Maine Innovation Model Subcommittee Nominees
Payment ReformGovernment / Representatives / Title / Organization / Status
Office of Mainecare Services* / Michelle Probert / Director of Strategic Initiatives / MaineCare / Confirmed
Center for Disease Control / Christine Zukas / Deputy Director Maine CDC / Department of Health and Human Services / Confirmed
Bureau Of Insurance / Joanne Rawlings-Sekunda / Deputy Director of the Consumer Health / Bureau of Insurance / Confirmed
Legislators / TBD / Outstanding
Medicare / Fran Jensen / SIM Project Officer / Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services / Confirmed
Bill Kassler / Chief Medical Officer, Region 1 / Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services / Confirmed
Quality Improvement Organization / Akindele Majekodunmi, MD, MBA / Chief Quality Officer / Northeast Quality Healthcare Foundation (QIO) / Contacted
Office of Continuous Quality Improvement / Jay Yoe / Director of Continuous Quality Improvement / Department of Health and Human Services / Confirmed
Provider/Payer / Recommended Representatives / Title / Organization / Status
Hospital System Reps (3)* / Mark Biscone / Executive Director / Waldo County General Hospital / Confirmed
Chrissi Harding / CFO / MDI Hospital / Confirmed
Jim Kane / President / Central Maine Accountable Care Organization / Contacted
Primary Care Practice/Specialty Practice Reps* / Primary Care:
Edmund Claxton, MD / Central Maine Medical Center Family Medicine / Contacted
Specialist:
Jamie Kuhn, MD / Maine Orthopedics / Confirmed
Behavioral Health Rep* / Judiann Smith / Director, Regulatory and Legislative Analysis / Spurwink / Confirmed
LTC Provider* / Wanda Pelkey / CFO / First Atlantic Healthcare / Contacted
Health Plan Representation (invite all plans (5))* / Andy Ellis / Regional Director, Provider Engagement and Contracting / Anthem / Confirmed
Dan Dyer / Aetna / Confirmed
Pat Denning / Network Manager / Harvard Pilgrim / Confirmed
Kevin Lewis / CEO / Maine Community Health Options / Contacted
Mark Still / AVP, Contracting / Cigna / Contacted
Community / Recommended Representatives / Title / Organization / Status
Purchasers* (must include MHMC and non-MHMC members) / Tom Hopkins / Director, Compensation and Benefits / University of Maine System (Coalition Member) / Confirmed
Chris McCarthy / Manager, Integrated Health Services / Bath Iron Works (Coalition Member) / Contacted
TBD / Outstanding
Maine Quality Counts* / Ted Rooney / AF4Q Project Director / Maine Quality Counts / Confirmed
Consumer/Advocacy / Cheryl Rust / Owner / Le Garage Restaurant / Confirmed
Ann Woloson / Policy Specialist / Maine Equal Justice Partners / Confirmed
AARP Member - TBD / Outstanding
HealthInfoNet* / Shaun Alfreds / COO / HIN / Confirmed
*Core Members
Data InfrastructureGovernment / Representatives / Title / Organization Status
Office of MaineCare Services* / Luke Lazure / MaineCare Financial Manager / Department of Health and Human Services / Confirmed
Center for Disease Control* / Nancy Birkhimer / Director, Public Health Performance Improvement / Department of Health and Human Services / Confirmed
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services* / Joseph Riddick / Quality Management, Data Manager / Department of Health and Human Services / Confirmed
Office of the State Coordinator* / Dawn Gallagher / Social Services Program Manager / Department of Health and Human Services / Confirmed
Office of Continuous Quality Improvement* / Dana Duncan / Quality Improvement Manager / Department of Health and Human Services / Confirmed
Maine Health Data Organization / Karynlee Harrington / Executive Director / Confirmed
Provider/Payer / Recommended Representatives / Title / Organization
Health System Reps(2)* / Bruce Donlin / Director of Information Services / Mount Desert Island Hospital / Confirmed
Carrie Arsenault / ACO Director of Operations / Eastern Maine Health Services / Contacted
Primary Care Practices* / John Vogt, MD / Family Medicine / Martin's Point / Contacted
