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The Board of Directors
The Communities Joined In Action Campaign is led by a national Board of Directors composed of leaders with front-line experience in the business of health care and community health care redesign, leadership development and organizational change, including community champions that have built full access programs.
Vondie Moore Woodbury – Board Chair
Karen Minyard – Vice Chair
Tim Cox – Treasurer
Laura J. Brennan - Secretary
Other Board members:
- Mary Lou Andersen
- Connie J. Brooks
- Steven M. Galen, MS
- Patrick S. Hughes, Ed. D.
- Cathy V. Maxwell
- Camille D. Miller
- Mark Redding, MD, FAAP
- John Scanlon, Ph.D.
- Jim Walton, D.O.
- Joseph Washington
- Judith Warren
- Kristen West
Director Emeritus
Vondie
Moore Woodbury, MPA – Board Chair
woodburv@mchp.org
Director of Community Benefit, Muskegon Community Health Project
Vondie Moore Woodbury has been Director of the Muskegon Community Health Project since October 1995. The Health Project is one of the oldest community health networks in the US and has been credited with the development of one of the most innovative and successful community programs for the working uninsured – Access Health. Ms. Moore Woodbury is co-author of Out of the Box and Over the Barriers a book describing Muskegon’s community driven process. She has consulted with communities in over 40 states that have expressed an interest in replicating community-centered models; and, she has worked as a consultant to the National Association of Counties, the Health Resources and Services Administration and the Michigan Department of Corrections.
Ms. Moore Woodbury has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Grand Valley State University and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Western Michigan University. In 2006, Ms Woodbury was recognized for her work in health policy by GVSU and awarded the University’s Distinguished Alumna Award. Prior to joining the Health Project, Ms. Moore Woodbury spent 14 years on the staff of former U.S. Senator Donald Riegle. She served as statewide Campaign Manager for Riegle’s 1988 Michigan Campaign and has managed other statewide campaigns in Michigan.
Ms. Moore Woodbury is a founding member of Communities Joined in Action. In January 2008, Mercy Health Partners a division of Trinity Health Corporation acquired the Health Project. In addition to her continuing duties as Director of the Health Project, Ms. Moore Woodbury has recently been named Director of Community Benefit for Mercy and also serves as a member of Trinity’s Corporate Community Benefit team. In this latter role, Ms. Moore Woodbury will be working with Trinity member hospitals on the integration of community collaborative models.
Karen
Minyard, Ph.D. - Vice Chair
kminyard@gsu.edu
Executive Director, Georgia Health Policy Center, Georgia State University
Karen Minyard is a lifelong champion of local health care restructuring and health improvement, consulting with numerous communities across Georgia and nationwide seeking to integrate community health resources to expand access to care. She was an early partner and advocate for the creation of Access Emanuel, a rural integrated health care access program that provides care to all citizens of Emanuel County Georgia regardless of their ability to pay. In its first year of operation, Access Emanuel enrolled 45% of its target population, reduced hospital indigent care costs from $590,000 to $150,000, and helped create a streamlined application and referral process for all health care coverage programs. Minyard is a senior research associate at the Georgia Health Policy Center at Georgia State University. She currently directs the Networks for Rural Health Program, which provides experts and technical assistance to rural communities seeking to design cost effective, clinically relevant health systems that provide access to the uninsured and improve health outcomes. Minyard received her doctorate from the College of Business Administration at Georgia State University where she studied strategic management and health care financing. Prior to studying for her Ph.D., she worked in nursing and hospital administration for 15 years.
Tim
Cox – Treasurer
tcox@northlandhealth.com
President, Northland Health Alliance
Over the past 13 years, Tim has been engaged in many healthcare networking activities, including the startup and on-going development of two major healthcare networks in different regions of the country.
Currently, Tim Cox serves as President of Northland Health Alliance, a rural health Alliance located in North Dakota. The Alliance is a coalition of Catholic-led sponsors which includes 21 healthcare facilities working together to strengthen available resources and capacity to deliver value-based healthcare in today’s competitive market. Tim has been able to secure over $6 million for members and network programs thought grants and development. Included in those grant dollars are a CAP project, a Community Health Center start up and other diverse community healthcare development initiatives.
