Premera RNHI

UW Premera Rural Nursing Health Initiative Steering Committee

Name  Credentials  Professional Title  Institute/Organization  Email 
Almo, Eli     President & CEO   Era Living  ealmo@eraliving.com 
Aragon, Sofia  JD, BSN, RN  Executive Director  Washington Center for Nursing  SofiaA@wcnursing.org 
Berry, Sharon  BSN, RN  Clinical Consulting Manager  Premera Blue Cross  Sharon.Berry@PREMERA.com 
Biggerstaff, Mary Ellen  DNP  Associate Professor of Nursing,
FNP track lead 		 Pacific Lutheran University  biggerm@plu.edu 
Bowie, Bonnie  PhD, MBA, RN  Premera Endowed Professor of Nursing in Health Promotion and Care Innovations  Seattle University  bowieb@seattleu.edu 
Burger, Bobby  MBA  VVHC Board Member  Valley View Health Center  bobby.burger@centralia.edu 
Childress, Kristen  DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC, AGNP-C, CWCN-AP  Associate Teaching Professor,
Vice Chair of Education 		 University of Washington School of Nursing  kmchild@uw.edu 
Curwen, Jenny  DNP, ARNP, CNM, FNP-C  Assistant Clinical Professor; Director, Family Nurse Practitioner Program  Seattle University  Jcurwen@seattleu.edu  
Eti, Deborah Udoka  PhD, ARNP, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, MSN-Ed, CNE, CEN  Clinical Assistant Professor, FNP Track Coordinator  Washington State University  deborah.eti@wsu.edu  
Fitzgerald, Shannon  MSN, ARNP  Consultant; 

Chief, Advanced Practice Services (Retired) 

 Seattle Children’s  shannonfitznp@gmail.com  
Flores-Montoya, Angelina  PhD, RN RWJF Nursing & Health Policy Fellow  Research Associate 

 

 Washington Center for Nursing  AngelinaFM@wcnursing.org 
Gallagher, Elizabeth  DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC  Assistant Clinical Professor  Seattle University  gallag30@seattleu.edu 
Gorski, Mary Sue  PhD, RN  Research and Policy Analyst  Washington State Nursing Quality Assurance Commission  marysue.gorski@doh.wa.gov 
Hardman, Ma’ata  BSN, MBA, CCM  Vice President of Health Services  Community Health Plan of Washington  Maata.Hardman@chpw.org 
Hirsch, Anne
(Grant Team) 		 PhD, ARNP, FAANP, FAAN   Professor; Child, Family and Population Health Nursing; Premera RNHI Project Director  University of Washington  hirsca2@uw.edu 
Huseby, Katie  DNP, FNP  Family Nurse Practitioner;
VVHC advisory board & Premera RNHI ARNP fellowship alum (2021-2022 cohort) 		 The Polyclinic  katiehuseby@gmail.com  
Huynh, DoQuyen (Quyen)  DNP, FNP  Consultant  Bridgestone Consulting, LLC  dh@bridgestoneconsulting.com  
Kaplan, Louise  PhD, ARNP  Associate Professor (retired), Vancouver  Washington State University  kaplanla@wsu.edu 
Kawaguchi, Satoyo (Grant Team)  BS  Premera Grant Program Specialist  University of Washington  Kawags@uw.edu 
Kottwitz, Carol  DNP, ARNP  Assistant Professor, Lead Faculty PMHNP Option 

School of Nursing and Human Physiology 

 

 Gonzaga University  kottwitz@gonzaga.edu 
Lange, Pat  MA  Workforce Improvement and Innovation Manager  WA Association for Community Health  plange@wacommunityhealth.org 
Marckmann, Cydne  DNP, ARNP  Nurse Practitioner  Multicare  cmarckmann@multicare.org 
Mason, Anne  DNP, ARNP, PMHNP-BC  DNP Program Director, Clinical Associate Professor  Washington State University  anne.mason@wsu.edu 
Matyac, Carrie Ann  DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP  Assistant Professor of Nursing; FNP Lead Faculty  Pacific Lutheran University  matyacca@plu.edu 
McCarthy, John  MD  Assistant Dean for Rural Programs, University of Washington School of Medicine; Clinical Professor Family Medicine; WWAMI Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Program Director; NATIVE Project Chief Medical Officer  University of Washington 

 

 mccajf@uw.edu  
Miller, Benjamin   PhD, APRN, FNP, ACNP  Associate Professor  Montana State University – Bozeman  benjamin.miller11@montana.edu  
Novak, Heather  DNP, ARNP  Chief Medical Officer (CMO)  Valley View Health Center  hnovak@vvhc.org 
Rolfe Witham, Bethany  DNP, MSN, BSN  Associate Professor; DNP Program Director  University of Washington  rolwithb@uw.edu  
Schwinck, Jessica  DNP, RN, CEN, ACCNS-AG, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC  Associate Professor of Nursing, Director of Graduate Programs  Pacific Lutheran University  schwinjl@plu.edu 
Senger, Brenda  PhD, RN  DNP Program Director  Gonzaga University  sengerb@gonzaga.edu 
Shaw, Kelly    Rural Health Workforce Director  WA State Department of Health 

 

 kelly.shaw@doh.wa.gov 
Souza, Anita
(Grant Team) 		 PhD  Clinical Associate Professor  University of Washington  Asouza@uw.edu 
Spradley, Gaelon    Chief Executive Officer  Valley View Health Center  gspradley@vvhc.org 
Wood, Rebecca (Grant Team)  MSW  Premera RNHI Assistant Director  University of Washington  rew@uw.edu
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