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March 04, 2009

The Joint Commission's Business Advisory Group Members

The Joint Commission's Business Advisory Group provides counsel to The Joint Commission on employer priorities in the evaluation of health care quality. The group serves as a sounding board for Joint Commission management to assess the value of new policies and accreditation and certification services to purchasers. Members assist The Joint Commission in the development and refinement of new and existing accreditation and certification programs, and patient safety, performance measurement, and public policy initiatives. They also assist in the development of new Joint Commission information tools and resources for purchasers and consumers. The panel includes a cross-section of individuals representing corporations and business coalitions of varying sizes and geographic locations.

 

Sheryl Niebuhr, Ph.D., L.P. (Chair)
StayWell Health Management

Vice President, Development & Research
3000 Ames Crossing Road
Suite 100
St. Paul, MN 55121-2520
(651) 681-3332
(651) 308-5774 - mobile
sheryl.niebuhr@staywell.com


Daniel J. Conti, Ph.D.
JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Director, Employee Assistance Program
1 Bank One Plaza
Floor 22, Suite IL1-0006
10 S. Dearborn
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 732-3194
(312) 336-0029 - fax
daniel.j.conti@jpmchase.com
 

Sharon M. Barnes, CEBS
OptumHealth
Strategic Account Executive
425 Market Street, 12th Floor
SanFrancisco, CA 94105
(480) 767-1673
(877) 243-3416 - fax
sharon_m_barnes@optumhealth.com

Helen Darling
National Business Group on Health

President
50 F Street, N.W.
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 628-9320
(202) 628-9244 - fax
darling@businessgrouphealth.org
 
Charles Becker
CBS Broadcasting System

Vice President, Human Resources Operations
51 West 52nd Street
Room 1965
New York, NY 10019
(212) 975-4681
(212) 975-1770 - fax
CMBecker@cbs.com
 
 
Vernice Davis Anthony
Greater Detroit Area Health Council

President and Chief Executive Officer
333 West Fort Street
Suite 1230
Detroit, MI 48226-3150
(313) 963-4990
(313) 963-3652 - fax
vdanthony@GDAHC.org
James D. Blankenship, MD, MBA
Healthcare Outcome Strategies, LLC

President and CEO
620 Meramec View Dr.
Eureka, MO 63025-3710
(636) 587-2742
(636) 235-1091 - mobile
jblankenship@strategies.md

 
Brian D. Denno
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

Benefits Administrator
8000 Forsyth Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63150-1797
(314) 746-3751 or (800) 292-1601
(314) 746-8730 - fax
Brian.Denno@CommerceBank.com
Robert D. Charles (Vice Chair)
North Star Advisors

President and Chief Executive Officer
6646 Crest Top Drive
Suite 200
West Bloomfield, MI 48322-2656
(248) 624-4020 or (313) 510-6638
(267) 224-6638 - fax
rdc@northstaradvisors.com
 
Sharon Dunn
Behavioral Science Technology, Inc.

Practice Leader, Healthcare
417 Bryant Circle
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 646-4595 x514
(805) 827-5557 - mobile
sharon.dunn@bstsolutions.com
Joe Fortuna, M.D.
Medical Director

AHC & E&C Divisions
42160 Woodward Avenue
Unit 33
Bloomfield, MI 48304
(248) 813-1509
(248) 709-6669 – mobile preferred
(248) 813-6818 - fax
josephf41@aol.com
 
Jerry Elizabeth Malooley
Indiana Department of Insurance

623 Williamsburg Lane
Greenwood, IN 46142
(317) 232-8828
(317) 432-3801 - mobile
jmalooley@std.in.gov 
Cecily Hall
Microsoft Corporation

Director, US Benefits
One Microsoft Way, Bldg 109/1110
Redmond, WA 98052
(425) 706-9917
(425) 936-7329 - fax
cecilyh@microsoft.com
 
Philip W. Mask
Southern Company

30 Ivan Allen, Jr., Blvd., NW
Bin SC1002
Atlanta, GA 30308
(404) 506-0624
(404) 506-0847 - fax
PWMASK@southernco.com 
David S. P. Hopkins, Ph.D.
Pacific Business Group on Health

Director of Quality Measurement & Improvement
Pacific Business Group on Health and
Administrator, California Cooperative Healthcare Reporting
221 Main Street
Suite 1500
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 615-6322
(415) 281-0960 - fax
dhopkins@pbgh.org
 
Janet M. Quinn
Federal Express

Senior Benefits Advisor
Federal Express Corporation
3660 Hacks Cross Road
Bldg. F
Delivery Code 7502
Memphis, TN 38125- 8800
(901)434-6123
(901) 377-3459 - fax
jmquinn@Fedex.com
Jim Knutson
Aircraft Gear Corporation

Risk Manager
611 Beacon Street
Rockford, IL 61111
(815) 877-7473 x 312
(815) 877-0082 - fax
jknutson@rockfordcv.com
Michael Swinford
GE Healthcare

Vice President & General Manager
Diagnostic imaging & Asset Management Services
GE Healthcare
3000 N. Grandview Blvd., W1330
Waukesha, WI 53188
(800) 320-3531
(262) 544-3532 - fax
Michael.swinford@ge.com 
 
Martha J. Lanning
Sherwin-Williams Company

Corporate Director,
Health, Life and Disability Plans
101 Prospect Avenue NW
Cleveland, OH 44115
(216) 566-2685
(216) 513-7741 - mobile
(216) 513-7741 - fax
mjlanning@sherwin.com
 
Marion G. Thompson, SPHR
Baltimore Aircoil Company

Director of Human Resources
P.O. Box 7322
Baltimore, MD 21227
Address for FedEx: 7595 Montivideo Road
Jessup, MD 20794
(410) 799-6203
(410) 799-6564 - fax
mthompson@baltimoreaircoil.com
Andrew Webber
National Business Coalition on Health

President and CEO
1015 18th Street, NW
Suite 730
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 775-9300
(202) 775-1569 - fax
Awebber@nbch.org
 
 
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Jonathan Perlin, M.D., Ph.D. (AHA)
Chief Medical Officer and
President, Clinical Services
HCA/Hospital Corporation of America
One Park Plaza
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 344-1212
(615) 344-1200 – fax
jonathan.perlin@hcahealthcare.com
 
Ronald G. Spaeth, FACHE, MBA (AHA)
971 Coventry Lane
Highland Park, IL 60035
(847) 831-3473
(847) 610-2236 - mobile
rgspaeth@comcast.net
ronaldspaeth@aol.com