Columbus, OH
– The Health Policy Institute of Ohio (HPIO) has added six new members
to the Institute's Board of Directors. These new directors are all
community and health leaders in Ohio, bringing with them decades of experience with health policy issues in the state.
The new board members are:
- Christopher Goff, President and CEO of Employers Health Coalition of Ohio;
- Matthew Habash, Executive Director of the Mid-Ohio FoodBank;
- Gregory Halley, MD, MBA, Commissioner of the Wayne County Health Department;
- Donna James, Managing Director of Lardon & Associates;
- Joseph
San Filippo, Chief Health Care Strategist, Nationwide Better Health, a
subsidiary of Nationwide Insurance in Columbus, Ohio;
- Scott Streator, RPh, MBA, Director of Health Care for the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS).
Donald
E. Hoffman, president and CEO of the Health Foundation of Greater
Cincinnati and HPIO board chair, called the new board members "proven
leaders in the community and state. These individuals bring a wealth of
experience to HPIO's board and will help the Institute continue to be
the preeminent place for health policy analysis and dialogue in Ohio."
The
addition of the new directors expands HPIO's board to 15 members. The
new directors begin their terms of office at the July, 2007 board of
directors meeting.
The Health Policy
Institute of Ohio is an independent, nonpartisan organization that
forecasts health trends, analyzes key health issues, and communicates
current research to Ohio policymakers, state agencies, and other decision makers. For more information on the Institute, call (614) 224-4950 or go to http://www.healthpolicyohio.org.
Biographies of New Board Members:
Christopher Goff, JD
Christopher Goff is President and CEO of Employers Health Coalition of Ohio (Canton, Ohio) and its subsidiary, Employers Health Purchasing Corporation of Ohio. He is on the faculty of the College for Advanced Management of Health Benefits, affiliated with Thomas Jefferson Medical College,
Department of Health Policy, where he teaches the pharmacy benefits
management track. Mr. Goff holds a Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration from Ohio Northern University,
a Master of Arts in Political Science from The University of Akron and
a Juris Doctor from the University of Akron School of Law. He is a
member of the American Bar Association, the American Health Lawyers
Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, and the Stark County Bar
Association.
Matthew Habash
As Executive Director of the Mid-Ohio FoodBank, Matt Habash leads the eleventh largest charitable food distributor in the United States
that coordinates the distribution of $34 million worth of food to over
540 charities in 20 Ohio Counties. Mr. Habash served 14 years on
Columbus City Council championing such causes as the 315 Research and
Technology Corridor, Big Darby Accord, a 10 year bike trail expansion
plan, Community Policing, a citywide Emergency Medical Services Plan
and Rebuilding Lives. Mr. Habash holds a B.A. in Philosophy and
an MBA from Xavier University and a M.A. in Public Administration from Ohio State University.
Gregory Halley, MD, MBA
Gregory
Halley is Commissioner of the Wayne County Health Department, which
provides community-focused services and programs, in collaboration with
community agencies and organizations. Dr. Halley is known for his
support of public health skills training at the local level, including
his involvement in and support of The Ohio State University's Summer
Program in Applied Biostatistical and Epidemiological Methods,
co-sponsored by HPIO. He is the immediate past president of the Ohio
Association of Health Commissioners and co-chairs the Ohio Department
of Health-Local Health Department data systems committee. Dr. Halley
serves as a member of HPIO's Research and Policy Advisory Committees.
Donna James
Donna
James is the managing director of Lardon & Associates LLC and a
corporate director for three Fortune 500 public companies. As a former
president of Nationwide Strategic Investments and a former executive
vice president for Nationwide Insurance and Financial Services, Ms.
James has over 25 years of diverse line and staff business experience
at the highest corporate levels. In her roles as a corporate director
for Coca Cola Enterprises, Limited Brands, Conseco Inc., and Intimate
Brands, she has experience serving on the governance, audit, affiliated
transaction, compensation, and inclusion committees. In her community,
Ms. James is chairman of the Center for Healthy Families and a board
member of the Women’s Fund of Central Ohio and the Health Policy
Institute of Ohio. She serves as an advisor to the North Carolina A and T State University School of Business and as a faculty member for the Jefferson Academy for Leadership and Governance.
Joseph San Filippo
Joseph San Filippo is Chief Health Care Strategist, Nationwide Better Health, a subsidiary of Nationwide Insurance in Columbus, Ohio.
Mr. San Filippo is responsible for health care strategy product
development and strategic partnerships. Mr. San Filippo received his BA
in business from St. Norbert College in 1969, his MBA from Northern Illinois University
in 1975, and completed his Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS)
designation in 1985. He recently served on the Governor’s Ohio
Medicaid Study Council and has been on numerous boards and advisory
councils. He is currently the Vice Chair of the American Heart
Association’s 5-State, Great Rivers Affiliate and is on the board of
the Health Policy Institute of Ohio.
Scott Streator, RPh, MBA
Scott
Streator is Director of Health Care for the Ohio Public Employees
Retirement System (OPERS), where he is responsible for the
administration, strategic development and benefit architecture for the
$1 billion program. Mr. Streator began his career as a clinical
pharmacist at the world-famous Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.
He subsequently worked in a variety of management positions at Fortune
500 health care industry companies, including health care plan
providers and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Mr. Streator received his
pharmacy degree from the University of Maryland and earned an executive master of business administration degree.
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