Present Position:
Senior Health Policy Advisor
Medical
Assistance Administration
Department
of Social and Health Services 2002 - Present
Health
Agency Participation:
Governor’s Health Care Subcabinet
Washington State Health Insurance Pool (WSHIP) Board
Washington State Health Care Facilities Authority
The Public Employee Benefits Board (PEBB) Advisory Committee
The Rural Health Summit Coordination Committee
OIC Enforcement Team
The State Medical Directors’ Committee
State Grant on Health Insurance Access Advisory Team
State’ Prescription Drug Program Advisory Team
Current
Academic Appointments:
Clinical
Professor
School of Public
Health & Community Medicine,
University of
Washington 1984-
Deputy Commissioner and
Health Policy Advisor
Part-time Instructor
Pacific Lutheran University 1979-81
Senior Research Analyst,
Health Care Committee
Human Service Advocate and
Lobbyist
Lead House staff member for the
following Acts:
Child
Abuse and Neglect
Act
1975
Juvenile
Justice
Act
1977
Jail
Reform Act
1978
Community
Mental Health Act
1983
Basic
Health
Plan
1987
High
Risk Health
Pool
1987
Health
Care Authority
Creation
1988
Omnibus
AIDS
Act
1988
Maternity
Care Access Act (First
Steps)
1989
Department
of Health
creation
1989
Trauma
Care
System
1991
Washington
Health Services Act
1993
Health
Reform Improvement
Act
1995
Mandated
Benefit Review
Act
1997
Health
Care
Commission
1990-92
Washington Health Care Project
Commission
1986
Joint
Select Committee on Public
Health
1985
Joint
Select Committee on Managed
Health
1983
Joint
Select Committee on Child
Abuse
1981
House
Select Committee on Criminal
Justice
1979
House
Institutions
Committee
1977-81
House Social and Health Services
Committee
1974-77
Other Professional
Activities & Memberships:
Member, Advisory Committee,
University of Washington's School of Nursing
Member, Washington State Core
Government Public Health Functions Task Force
Member, Executive Committee,
National Academy For State Health Policy
Member, Advisory Committee
Washington State Center for Health Statistics
Member, Board of Directors,
Western Washington Area Health Education Center
Member, National Conference for
State Legislatures Forum for State Health Policy Leadership
Member, National Association of
Insurance Commissioners
Member, American Public Health
Association
Member, Child and Adolescent
Service System (CASSP) Advisory Committee,
Department of Psychiatry and
Behavioral Science, University of Washington
Reviewer, Policy Studies
Review and Health Affairs
Assisted transition teams of
Governors Ray, Spellman, Gardner, and Lowry
Frequent guest speaker on health
care policy issues
Educational Background:
B.A.
Saginaw
Valley
College
Political
Science
1969
M.A.
Wayne State University
Political
Science
1971
ABD.
University of Washington Social
Welfare
1993
Honors and
Fellowships:
Recipient, National Academy for State Health Policy
Award
2003
Recipient, Foundation for Russian-American Economic Cooperation
Fellowship 2002
(June:
Advise the Sakha Republic’s health leaders on policy development)
Recipient,
Washington Health Foundation “Hero”
Award
2002
Recipient, Washington State Public Health Association Annual
Award
1993
Recipient, World Health Organisation Travel Fellowship
1992
(Studied health care systems
in 8
European countries)
Recipient, Washington State Public Health Association President's
Award
1987
Recipient, National Institute of Mental Health Graduate Student
Fellowship
1979
Member, Pi Sigma Alpha (National Political Science Honor
Society)
1971
Biographical Listing:
Marquis
Who's Who in the West 1989-
Marquis
Who's Who America 2000-