Governor of Arizona

January Contreras (designee)
Policy Advisor, Health/Human Services
Governor's Office

AZ Health Care Cost Containment System

Anthony D. Rogers
Director

AZ Department of Health Services

Susan Gerard
Director

AZ Hospital and Healthcare Association

John R. Rivers
President and CEO

Arizona Medical Association

David Landrith
Vice President of Policy and Political Affairs

Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association

Amanda Weaver
Executive Director

AZ Government Information Technology Agency

Chris Cummiskey
Director, State CIO

Designated Directors

Institution of Higher Education (1)

William G. Johnson, PhD
Director
Center for Health Information
Research Professor
Arizona State University

Hospitals and Health Care Systems (2)

James Puffenberger
President and CEO
Northern Arizona Healthcare

Michael Warden
Senior Vice President and CIO
Banner Health Systems

Clinical Laboratory (1)

David A. Dexter
President and CEO
Sonora Quest Laboratory

Pharmacy (1)

Mindy Rasmussen
Chief Executive Officer
Arizona Pharmacy Alliance

Health Plans and Insurers (≤5)

Benton Davis
CEO, Western States
United Healthcare

Richard L. Boals
President and CEO
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona

Thomas L. Kelly
President and CEO
Schaller Anderson

Mark El-Tawil
President
HealthNet of Arizona, Inc.

Robert Carroll
Vice President and COO
CIGNA HealthCare of Arizona

Medical Trading Areas (≤4)

Bruce A. Bethancourt, M.D.
Past President, Arizona Medical Association
Regional Medical Director
Banner Health
(Phoenix MTA)

Norman Botsford
Chair
Southern Arizona Health Information Exchange
President and CEO
University Physicians Healthcare
(Tucson MTA)

Employers (≤2)

Celeste Null
Principal Engineer and Director
Biomedical Engineering
Digital Health Group
Intel Corporation

At-Large (3)

Ronald S. Weinstein, M.D.
Founding Director
Arizona Telemedicine Program
Head
Department of Pathology
Arizona Health Sciences Center
University of Arizona College of Medicine

Debra Nixon
Health Guide America
Partners in Quality

Bennett Smiley
Tribal Gaming Office
Gila River Indian Community
Gila River Casino & Tribal Operations