Pete is an Internal Medicine physician who after graduating from the University of Washington School of Medicine in 1982 and completing an Internal Medicine residency at the University of Utah in 1985 practiced in a two-physician practice in Cody, WY for five years. Following that Pete returned to Wenatchee, WA where he grew up and has practiced General Internal Medicine since then, with a predominantly geriatric practice. Pete served as the first CEO of Confluence Health from 2013 until retiring from the position in 8/2023. He is now practicing Internal Medicine part time. He previously served on the Washington State Hospital Association board of directors from 2014 until 2022, serving as Board Chair in 2021. Areas of interest include chronic disease management, and measurement of quality, especially in smaller more rural communities. Pete has two sons who both live in the Seattle area. He lives in Wenatchee and enjoys biking and skiing as well as being a home for a retired Alaskan sled dog.

Laura Reding is the Managing Director of SEIU 775 Benefits Group Health Benefits Trust. She leads the policy, operations, and strategy of a Taft-Hartley Trust delivering health and wellness benefits to more than 55,000 home care workers in Washington state. In a historic first, the Health Benefits Trust expanded medical and dental coverage to the children of 23,000 home care workers under her leadership. Laura has 20 years of healthcare experience including care delivery, benefit purchasing and administration, utilization management, and healthcare operations. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Notre Dame, a Master of Science in Counseling from University of North Carolina at Greensboro and earned her Master in Business Administration from the University of Washington.

James M. Record, MD, JD, FACP, is the interim dean of the Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine and a clinical professor in the Department of Medical Education and Clinical Sciences. Dr. Record joined WSU in 2021 as vice dean for GME, CME and partnerships, providing executive oversight of the offices of Graduate Medical Education, Continuing Medical Education, LandGrant Mission and Leadership, Advancement, and Compliance for the college. He led the development of new clinical partnerships, residency programs, continuing medical education programs, and an alumni affairs program, as well as the college’s system-wide strategic planning. Prior to WSU, Dr. Record served as provost and chief academic officer at Ross University School of Medicine, as well as the dean of the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University in Chicago. He has held multiple prior positions of leadership in undergraduate and graduate medical education at the St. Joseph’s Healthcare System, New York Medical College, and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. A published scholar, he is an active member of the American Association of Medical Colleges Council of Deans and the American Medical Association. Dr. Record earned a bachelor’s degree with high honors in biochemistry and sociology from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. He earned his doctor of medicine degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School and completed his residency training in general internal medicine at Brown University School of Medicine—Rhode Island Hospital. Additionally, he earned his juris doctorate degree from Rutgers University.

David Nosacka is the Division Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. He is an integral member of the Executive Leadership Team with more than 25 years of progressive financial leadership and will ensure their system meets and exceeds financial goals to the service and benefit of their patients and communities. David has an extensive and impressive career having held numerous leadership roles in both for profit and nonprofit organizations throughout the country. Most recently, he joined them from Hospital Sisters Health System in Springfield, Illinois, where he served as the Division Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Over the past two decades, he has held leadership roles with HCA Healthcare/Triad Hospitals in Plano, Texas; Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska; and several other large, integrated health care systems ranging from critical access hospitals to academic medical centers. David is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association and the American College of Healthcare Executives. He and his wife have three children ages 24, 18 and 15. Originally from Louisiana, he enjoys fishing, live music, travel, cooking, and spending time with his family.

Lee Mills McGrath is the Executive Vice President for Health Care Services at Premera Blue Cross. McGrath has extensive experience in both the provider and payer space, focused on payment reform and population management. She joined Premera in 2018 after spending several years working for other BlueCross Blue Shield Association plans, serving as the Divisional Vice President of Network Strategy and Innovation at Health Care Service Corporation in Illinois. She was also President of Illinois Health Partners, a joint venture between DuPage Medical Group and Edward Health Ventures, one of the largest clinically integrated networks in the Chicagoland area managing over 250,000 HMO and ACO patients. At Premera, McGrath is focused on improving healthcare through better solutions that focus on quality and lower cost, and through building relationships in the provider space that lead to better partnerships.

