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Marilyn Moon, Ph.D., Chair, is Vice President and Director of the Health Program at the American Institutes for Research. A nationally-known expert on Medicare, she has also served as a Senior Fellow at the Urban Institute and as a public trustee for the Social Security and Medicare trust funds. Marilyn Moon has written extensively on health policy, both for the elderly and the population in general, and on social insurance issues. Her most recent book, Medicare: A Policy Primer, was published in 2006. From 1993 to 2000, Moon also wrote a periodic column for the Washington Post on health reform and health coverage issues. She has served on a number of boards for non-profit organizations, the Medicare Rights Center, and the National Academy of Social Insurance. Dr. Moon earned a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Wisconsin--Madison. Previously, she was an associate professor of economics at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, a senior analyst at the Congressional Budget Office, and the founding Director of the Public Policy Institute of the American Association of Retired Persons. (Term Expires 9/30/10) |
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Gail R. Wilensky, Ph.D., Vice Chair, is a Senior Fellow at Project
Hope, an international health education foundation where she analyzes
health care reform policies and changes in the medical marketplace. From
2001 to 2003, she co-chaired the President’s Task Force to Improve
Health Care Delivery for Our Nation’s Veterans, which covered health
care for both veterans and military retirees. She also served as Assistant
for Policy Development to President George Herbert Walker Bush, on health
and welfare issues. Prior to that, Dr. Wilensky served as Administrator
for the Health Care Financing Administration, overseeing the nation’s
Medicare and Medicaid programs. (Term Expires 9/30/08) |
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Rev. Robert L. Conway was employed by the Calvert County Public
School System for more than thirty years, serving as an elementary school
teacher and principal. He is a graduate of Bowie State, George Washington
University, and the Howard University School of Divinity. Commissioner
Conway, a member of the Board of Directors of Calvert Memorial Hospital
for the past nine years, has also served on Maryland’s Hospital
Bond Project Review Committee for four years. A resident of Calvert County,
Reverend Conway is the pastor of the United Methodist Church. (Term Expires 9/30/09) |
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Garret A. Falcone is the
Executive Director of Charlestown Retirement Community located in Catonsville.
He has over 13 years experience in long term care. Commissioner Falcone
is a graduate in Business Management from Fairleigh Dickinson University
in New Jersey and earned his Masters Degree in Health Services Administration
from Russell Sage College in Albany, New York. He is a member of the Mid-Atlantic
Non-Profit Health and Housing Association and served as Chairman from
1996-1998. He was awarded the MANPHA Chairmen’s Award in 2001 and
the Special Chairmen’s Award, AEGIS Inc., in 2001. He resides in
Carroll County. (Term Expires 9/30/10) |
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Tekedra McGee Jefferson is an Assistant General Counsel and Director, Public Policy, at AOL LLC. She manages AOL's state and federal public policy issues, as well as telecommunications matters. Prior to joining the Public Policy team, she headed the AOL transactional team responsible for complex technology and network services agreements. Before joining AOL in 2001, Commissioner Jefferson worked at Startec Global Communications where she managed acquisition of international Internet and technology companies. She began her legal career in the telecommunications and intellectual property groups at Washington, DC law firm of Steptoe & Johnson LLP. Commissioner Jefferson received her J.D. from the Columbia University School of Law and her B.A. magna cum laude from Trinity College. She currently serves on the advisory boards of several Maryland businesses; and she and her husband, Samuel, are Maryland business owners. (Term Expires 9/30/11) |
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Sharon K. Krumm, R.N., Ph.D. is the Administrator and Director of Nursing at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She is jointly appointed as an
Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, and the Johns
Hopkins School of Medicine. Commissioner Krumm received her Ph.D., as
well as two nursing degrees, from the University of Missouri. She resides
in the City of Baltimore. (Term Expires 9/30/09) |
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Jeffrey D. Lucht, FSA, MAAA, is the general manager of Key Accounts for the Mid-Atlantic region of Aetna Health, Inc. He joined Aetna in 1985. From 1985 through 1994, he
held various actuarial, financial, and underwriting positions in Aetna’s
Connecticut offices, including those of National Accounts Financial Officer
and CHAMPUS Financial Officer. In 1994, Mr. Lucht assumed the role of
Director, Sales and Customer Relations for the Maryland market. Since
that time, he has served as Senior Network Manager and Head Regional Underwriter
for Aetna’s Capitol Region. He also served as Chief Operating Officer
of Johns Hopkins Health Care in 1998 and 1999. Mr. Lucht is a graduate
of Gettysburg College with a B.A. in Mathematics. He is a Fellow of the
Society of Actuaries and is a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries. (Term Expires 9/30/08) |
