Board of Governors

The National Alliance Board of Governors are thought leaders who guide continuous healthcare industry improvements at a national level. The goal is to support coalitions and private employers and public purchasers by developing initiatives and activities that lead to positive change in the complex and rapidly evolving healthcare marketplace.

The Board represents diversity of thought and experience and is composed of key leaders from member coalitions and leading partners from the healthcare industry.

Officers

Chair
Bret Jackson
The Economic Alliance for Michigan
Vice Chair
Phil Belcher
Chief Executive Officer
HealthCareTN
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Michael Howard
President and CEO
Alabama Employers Health Consortium
AT-LARGE REPRESENTATIVE
Trevor Putnoky
President & CEO
Healthcare Purchaser Alliance of Maine
AT-LARGE REPRESENTATIVE
Laurel Pickering
President & CEO
Gateway Business Health Coalition

Coalition Board Representatives

Marianne Fazen, PhD
Executive Director
DFW Business Group on Health
Amanda Greene
Lehigh Valley Business Coalition on Healthcare (LVBCH)
Cheryl Larson
Midwest Business Group on Health
Jon Rankin
North Carolina Business Coalition on Health
Chris Skisak, PhD
Executive Director
Houston Business Coalition on Health
At-Large Representative
Chris Syverson
Nevada Business Group on Health
Karen van Caulil, PhD
Florida Alliance for Healthcare Value

External Board Members

Ge Bai, PhD, CPA
Professor of Accounting
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
James Gelfand, JD
The ERISA Industry Committee
Cora Opsahl
Director
Health Fund
32BJ Labor Industry Cooperation Trust Funds
Hemi Tewarson, MPH, JD
National Academy for State Health Policy

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