Leadership
Our governance mirrors how we work. A national board of directors sets direction; senior executives and clinical leaders bring decades of experience across care delivery, data, policy and research; and community boards in seven states, along with our ESRD Network boards, keep decisions anchored to the people and places our work affects. Together they hold Comagine Health to the same standard we bring to every engagement — evidence over assumption, partnership over prescription.
Governance
Board of Directors
Sets strategic direction and holds fiduciary and governance oversight for the organization.
Brian Sikora, MHA
Treasurer
Vice President, Value-Based Care Analytics, Duly Health and Care
Jenni Gudapati, RN, MBA, PhD
Board Member
Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, Amethyst Solutions
Steven Hansen, MPA
Board Member
President and Chief Executive Officer, Presbyterian Medical Services (PMS)
Sandra Heffern, PhD
Board Member
Chief Executive Officer and Owner, Effective Health Design
Susan McLaughlin, PhD
Board Member
Director, King County Behavioral Health and Recovery Division
Scott Rasgon, MD
Board Member
Associate Professor, Bernard J. Tyson Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine
Victoria Walker, MD, CMD, FAAFP
Board Member
Medical and Clinical Officer, Senior Care, Avel eCare
Operations
Senior Executives
Lead our service lines, corporate functions and day-to-day operations.
Clinical Oversight
Clinical Leaders
Provide medical review, guideline development and clinical expertise across our work.
State Leadership
Community Boards
Local leaders who ground our work in the conditions, priorities and relationships of the states we serve.
Alaska Community Board
Kendra Sticka, MS, PhD
Chair
Executive Director, healtheConnect Alaska
William Hogan, MA
Vice Chair
Principal, Answer Creek Consulting
Michael Baldwin
Board Member
Senior Planning and Evaluation Officer, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority
Kim Champney, MA
Board Member
Executive Director, Alaska Association on Developmental Disabilities
Jessica Downes, RN, DNP, CPH
Board Member
Director of Population Health, Envoy Integrated Health Network
Nyabony Gat
Board Member
Program Director, Alaska Literacy Program, Inc.
Travis Hedwig, MA, PhD
Board Member
Assistant Dean and Associate Professor, University of Alaska Anchorage Division of Population Health Science
Nikki Holmes, RN, MBA
Board Member
Alaska State Director, Comagine Health
Ashley Martin
Board Member
Chief Behavioral Health Officer, Catholic Social Services
Carissa Silva, MBA, MS
Board Member
Executive Director of Strategy and Business Development, Providence Alaska
Jacqueline Summers, MEd
Board Member
Workforce Development Program Manager, Alaska Safety/Workforce Alliance
Idaho Community Board
Megan Dunay, MD
Chair
Medical Director, Keystone Health
Prudence Vincent, BSN, RN
Vice Chair
Director of Customer Operations and Engagement, Idaho Health Data Exchange
Angie Bailey, MSDH, CPM
Board Member
Program Bureau Chief, Bureau of Healthcare Access, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Nicole Hernandez
Board Member
Director of Quality, Idaho Hospital Association
John Holmes, PharmD, MPH, BCPS
Board Member
Associate Professor, Health Outcomes, Quality Improvement; Practice Based Research, Idaho State University
Jenny Lingle, RN, BSN, MAS
Board Member
Idaho State Director, Comagine Health
Kelly McGrath, MD, MS
Board Member
Chief Medical Officer, Clearwater Valley Health
Liz Woodruff, MA
Board Member
Executive Director, Idaho Academy of Family Practice
Nevada Community Board
Brett Salmon, JD
Ex Officio Member
President and Chief Executive Officer, Nevada Health Care Association
Debra Collins, RN, BSN, MSN
Chair
Director, Nevada HOPE/Nevada Action Coalition
Marcia Turner
Board Member
Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences, Nevada System of Higher Education
Alisa Howard, CHWI
Vice Chair
Community Health Worker; CHW Instructor and Consultant
Chris Bosse
Board Member
Chief Government Relations Officer, Renown Health
Cheryl Brewster, MA, EdD
Board Member
Senior Executive Dean, Roseman University
Bard Coats, MD, MBA
Board Member
Medical Operations Consultant, HBC Healthcare Consultants
Eileen Colen, MBA
Board Member
Nevada State Director, Comagine Health
Rebecca Edgeworth
Board Member
Assistant Professor; Nevada Assemblywoman for District 35, Touro University
Vance Farrow, MPH
Board Member
Healthcare Industry Specialist, Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development
Jody Frey-Burns, RN, BSN
Board Member
Assistant Vice President of Inpatient Services and Community-Based Programs, Intermountain Healthcare
Dora Garcia
Board Member
Director, Access to Healthcare Network
Sara Hunt, PhD
Board Member
Executive Director, BeHERE NV
Patrick Kelly, JD
Board Member
Executive Director, Nevada Hospital Association
Bryce Loveland, JD
Board Member
Partner, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Chelsea Minto, RN-BC, MSN
Board Member
Regional Administrator and Executive Director, Gentiva Hospice
Jacqueline Nguyen
Board Member
Executive Director/Policy Director, Nevada State Medical Association
New Mexico Community Board
Dale Alverson, MD
Chair
Vicente Vargas, JD
Vice Chair
Executive Director, New Mexico Healthcare Association
Nick Autio, JD
Board Member
General Counsel, New Mexico Medical Society
Rebecca Frock, MA, MHA, CMQ/OE, LPCC
Board Member
New Mexico State Director, Comagine Health
Donald Godwin, PhD
Board Member
