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
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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