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 representatives from WCHQ member organizations, healthcare purchasers and other healthcare associations.

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Role Member Name Background
Chair John Weigelt, MD * Associate Dean of Clinical Quality, Medical College of Wisconsin
Medical Director of Clinical Quality, Froedtert & Community Health
Vice Chair George Kerwin * President & Chief Executive Officer
Bellin Health
Secretary Christopher Queram * ♦ President & Chief Executive Officer
Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality
Treasurer Rob Lonergan * Senior Vice President of Patient Financial Services
Aurora Advanced Healthcare
Past Chair Jeff Thompson, MD * Chief Executive Officer
Gundersen Lutheran
Member Dianne Kiehl * Executive Director
Business Health Care Group
Member Andrew Weier * Director of Quality & Strategic Analysis
Saint Joseph’s Hospital
Member Steve Brenton ♦ President
Wisconsin Hospital Association
Member Frank Byrne, MD President
St. Mary’s Hospital
Member Steve Cardamone, DO Chief Medical Officer
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare
Member Carl Getto, MD Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Member Mark Kaufman, MD Senior Vice President & Chief Medical Officer
Dean Health System
Member Sally Kraft, MD Medical Director for Care & Quality Innovations
University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation
Member Randall Linton, MD President & Chief Executive Officer
Luther Midelfort — Mayo Health System
Member Mary Michaud Principal
Health Forward Consulting
Member Josephine Musser Vice President of Business Development, WHIO
Public Policy Consultant, ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value
Member Andrew Norton, MD Senior Vice President & Chief Medical Officer
Froedtert & Community Health
Member Judy Peirick Vice President of Human Resources
Webcrafters, Inc.
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 Steve Ronstrom Administrator
Sacred Heart Hospital
Member David Shapiro, MD Vice President of Medical Affairs & Chief Medical Officer
Columbia St. Mary's
Member Steve Shultz, MD Vice President & Medical Director
Franciscan Skemp Healthcare — Mayo Health System
Member Mark Thompson, MD Chief Medical Officer
Monroe Clinic
Member John Toussaint, MD President & Chief Executive Officer
ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value
Member Susan Turney, MD ♦ Chief Executive Officer & Executive Vice President
Wisconsin Medical Society

      *  Executive Committee

      ♦  Ex-officio