Prior to his current position, Tim, served as the Executive Director of the Association of Rural Centers for Health, a hospital network comprised of small rural hospitals located in the corners of Utah, Idaho and Wyoming.
Tim was and continues to be heavily involved in the development of the National Cooperative of Health Networks as a charter member and as past president.
Laura
Brennan, MSW - Secretary
lbrennan@pacificsource.com
Community Development and Policy Director, PacificSource
Laura Brennan currently works for PacificSource Health Plans as their Community Development and Policy Director as well as the Executive Director of their foundation. PacificSource is an Oregon-based, not-for-profit health insurance company committed to supporting local efforts aimed at improving access to health services and the health of individuals and communities. Prior to PacificSource Health Plans, Ms. Brennan worked for Oregon's Department of Human Services as the Access Policy Lead where she committed her time to the research and development of "models that work" in improving access to health care for underserved Oregonians. Furthermore, Ms. Brennan provided technical support directly to local communities in order to achieve 100% access and 0 health disparities.
Ms. Brennan's passion for justice and culturally competent health care has inspired and guided her to be involved with a myriad of valuable efforts including her prior positions as President of the Oregon Public Health Association and co-chair of the American Diabetes Association's Statewide Cultural Diversity Committee. Ms Brennan looks forward to continuing to share her professional expertise and personal commitment in order to improve access to health care and eliminate health disparities.
Other Board members
Mary
Lou Andersen
rxandersen@aol.com
Founding President of CJA
Former Deputy Director for Primary Care, Bureau of Primary Health
Care
Consultant to the Community Access Program
Mary Lou Andersen has devoted her professional career to improving health services to the underserved with extensive experience at the community, state and federal levels. She currently is a consultant to CAP, which implements grants intended to increase access to health care for the uninsured with funding to communities that demonstrate integrated approaches. She formerly served as Deputy Director of Primary Care in the Health Resources & Services Administration, responsible for the Community Health Center Program, National Health Services Corps and Programs for Special Populations. In this capacity, she worked closely with the staff that developed the National Campaign for 100% Access/O Disparities. Prior to this, she served in Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Indian Health Service and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health. She began her federal career as a community health and migrant health program project officer in W. VA. and the Delmarva Peninsula. She is a pharmacist and was one of the architects of the federal Drug Pricing Program, and continues to advocate for the inclusion of pharmacy benefits in primary care programs.
Connie
J. Brooks
Senior Director, Access Ministries
Connie J. Brooks is Senior Director of Access Ministries at Ascension Health. As a Catholic health system, Ascension Health is committed to expanding access to health care for uninsured and to caring for individuals regardless of their ability to pay. Ms. Brooks is responsible for providing leadership to the Access Team in the development of resources for access initiatives and support for local access coalitions as they strive to achieve 100 percent access.
Ms. Brooks has more than thirty years of health care experience, with a commitment to public health and health disparities as the cornerstone of her career. Prior to joining Ascension Health, Ms. Brooks served in executive leadership positions with the State of Illinois Departments of Human Services and Public Health, as well as with local health departments and federally qualified health centers. Her career began as a public health nurse in her home town of East St. Louis, Illinois. She is also a nurse practitioner, with a Masters in Public Health. She has served as president of the Illinois Public Health Association, one of the largest affiliates of the American Public Health Association, and is a fellow of the University of Illinois Public Health Leadership Institute.
Steve
Galen, MS
steve_galen@primarycarecoalition.org
Executive Director
Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County
Patrick
S. Hughes, Ed. D.
phughes@partnershiphp.org
Executive Director
Solano Coalition for Better Health
Patrick S. Hughes is presently Executive Director of the Solano Coalition for Better Health, a community health collaborative. He is also Director of the Healthier Solano Communities Project, a multi-year initiative that facilitated the creation of community health collaboratives in each of Solano’s seven cities.
Before working with the Coalition, Patrick was Assistant to the City Manager in Vacaville, California with staff responsibility for development of city-community partnerships. Coming from an educational background, Patrick has been a High School Teacher, Principal, Assistant Superintendent, and Chief Operations Officer for a large non-profit.
Patrick has a Doctorate degree in Educational Administration with a concentration in Organizational Development from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Cathy V. Maxwell, RN, BSN, MA
Cathy Maxwell has a broad scope of health care experiences spanning over 25 years.
