Board of Directors

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

Peter Davis, chair
President and CEO, GACO Western

Susan Byington, vice chair
Vice president, Human Resources, Providence Health and Services (retired)

Scott Armstrong, secretary
President and CEO, Group Health Cooperative

Ruth Ballweg
Associate professor and director, MEDEX, University of Washington

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

Stuart Grover, PhD
President, Capital Campaign Consulting, LLC (retired)

Uriel Iniguez
Excecutive director, Washington State Commission of Hispanic Affairs

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

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

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

Christopher Marr
State senator, 6th legislative district

Jill Ostrem
Vice president, Specialty and Acute Care Services, Group Health Cooperative

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

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

Paul Sherman, MD, MHA
Associate medical director, Strategic Deployment, Group Health Permanente

Robin Shuler, CPA
Chief financial officer, Seattle Symphony

Sandeep Sinha
Director of technology partnerships, Motorola, Inc.

Pegge Till, MHA
Principal, Wordssail

Janet Wainwright
President, Janet Wainwright Public Relations

Jennifer L. West, APR
Northwest senior vice president/Spokane general manager, Hill & Knowlton

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

James Wong
Co-founder and CEO, Avidian Technologies CRM