Governance

Setting Equal Tables

to Drive Decisions and Priorities

HealthierHere is governed by a 27-member cross-sector Governing Board that stewards the organization’s overall mission, strategic plan, and progress, with support from committees and workgroups. With the goal of setting equal tables for our decision-making and priorities, over half of our Governing Board seats are designated for community-based organizations, Tribes, community members and consumers.

Meet Our Board Members

Community Based Organizations

Giselle Zapata-García
Co-Chair, Latinos Promoting Good Health

At-large

Betsy Lieberman
independent consultant (Affordable and Public Housing Group)

Housing

Andrea Yip
Planning Manager, delegate from Aging & Disability Services, City of Seattle

Long-Term Care services/supports

Steve Daschle
Executive Director, Southwest Youth and Family Services 

Michael Ninburg
Executive Director, Hepatitis Education Project

Non-profit social service orgs

Ceil Erickson
Director of Community Programs, The Seattle Foundation

Philanthropy

Community / Consumer

Roi-Martin Brown
Community Member, Washington Community Action Network

BOARD CO-CHAIR:
Shelley Cooper-Ashford

Executive Director Center for MultiCultural Health 

Yusuf Bashir
Executive Director, Falis Community Services

Community-based equity network/consumer

Tribes

Elizabeth Tail
Executive Deputy Director, Cowlitz Tribe

King County tribes

Esther Lucero
CEO, Seattle Indian Health Board

Urban Indian Health Board

Government

Leo Flor
Director, King County – Department of Community & Human Services

King County

BOARD CO-CHAIR:
Jeff Sakuma
Health Integration Strategist, City of Seattle Department of Human Services

City of Seattle

Semra Riddle
Councilmember, City of Lake Forest Park

Suburban area

Providers / Payers

Kristin Conn
Family Physician, Kaiser Permanente of Washington

Primary care provider

Lisa Yohalem
President & Chief Executive Officer, HealthPoint

Federally qualified health centers

Jeffrey Foti
Medical Director for Care Coordination, Seattle Children’s Hospital

Tricia Madden
Director of Pioneer Square Downtown Programs, Harborview Medical Center

Nwando Audrey Anyaoku
Executive Medical Director for Pediatrics, Swedish Medical Center

Hospital, health systems

Daniel Malone
Executive Director, Downtown Emergency Service Center

Mario Paredes
Executive Director, Consejo Counseling and Referral Service

Behavioral health providers

Jay Fathi
Plan President and CEO of Molina Healthcare of Washington

Managed care organizations