Leadership
The Hixny Board of Directors includes seats for members of stakeholder groups, including healthcare consumers, providers, payers and additional organizations. In addition, Hixny identifies opportunities for improvement through member and user input. If you have a specific question about our decision-making procedures and policies, or would like a copy of our bylaws, please contact us.
Mark McKinney, MBA
Chief Executive Officer, Hixny
David Shippee
Chief Executive Officer, Whitney M. Young, Jr. Health Services
Physician Practice Representative
Chair
Brian O'Grady
President, Health Plan Markets CDPHP
Health Plan Representative
Vice Chair
William Duax
Vice President of Information Services, Albany Medical Center
Hospital Representative
Secretary
Joan Regan Hayner, CPA, CMPE
Treasurer
Julie Bazzell
Chief Operating Officer, Hometown Health Centers
Physician Practice Representative
At-Large
Kevin Gallagher, MD
Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Hudson Headwaters
Physician Practice Representative
At-Large
Wouter Rietsema, MD
Vice President of Population Health & Information Services, The University of Vermont Health Network—Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
Hospital Representative
Ex-Officio/Trustee Emeritus
Jeremiah Benoit, MD
Medical Director, BlueShield of Northeastern NY
Health Plan Representative
Ashima Butler
VP & Chief Operating Officer, Ellenville Regional Hospital
Hospital Representative
Scott Cohen, MD
Chief Medical Information Officer, Bassett Healthcare Network
Hospital Representative
Julie Demaree
Executive Director, Clinical Innovation and Transformation, St. Mary's Healthcare Amsterdam
Craig Dreher
EVP & Chief Information Officer, Community Care Physicians, P.C.
Eric Linzer
President & CEO, New York Health Plan Association
Health Plan Representative
Scott Momrow
Vice President, Provider Network Strategy & Strategic Relationships, MVP Health Care
Brian Murray, MD
Medical Society of the County of Albany, Inc.
Charles Welge
Director, Public Health Planning and Education, Albany County Department of Health
Public Health Representative
Paul F. Macielak, Esq.
Trustee Emeritus
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