Greg Marchand is the Director of Global Benefits for The Boeing Company. He is also the process owner for Employee Benefits issues for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Previously, Greg served as the Senior Manager of Health and Welfare Operations for The Boeing Company. He also serves as the Boeing representative to the Leapfrog Group and is a member of the Leapfrog Board of Directors. Prior to joining Boeing, he served as a consultant to the Kellogg Company and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

Charlene Lind is the Vice President of Client Relations for Northwest Administrators, Inc. She has worked in the benefits and finance industry for over 25 years. For over 20 of those years, she has held a variety of positions responsible for third-party benefit administration of single and multi-employer benefit plans at Northwest Administrators, Inc. In her current role as Account Executive/Compliance Manager, she is involved with the Washington Teamsters Welfare Trust along with a number of other health plans in the western United States. Charlene has completed the IFEBP Administrators Masters Program and is involved with the Northwest Association of Administrators.

Dr. Andrew Jones is the CEO of Confluence Health. He has always had a passion for community. This desire to learn how we function better together culminated in a bachelor of arts degree in history from Yale University. An interest in science soon led him to attend the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center for his medical degree. Completing his residency in family medicine, Dr. Jones served as chief resident and received the Alan J. Maxwell, MD Award for Clinical Excellence. After his residency, he served as the associate program director for the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Family Medicine Program. Desiring to branch out in his practice, Dr. Jones joined Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Hired initially as a faculty physician, he quickly rose to positions of increased leadership and responsibility, being named the medical director of the Bruner Family Medicine Center and later program director for the family medicine residency program. While serving as program director, Dr. Jones also served as a board member and later chair for the Colorado Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors where he advocated for graduate medical education in Colorado. These roles also afforded him the chance to work stabilizing the hospital’s residency program and to create a wholly new obstetrics fellowship, which continues to this day. While serving in these roles, Dr. Jones was honored to also be nominated for physician of the year. Drawn to leadership roles where he could advocate for others and solve problems to make organizations stronger, Dr. Jones enrolled in the master of business administration program at the University of Colorado at Denver, focusing on health care administration. Recognized repeatedly for strong leadership, he received the James D. Suver Award for outstanding first-year student in health care administration and the Eugenie Sontag Award for outstanding graduate, while also receiving advanced training in process improvement at the Virginia Mason Institute. Accepting a position as the vice president for clinical performance excellence with Catholic Health Initiatives, Dr. Jones worked to develop improvements in eight different regions for 100 hospitals. A recognized leader in the medical administration field, Dr. Jones soon accepted the role of chief medical officer and vice president of medical affairs for St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction, Colorado, where he oversaw a wide variety of clinical and operational functions for the hospital. During this time, Dr. Jones worked directly with Dr. Richard Bohmer, an advisor specializing in health care management, to redesign how to provide care to promote better quality, lower costs, easier access, and increased engagement from medical professionals, a project that was formative in the way he approaches medical administration and patient care. Dr. Jones was named chief executive officer of Confluence Health in Wenatchee, Washington in 2022, bringing his experience and expertise to a leading health care provider in North Central Washington. In his private life, Dr. Jones is a passionate supporter of the arts and music, having served previously on the board of the Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra. An outdoor enthusiast, he enjoys spending time in the beauty of the Pacific Northwest. Dr. Andrew Jones resides in Wenatchee, Washington with his wife and two children.

