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.
HealthierHere values transparency.
Our Governing Board meetings are open to the public.
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
Community and Consumer Voice Committee (CCV)
The Community and Consumer Voice (CCV) Committee proactively engages community-based organizations and the beneficiaries of services, ensuring that their voices guide and influence HealthierHere’s decision-making. The CCV helps HealthierHere co-design its priorities and projects with the communities they are intended to serve.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee (EC) assists the Governing Board in executing its responsibilities and provides oversight to our committees. It is also responsible for supporting and providing guidance to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), as well as overseeing the CEO’s annual performance evaluation.
Finance Committee
The Finance Committee (FC) is responsible for fiscal oversight related to the internal operations of HealthierHere such as the administrative budget and external funds flow from fiscal intermediary to community partners, ensuring that we are fulfilling our fiduciary responsibilities.
Indigenous Nations Committee
The Indigenous Nations Committee (INC) proactively engages Native-serving organizations, traditional healers, American Indian/Alaska Native/Indigenous (AI/AN/I) storytellers, Elders, cultural experts, professionals, and beneficiaries of services to guide decision-making, priorities, and strategies to improve the health of AI/AN/I community members in King County.