Program Advisors

Dan Gross, DNSc

Industry Advisor
Executive VP for Hospital Operations, Sharp Healthcare

Margarita Baggett, RN, MSN
Chief Nursing Officer, UCSD Medical Center

C.H. (Bud) Beck, MD

Senior Consultant for Community Health

Fran Butler-Cohen, CEO

Family Health Centers of San Diego

Steve Escoboza, CEO

Hospital Association of San Diego & Imperial Counties

Tom Gehring, CEO
San Diego County Medical Society

W. Mitch Heroman, MD, MBA, CPE

Vice President Health Plan Design and Management
TriWest Healthcare Alliance

Robert Hertzka, MD,
Anesthesia Service Medical Group, Inc.

Janet Hoy
Director, Business Development, Sharp Health Plan

Thomas Jackiewicz

CEO, UCSD Medical Center

Rosemari Johnson, MD
Community Health Advocate

June Komar
Corp. Senior VP, Strategic Planning & Bus. Dev., Scripps Health

Nick Macchione
Deputy Dir., Health & Human Services Agency County of SD

John E. Mattison, MD
Chief Medical Information Officer, Kaiser Permanente

Thomas McAfee, MD

Dean, Clinical Affairs, UCSD

Kathlyn Mead, COO
The California Endowment

Richard Norling
Retired Former-President and CEO, Premier, Inc.; IHI Board of Directors

Steve O'Kane, CEO
Council of Community Clinics

Dana Richardson
Dir. of Advocacy, Community Health Improvement Partners

 

Joel A. Roos MD, MBA, FAAEM
Deputy Commander, Naval Medical Center San Diego

 

Gary Rossio
Consultant & Executive Coach;
Retired - former CEO, VA San Diego Healthcare System

Barbara Ryan
VP, Govt. Affairs, Rady Children's Hospital & Health Center

Therese Rymer
Director, Emergency Preparedness & Response, UCSD

David Sakai, MBA
CFO (Retired), UCSD Medical Center

Brenda Turner

Executive Director, Human Resources, Palomar Pomerado Health