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Members
Co-Chairs
Alvin J. Thompson, MD, MACP is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Washington (UW).
His experience includes over 50 years of clinical practice, medical teaching, and community leadership, including serving
as governor of the American College of Physicians for Washington and Alaska. For over twenty years, Dr. Thompson has also
served as president of the Washington Association of Black Professionals in Health Care.
Edward H. Wagner, MD, MPH, a physician/epidemiologist, is director of the MacColl Institute for Health Care Innovation. His work includes studies of interventions to reduce disability in seniors and to enhance the care of persons with chronic illness. Dr. Wagner is widely published, on topics ranging from the impact of primary care delivery on the survival rate of persons with AIDS to pharmacist screening of octogenarians starting new medications.
Task Force Members
Larry Chapman, MPH is the chairman of the board for Summex Corp. He is a national expert, frequent
lecturer, and author of numerous books, articles, and columns on innovations in health care management. Mr. Chapman is
currently working with state and local policy leaders on a wellness- and consumer-driven health plan model.
Michael Cochran, MS is first vice president for Washington Mutual, Inc. In that position, he manages all health, welfare and wellness benefits for a workforce of 60,000 employees, plus retirees. Prior to joining Washington Mutual, Mr. Cochran managed health and welfare benefits at Microsoft. He has significant experience implementing e-health programs for employee populations.
Sally Fox is the director of employee health services with the personnel department of the City of Seattle. Ms. Fox has extensive experience administering all aspects of health benefit plans for large organizations.
Tom Fritz is the CEO for Inland Northwest Health Services. A recognized leader in electronic medical records, Mr. Fritz serves with the Inland Northwest Technology Education Center. Among his many organizational appointments, Mr. Fritz chairs the Workforce Shortage Task Force of the Spokane Area Workforce Development Council.
Richard A. Feldman is the executive director of the Worker Center since 1995. The Worker Center is the economic development and workforce division of the King County Labor Council, AFL-CIO in Seattle, Washington.
David Fleming, MD is the director of Global Health Strategies at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Dr. Fleming has a distinguished career in health policy, including serving as director at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and as the state epidemiologist for Oregon.
Annette King is the director of Benefits & Savings for Starbucks Coffee Company. Ms. King has nearly 20 years of experience with employee benefits. Today she is responsible for benefit planning on a global scale for the Starbucks organization.
Dan Lessler, MD is an internal medicine physician and associate medical director at Harborview Medical Center. Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Lessler has taught and advised extensively on methods for improving the management of chronic illnesses.
Jodi Palmer Long, JD is the associate general counsel for Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center where she advises health care practitioners and administrators on the financing and delivery of health care. Ms. Long previously served as associate general counsel to Group Health Cooperative.
Richard K. Onizuka, PhD is the director of health care policy for the Washington State Health Care Authority. In this position, he has a key leadership role evaluating new ideas in the field of health care purchasing.
Charles Royer, former Mayor of Seattle, is national program director for the Urban Health Initiative. As mayor, Mr. Royer became a national spokesman for American cities in health care, housing, the arts, energy, civil liberties, and the needs of children and youth. He has served as director of Harvard University's Institute of Politics and is currently a senior lecturer at UW.
David Saperstein, MD is an assistant professor of Ophthalmology at UW, specializing in the medical and surgical treatment of retinal diseases. He was awarded a Physician-Scientist Research Award from the National Eye Institute to develop a research program concentrating on gene therapy for the treatment of retinal disease. While teaching at Emory University, Dr. Saperstein practiced evidence-based medicine.
Andy Stergachis, PhD, RPh is professor of epidemiology and affiliate professor of pharmacy at the North West Center for Public Health Practice. Dr. Stergachis is a national expert who works closely with the Institute of Medicine, the National Committee on Quality Assurance, and the American Public Health Association, among other organizations.
Mike Stuart, MD is a clinical assistant professor at UW and president of the Delfini Group, LLC. He is a nationally recognized expert on evidence-based medicine. Dr. Stuart is the author of several influential publications on improving the effectiveness of health care delivery.
Jay Tihinen is the assistant vice president of benefits at Costco. He has focused on helping Costco employees become better consumers of care services as the best long-term solution to rising costs.
Debbie Ward, RN, PhD is an associate professor of nursing at UW. She is involved locally and nationally in changing the format and content of health service delivery. In addition to teaching in health policy, politics, and systems, Dr. Ward is director of the de Tornyay Center on Healthy Aging. She also recently served as chair of the consumer-elected board of trustees of Group Health Cooperative.
Cindy Watts, PhD, is a professor in the department of health services at UW, teaching in the areas of health economics, health policy, and effective writing. She also serves as the Director of the Northwest Public Health Leadership Institute. Dr. Watts' research includes work on access to health insurance, reimbursement, and health care market structure.
Ana White is the senior benefits manager for Microsoft. Ms. White developed Microsoft's guiding principles for benefits. She has designed and managed U.S. and International health plans for the company.
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