LHPC holds regular board meetings to discuss policy and other
issues. Meetings are for association members only. Members
should contact Leah
Barnett for more information.
Maya Altman has been the chief executive officer (CEO) of the
Health Plan of San Mateo (HPSM) since June 2005. HPSM is a
government sponsored health plan serving more than 100,000
members in San Mateo County, California. Its programs include
Medicaid, a Medicare Special Needs Plan, Healthy Kids, and
HealthWorx (for in-home health workers and San Mateo County
temporary help employees). HPSM also serves as the third party
administrator for San Mateo County’s indigent care program. The
plan was founded in 1987 and currently has an annual budget of
$450 million.
John Baackes is Chief Executive Officer of L.A. Care Health Plan,
the nation’s largest publicly operated health plan serving more
than 1.6 million members. L.A. Care is dedicated to providing
access to quality and affordable health care for Los Angeles
County residents through a variety of health coverage programs,
including Medi-Cal, L.A. Care Covered™, L.A. Care Cal MediConnect
Plan, L.A. Care’s Healthy Kids, and PASC-SEIU Homecare Workers
Health Care Plan.
Scott Coffin is the Chief Executive Officer for the Alameda
Alliance for Health, a public non-profit health plan that serves
more than 260,000 residents in Alameda County. Mr. Coffin has
worked in health care administration for more than 20 years, and
has dedicated the last 8 years to integrating Medicare and
Medicaid services, improving access to care, and implementing
quality improvement programs. Mr.
Norma A. Diaz is Chief Executive Officer of Community Health
Group, the oldest not-for-profit health plan founded in San Diego
County. Only the second CEO to lead the company since it was
established in 1982, she was named to the position in 2002.
Bob Freeman is the chief executive officer (CEO) of CenCal
Health. CenCal Health is one of the first, and now the oldest,
Medicaid-only managed care plans in the nation. In his capacity
as CEO, Bob is responsible for ensuring ongoing, efficient
operations of CenCal Health, overseeing all operational decisions
of CenCal Health’s programs; ensuring the plan’s continued
success through effective planning for the future; oversight of
contract negotiation, settling managerial disputes and prudent
management of financial resources.
Elizabeth Gibboney became the Chief Executive Officer of
Partnership HealthPlan of California on July 1, 2015. With over
20 years of health care experience including eight years as
Deputy Chief Executive Officer/Chief Operating Officer at
Partnership HealthPlan of California, Liz has a wealth of
knowledge in leading and implementing effective health care in
Northern California.
John F. Grgurina, Jr. is chief executive officer of San Francisco
Health Plan (SFHP). Prior to leading SFHP, Mr. Grgurina was a
senior health policy consultant working full-time as part of The
Institute for Health Policy Solutions technical advisor team
serving the California Executive and Legislative branches on the
design of market reforms and purchasing pools/exchanges in their
comprehensive health care reform proposals.
Mr. Hayward is a senior managed care executive with many years of
experience having been responsible for several successful managed
care business developments. As a senior executive Mr. Hayward
served as:
Sharron Mackey is the chief executive officer (CEO) of
Contra Costa Health Plan. She directs and manages the
activities of the plan. Ms. Mackey, as part of the
inter-divisional management team, assists in the planning,
development and administration of the health programs and
management activities of the Health Services Department and
Contra Costa County.
Jarrod B. McNaughton is the Chief Executive Officer of Inland
Empire Health Plan (IEHP). In this role, he works collaboratively
with the IEHP Governing Board to set the strategic vision and
provide executive leadership for one of the 10 largest Medicaid
health plans and the largest not-for-profit Medicare-Medicaid
Plan in the U.S. He cultivates IEHP’s strong partnership with
Providers, hospitals and hundreds of community partners to
deliver quality whole-person care to more than 1.2 million
Members.
As Chief Executive Officer, Richard Sanchez, REHS, MPH, works
collaboratively with the Board of Directors to set the agency’s
strategic vision and ensure its successful implementation. He
oversees all aspects of the organization and maintains positive
working relationships with member, provider and community
representatives as well as federal, state and county agencies.
When Michael Schrader became CEO in May of 2020, he brought to
Health Plan of San Joaquin over 20 years of extensive managed
care executive experience, including Medicaid (Medi-Cal in
California) and Medicare for Dual for Eligible Individuals
(Special Needs Plan-SNP, and Cal MediConnect). A long-time
runner, Schrader also goes the distance with a deep,
career-spanning commitment to providing access to quality health
care for vulnerable communities.
Stephanie Sonnenshine joined the Alliance in 1999 and currently
serves as the Chief Executive Officer. In this role, she reports
directly to the Governing Board and provides strategic vision and
leadership for the health plan, ensures access, quality,
efficiency, and innovation, is responsible for governmental and
community relations, and supervises the Executive Team.
Christine Tomcala became Chief Executive Officer of Santa Clara
Family Health Plan (SCFHP) on July 20, 2015. Ms. Tomcala brings
to SCFHP, Santa Clara County’s local safety net health plan, more
than 30 years of experience in Medicaid and Medicare managed care
with an emphasis in operations and government programs. As CEO,
Ms. Tomcala works collaboratively with the SCFHP Governing Board
to develop and execute business, strategic, and financial plans
that advance the mission and values of the health plan while
ensuring SCFHP’s financial integrity and viability.
