Board of Directors

We are led by a caring group of community leaders, Group Health members, and health care professionals.

James Wong, chair
Co-founder and CEO, Avidian Technologies CRM

Terry Kakida, vice chair
Director, Field Operations & Maintenance Branch Crew, Scheduling & Project Delivery Division, Seattle Public Utilities

Scott Armstrong, secretary
President and CEO, Group Health Cooperative

Robin Shuler, CPA, treasurer
Community volunteer, Group Health Foundation

Alex Bogaard
Principal, Norman & Rogers Insurance Brokers

Philip K. Bussey, past chair
President and CEO, The Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce

Peter Davis
President and CEO, GACO Western, Inc.

Ira Fielding, MD
Permanente Medical Group (retired)

Debbie Huntington
Vice president, Sales, Group Health Cooperative

Jane A. Johnson
CEO emeritus, Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture

Eric Larson, MD, MPH
Executive director, Group Health Research Institute

Jeff Lindenbaum, MD
Director of teen health services, Group Health Cooperative

Neil McReynolds
President, McReynolds Associates, Inc.

Michelle Purnell-Hepburn
Community volunteer, Group Health Foundation

Shahina Piyarali
Treasurer, Ithna-Asheri Muslim Association of the Northwest Madressah

Jeff Sakuma
Director, Medicaid/SUB programs, Group Health Cooperative

Barbara Shickich
Principal, Health Care Group, Riddell Williams P.S.

Sandeep Sinha
Director of technology partnerships, Motorola, Inc.

Michael Smith
President, Prudential Michael Smith Realtors (retired)

Kevin Sullivan
President, CCS Printing

Barbara Trehearne, PhD, RN
Vice president, Clinical Excellence, Quality and Nursing Practices, Group Health Cooperative

Janet Wainwright
President, Janet Wainwright Public Relations

Michael Wanderer, MD
Service line chief, Family Practice, Group Health Cooperative

George H. Williams
Senior managing director, CB Richard Ellis Group

Cindy Zehnder
Vice president, Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs