, Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy and Law
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

Paula K. Roy
Executive Director
Delaware Health Care Commission
Dover, DE

Barbara Rudolph
Director, Leaps and Measures
The Leapfrog Group
Washington, DC

Nelson J. Sabatini
Sabatini Consulting Group
Severna Park, MD

Peter Sainsbury
Adjunct Associate Professor
School of Public Health
University of Sydney
Liverpool, Australia

Jim Sallis
Professor, Psychology
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA

MaryEllen Schaafsma
Executive Director
Canadian Cochrane Network and Centre
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada

Keith Schafer
Director
Missouri Department of Mental Health
Jefferson City, MO

J. Thomas Schedler
Member, Health and Welfare Committee
Louisiana Senate
Mandeville, LA

Lisa Schieffert
Chief Policy Advisor, Office of the Secretary
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
New Castle, DE

Robert Schreiber
Chief Medical Officer
Hebrew SeniorLife
Boston, MA

Michelle Scollo
VicHealth Centre for Tobacco Control
The Cancer Council Victoria
Carlton, Australia

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

John Selig
Director
Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services
Little Rock, AR

Virginia Selleck
Clinical Director, Division of Comprehensive Psychiatric Services
Missouri Department of Mental Health
Jefferson City, MO

Jan C. Semenza
Senior Advisor
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Stockholm, Sweden

Cary S. Sennett
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Communications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Philadelphia, PA

Mike Shelton
Vice Chair, Committee on Aerospace and Technology
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Oklahoma City, OK

Sam Shore
Director, Mental Health Transformation
Texas Department of State Health Services
Austin, TX

Ruth A. Shults
Captain, U.S. Public Health Service
Injury Center
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA

Ronald A. Silkworth
Associate Judge
Anne Arundel County Circuit Court
Annapolis, MD

Betty Sims
Project Specialist
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
St. Louis, MO

Zili Sloboda
Senior Research Associate
Institute for Health and Social Policy
University of Akron
Akron, OH

Marlene Smadu
President, Canadian Nurses Association
Associate Dean of Nursing, Regina Site
University of Saskatchewan College of Nursing
Regina, Canada

Linda Smith
Executive Director, Mental Health, Children's Services and Addiction Treatment
Nova Scotia Department of Health
Halifax, Canada

Debbie Spaeth
Manager, Behavioral Health Services
Oklahoma Health Care Authority
Oklahoma City, OK

Christina M. Spellman
Executive Director
The Mayday Fund
New York, NY

Ronald J. Stamp
Clinical Evidence Specialist
Center for Evidence-Based Policy
Portland, OR

Ken Stark
Director, Mental Health Transformation Project
Washington Office of the Governor
Olympia, WA

David R. Steel
Chief Executive
NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
Edinburgh, Scotland

Joe Stegner
Co-Chair, Mental Health Task Force
Idaho Senate
Lewiston, ID

Kathy W. Stein
Chair, Judiciary Committee
Kentucky House of Representatives
Lexington, KY

Sandra Stephenson
Director
Ohio Department of Mental Health
Columbus, OH

Adrienne Stevens
Education Coordinator
Canadian Cochrane Network and Centre
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada

David G. Stevenson
Assistant Professor of Health Policy
Department of Health Care Policy
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Helen Stevenson
Assistant Deputy Minister
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Toronto, Canada

Dan Stier
Public Health Analyst, Public Health Law Program
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA

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

Beth Tanzman
Deputy Commissioner
Vermont Department of Mental Health
Burlington, VT

Alexandra Tcheremenska-Greenhill
Associate Chief Executive Officer
British Columbia Medical Association
Vancouver, Canada

Mike Teague
Former Chief Executive Officer
New Orleans Adolescent Hospital
Lacombe, LA

Stephen Thacker
Director, Office of Workforce and Career Development
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA

Trevor W. Theman
Registrar
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada

Cathy Thomas
Physical Activity and Nutrition Branch Head
Division of Public Health
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Raleigh, NC

John W. Thompson
Assistant Majority Leader
Connecticut House of Representatives
Manchester, CT

Cathy Traugott
Pharmacy Manager
Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
Denver, CO

Leticia Van de Putte
Chair, Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Committee
Texas Senate
San Antonio, TX

Mark Van Ommeren
Public Health Scientist, Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland

L. Tim Wagner
Director
Nebraska Department of Insurance
Lincoln, NE

Leza Wainwright
Deputy Director
North Carolina Division of Mental Health
Raleigh, NC

Patricia Walrath
Co-Chair, Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Boston, MA

Martin P. Wasserman
Executive Director
MedChi
Baltimore, MD

Elizabeth Waters
Director, Cochrane Health Promotion and Public Health Field
Professor, Deakin University
Victoria, Australia

Nicole L. Waters
Senior Court Research Associate
National Center for State Courts
Williamsburg, VA

David Watt
Vice President of Professional Affairs
Federation of State Medical Boards
Euless, TX

Danny Wedding
Director
Missouri Institute of Mental Health
St. Louis, MO

Maxine Aldridge White
Presiding Judge, Family Division
Milwaukee County Circuit Court
Milwaukee, WI

Pam Whittle
Director, Public Health and Wellbeing
Scottish Government
Edinburgh, Scotland

Gail R. Wilensky
Senior Fellow
Project Hope
Bethesda, MD

Amy V. Woods
Deputy Director, Pharmacy and Clinical Services
Division of Medical Services
Missouri Department of Social Services
Jefferson City, MO

Tom Workman
Associate Director, NU Directions Campus-Community Coalition
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

Elisabeth Wright-Burak
Director of Policy and Planning
Arkansas Department of Human Services
Little Rock, AR

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