Task Force Membership
Biographies(pdf)
Appointment Category	Name	Occupation	Organization
Designee From President of Senate	Paula Hollinger	Senator	Maryland Government
Designee From Speaker of the House	Shane Pendergrass	Delegate	Government
Designee from Dean - University of Maryland School of Medicine	David Gens	Physician	University of Maryland School of Medicine
Designee from the VA Maryland Health Care Center	Dorothy Snow	Physician	Veteran Administration
Representative from the Attorney General's Office	Jack Schwartz	Attorney	Maryland Government
Designee from Dean - Johns Hopkins School of Medicine	Barbara Cook	Physician	Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
One representative - Department of Mental Health and Hygiene	Rex Cowdry	Executive Director/Physician	Maryland Health Care Commission
One representative - Department of Budget and Management	Mary Handler	Information Technology Director	Maryland Government
One representative - Federally Qualified Health Center	Jimmie Drummond	Physician	Baltimore Medical System
Two representatives - Maryland Hospital Association	Carey Leverett Kevin Sexton	Chief Information Officer Hospital President	Washington County Hospital Holy Cross Hospital
One representative from the Medical Records Privacy Commission	Gina McKnight-Smith	Pharmacist	Independent Consultant
One representative - Maryland/DC Collaborative	Victor Plavner	Physician/Chairman	MD/DC Collaborative
One representative from home health care	Stephanie Amey	Nurse	NeighborCare
One representative from a medical laboratory	Robert Stradling	Information Technology	Quest Diagnostics
Two representatives from a nursing home or long-term care facility	Michael Flores Aubrey Knight	Information Technology Physician	Xavier Health Care Services Hebrew Home of Greater Washington
One representative from the IT field as it relates to health care	Peter Basch	Physician	MedStar Health
One representative from the health insurance industry	Beverly Collins	Physician	CareFirst BlueCross Blue Shield
One non-hospital-based licensed physician with expertise in the subject matter	Paul Fowler	Physician/Attorney	Walter Reed Army Medical Center
One non-hospital-based psychiatrist	Thomas Allen	Physician	Private Practice
One licensed dentist	Ken Yale	Dentist/Attorney	University of Maryland
One licensed nurse	Susan Newbold	Nurse	University of Maryland
One licensed pharmacist	Angelo Voxakis	Pharmacist	Epic Pharmacy
Two Consumer Members	Thomas Lewis James Wieland	Physician Attorney	Primary Care Coalition Ober/Kaller