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

Howie Architzel
Chief of Staff, Broadview Federal Credit Union
Treasurer

Jeremiah Benoit, MD
Medical Director, BlueShield of Northeastern NY
Health Plan Representative
At-Large

Kevin Gallagher, MD
Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Hudson Headwaters
Physician Practice Representative
At-Large

Ashima Butler
VP & Chief Operating Officer, Ellenville Regional Hospital
Hospital Representative

Scott Cohen, MD
Chief Medical Information Officer, Bassett Healthcare Network
Hospital Representative

Erica Coletti
Chief Executive Officer, Healthy Alliance

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

James D. Sinkoff
Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Chief Financial Officer, Sun River Health

Charles Welge
Director, Public Health Planning and Education, Albany County Department of Health
Public Health Representative

Wendy Weller
Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy, Management & Behavior / College of Integrated Sciences

Julie Bazzell
Chief Operating Officer, Hometown Health Centers
Trustee Emeritus

Paul F. Macielak, Esq.
Trustee Emeritus

Joan Regan Hayner, CPA, CMPE
Trustee Emeritus

Wouter Rietsema, MD
Trustee Emeritus
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