Advisers to the Betsy Lehman Center

Special thanks to more than 130 individuals who have committed countless hours in service to the Center’s advisory boards, steering committees, and our Massachusetts Healthcare Safety and Quality Consortium or one of its task forces. Collectively, they represent more than 80 organizations and bring a remarkable diversity of ideas, experiences, and talents.

Milagros Abreu, The Latino Health Insurance Program, Inc.
Lisa Ahlgren, Center for Health Information and Analysis
Charles Alagero, MA Medical Society
Chrissy Allen, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA
Josh Allen-Dicker, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Emily Almeda-Lopez, Disability Policy Consortium
Michelle Anderson, Patient experience representative
Terri Anderson, MA Department of Mental Health
Ivyruth Andreica, Medication safety consultant
Nick Argy, Argy Consulting
Tobie Atlas, Health Care Associates
David Auerbach, Health Policy Commission
Taruna Banerjee, Cambridge Health Alliance
David Bates, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Evan Benjamin, Ariadne Labs
Akriti Bhambi, MA Health & Hospital Association
Maryanne Bombaugh, MA Medical Society
Jay Boulanger, CRICO: The Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions
Daniela Brown, MA Board of Registration in Medicine
Jessica Calabrese, Community Health Center of Franklin County
Ray Campbell, Center for Health Information and Analysis
Jeffrey Catalano, Keches Law Group
Charles Cavagnaro III, UMass Memorial Community Hospitals
Yvonne Cheung, MA Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors
Isaac Chua, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
James Colbert, Memora Health
Nicole Croteau, SALMON Health and Retirement
Connie Crowley-Ganser, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Needham
Andrew D'Amour, MA Health Quality Partners
Greg DeConciliis, Boston Out-Patient Surgical Suites
Sonali Desai, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Kena Drumgo, Patient experience representative
Will Erickson, SHARE Union, UMass Memorial Health Center
Jose Figueroa, Harvard Medical School
Katherine Fillo, MA Department of Public Health
William Fischer, Marlborough Hospital
Karen Fiumara, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Valerie Fleishman, MA Health & Hospital Association
Dorcie Flood, Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center
Patricia Folcarelli, CRICO: The Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions
Tim Foley, 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
Marcia Fowler, Bournewood Health Systems
Arlan Fuller, Winchester Hospital
Randy Gonchar, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Tara Gregorio, MA Senior Care Association
Paula Griswold, MA Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors
Sue Gullo, Patient safety specialist
Dan Hackner, Southcoast Hospitals Group
Robert Haffey, Signature Healthcare
Kelly Hall, Health Policy Commission
Robert Hanscom, Coverys (retired)
Paul Hattis, Lown Institute and Tufts University
Dennis Heaphy, Disability Policy Consortium
Emily Lehman Distel Herman, Patient experience representative
Kim Hollon, Signature Healthcare (retired)
Therese Hudson-Jinks, Tufts Medical Center
Josh Hyatt, Coverys
Lynda Jackson, MA Association of Health Plans
Cheralyn Johnson, Community Technology Cooperative
Noreen Johnson Smith, EcoTarium
Steven Joubert, MA Department of Public Health
John Keimig, Healthcentric Advisors
Brian Kelly, Sturdy Memorial Hospital
Amina Khan, Center for Health Information and Analysis
Michael Krupa, MA Association of Behavioral Health Systems
Ben Kruskal, Patient safety specialist
Karl Laskowski, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA
Liz Leahy, MA Association of Health Plans
Allison Lilly, Mass General Brigham
Pamela Linzer, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Beverly Loudin, Physician leader and safety consultant
Claire MacDonald, MA Board of Registration in Nursing
Helen Magliozzi, MA Senior Care Association
Shannon Manzi, MA Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Patricia McGaffigan, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Kevin McKean, McKean Media
Pat McNamee, MA Board of Registration in Nursing
Judith Melin, Beth Israel Lahey Health
Stephen Metz, MA Medical Society
Yael Miller, MA Medical Society
Patricia Noga, MA Health & Hospital Association
Amanda Stefancyk Oberlies, Organization of Nurse Leaders
Missy Padoll, CRICO: The Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions
Edward Palleschi, Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation
Mark Paskowsky, Center for Health Information and Analysis
Lora Pellegrini, MA Association of Health Plans
Lauren Peters, Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Lucilia Prates-Ramos, MA Senior Medicare Patrol Program
Christin Price, Perinatal Neonatal Quality Improvement Network
Barbara Proffitt, MA League of Community Health Centers
Margaret Quinn, University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Barbra Rabson, MA Health Quality Partners
Eric Reines, Element Care
Mark Reynolds, CRICO: The Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions
Frank Robinson, Baystate Medical Center
Julian Robinson, MA Board of Registration in Medicine
Robert Roose, Mercy Medical Center
Matt Salmon, SALMON Health and Retirement
Doug Salvador, Baystate Medical Center
Luke Sato, CRICO: The Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions
Katherine Saunders, MA Department of Public Health
Mark Schlesinger, Yale School of Public Health
Diane Shannon, Independent writer, physician coach
Lorena Silva, MA Board of Registration in Nursing
Jonathan Small, Communications specialist
Lauge Sokol-Hessner, University of Washington Medicine
Barbara Spivak, Mount Auburn Cambridge Independent Practice Association
Mike Stanek, Health Policy Commission
Ellana Stinson, New England Medical Association
Lakshman Swamy, MassHealth
Bessie Manley Szum, CRICO: The Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions
Ed Taglieri, MA Board of Registration in Pharmacy
Laura Taylor, Caring Health Center
Bert Thurlo-Walsh, Milford Regional Hospital
Susan Todd, Patient experience representative
Sara Toomey, MA Health & Hospital Association
Huong Trieu, Center for Health Information and Analysis
David Tringali, MA Department of Mental Health
Nicola Truppin, BIDMC Patient & Family Engagement
Gail Tsimprea, McLean Hospital
Julianne Nemes Walsh, MA Chapter of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
Deborah Washington, Massachusetts General Hospital
Joel Weissman, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Erika Wilkinson, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA
Sandra Wolitzky, Office of the Attorney General
Alan Woodward, MACRMI
Wei Ying, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA
Zi Zhang, Center for Health Information and Analysis