Help lead Project Access NOW in our next phase of growth and fulfill our vision to advance health equity. Project Access NOW believes we can improve the health of our communities and more effectively serve our population if we more accurately reflect those we serve. Therefore, board and committees strive for diversity in representation including employment background, special skills, and demographic factors (race, age, gender, etc.). With this goal in mind, we encourage applications from people of color, women, and those in LGBTQI+ community. The Board Capacity Committee evaluates the current composition of the board and each committee when recommending new members each year.
Applications are currently being accepted, now through April 30, 2024.
If you are interested in board or committee service, please complete the application.
Meet the BoardErin Fair Taylor (Chair) - Vice President of Medicaid Programs, PacificSource Health Plans
Jenny Robinson (Vice Chair) - Executive Director, Legacy Health Partners
Meredith Roberts (Secretary) - Executive Director, Comagine Health
Daniel Valliere (Treasurer)
Lauren Foote Christensen (Outgoing Chair)
Carly-Hood Ronick (Staff Lead) - President and CEO
Dan Valliere (Chair) - CEO, Reach CDC
Henry Vera - Strategic Business Partner, Providence Health & Services
James Harker
Steve Conklin, JD - General Counsel, Tuality Healthcare
Greg Sutliff (Staff Lead) - VP of Finance
Meredith Roberts (Chair) - Executive Director, Comagine Health
Cara Biddlecom - Deputy Public Health Director, Oregon Health Authority
Jenny Robinson - Executive Director, Legacy Health Partners
Ruth Zúñiga, PhD - Executive Director & Co-FounderRaíces de Bienestar
Carly Hood-Ronick (Staff Lead) - President and CEO
Emily Barclay (Chair) - Director of Population Health, Oregon Health & Science University
Dianne Danowski-Smith - President/Founder, Publix Northwest PR
Haleigh Gallegos - Foundations Strategic Programs Program Manager, Samaritan Health
Jennifer Chi - Director of Digital Experience, CareOregon
Jess Columbo – Owner, Jess Columbo Consulting
Lauren Foote Christensen - Project Access NOW, Outgoing Board Chair
Liberty Pertiwi - Director of Primary Care Services, Samaritan Medical Group
Rebecca Raab (Staff Lead) - VP of Development and Communications
Anna Riedel (Chair) - Continuum of Care Operations Director, Kaiser Permanente
Danielle Sobel - Policy and Regulatory Affairs Senior Director, Oregon Primary Care Association
Emily Rigler-Wright - Policy Intern, Comagine Health
Erin Fair-Taylor - Vice President of Medicaid Programs, PacificSource Health Plans
Henry Vera - Strategic Business Partner, Providence Health & Services
Ifeoma Muoto, PhD - Director, Community Health Partnerships, CareOregon
Janet Hamilton - Former Deputy Director, Project Access NOW
Jennine Smart – Executive Director, Oregon Community Health Workers Association
Keara Rodela - Health Equity & Community Partnership Manager, Coalition of Community Health Clinics
Marty Carty - Government Affairs Director, Oregon Primary Care Association
Tracy Carver - Senior Director, Community Health, Comagine Health
West Livaudais - Founder and Executive Director, Oregon Spinal Cord Injury Connection
Peter Merritt (Staff Lead) - Public Affairs Manager
Catherine Potter (Chair) - Senior Program Manager, Community & Social Health, Kaiser Permanente
Dennis Lippert - Chief Medical Officer Ambulatory Care, Medical Director, Adventist Health Portland
Jennifer Leich - Administrative Director, Division of Care Management, Oregon Health and Science University
Joseph Ichter - Regional Director, Community Health Investment, Providence Health & Services
Kamesha Robinson (Chair) - Director, Community Benefit, Legacy Health
Kristi Cushman - Director Patient Access Services, Oregon Health and Science University
Kyle Sims - Director of Patient Access & Interpretive Services, Adventist Health
Shelley Yoder - Director, Population Health Program Integration, Providence Health & Services
Tracy Dannen Grace - Director, Community and Social Health, Kaiser Permanente
Ifeoma Muoto, PhD - Director, Community Health Partnerships, CareOregon (PANOW board liaison)
Carly Hood-Ronick (Staff Lead) - President and CEO
Ann Tseng, MD (Chair) - Chief Medical Officer, Neighborhood Health Center
Andrew Suchocki, MD, MPH - Medical Director, Clackamas County Health Centers
Bill Bennetts, MD – Retired (formerly Northwest Gastroenterology Clinic)
Gina Westhoff, MD - Medical Director, Gynecologic Oncology, Legacy Health
Jennie Leslie, MD – OBGYN, Tuality Healthcare (OHSU)
Jessica Weiss, MD, MCR – Associate Professor of Nephrology and Hypertension, OHSU School of Medicine
John Butler, MD – Senior Medical Director, Acceleron Pharma
Judy Collins, MD – Retired (Gastroenterology, VA Portland Healthcare / OHSU)
Lesley Otto, MD - OBGYN, Providence St. Vincent
Stephanie Lux, NP - Family NP, Wallace Medical Concern
Susan Kass, NP - Tuality Healthcare (OHSU)
Christie Robinson (Staff Lead) - Public Affairs Associate
* Invite-Only Committee