PHISI Founding Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Chair: Dorothy Teeter, PHSKC
Vice Chair: Richard Veith, UW Medicine
Secretary/Treasurer: Russ Sarbora, CHPW
Chairs of each committee, plus KC DCHS Director
Representing Government (4 seats)
1. Public Health Seattle-King County (PHSKC)
Dorothy Teeter, Chief of Health Operations
2. King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS)
Jackie MacLean, Director
3. City of Seattle Human Services Department
Jerry DeGrieck, Public Health Manager and Policy Advisor
4. Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS)
Susan Dreyfus, Secretary
Representing Hospital Systems and Healthcare Providers (6 Seats)
5. UW Medical Center/Harborview Medical Center
Elise Chayet, Associate Administrator
Clinical Support Services and Planning
6. US VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Jim Benbow, Associate Director, Addictions Treatment Center/Seattle Division (Jim checking with internally
7. Hospital Representative
TBD (staff researching candidates)
8. Community Health Council of King County (CHC/FQHC grantees)
Tom Trompeter, Chair, Community Health Council
9. UW Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
Richard Veith, MD
10. Representative of Mental Health/Substance Abuse Providers
Marc Avery, Valley Cities Counseling & Consultation, Medical Director
Representing Medicaid Health Plans (2 seats)
11. Plan Representative (three plans in King Co.)
Russell Sarbora, Chief Information Officer, Community Health Plan
12. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Dr. Indira Paharia, Director of Health Integration
Representing Consumers (2 seats)
13. Consumer of FQHC Services
TBD (staff researching candidates)
14. Consumer of Mental Health/Chemical Dependency Services
TBD (staff researching candidates)
Representing Health Information Technology (2 seats)
15. Representative from IT Committee
Russell Sarbora, Chief Information Officer, Community Health Network of Washington
16. Representative from Privacy and Security Committee
Rene Franzen, Privacy Officer, King County Mental Health, Chemical Abuse and Dependency Services
Representing Quality Improvement Organizations/Regional Partners (2 seats)
17. QI Representative
TBD (staff researching candidates)
18.Whatcom Health Information Network (HInet) /Shared Care Plan PHR
Dr. Marc Pierson
Representing Charitable Foundations (1 seat)
19. United Way of King County
David Okimoto, Senior Vice President, Community Services
Representing Ex-Officio (1 seat)
Foundation for Health Care Quality
Dr. Terry Rogers, CEO