Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP 
President Emeritus and Senior Fellow 
Institute for Healthcare Improvement 
Boston, MA

Ann Scott Blouin, RN, PhD, FACHE [Board Secretary] 
President 
PSQ Advisory 
Chicago, IL

Tosan Boyo, MPH 
President 
Sutter East Bay Market 
San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Beth Daley Ullem, MBA 
President, Quality and Safety First 
Co-Founder, Patients for Patient Safety US 
Orange County, California

Susan Ehrlich, MD, MPP 
Chief Executive Officer 
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center 
San Francisco, CA

Rebekah Gee, MD 
CEO of Health Care Services 
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center 
New Orleans, LA

Gerald B. Hickson, MD [Board Chair] 
Joseph C. Ross Chair in Medical Education and Administration 
Professor of Pediatrics 
Founding Director, Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy (CPPA) 
Vanderbilt University Medical Center 
Nashville, TN

Sidney Klajner, MD 
President 
Sociedade Beneficente Israelita Brasileira Albert Einstein 
São Paulo, Brazil

Fola Laoye, MBA 
Co-Founder and CEO 
Iwosan Investments Limited 
Lagos, Nigeria

Beverly Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN [Board Vice Chair] 
CEO 
National League for Nursing 
Washington, DC

Mary Beth Navarra-Sirio, MBA, RN [Board Treasurer] 
Vice President, Product Management and Market Development 
UPMC Enterprises 
Pittsburgh, PA

Melissa Panagides-Busch, MPH 
Interim CEO and Chief Operating Officer
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Boston, MA

Sylvia Trent-Adams, PhD, RN, FAAN 
President 
University of North Texas Health Science Center 
Fort Worth, Texas

Kara Odom Walker, MD, MPH, MSHS 
Executive Vice President, Chief Population Health Officer 
Nemours Children’s Health System, National Office of Policy and Prevention 
Washington, DC

Sam R. Watson, MSA, CPPS 
Senior Vice President, Patient Safety and Quality 
Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA) Keystone Center 
Okemos, MI