MMHAG Steering Committee

Co-chairs

Gary Cunningham
Director of Primary Care Department
Hennepin County NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center

Kevin Goodno
Commissioner
Minnesota Department of Human Services

Committee Members

Sue Abderholden
Executive Director
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill - Minnesota

Gordon Alexander
President
Fairview-University Hospital

Glenn Andis
VP Public Programs and Behavioral Health
Medica Health Plan

Mary Braddock
Director, Child Health Policy
Children's Hospitals and Clinics

Ron Brand
Executive Director
Minnesota Association of Community Mental Health Programs

Gail Dorfman
Hennepin County Commissioner

David Ewald
Executive Director
Minnesota Association of Resources for Recovery and Chemical Health

Kris Flaten
Chair, State Advisory Council
State Advisory Council on Mental Health and Subcommittee on Children's Mental Health

Paul Goering
Medical Director, Psychiatry
United Hospital

Peggy Heglund
Director
Yellow Medicine County Social Services

Sue Hoisington
Executive Director
Hazelden Mental Health Center

Mark Kuppe
Director of Behavioral Health
Human Services Incorporated

Steve Lepkinski
Executive Director
Washburn Child Guidance Center

Maureen Marrin
Executive Director
Mental Health Consumer/Survivor Network of Minnesota

Sandra Meicher
Executive Director
Mental Health Association of Minnesota

Cari Michaels
Coordinator
Center of Excellence in Children's Mental Health

Kathy Mock
V.P. for Policy and Legislative Affairs
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Minnesota

Roberta Opheim
Ombudsman
Office of Ombudsman for Mental Health and Mental Retardation

Carolyn Pare
Executive Director
Buyers Health Care Action Group

Patricia M. Siebert
Managing Attorney
MN Disability Law Center

Jonathan Uecker

Denny Ulmer
Director
Bemidji Regional Interdistrict Council

Carol Woolverton
Assistant Commissioner
Minnesota Department of Health

Donna Zimmerman
V.P., Government Relations
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