Ms. Maxwell is currently the Executive Director of HealthKey, a health access program which currently offers a one-stop resource center to assist individuals who are under or uninsured in overcoming the barriers and obstacles they face trying to access the healthcare and community service system. Prior to HealthKey, uninsured or underinsured individuals would often struggle with access to health care and community services both in regard to navigation through the system and the financial responsibility imposed as a result of inability to pay. HealthKey has improved the lives of those served and provided tremendous value to the community by increasing access to care and services, improving health outcomes and quality of life, specifically by the development of case management for diabetes/hypertension and a pharmacy assistance program. Ms. Maxwell is responsible for implementing and maintaining the HealthKey program which includes project management, development, business/medical operations and grant writing for subsequent funding. Also, Ms. Maxwell serves as the advocacy representative for St. Joseph Health System at the state and national level.
Prior to this position, Ms. Maxwell was the Administrative Director of Physician Services for St. Joseph Health System. Ms. Maxwell was responsible for the complete operation of ten physician practices (21 providers) including; recruitment, contracting and budgets. Practices included family practice, internal medicine, OB/GYN and specialty clinics.
Ms. Maxwell is also the owner of several retail Hallmark stores in Northern Michigan which she and her family opened in 1982. As a result of her outstanding business management the business has grown to over four stores.
Ms. Maxwell holds a Masters Degree in Organizational Management, Bachelors’ Degree in Nursing.
Community involvement is extremely important to Ms. Maxwell. Over the twelve years she has served on the local school board with eight of those years acting as Chairman of the Board. She is active in the state organization of Communities Joined in Action, currently serving as the chair and is a Red Cross Disaster Relief volunteer. She is involved in community activities for all age groups. She participates on the Adrian College Parent Council, American Youth Soccer Organization, and the Pride Committee.
Ms. Maxwell is the recipient of the Michigan Hospital Association Nurse Executive Leadership Annual Award for 2006. Catholic Health World’s Super Star Nurses (one of twenty-three nurses in the nation) 2007.
Camille D. Miller
President and CEO
Texas Health Institute
Camille D. Miller is the President and CEO of the Texas Health Institute (THI). After completing bachelor's and master's degrees in sociology and social work, Miller gained experience in policy research and development while she served under two governors and two lieutenant governors, a state comptroller and state senator – planning, researching and developing state policy to address all areas of state policy and budget including health and human services. She also held executive staff positions at the Texas Department of Community Affairs and the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services.
In February 1995, the Texas Hospital Association (THA) selected her to be the director of its Medicaid project, and promoted her to Director of Regulatory Affairs. When the Texas Hospital Education and Research Foundation changed its name and mission to create the Texas Institute for Health Policy Research, THA recruited her to be the Institute’s first president and chief executive officer. In 2006, the Institute merged with Texas Health Foundation to create THI, an independent 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization.
Miller is the Past Chair of the State Health Policy Centers Collaborative. She also serves: as chair of the National Network of Public Health Institutes, on the National Rural Health Association Interest Group on Medicaid, on the Advisory Councils of Baylor University’s School of Social Work, on the Baylor University Hankamer School of Business Healthcare Administration Program. She also serves on the Texas A & M University’s Masters of Healthcare Administration Professional Advisory Committee. She is a fellow of the American College of Mental Health Administration.
Mark
Redding, MD, FAAP
reddingz@worldnet.att.net
Medical Director, Community Health Access Project
Mark Redding has worked with his wife Dr. Sarah Redding since the late 1980s focusing on health disparities reduction initiatives. This work has included the training and support of Community Health Workers (CHWs) - first in Kotzebue, Alaska and then in Baltimore, Maryland. For the past seven years, Dr. Redding has worked in Ohio to support CHW programs across the state and nationally. The Pathways model was developed in 2000 as part of these initiatives. The Pathways model has resulted in a care management structure which regiments outcome focus and has been used as a nationally recognized method to link financial payment to the production of individual outcomes. Dr. Redding continues to support, train and supervise Community Health Workers. Specific health policy interests include assisting county, state and federal health care funding leaders in linking health financing to confirmed individually accountable health outcomes substantially reducing cost and eliminating health disparities. Dr. Redding has worked with experts in the managed care industry on methodologies to support outcome focused reimbursement on a larger scale.