Dean and Professor, University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy
Margaret Gunter, PhD
Board Member
President, Gunter Consulting
Steven Hansen, MPA
Board Member
Chief Executive Officer, Presbyterian Medical Services
Meggin Lorino, MSW
Board Member
Executive Director, New Mexico Association for Home and Hospice Care
Joseph Roybal-Sánchez, MBA, PhD
Board Member
State Director, AARP New Mexico
Oregon Community Board
Ken Provencher, MBA
Board Member
Advisor and Consultant, Madrone Health and Wellness LLC
Carly Hood-Ronick, MPA, MPH
Chair
Vice President of Metro Region, CareOregon
Allison Schmidt, MBA
Board Member
Director of Analytics and Business Intelligence, Kaiser Permanente
Erick Maddox
Vice Chair
Executive Director, Reliance
Ron Stock, MD, MA
Board Member
Omar Al Rais, MBA, MBChB, D Pharmacology
Board Member
Senior Vice President of Operations, Project Access NOW
Craig Wright, MD
Board Member
Sarah Andersen, MPH, CPH, CRHCP
Board Member
Director of Field Services, Oregon Office of Rural Health at Oregon Health & Science University
Helene Anderson, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Board Member
Bryan Boehringer
Board Member
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President, Oregon Medical Association
Betsy Boyd-Flynn, MA, CAE
Board Member
Executive Director, Oregon Academy of Family Physicians
William Coad, MBA
Board Member
Director of Finance, Common Spirit Health
Caitlin Dickinson, MPH
Board Member
Director of Community Engaged Research, Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network at Oregon Health & Science University
Cindy Fletcher, MBA
Board Member
Deputy Director, Northwest Family Services
Bethany Higa, PsyD
Board Member
Director of Primary Care Outpatient Behavioral Health, Legacy Health
Phil Jackson, MA
Board Member
John Kenagy, JD, PhD
Board Member
Principal Attorney, Law Office of John Kenagy PLLC
Anne King, MBA
Board Member
Senior Director of Community Leadership and Oregon Senior State Director, Comagine Health
Doug Koekkoek, MD
Board Member
Utah Community Board
Chet Loftis, JD, MPA
Chair
Managing Director, Public Employee Health Program
Maryann Martindale
Vice Chair
Chief Executive Officer, Utah Academy of Family Physicians
Scott Baxter, MHR
Board Member
Consultant
David Cook, MBA
Board Member
Utah State Director, Comagine Health
Alysia Ducuara
Board Member
Executive Director, Get Healthy Utah
Matt Hansen
Board Member
Executive Director, Homecare & Hospice Association of Utah
Jan Lambert
Board Member
Comagine Health Patient and Family Advisory Council
Jenifer Lloyd, JD, MSPH
Board Member
Deputy Director, Association for Utah Community Health
Matt McCullough, PhD
Board Member
Rural Hospital Improvement Director, Rural Hospital Association
Michelle McOmber, MBA
Ex Officio Member
Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Utah Medical Association
Lisa Nichols, MSW
Board Member
Assistant Vice President of Community Health, Intermountain Healthcare
Alan Ormsby, JD
Board Member
State Director, AARP Utah
Daniel Sowards, MBA
Board Member
Vice President of Operations, Utah Health Care Association
Chad Westover, MPA
Board Member
Chief Executive Officer, University of Utah Health Plan
Washington Community Board
Darcy Jaffe, RN, ARNP, MN, FACHE
Chair
Senior Vice President for Safety and Quality, Washington State Hospital Association
Ginny Weir, MPH
Vice Chair
Chief Executive Officer, Foundation for Health Care Quality
Kristina Alajjar, MPH, RD
Board Member
Chief Operating Officer, Washington Association for Community Health
Hadda Estrada
Board Member
Chief Equity and Strategy Officer, Better Health Together
Denise Giambalvo, MA
Board Member
Executive Director, Washington Health Alliance
Cathleen MacCaul, MAPS
Board Member
Associate State Director for Advocacy, AARP Washington State Office
Elena Madrid, RN
Board Member
Executive Vice President for Regulatory Affairs, Washington Health Care Association
Michael McKee
Board Member
Washington State Director, Comagine Health
Elya Prystowsky, PhD
Board Member
Executive Director, The Rural Collaborative
Olivia Shangrow, JD
Board Member
Policy Analyst, Washington Council for Behavioral Health
Jeb Shepard
Board Member
Director of Policy, Washington State Medical Association
Sally Sundar, MA
Board Member
Program Executive, Health Integration and Transformation
Program Governance
Program Boards
Governing bodies for the federally designated programs we administer.
ESRD Network 18 Board of Directors
Governing Body Information
When new board appointments are made:
The Comagine Health board of directors consists of up to 15 individuals. Directors are appointed for three-year terms and are generally limited to two terms, or six years of consecutive service. For continuity, the board may allow a third three-year term for up to three members. Board members may not exceed nine consecutive years of service, except in unusual situations such as leadership continuity. This limit excludes ex officio members.
Compensation:
Board members do not receive compensation for their service. Travel expenses are paid when members attend in-person activities.
When new board appointments are made:
New board members are nominated and appointed as needed to fill vacancies. Appointments are recommended by the Governance Committee and approved by the full board, and are staggered to coincide with the term end dates of existing members. Because terms run two three-year cycles, there may be up to three board replacements in a given year, excluding unplanned vacancies.