Premera RNHI

UW Premera Rural Nursing Health Initiative Steering Committee

Name  Credentials  Professional Title  Institute/Organization 
Almo, Eli    UW School of Nursing Advisory Board Chair
President & CEO  		 Era Living 
Alnajjar, Kristina  MPH, RD  Director of Equity and Workforce Development  Washington Association for Community Health 
Altman, Molly (Grant Team)  PhD, CNM, MPH  Assistant Professor; Child, Family and Population Health Nursing  University of Washington 
Aragon, Sofia  JD, BSN, RN  Executive Director  Washington Center for Nursing 
Argyle, Aubree 

 

 DNP, ARNP,
NP-C, MSN,
BSN 		 Provider; Faculty of the Nurse
Practitioner Residency of the Centers
of Excellence in Primary Care;
Lecturer of the College of Nursing 		 Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, Boise, ID; Veteran’s Health Administration; Gonzaga University 
Berry, Sharon  BSN, RN  Clinical Consulting Manager  Premera Blue Cross 
Birch, Sue  MBA, BSN, RN  Director  Washington State Health Care Authority 
Bowie, Bonnie  PhD, MBA, RN  Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, Professor, Premera Endowed Professor of Nursing in Health Promotion and Care Innovations  Seattle University 
Childress, Kristen  DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC, AGNP-C, CWCN-AP  Associate Teaching Professor,
Vice Chair of Education 		 University of Washington School of Nursing 
Dean-Ousley, Tyra  EdD, MSN, ARNP, FNP-BC  Dean, School of Health Sciences  Seattle Pacific University 
Eti, Deborah Udoka  PhD, ARNP, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, MSN-Ed, CNE, CEN  Clinical Assistant Professor, FNP Track Coordinator  Washington State University 
Fitzgerald, Shannon  MSN, ARNP  Consultant; 

Provider; 

Chief, Advanced Practice Services (Retired) 

 Bainbridge Pediatrics;
Seattle Children’s 
Flores-Montoya, Angelina  PhD, RN RWJF Nursing & Health Policy Fellow  Research Associate 

 

 Washington Center for Nursing 
Gallagher, Elizabeth  DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC  Assistant Clinical Professor; Director, Family Nurse Practitioner Program  Seattle University 
Gorski, Mary Sue  PhD, RN  Research and Policy Analyst  Washington State Nursing Quality Assurance Commission 
Hardman, Ma’ata  BSN, MBA, CCM  Vice President of Health Services  Community Health Plan of Washington 
Hirsch, Anne (Grant Team)  PhD, ARNP, FAANP, FAAN   Professor; Child, Family and Population Health Nursing; Premera RNHI Project Director  University of Washington 
Huynh, DoQuyen (Quyen)  DNP, APRN (FNP)  Consultant;
Health Equity Manager  

 

 Bridgestone Consulting, LLC; WA State Health Care Authority (HCA) 
Jacobson, Dana  ARNP, GNP-BC, MSN, RN  Instructor of Nursing  Gonzaga University 

 
Justis, Patricia  MA   Executive Director, Office of Rural Health   WA State Department of Health 
Kaplan, Louise  PhD, ARNP  Associate Professor (retired), Vancouver  Washington State University 
Kawaguchi, Satoyo (Grant Team)  BS  Premera Grant Program Specialist  University of Washington 
Kottwitz, Carol  DNP, ARNP  Assistant Professor, Lead Faculty PMHNP Option 

School of Nursing and Human Physiology 

 

 Gonzaga University 
Lange, Pat  MA  Workforce Improvement and Innovation Manager  WA Association for Community Health 
Marckmann, Cydne  DNP, ARNP  Director, APP Fellowship;
Nurse Practitioner 		 Multicare 
Mason, Anne  DNP, ARNP, PMHNP-BC  DNP Program Director, Clinical Associate Professor  Washington State University 
Matyac, Carrie Ann  DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC  Assistant Professor of Nursing, FNP Lead Faculty  Pacific Lutheran University 
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 

 
Miller, Benjamin J  PhD, APRN, FNP, ACNP  Associate Professor, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Track Lead  Seattle University 
Richardson, Kathleen  DNP, ARNP, ENP-BC  Associate Dean for Academic Affairs  Pacific Lutheran University 
Rolfe Witham, Bethany  DNP, MSN, BSN  Associate Professor  University of Washington 
Sadak, Tatiana  PhD, PMHNP, RN, FAAN  Associate Professor;
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs (interim)		 University of Washington 
Schwinck, Jessica  DNP, RN, CEN, ACCNS-AG, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC  Clinical Assistant Professor  Pacific Lutheran University 
Senger, Brenda      Gonzaga University 
Shaw, Kelly    Rural Health Workforce Director  WA State Department of Health 

 
Souza, Anita (Grant Team)  PhD  Clinical Associate Professor  University of Washington 
Swadener, Suzanne  MHA, RN  Senior Health Policy Analyst  Washington State Health Care Authority 
Swanson, Kristen  PhD, RN, FAAN  Dean and Professor  Seattle University 
Takamiya, Kristine  DNP, ANP-BC  FNP Clinical Placement Coordinator and Track Lead; Child, Family and Population Health Nursing  University of Washington 
Wood, Rebecca (Grant Team) MSW  Premera RNHI Assistant Director  University of Washington