Membership

The legislation defines that the Board must have nineteen (19) voting members including two ex-officio members:

• The County Health Officer or designee;
• The DHHS Chief of Behavioral Health Services or designee.
  Members who should be appointed by the County Executive and confirmed by the County Council include:
• Two representatives of community health providers that participate in the Program;
• One representative of hospitals that participate in the Program;
• The chair of the Board of Directors or designee of the entity that contract with the Department to administer the distribution of funds for the delivery of Program services;
• Five members of the public;
• Four individuals who have knowledge of and experience with issues relating to health care for the uninsured
• One representative of the Commission on Health;
• One representative of the County Medical Society; and
• Two current or fomer recipients of services (Consumer Representatives)

Members

• Kisha Davis – Ex-Officio Member – County Health Officer
• Karen Crist – Ex-Officio Member – Chief of Behavioral Health and Crisis Services - Designee
• Mark Foraker - Community Health Care Provider, Vice Chair
• Katherine Kelly – Montgomery County Medical Society Representative, Chair
• Denise Kishel - Member of the Public
• Huixing Lu – Community Health Care Provider
• Kate McGrail – Hospital Representative
• Deborah Miller-Young – Expert on Healthcare for the Uninsured
• Leslie Richin – Member of the Public
• Wayne Swann - Member of the Public
• Vahe Hovian – Designee of the Chair of the Board of the Primary Care Coalition
• Dr. Troy Jacobs – Commission on Health Representative