Board of Directors

The California Association of Health Plans’ Board of Directors includes operating leaders from a wide range of California health plans and serve a diverse membership base reflecting the diversity of California’s health care needs. Our board includes representatives from large national health plans that offer products and services in virtually all commercial employer group and individual markets as well as in public programs such as Medicare, Medi-Cal and Healthy Families. Other plans focus on one or more counties in California and tend to specialize in public programs and working with county health systems and clinics. Our board shares a common drive to use the tools of managed care to advance higher quality and lower cost healthcare leading to better health in California.

Melissa Hayden Cook

Melissa Hayden Cook

Chair of the Board

President & CEO
Sharp Health Plan

Beth Andersen

Beth Andersen

Vice Chair

President CA Commercial Business Division
Anthem

Garry Maisel

Garry Maisel

Treasurer

President & CEO
Western Health Advantage

Jeff Hermosillo

Jeff Hermosillo

Board Member

President, West/South Central Territory
Aetna Health of California

Peter Long, PhD

Peter Long, PhD

Board Member

Executive Vice President, Strategy and Health Solutions
Blue Shield of California

Michael Hunn

Michael Hunn

Board Member

Chief Executive Officer
CalOptima Health

Michael Schrader

Michael Schrader

Board Member

Chief Executive Officer
Central California Alliance for Health

Peter Welch

Peter Welch

Board Member

President and General Manager
CIGNA Healthcare of California

Brian Ternan

Brian Ternan

Board Member

President & CEO
Health Net of California and California Health & Wellness

Jarrod McNaughton

Jarrod McNaughton

Board Member

Chief Executive Officer
Inland Empire Health Plan

Cindy Striegel

Cindy Striegel

Board Member

Senior Vice President
CA Sales & Account Management
Kaiser Permanente Health Plan

John Baackes

John Baackes

Board Member

CEO
L.A. Care Health Plan

Abbie Totten

Abbie Totten

Board Member

Plan President
Molina Healthcare of California

Steve Cain

Steve Cain

Board Member

Chief Executive Officer | California
UnitedHealthcare