MHQP 2022 Board of Directors and Council Members

MHQP’s unique position as a coalition of multiple stakeholder groups is reflected in our unique governance and guidance structure.  Our Board of Directors was reconstituted in 2014 to include seven representative stakeholder members (offering provider, patient and health plan perspectives) and five independent members (offering industry expertise).

In addition, we are guided by the wisdom provided by three councils representing key stakeholder groups:

  • Physician Council (formed in 2002). The MHQP Physician Council consists of medical directors from a diverse group of physician organizations across Massachusetts who have come together under MHQP’s umbrella. Their top priority is to guide MHQP in establishing a collective set of clinical and service quality improvement priorities that could best be accomplished through collaboration with other MHQP health care stakeholders. Two members of the Council sit on MHQP’s Board of Directors.
  • Health Plan Council (formed in 2009). The MHQP Health Plan Council consists of medical directors and directors of quality operations for MHQP’s participating health plan member organizations. The purpose of the Council is to advise MHQP on the design and implementation of statewide performance measurement initiatives and establish and collaborate on priorities for statewide quality initiatives. Two members of the Council sit on MHQP’s Board of Directors.
  • Consumer Health Council (formed in 2011). The MHQP Consumer Health Council comprises patients, family caregivers and other members of the public who have been active in, and have advocated for patient-centered care and for improvement in healthcare quality and affordability. The mission of the Consumer Health Council is to increase the quality of care and well-being for all consumers in Massachusetts through robust conversations that build respect, choice, and a holistic view of the individual. Two members of the Council sit on MHQP’s Board of Directors.

James Roosevelt, Jr., JD
Counsel

Verrill Dana LLP

Chair, Board of Directors

Richard Siegrist, Jr., MS, MBA, CPA
Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Department of Health Policy and Management
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Vice Chair, Board of Directors

Kim Ariyabuddhiphongs, MD, MBA
Associate Chief Medical Officer Performance Network
Beth Israel Lahey Health

​​​Chair, MHQP Physician Council

Ryan Boxill, PhD, MBA
Chief Operating Officer
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center


Lois Cornell, JD
Executive Vice President
Massachusetts Medical Society


Mark Friedberg, MD
Senior Vice President, Performance Measurement and Improvement
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

​​​Chair, MHQP Health Plan Council

Denice Garrett
Coordinator for Clinical Billing and Data Operations
Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.

MHQP Consumer Health Council

James Huffman, MS
Senior Vice President, Benefits Consultant, Alliant Insurance Services
Board of Governors at PCORI, Board Chair at National Business Group Health


Tariana Little, DrPH
CEO and Co-Founder
EmVision Productions


Mark Mandell, MD
Chief Pediatric Medical Officer
Steward Health Care Network

MHQP Physician Council

David Morales
General Manager
Unicare

​​​MHQP Health Plan Council

Lucilia Prates
Director, MA Senior Medicare Patrol Program
Elder Services of Merrimack Valley

Chair, MHQP Consumer Health Council

Barbra Rabson, MPH
President and CEO
Massachusetts Health Quality Partners

Ex-Officio Member

Jean Yang, MBA
President & CEO
Vinfen

​​​Immediate past Vice Chair
Kim Ariyabuddhiphongs, MD, MBA
Associate Chief Medical Officer Performance Network

Beth Israel Lahey Health

Chair, MHQP Physician Council
MHQP Board of Directors
 

Carlos F. Cappas, PsyD, MBA
Chief Behavioral Health Officer
Lynn Community Health Center


Linda M. Coccola
Chief Communications & Administrative Officer
Reliant Medical Group


Nicholas Cordella, MD, MSc
Associate Director of Quality Strategy
Boston Medical Center


Rebecca Cunningham, MD
Senior Medical Director for Primary Care
Mass General Brigham


Steven Defossez, MD, EMHL, CPE
Vice President, Clinical Integration
Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association


Margaret Fry, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Pediatric Physicians’ Organization at Children’s


Jeffrey Hoffman, MD, FACS
Chief Medical Officer
Cambridge Health Alliance
President CHA Physician Organization


Thomas Isaac, MD, MBA, MPH
Medical Director, Department of Quality and Safety
Atrius Health


Kastoori Iyengar, MD, MBA, FAAFP, CMQ
Medical Director of Quality
UMass Memorial Medical Center


Elizabeth H. Johnson, MD, MS, FACP
Chief Medical Officer
Beth Israel Lahey Health


Kimiyoshi Kobayashi, MBA, MD
Chief Quality Officer
UMass Memorial Medical Center


Jodi Larson, MD
Vice President and Chief Quality Officer
Boston Medical Center


Mark Mandell, MD
Chief Pediatric Medical Officer
Steward Health Care Network

MHQP Board of Directors

Yael Miller, MBA
Director of Practice Solutions & Medical Economics
Massachusetts Medical Society


Julita Mir, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Community Care Cooperative


Barbara Proffitt, RN, NCQA PCMH CCE
Quality Initiatives Manager
Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers


Charles Rollinger, MD, MPH
Senior Medical Director, Insurance Products
Steward Health Care System, LLC


Elisabeth Siannas, MBA
Director of Quality & Population Health Management
Atrius Health


Barbara Spivak, MD
President and CEO
Mount Auburn Cambridge Independent Practice Association (MACIPA)
Massachusetts Medical Society


Luis Ticona, MD, MPP, MPH
Medical Director, Medicaid Innovation
Reliant Medical Group


Pauline Tsirigotis, MD, MPH
President, Mill City Medical Group
Quality Medical Director, Lowell General Hospital PHO

Mark Friedberg, MD
Senior Vice President, Performance Measurement and Improvement

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Chair, MHQP Health Plan Council
MHQP Board of Directors

Linda Brenner
Director, Quality Measurement and Performance
Point32Health


David Brumley
Interim Chief Medical Officer
Fallon Health


Clara Filice, MD, MPH, MHS
Deputy Chief Medical Officer
MassHealth


Angela Li, MPH
Director, Performance Measurement & Improvement
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts


Dawn Little
Director of Quality
Fallon Health


David Morales
General Manager
UniCare

MHQP Board of Directors

Desiree Otenti, NP, MSN, MPH
Vice President, Quality and Medical Policy
Point32Health


Lisa Scarfo, MD
Medical Director
AllWays Health Partners

Lucilia Prates
Director, MA Senior Medicare Patrol Program
Elder Services of Merrimack Valley

Chair, MHQP Consumer Health Council
MHQP Board of Directors

Antoinette Austin
Retired


Judy Danielson
Health Market Strategy Consultant


Nancy Finn
Healthcare Journalist & Author
Communication Resources


Denice Garrett
Coordinator for Clinical Billing and Data Operations
Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.

MHQP Board of Directors

Judy George
AHRQ Quality Indicators Program Lead
Division of Quality Management & Improvement, Center for Patient Safety & Quality Improvement
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality


Cyrus Hopkins
Retired


Rosalind Joffe
President
ciCoach.com


Jim Lomastro
Retired


Ann Naimie
Retired


Pam Ressler, RN, MS
Founder, Stress Resources
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor
Tufts University School of Medicine


Janice Singer
Retired


Bonnie Thompson
Family-Centered Child Health Care Advocate


Kestrell Verlager
Disability and Technology Advocate