Todd Hesse is Vice President of Sales and Business Development, MSBD (Marketing Sales and Business Development) for Kaiser Permanente Washington. In his role, Todd oversees sales & business development and leads the development and execution of market and business strategies that deliver substantial and sustainable growth in membership, revenue, and margin. Todd also plays a significant role in the development and execution of Kaiser Permanente Washington’s Go-To-Market strategy. Under his leadership, Todd has accountability for Sales, Account Management and Business Development in the Large Group, Small Group, Kaiser Permanente Individual and Family, and Medicare business lines. He leads 139 team members with responsibility for 694,000 Kaiser Permanente Washington members. Prior to being named Vice President in January 2021, Todd was the Senior Director and Business Line Leader for Strategic Accounts, Large Group Account Management, Strategic Customer Engagement and Kaiser Permanente on the Job (KPOJ), in Washington. Under his leadership, Kaiser Permanente Washington saw growth in 2020 of 30,000+ new school employee members. Todd relocated to Washington in May 2019 after leading the National Accounts West Team as Area Vice President. He has served in a variety of different management and leadership roles since starting with Kaiser Permanente in California in August of 2006. These include Senior Manager and Director roles including Director of Self Funding Sales & Account Management where Todd led Kaiser Permanente’s enterprise strategy and execution of bringing a Self Funding capability to market. He possesses extensive product, funding and market knowledge both in Washington and other Kaiser Permanente markets. Prior to coming to Kaiser Permanente, Todd held Sales and Account Management roles in both National and Multi-State markets with Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina. In addition, Todd held Account Management roles with two Behavioral Health companies, Managed Health Network and PacificCare Behavioral. Todd is currently enrolled in the Executive Leadership Program at the Harvard School of Business.

Sarah Greene is the Strategy Consultant and Advisor focused on translating research into health improvements.  Most recently, she served as the Executive Director of the Health Care Systems Research Network, a consortium of researchers embedded in health care delivery systems. She worked with Group Health (now Kaiser Permanente) for over 15 years in a variety of roles and has published original research on patient-centered care and communication between cancer patients and their care team. Sarah has been active with the Alliance since its very early days and was Chair of the Alliance’s Consumer Education Committee from 2009 to 2021. Sarah joined the Board in 2016. She enjoys the opportunity to bridge her research knowledge with the daily experiences we all have as consumers and patients, in an effort to improve health care for all.

Dr. Jay Fathi, a family physician and recognized community and health care leader across Washington State, currently serves as the Plan President and CEO of Molina Healthcare of Washington, the largest health plan by membership in the state. After serving for 12 years as a full spectrum family doctor at the 45th Street Community Health Center, he founded and served as the Senior Medical Director of Community Health at Swedish Health Services. He then helped lead the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in Washington as President and CEO of a managed care health plan that provided health coverage to over 250,000 mostly low-income individuals across Washington state, including all 25,000 children, youth, and young adults in foster care. Dr. Fathi holds an appointment as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine, has served on numerous local, state, and national boards and committees, and has been recognized locally and nationally for teaching, leadership, and dedication to the health and well-being of the underserved. He has also worked as a consultant and advisor to numerous providers, social service, government, labor, and nonprofit organizations and businesses, working towards system improvements and health equity.

Lloyd David’s career showcases passion, leadership, innovation, strong relationship building and the ability to deliver high impact results. Mr. David served as the Chief Executive Officer of The Polyclinic and the market leader for Optum Washington from 1994 to 2021. He built The Polyclinic brand, growing from a single location with 65 physicians to a prominent, indispensable medical group with over 250 providers, 30 specialties, 240,00 patients and 13 locations, scoring #1 in Washington for quality, and leading the market in patient satisfaction. He brought an intense focus on the patient experience. Championing the move from volume to value, he created new subsidiaries to contract for full financial risk, negotiated shared savings contracts with major insurers and created Washington’s first Accountable Care Organization, per the Affordable Care Act. His keen relationship building, and negotiation skills led to the creation of several joint ventures, including a successful independent physician association, an ambulatory surgery center with Seattle’s largest hospital and a clinically integrated network with a major insurer. He led the search for a capital and strategic partner and the negotiation for The Polyclinic’s sale to Optum in 2018. Mr. David’s leadership approach is collaborative, and he is known as a consensus builder who brings out the best in those around. His high integrity and focus on values and mission have earned him respect and followership. His focus on innovation and his ability to see different perspectives and balance stakeholder interests have been hallmarks of his career. Mr. David has served on and worked directly with multiple boards. He has leveraged his broad and wide-reaching expertise on diverse committees including Innovation and Sustainability, Finance and Audit and Marketing and Risk Management committees. He currently serves on the boards of Treehouse and PSW. His past board service includes the Washington Health Alliance, Physicians Insurance and Country Doctor Community Clinic. He has worked closely with the Boards of Directors of The Polyclinic, The Everett Clinic and Harborview Medical Center. Prior to joining The Polyclinic in 1994, Mr. David was a member of the executive team at Harborview, where his responsibilities included strategic and facility planning, marketing, regulatory affairs and safety. He began his career in legislative and government relations. He has a bachelor’s degree in Government from Harvard University and a master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington. Mr. David was honored by being named Seattle Magazine’s Health Care Executive of the Year.

