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

Wouter Rietsema, MD
Vice President of Population Health & Information Services, The University of Vermont Health Network—Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
Hospital Representative
Chair

David Shippee
Chief Executive Officer, Whitney M. Young, Jr. Health Services
Physician Practice Representative
Vice Chair

Brian O'Grady
President, Health Plan Markets CDPHP
Health Plan Representative
Secretary

Joan Regan Hayner, CPA, CMPE
Treasurer

Julie Bazzell
Chief Operating Officer, Hometown Health Centers
Physician Practice Representative

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

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

William Duax
Vice President of Information Services, Albany Medical Center
Hospital Representative

Chuck Fennell
Regional Chief Information Officer, St. Peter’s Health Partners
Hospital Representative

Patty Fusco
President & CEO of Fusco Personnel, Inc.
Employer Representative

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

Eric Linzer
President & CEO, New York Health Plan Association
Health Plan Representative

Tracy J. Pitcher, MSW
Executive Director, St. Paul’s Center, Inc.
Consumer Representative

Patrick Roohan
Vice President of Data Management & Analytics Solutions, MVP Health Care
Health Plan Representative

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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