N.P. to be nominated by Rhonda Selvin / TBD / TBD
Health Plans / Katherine Pellitreau / TBD / TBD / Confirmed
Behavioral Health* / Margaret Longworth / CEO / OHI / Contacted
Long Term Care / Holly Harmon or Designee / Director of Quality Improvement & Regulatory Affairs / Maine Health Care Association / Contacted
Health System Representation / Ralph Johnson / CIO / Franklin Memorial / Confirmed
Barbara Crowley, MD / Executive Vice-President / MaineGeneral Health / Confirmed
Community / Recommended Representatives / Title / Organization
Maine Health Management Coalition* / Michael DeLorenzo / Interim CEO / MHMC / Confirmed
Purchasers* / Wayne Gregersen, / Director / The Jackson Laboratory / Confirmed
Maine Quality Counts* / Lisa Letourneau, MD / Executive Director / Maine Quality Counts / Confirmed
Consumer/Advocacy (from HINs consumer advisory committee)* / Ann Sullivan / HIN Consumer Advisory Committee Chair / Confirmed
*Core Members
Delivery System ReformGovernment / Representatives / Title / Organization / Status
Office of MaineCare Svcs* / Dr. Kevin Flanigan / Medical Director / Department of Health and Human Services / Confirmed
Center for Disease Control* / Dr. Christopher Pezzullo / Division of Population Health Medical Director / Department of Health and Human Services / Confirmed
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services* / Guy Cousins / Director, SAMHS / Department of Health and Human Services / Confirmed
Office of Aging & Disability Services* / Jim Martin / Associate Director / Department of Health and Human Services / Confirmed
Office of Children and Family Services* / Teresa Barrows / Behavioral Health Program Administrator / Department of Health and Human Services / Confirmed
Legislators / TBD / Outstanding
Maine Quality Forum / KarynLee Harrington / Executive Director / Confirmed
Provider/Payer / Recommended Representatives / Title / Organization / Status
Hospital System * / Vance Brown MD / Chief Medical Officer / MaineHealth / Confirmed
Richard Freeman MD / VP & Chief Transformation Officer / Eastern Maine Health Systems / Confirmed
Jud Knox / CEO / York Hospital / Contacted
Primary Care Practice* / John Patten DO / Primary Care Physician/PCMH member / Penobscot Community Health Care / Contacted
Kathryn Brandt DO / Director Primary Care / Univ New England School of Medicine / Confirmed
Rhonda Selvin, NP / Nurse Practitioner / ME Nurse Practitioners Assn / Confirmed
Specialty Care Physician / Regen Gallagher DO, MBA / Chief Medical Officer / Cary Medical Center / Confirmed
Behavioral Health * / Greg Bowers / CFO / Maine Mental Health Partners / Contacted
Catherine Ryder LCPC, ACS / CEO / Tricounty Mental Health / Confirmed
Emelie vanEeghen / VP Behavioral Health / MaineGeneral Health / Confirmed
Joe Everett / Chief Program Officer / Opportunity Alliance / Contacted
Long Term Care * / Holly Harmon / Director Quality Improvement / Maine Health Care Assoc / Confirmed
Health Plan * / Robert Downs / Senior VP / Aetna / Contacted
Developmental Disability Provider* / David Lawlor / Executive Director / Mobius / Contacted
Community-Based Provider / Gerry Queally / President & CEO / Spectrum Generations / Confirmed
Home Health Care / Julie Shackley / President & CEO / Androscoggin Home Health / Contacted
Community / Recommended Representatives / Title / Organization
Purchasers*
MHMC member / Joanne Abate / Director, Health & Wellness Strategy / Delhaize / Confirmed
Purchasers*
non-MHMC member / Andrew Molloy / Assistant Vice-President for Health Management and Insurance Programs / Unum / Confirmed
HealthInfoNet / Katie Sendze / Program Director / HealthInfoNet / Confirmed
Maine Health Management Coalition / Ellen Schneiter / Program Director / MHMC / Confirmed
Consumer/ Advocacy* / Lydia Richards / Consumer / Confirmed
Consumer* / Betty St Hilaire / Consumer / Confirmed
MeHAF / Becky Hayes Boober / Program Officer / MeHAF / Confirmed
*Core Members
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