Dr. Dacones is a nationally recognized leader in driving value-based care innovation and a long-time advocate of the Quadruple Aim. She joins us from Kaiser Permanente Northwest (KPNW), where she most recently served as President and CEO of Northwest Permanente (NWP) and chair of the National Permanente Executive Committee. In these roles Dr. Dacones had remarkable success in modernizing business functions, growing the KPNW footprint, improving margins, driving innovation, and fostering clinician and team member engagement. She also practiced as a primary care physician and hospital-based internist for more than 22 years and has been recognized numerous times as a physician and leader. In 2020, she was named one of Modern Healthcare’s Top 25 Minority Leaders. In 2019, she was the recipient of Portland Business Journal’s Health Care Leadership Award. Dr. Dacones received her undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Chicago, where she also completed her internship and residency training in internal medicine. Imelda is moving to Seattle from Portland with her husband and two children. As their children start college in the fall, she looks forward to getting reacquainted with her college sweetheart and husband, Paul. They plan to explore the great state of Washington while getting involved in the communities we serve.

Jim Crawford is the Interim Chief Executive Officer for the Washington Health Benefit Exchange. Prior to his appointment in June, Jim served for three years as Chief Financial Officer at the Exchange. He has over 20 years of state and local government management experience, primarily in the financial area. Jim was named Assistant Director for Budget at the Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM), where he served for 6 years. Prior to that appointment, Jim worked as Senior Budget Assistant to the Governor for education in the Locke and Gregoire administrations. He also previously worked for the Olympia School District, Washington State Department of Ecology, and the state House of Representatives. In 2018, Jim received the Governor’s Award for Leadership in Management.

Kimberly Collier is vice president, human resources for Puget Sound Energy (PSE). Under her leadership, PSE is focused on talent retention and attraction, employee experience, and ensuring PSE has an inclusive culture and diverse workforce who can meet the needs of all of our customers. Prior to joining PSE, she held executive roles inside and outside of the utility industry. From 2009 to 2016, she served as deputy director of Seattle Public Utilities, where she was the Officer responsible for human resources, environmental justice and service equity, safety and HR operations, and data management. Prior to that, she was director of human resources for Cox Communications in Phoenix, Arizona. She’s also held roles with The Dial Corporation, Motorola and Kinko’s, Inc. Kim serves on the Board of the Puget Sound Energy Foundation and on the Advisory Board for the Energy Executive Course of the College of Business and Economics at the University of Idaho. She also serves her community as a member of the African American Advisory Council for the Bellevue Police Department and serves as a Community Representative for the Independent Force Investigation Team of King County, WA. Kim has a bachelor’s degree in business from The College of New Jersey. She is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) from the HR Certification Institute.  Kim lives in Bellevue, Washington.

Sue Birch is the Director of the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA). As HCA Director, she is focused on transforming the health care delivery system to better serve those for whom the state purchases care, while keeping health care costs in check. Before joining the HCA, Sue spent nearly seven years as the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, where she led the state’s successful implementation of the Affordable Care Ac. A nurse by training, Sue also served as Chief Executive Officer of the Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association.