Wisconsin Collaborative for Quality Healthcare

Board of Directors


The WCHQ Board of Directors approves strategic and financial planning, establishes policies and monitors the management team. To diversify its perspective and expertise, the Board of Directors includes representation from healthcare providers, purchasers and consumers.

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Role Member Name Background
Chair George Kerwin * President & Chief Executive Officer
Bellin Health
Vice Chair Mark Thompson, MD * Chief Medical Officer
Monroe Clinic
Secretary Christopher Queram * ± President & Chief Executive Officer
Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality
Treasurer Andrew Weier * Director of Quality Analysis and Decision Support
Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital
Past Chair John Weigelt, MD * Associate Dean of Clinical Quality, Medical College of Wisconsin
Medical Director of Clinical Quality, Froedtert Hospital
Member Dianne Kiehl * Executive Director
Business Health Care Group
Member Judy Peirick * Vice President of Human Resources
Webcrafters, Inc.
Member Greg Blommel, MD President & Medical Director
Froedtert Health Medical Group – West Bend Clinic
Member Steve Brenton ± President
Wisconsin Hospital Association
Member Steve Cardamone, DO Chief Medical Officer
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare
Member Patrick Falvey, PhD Senior Vice President & Chief Medical Officer
Aurora Health Care
Member Peter Geiss, MD President, ProHealth Care Clinic Division
ProHealth Care
Member Mark Kaufman, MD Senior Vice President & Chief Medical Officer
Dean Clinic
Member Sally Kraft, MD Medical Director of Quality, Safety, and Innovation
University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation
Member Mark Moody President & Chief Executive Officer
WEA Trust
Member Josephine Musser Interim Chief Executive Officer
Wisconsin Health Information Organization
Member Nancy Nankivil ± Senior Vice President of Quality and Efficiency
Wisconsin Medical Society
Member Theodore Praxel, MD Medical Director of Quality Improvement & Care Management
Marshfield Clinic
Member Geoff Priest, MD Chief Medical Officer
Meriter Hospital
Member Ashok Rai, MD President & Chief Executive Officer
Prevea Health
Member David Shapiro, MD Vice President of Medical Affairs & Chief Medical Officer
Columbia St. Mary's
Member Steve Shultz, MD Medical Director
Mayo Clinic Health System — Franciscan Healthcare
Member John Toussaint, MD President & Chief Executive Officer
ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value
Member Jeff Thompson, MD Chief Executive Officer
Gundersen Lutheran
Member Julie Willems Van Dijk Associate Scientist & Community Engagement Lead
University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Member Ruth Yarbrough Vice President
Mercy Health System
Member Jeanan Yasiri Executive Director
University of Wisconsin Center for Nonprofits

      *  Executive Committee

      ±  Ex-officio