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 meetings of both the CPAA Council and the Support Team.
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.
Bud Blake
Thurston-Mason Behavioral Health Organization
Carole Halsan
Willapa Harbor Hospital
Danette York
Lewis County Public Health & Human Services
Dave Windom
Mason County Public Health & Human Services
Dian Cooper
Cowlitz Family Health Center
Doug Spingelt
Sea Mar Community Health Center
Jon Tunheim
Thurston County
Karolyn Holden
Grays Harbor Public Health & Human Services
Laurie Tebo
Behavioral Health Resources
Liz Davis
NW Venture Philanthropy
Mary Goelz
Pacific County Public Health & Human Services
Mary May
Consumer Representative, Mason County
Mike Hickman
Capital Region Educational Service District 113
Paul Wilkinson
Providence Health & Services
Randy Barker
Molina Healthcare
Steve Clark
Valley View Health Center
Sue Cameron
Wahkiakum Health & Human Services
Tom Jensen
Grays Harbor Community Hospital
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is composed of CPAA Board Officers: Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, and immediate past Chair. The Executive Committee exists in service to the CPAA Board and works closely with CHOICE staff to prepare CPAA Board meetings when needed and periodically develop recommendations for consideration by the CPAA Board.
Tom Jensen
Chair
Dian Cooper
Vice Chair
Carole Halsan
Secretary
Mike Hickman
Treasurer
Finance Committee
The presence of a fully engaged Finance Committee means the CPAA is committed to ongoing stewardship and is actively building and preserving the financial recourse necessary to support the accomplishment of its mission, both in the short and long term. The Finance Committee consists of three to five members appointed by the CPAA Council or backbone organization. They provide an important accountability role so CPAA fiscal systems run smoothly in accordance with funder requirements and with full transparency.
Danette York
Lewis County Public Health & Human Services
Laurie Tebo
Behavioral Health Resources
Mike Hickman
Capital Region Educational Service District 113
Randy Barker
Molina Healthcare
Steve Clark
Valley View Health Center
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
Tribal Chairman Don Secena
Cowlitz Indian Tribe
Chairman William B. Iyall
Nisqually Indian Tribe
Chairman Farron McCloud
Quinault Indian Nation
President Fawn Sharp
Skokomish Indian Tribe
Chairman Charles Miller
Shoalwater Bay Tribe
Chairperson Charlene Nelson
Squaxin Island Tribe
Chairman Arnold Cooper
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
Randy Barker
Molina Healthcare
Allan Fisher
United Healthcare
Kayla Down
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
Support Team
The Support Team is a subset of CPAA Council members. Cross-sector representation and participation from all seven counties is encouraged. Likewise, leads of CPAA workgroups are encouraged to participate, as are members of CPAA committees.
The Support Team regularly meets between CPAA Council meetings and exists in service to the Council. They works closely with the backbone organization to prepare Council meetings and develop recommendations for consideration by the Council. The Support Team also acts as a resource to the backbone organization, providing guidance and serving as a thought partner as questions and urgent matters arise between Council meetings. While the Support Team prepares important decision by the Council, it does not have the authority to make binding decisions on behalf of the Council unless authorized to do so.
Laurie Tebo
Behavioral Health Resources
Mike Hickman
Educational Service District Capital Region 113
Allan Fisher
United Health Care
Caitlin Safford
Amerigroup
Kat Latet
Community Health Plan of Washington
Kayla Down
Coordinated Care
Randy Barker
Molina Healthcare
Dr. Phyllis Cavens
Child and Adolescent Clinic
Chris Hawkins
Thurston County Public Health & Social Services
Danette York
Lewis County Public Health & Social Services
Mary Goelz
Pacific County Public Health & Human Services
Chris DesRosier
Cowlitz Public Health & Social Services
Sue Cameron
Wahkiakum Public Health & Social Services
Liz Davis
NW Venture Philanthropy
Kevin Haughton MD
Providence Health & Services
Michael O’Neill
Cowlitz Public Health & Social Services
Malika Lamont
Evergreen Treatment Services
Consumer Advisory Committee
The Consumer Advisory Committee is populated with individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and lived experiences of health disparities. This includes rural and urban consumers with low-incomes and consumers who experience a wide variety of adverse health conditions. The Committee ensures that clinical considerations are balanced with the needs, interests, and perspectives of stakeholders with a lived experience of health disparities in CPAA projects. This includes, but is not limited to Medicaid beneficiaries. The Committee will apply a health equity lens to review and provide input on CPAA projects and strategies.
Clinical Provider Advisory Committee
The Clinical Provider Advisory Committee consist of individuals with clinical backgrounds and expertise from a wide range of clinical perspectives, roles and organizations. This includes rural and urban clinical providers from large health systems, mid-sized clinics and independent clinicians; providers of primary, specialty and behavioral care, oral health, and other disciplines; and executive and mid-level clinicians as well as frontline providers. The Committee advises and provides clinical oversight to CPAA for specific projects. They also serve as a liaison and build partnerships between CPAA and local and state clinical provider organizations and the statewide Practice Transformation Hub to leverage resources.