John Scanlon, Ph.D.
jwscanlon@aol.com
Partner, JSEA, Inc.
A noted management coach and facilitator with more than 30 years’ experience in developing leadership and effective organizational structures, John Scanlon works with executive teams in strategic transition. A partner in JSEA management services firm, his clients range from large companies to government and non-profit organizations such as the U.S. Postal Service and the Bureau of Primary Health Care. He is currently an advisor to the Director of the Bureau of Primary Health Care providing assistance to the team that developed the National Campaign for 100% Access/0 Disparities. From 1968 to 1980, Scanlon worked in the Urban Institute’s Program Evaluation Group, developing methods for assessing organizational management and information systems to evaluate large programs. Since 1980, Scanlon has coached managers to develop their leadership stories and skills and help them create organizational vehicles to achieve their vision and goals. He is a founding principal of the Council for Excellence in Government, where he has developed a series of conferences showcasing reform benchmarks and helped design The Business Solutions in the Public Interest Award for breakthroughs in procurement (www.excelgov.org). He has a Ph.D. in applied mathematics and chemical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Jim
Walton, D.O.
Vice President & Chief Health Equity Officer
Baylor Health Care System
Jim Walton, D.O., is Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer for Baylor Health Care System (BHCS) in Dallas. In this role, he is charged with overseeing health care equity improvement throughout the health care system, including its ambulatory care centers, HealthTexas Provider Network, Baylor’s physician group. He also chairs the Baylor Health Care System Health Equity Advisory Council.
Dr. Walton, whose career spans more than two decades in health care management, clinical practice and research pertinent to community health improvement, is dedicated to serving the economically disadvantaged and working to improve health care access and outcomes for all. He joined the Baylor System in 1996 as medical director of the Office of Community Health Improvement. Since 2000, he has served as the medical director of Project Access Dallas, a network of more than 700 physicians and 15 hospitals providing comprehensive health care access to uninsured people throughout Dallas County. He also developed and currently oversees the Baylor Health Care System’s Volunteers-in-Medicine program and has worked on community-level initiatives to pilot health improvement strategies.
He is active in the Dallas County Medical Society and the Texas Medical Association’s efforts to improve Medicaid operations and funding. He serves on numerous state Medicaid-related committees, including the governor’s Ad-hoc committee on Medicaid in 2004 and the Department of Health and Human Services’ Committee on Integrated Care Management in 2005.
Dr. Walton’s clinical work concentrates on making home visits to patients referred from Baylor hospitals, with a particular focus on neurologically traumatized patients. His current research interest explores how community and faith-based health collaborations impact access to care and improve health outcome disparities for the medically underserved by partnering with community-based health care systems.
For community service, he serves on a number of community non-profit boards as well as public-policy committees at both the local and state level. He also participates in numerous international medical relief trips annually, including a visit to the tsunami-ravaged areas of India and Indonesia in 2005.
Dr. Walton earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Texas 1978 and a doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from the University of North Texas Health Science Center 1982. He is board certified in internal medicine & has an adjunct faculty appointment at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Department of Social & Behavioral Science. He is currently pursuing an Executive MBA at the University Of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.
Joseph
E. Washington
jwashington@sharedcare.org
Executive Director, SharedCare Inc.
Joseph E. Washington is the Executive Direction of SharedCare Inc., a community- wide effort to access health care for low income uninsured residents of Horry County, South Carolina. In this capacity he founded a chapter of The Firs Tee, a youth development program which uses the game of golf as its platform along with its Life Skills Curriculum. He is the former Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Organization for a New Equality in Boston, MA. The organization works to educate low and moderate income people about the financial system and provide fair and equal access to credit and capital, as well as IDA’s and other asset building programs.
Before joining SharedCare Inc. in December 2002, Joseph was the Senior Pastor of the Historic Brooks Memorial United Methodist Church in Queens, New York. He also was the Executive Order and became the first Director of the Boston Minority/Women Business Enterprise Office and the Senior Advisor on Equal Rights to the Mayor of Boston. In the 1980s, he served as the Director of the Speaker’s Bureau for Oxfam America, an international self help development organization working in Asia, Africa and Latin America to fight poverty, health disparities and world hunger.