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Barbara Gill McLean recently retired from the position of Senior Policy Fellow in the Office of Policy and Planning at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Prior to joining the School in January 2005, Ms. McLean served as the Executive Director of the Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC) from 2000-2004 and as Deputy Director of Performance and Benefits at MHCC and one of its predecessor commissions from 1996-2000. Responsibilities included the design and continued development of a standard benefit plan for small employers, implementation of a system to annually evaluate the quality and performance of HMOs, hospitals and nursing homes for public reporting and oversight of the Certificate of Need program. Ms. McLean also led a State’s initiative for improving patient safety including the reation of the Maryland Patient Safety Center. Ms. McLean received a Masters in Sociology and completed doctoral studies in policy sciences at the University of Maryland. She also served as principal analyst for the Environmental Matters Committee in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1983 to 1991 and as Senior Legislative Analyst for the University of Maryland, Baltimore and the University of Maryland Medical System from 1991 to 1996. (Term Expires 9/30/10) |
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Roscoe M. Moore, Jr., D.V.M., Ph.D., D.Sc., is the Founder and
President of PH RockWood Corporation, which is focused on the prevention,
treatment, and control of infectious diseases worldwide. Until his retirement
in December 2003, Dr. Moore served with the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services. For the last twelve years of his career, he was the
principal person responsible for development support in the Office of
the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, with primary emphasis
on Continental Africa and other less developed countries of the world.
Dr. Moore received his undergraduate degree and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
from Tuskegee Institute; his Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from
the University of Michigan; and his Ph.D. in Epidemiology from Johns Hopkins
University. Dr. Moore was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science degree
in recognition of his distinguished public health career by Tuskegee University.
He has served on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee for
Montgomery General Hospital in Olney, Maryland. (Term Expires 10/30/08) |
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Kurt B. Olsen is an attorney and founding partner of Klafter and Olsen LLP in Washington, D.C. The firm focuses on complex commercial litigation including securities, antitrust, consumer, and products liability litigation. A native of Annapolis, Mr. Olsen is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, and a former Navy SEAL. (Term Expires 9/30/11) |
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Sylvian Ontaneda-Bernales is an attorney with the law firm of Ober, Kaler, Grimes, and Shriver in Baltimore City who specializes in immigration matters. Her practice also includes complex civil litigation. Sylvia is licensed in Maryland and Washington, D.C., and is a member of the Baltimore City Bar Association, the Maryland Hispanic Bar Association, and the Maryland Women’s Bar Association. In addition, Sylvia is a volunteer mediator in Baltimore City District One and is engaged in various pro bono and community activities, including mentoring students from Northwestern High School and the University of Maryland School of Law. She has received the Educator of 2007 award from the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service and the 2007 Public Service Award for Outstanding Contribution by an Individual from the Maryland Hispanic Bar Association. Originally from Peru, Sylvia has lived in the United States for 35 years and in Baltimore since 2003. She earned her U.S. college degrees and J.D. after age 40. She has been a professional print and television journalist, documentary maker, minister, religious publishing editor, college professor, published poet, and jungle explorer. (Term Expires 9/30/11) |
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Andrew N. Pollak, MD, is Associate Professor of Orthopaedics at
the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He is also a part-time
instructor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School
of Medicine. Dr. Pollak has led major research in orthopaedic trauma surgery
and emergency medical services. A Baltimore native, Dr. Pollak earned
his M.D. from Northwestern University Medical School. (Term Expires 9/30/08) |
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Darren W. Petty (Term Expires 9/30/10)
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Sheri D. Sensabaugh is President and founder of ACT Personnel Temporary.
Commissioner Sensabaugh serves on the Board of Directors of the Allegany
Arts Council, the Garrett Information Enterprise Center, the Frostburg
State University Foundation and serves on the Executive board of the Greater
Cumberland Committee. She is a graduate of Arizona State University and
has a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting, and Art History. She has served
as the Co-Chairman of the Small Business Advisory Board, the Board of
Directors for Family Services and was the Co-Founder, charter member and
past Vice President of the Women’s Economic Development Council. (Term Expires 9/30/07) |
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Nevins W. Todd, Jr., M.D. is a retired thoracic surgeon residing
in Salisbury, Maryland. A graduate of the University of Maryland Medical
School, he is Board Certified in Thoracic Surgery. Prior to his retirement,
Dr. Todd practiced medicine for nearly forty years in Salisbury. During
that time, he served as Chief of Staff, Chief of Surgery, and Chief of
Thoracic Surgery at Peninsula Regional Medical Center. In 1984, Dr. Todd
was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the hospital and continues to
serve in that capacity today. (Term Expires 9/30/09) |
