About CQC
CQC Steering Committee Members

Joshua Adler, MD
Chief of Specialty Services
UCSF

Jacob Asher, MD
Medical Director
CIGNA

Eric Book, MD
West Region Medical Director
United Healthcare Medicare & Retirement

Sylvia Gates Carlisle, MD, MBA
Managing Medical Director
Anthem Blue Cross

Mary Fermazin, MD, MPA
Vice President, Health Policy & Quality Measurement
Health Services Advisory Group

Jim Hendrickson, MD
Vice President, Network Medical Management
Medical Director, SCAN Health Plan

David Hopkins, PhD
Senior Advisor
Pacific Business Group on Health

Elizabeth Haughton, Esq.
Vice President, Legal Affairs
NAMM California

Gordon Hunt, MD, MBA
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Sutter Health

Elmer Jones, MD
Senior Medical Director, Quality Improvement
Blue Shield of California

Helen MacFie, PharmD
Vice President, Clinical Effectiveness
Sharp HealthCare

Nancy Pratt, RN, MS
Senior Vice President, Clinical Effectiveness
Sharp HealthCare

Wells Shoemaker, MD – Co-Chair
Medical Director
California Association of Physician Groups

Tracy Sklar, MBA, MS
Senior Vice President
Catholic HealthCare West

Neil Solomon, MD – Co-Chair
Vice President and Chief Medical Director,
Medical Management
Health Net

Bruce Spurlock, MD
Executive Director
Cynosure

Diane Stewart, MBA
Director
Pacific Business Group on Health

Betsy Thompson, MD, DrPH
Chief Medical Officer, Region IX
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Lauren Vela
Executive Director
Silicon Valley Employers Forum

Tom Williams, DrPH, MBA
Executive Director
Integrated Healthcare Association