He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas in Pine Bluff, The Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Ga., and studied law at the University Of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville.
Judith Warren, MPH
jwarren@healthfoundation.org
Program Officer--Community Primary Care
Judith Warren is program officer Community Primary Care, one of the Health Foundation’s four focused areas of grantmaking. Program officers serve as the foundation’s primary contact with grant applicants and grantees, and work with projects from concept to completion.
Judith brings over 25 years of community health experience to the Health Foundation. From 1993-1998, Judith served as president of the West End Health Center, an inner-city primary care facility that served about 4500 patients.
Under her leadership, the West End Health Center expanded its services with “firsts”: the first community-based Urgent Care service for inner-city residents, and the first community-based primary care school-like health service.
Judith came to Cincinnati in 1993 from Indianapolis, where she was manager of administrative affairs for the Marian County Health Department, serving as senior liaison in the creation and management of many public health programs.
Among her professional and volunteer activities, Judith is a board member of Every Child Succeeds and works with faith-based community organizations to develop services in target areas.
Judith holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Fisk University and a Master’s Degree in Public Health from the University of Michigan. She is a 2005 graduate of the International Center for Health Leadership Development Fellows programs, based at University of Illinois of Chicago.
Kristen
West, MPA
westk@crhn.org
Executive Director, CHOICE Regional Health Network
Kristen West is the Executive Director of CHOICE Regional Health Network, a nonprofit organization that works collaboratively with regional partners to improve the health status of people who live in a 5-county region in western Washington State.
Ms. West describes herself as an “Access Outlaw” – riding the vast range of health care frontier land, and gathering together a posse of unconventional partners to challenge the “status quo” health care establishment. Her passion for social justice and building coalitions have helped create a real future for the over 50,000 uninsured low-income people in the region.
Tired of just piecing together a broken health care system, Ms. West embarked on a bold new frontier – and dedicated her resources to providing 100% Access for all 90,000 low-income in the region. Based on “best practices” throughout the United States, the 100% Access program’s “Six Principles for Success” provide a comprehensive vision for a community-led health care system.
CHOICE’s role in the 100% Access Project is to protect the vision, guide resources to match need, and boost local champions to take action.
With over 13 years’ experience working on state health care reform, legislative relations, and public health care purchasing, Ms. West’s grand vision of a community-led health system that provides better care for more people at less cost is finally becoming reality in central western Washington.
Ms. West has a Masters of Public Administration and B.A. in Political Science and Business Administration from the Evergreen State College.
Director Emeritus
Ron
Ashworth –
rashworth@mercy.net
President & CEO, Sisters of Mercy Health System
Ron Ashworth became President and CEO of Sisters of Mercy Health System in July 1999 after serving as Executive Vice President and COO since 1991. Sisters of Mercy, based in St. Louis, operates and sponsors 18 hospitals, along with physician practices, health plans and related health and human service operations in an eight-state area. Ashworth was President of the Board of the St. Louis Access to Health Partnership, formed as part of the city’s 2004 revitalization effort, and succeeded by the creation in 2001 of a new St. Louis Regional Health Commission. He previously served in various leadership capacities at KPMG Peat Marwick, including Vice Chairman of Specialized Industries and Marketing and National Director of health care Practice, in addition to other health care auditing and consulting positions with the firm. He served as chairman of the Missouri Hospital Association in 1999. Ashworth received his bachelor and master degrees from the University of Missouri, Columbia.
Eric
Baumgartner, M.D.
etbaumgartner@bellsouth.net
Field Services
Dr. Eric Baumgartner is a career public health physician engaged in a variety of community and national activities focused on issues of population health and access to care. Currently he serves as Policy and Program Planning Specialist for the Louisiana Public Health Institute and as a member of the Georgia Health Policy Center Technical Assistance Program team for HRSA’s Rural Health Network Development grantees. In addition, Dr. Baumgartner continues to engage in public speaking, facilitation and community coaching for access to care initiatives nationally.
Formerly, Dr Baumgartner served as the Director of the Community Access and State Planning Programs of the federal Health Resources and Services Administration in Rockville, Maryland. Prior to that position, he served in a variety of posts in state public health agencies in the states of Mississippi, Hawaii, Texas and Louisiana. While in Louisiana, he served as the State Health Officer for three years. In Texas, he served as the Chief of the Bureau of Managed Care of the Texas Department of Health where he shared in the responsibility for converting Medicaid to managed care.
