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Alaska Telehealth Advisory Council

ATAC Staff Contacts:

Alaska Telehealth Advisory Council
4000 Ambassador Drive
Anchorage, Alaska 99508
(907) 729-3942

Tom Nighswander, MD
ATAC Facilitator
(907) 729-3682
e-mail: tnighswa@anmc.org

Rodewald, Doania
ATAC Admin
(907) 729-3942
e-mail: drodewald@anthc.org

ATAC Members:

The membership of the Alaska Telehealth Advisory Council is composed of the following representatives:

  • Karleen Jackson, Co-Chair, Commissioner for the Department of Health and Social Services
  • Paul Sherry, Co-Chair, Chief Executive Officer, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
  • Kathryn Anderson, Sr. Vice-President, Sales & Marketing, Alaska Communications Systems
  • Chief Executive Officer, Providence Health System in Alaska
  • Ron Duncan, President, GCI
  • Dee Hutchison, Administrator, Alaska Native Medical Center
  • Jeff Jessee, Executive Director, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority
  • Mark Johnson, Business/Regulatory Analyst, Alaska Telephone Association (Rep.)
  • Edward Lamb, CHE, President, CEO, Alaska Regional Hospital
  • Jerome List, MD, Past-President, Alaska State Medical Association
  • Karen Perdue, Associate Vice-President, Health, University of Alaska
  • Mike Powers, Chief Executive Officer, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
  • Alex Spector, Director, VA Healthcare System and Regional Office
  • Nan Thompson, Commissioner, Regulatory Commission of Alaska
  • Eric Wall, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Premera Blue Cross
  • Marilyn Walsh-Kasmar, RNC, MBA, Executive Director, Alaska Primary Care Association
  • Mary Weiss, RN, Alaska Nurses Association (Rep.)

In addition to the members, Tom Nighswander, M.D., MPH is the Facilitator for the Council.

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