The Cascade Pacific Action Alliance follows a bottoms-up approach for region-wide engagement. Each county hosts a local forum, which identifies local health priorities, adopts shared regional priorities and actions that align with the local action agenda, and implements local action. Key stakeholders from the local community forums communicate the local work and local preferences to the regional level at the CPAA Council, which in turn informs the Board.
CPAA Board & Partners
Board of Directors
CPAA Board of Directors makes decisions related to the backbone organization, reviews and approves regional and community plans, approves key messaging, monitors regional performance, implantation of RHIP, fulfillment of stakeholder commitments, approves budgets, and participates in fundraising activities.
Josh Martin – Chair
Summit Pacific Medical Center
Frank Wolfe
Thurston-Mason Behavioral Health Organization
Emmett Schuster
Willapa Harbor Hospital
Schelli Slaughter
Thurston County Public Health & Human Services
Dave Windom – Secretary
Mason County Public Health & Human Services
Dian Cooper, Vice Chair
Cowlitz Family Health Center
Harshiem Ross
Sea Mar Community Health Center
Jon Tunheim
Thurston County
Karolyn Holden
Grays Harbor Public Health & Human Services
Laurie Tebo
Behavioral Health Resources
Craig Dublanko – Treasurer
Coastal Community Action Plan
JP Anderson
Lewis County Public Health & Human Services
Vacant
Consumer Representative
Erin Wick
Capital Region Educational Service District 113
Vacant
Health Systems Seat
Laura Johnson
United Health Care
Gaelon Spradley
Valley View Health Center
Chris Bischoff
Wahkiakum Health & Human Services
Tom Jensen, Past Chair
Grays Harbor Community Hospital
Denise Walker
Tribal Services
Council
The CPAA Council operates in a seven county region, which includes Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Thurston, and Wahkiakum counties. Council members include (but are not limited to): behavioral health organizations, community health centers, criminal justice, education, elected officials, housing, hospitals, long term care, payers, public health departments, providers, philanthropy, behavioral health organizations, social service agencies, and workforce development.
The Council identifies, advocates for, and helps implement shared regional priorities; proactively participates in the design and testing of Washington State’s Healthier Washington initiative; and supports local community forums where agencies and organizations within a county that contribute to safety and well-being come together to pursue system improvements.
Laurie Tebo
Behavioral Health Resources
Mark Freedman
Thurston-Mason Behavioral Health Organization
David McClay
Columbia Wellness
Marc Bollinger
Great Rivers Behavioral Health Organization
Frederico Cruz-Uribe
Sea Mar Community Health
Kat Latet
Community Health Plan of WA
Caitlin Safford
Amerigroup
Jorge Arturo Rivera
Molina Healthcare
Allan Fisher
United Healthcare
Marissa Ingalls
Coordinated Care
Dr. Phyllis Cavens
Child and Adolescent Clinic
Diane Hurley
Morton General Hospital
Eileen Branscome
Mason General Hospital
Carole Halsan
Willapa Harbor Hospital
Jennifer Houk
Providence Health & Services
Dian Cooper
Cowlitz Family Health Center
Jon Tunheim
Thurston County Prosecutor’s Office
Jeremy Stout
Consumer Representative, Pacific County
Mary May
Consumer Representative, Mason County
Lynn Nelson
School Nurse Corp Capital Region Educational Service District 113
Mike Hickman
Assistant Superintendent Capital Region Educational Service District 113
Julia Kintz
School Nurse Corp Capital Region Educational Service District 112
Chris DesRosier
Cowlitz Public Health & Social Services
Karolyn Holden
Grays Harbor Public Health & Social Services
Danette York
Lewis County Public Health & Human Services
David Windom
Mason County Public Health
Mary Goelz
Pacific County Public Health & Human Services
Chris Hawkins
Thurston County Public Health & Social Services
Sue Cameron
Wahkiakum Public Health & Human Services
Christina Pegg
Longview Housing Authority
Steve Clark
Valley View Health Center
Nora LeBlanc
Coastal Community Action Program
Liz Davis
Northwest Venture Philanthropy
Chris Holmes
Wahkiakum County Health & Human Services
Terri Jeffreys
Commissioner
Bud Blake
Commissioner
Tribes
There are seven federally recognized Tribes present in the CPAA region: The Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis, Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Nisqually Indian Tribe, Quinault Indian Nation, Shoalwater Bay Tribe, Skokomish Indian Tribe, and Squaxin Island Tribe. To achieve better health, CPAA is seeking to partner with Tribes. This includes learning about and from Tribes, understanding Tribal health priorities, and working together with Tribes to coordinate and advance health improvement strategies.
The Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis
Cowlitz Indian Tribe
Nisqually Indian Tribe
Quinault Indian Nation
Skokomish Indian Tribe
Shoalwater Bay Tribe
Squaxin Island Tribe
Medicaid Transformation Project (MTP) Implementation Partners
CPAA worked closely with Oregon Health Science University, an independent assessor, to select MTP Implementation Partners. Based on Request for Proposal responses, 44 partners were selected in addition to the 7 federally recognized tribes in the region. CPAA chose a mix of both traditional and non-traditional partners that cover all 6 project areas and span the 7-county region.