Dr. Baumgartner received his Medical Degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine and his Masters of Public Health from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. He completed a residency in general pediatrics at the University of Arkansas and completed a second residency in general preventive medicine at Tulane. He is board certified by the American Board of Preventive Medicine and by the American Board of Pediatrics.
Marilyn Hughes Gaston,
M.D. doctwig@aol.com
Former Director, Bureau of Primary Health Care
Former Assistant Surgeon General, Rear Admiral U.S. PHS (Ret.)
Marilyn Hughes Gaston has dedicated a distinguished career to improving the health of our nation, especially poor and minority families, by improving access to quality primary medical care, through medical education and clinical research, and through local and federal programs to serve the underserved. She is the former Director of the Bureau of Primary Health Care within the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration, where she was responsible for a $5-billion budget to improve the health status of over 12 million underserved and disadvantaged people in the United States and its territories. The Bureau assists communities providing care in more than 4,000 sites, including community and migrant health centers; health care for the homeless and primary care in public housing; school health sites and the National Health Services Corps. Its programs comprise a significant part of the nation’s safety net for vulnerable populations. Before her appointment as director, she was Director of the Division of Medicine, which provides training grants in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.
Early in her career, Dr. Gaston helped establish a community health center for low-income African-Americans and served as its medical director. She is recognized internationally for her leadership in sickle cell disease. Through her work at the National Institute of Health, changes have resulted in reduced morbidity and mortality in young children with this illness. A recipient of numerous awards, including the AMA Dr. Nathan Davis Award and the Scroll of Merit from the National Medical Association. Dr. Gaston is a much sought after speaker on topics close to her heart, most notably, improving access to health care and eliminating health disparities.
Doug
Krug
doug@enleadership.com
Author and speaker
Doug Krug is author of the best-selling book, Enlightened Leadership: Getting to the Heart of Change (Simon & Schuster). Currently in its 19th printing, the book is used in numerous colleges and universities, as well as in corporate and government leadership development and change programs. Krug is a faculty member of the MBA Program at Johns Hopkins University, the FBI Academy, OPM’s Office of Executive Resources Management, the Center for Disease Control’s Leadership Management Institute and the IRS Executive Development Program. He brings broad experience from his work coaching executive teams in the private and public sectors, including Hewlett-Packard, Unisys, FBI, EPA, Lockheed-Martin, Verizon, BellSouth, Lucent Technologies, Spring, General Electric, GTE, NASA, NASDAQ, U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard. He believes that leadership cannot be taught in the traditional sense, but has to be brought out from within. Krug provides inspiration and information, giving participants tools that are immediately applicable in every walk of life. People relate to the personal conviction Doug brings to the process of self-discovery. His career as an entrepreneur and international change management consultant provide him with proven skills for effectively creating life-changing shifts in the perspectives of others.
Ben
Raimer, MD
bgraimer@utmb.edu
Vice President for Community Outreach, University of Texas Medical
Branch
Dr. Ben Raimer served as a pediatrician in Galveston from 1977 to 1993, when he joined UTMB as Medical Director for Primary Care Outpatient Clinics. He had served on staff at Texas City Mainland Hospital, as chief of staff at St. Mary’s Hospital in Galveston, and as president of the Galveston Medical Society. In 1997, he became chief physician executive for UTMB. He continues to provide medical care for children with learning and developmental disorders and serves as professor of pediatrics and family medicine. Raimer was appointed by Gov. Bill Clements to an eight-year term with the Children’s Trust Fund of Texas. In 1997, Gov. George Bush appointed him chair of the Texas Statewide Health Coordinating Council, which is charged with producing the State Health Plan. In 1999, Bush appointed Raimer to the chair of the Texas Correctional Managed Health Care Committee. In recognition of his work to prevent child abuse, Raimer received the 1998 Ray Helfer Award on behalf of the National Alliance of Children’s Trust and Preventions Fund and the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Child Abuse. His is a graduate of UTMB’s School of Medicine where he completed a Pediatric Residency Program in 1977. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Pediatrics and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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