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Health Equity Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Nominees and Bios
 Amy Alexander  Wendy Nakatsukasa-Ono
 Mauricio Ayon  Acasia Olson
 Elizabeth Azmitia  Suzanne Pak
 Susan Baird-Joshi  Christina Peters
 Elias Belay  Becky Pfiefer
 Tony Benton  Joana Ramos
 Jesús Bervis  Marguerite Ro
 Patricia Brandt  Lisa Schaffner
 Vazaskia Caldwell  Leah Tanner
 Tara Dowd  Michael Vanderlinde
 Gary Gant  Anna Winquist
 Sylvia Gil
 Tia Griffin
 Shelley Hall
 Yoon Joo Han
 Renee Holt
 Ulrike Kaufmann
 Ginger Kwan
 Claire Lane
 Courtney Madsen
 Linda McCarthy
 Sunshine Monastrial
 Leo Morales
Hansen, Erica
From: Kinsella, Nelly
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 9:51 AM
To: Hansen, Erica
Subject: FW: Nomination for Health Equity TAC
Attachments: Amy Alexander Bio Health Equity TAC.pdf

From: Amy Alexander [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 9:44 AM
To: Kinsella, Nelly
Subject: Nomination for Health Equity TAC

Hello Nelly,

Please consider my nomination to serve on the proposed Health Equity Technical Advisory Committee to the
Health Benefit Exchange. Attached is short bio describing my professional experience and areas of expertise.

I apologize for sending this to your personal email - the [email protected] email address kept bouncing
emails back. If you are not the person I should be communicating with, please forward this email to the
appropriate person.

Sincerely,

Amy Alexander | Attorney
Northwest Justice Project | Medical Legal Partnership
Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Legal Fellow
Tel. [phone] | Fax [phone] | [email protected]
401 Second Ave S, Suite 407 | Seattle, WA 98104 | www.nwjustice.org

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Amy Alexander Bio
Health Equity Technical Advisory Committee

Amy Alexander is an attorney with Northwest Justice Project, Washington State’s largest
public legal aid program for low-income residents in need of civil legal assistance and
representation.

Amy’s work at Northwest Justice Project focuses on the Medical Legal Partnership
(MLP), a nationally-recognized health care delivery model that improves the health and
well-being of low-income and other vulnerable populations by addressing unmet legal
needs and removing legal barriers that impede health. In addition to supporting the work
of existing MLPs at Seattle Children’s Hospital, Harborview Medical Center, and Odessa
Brown Children’s Clinic, Amy developed and now manages an MLP with Sea Mar
Community Health Centers, where she:

 Provides direct legal services to a primarily immigrant patient population at the
Burien, White Center, and South Park Sea Mar clinics;
 Trains medical providers and staff on legal issues critical to the health and well-
being of low-income patients;
 Partners with Maternity Support Services, WIC, and Behavioral Health programs
to offer an integrated model of supportive services for patients and their families;
and
 Regularly engages in public education and advocacy about the barriers
immigrants face when accessing health care.

Amy is a graduate of University of Washington School of Law and a recipient of a post-
graduate Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Legal Fellowship. During her time in school,
Amy served as a Laurel Rubin Farmworker Justice Intern with Northwest Justice Project
in Yakima. She travelled to migrant camps throughout central Washington speaking with
farmworkers about their employment rights, including access to health care coverage.

Amy received her B.A. from Wesleyan University, graduating with honors in History and
Latin American Studies. Prior to law school, Amy participated in health education
projects in rural Mexico and Honduras. She is fluent in Spanish.

If selected for membership in the Health Equity TAC, Amy would contribute expertise in
the following areas: (1) experience with tools to overcome barriers to health for
immigrants and limited English proficient individuals, (2) knowledge of public medical
coverage programs and other supportive programs serving low-income individuals, and
(3) familiarity with innovative, interdisciplinary efforts to reduce health disparities in our
state.
Hansen, Erica
From: Kinsella, Nelly
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 3:59 PM
To: Hansen, Erica
Subject: FW: Nomination to Health Equity TAC

From: Mauricio Ayon [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 3:37 PM
To: WAHBE Info
Subject: Nomination to Health Equity TAC

Hello!
My name is Mauricio Ayon and I wanted to send my nomination to the newly created Health Equity TAC.

Mauricio Ayon
Title: Legislative Director
Washington Community Action Network
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [email protected]

Mauricio Ayon was born and raised in Mexico, immigrated to the USA in 1989. He lived and worked in Los
Angeles where he spend more than 10 years working on immigrant rights issues. He is a member of the
Washington Immigrant Roundtable and speaks Spanish fluently.

Mauricio has worked on issues of Racial Equity, Access to Health Care in communities of color, he has
presented to State Legislators on the Racial Equity Report Card.

In 2003 Mauricio helped with the formation of Para Los Ninos, a non profit organization in the city of Burien.
Para Los Ninos, his experience in Culturally Relevant community outreach and engagement helped the growth
of Para Los Ninos and continues to assist as a board member of the organization.

He is also a member of the Community Racial Equity Team that reviews and advises on policies that affect
communities of color in WA State.

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Erica Hansen
From: Nelly Kinsella
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 8:15 AM
To: Erica Hansen
Subject: FW: Health Benefit Equity Exchange.

From: elizabeth azmitia [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 12:13 AM
To: WAHBE Info
Subject: Health Benefit Equity Exchange.

Greetings,

I would like to be part of the health equity advisory Committee. I serve/ volunteer in the Hispanic
community, and interested to know how the exchange will impact the hispanic community, and what resources
are available for outreach services.

Please feel free to contact me at 323 578 2428 or email me back. thanks
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Hansen, Erica
From: Susan Baird-Joshi <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 3:58 PM
To: WAHBE Info
Cc: Hansen, Erica; Cowley, Pam
Subject: Application for Health Equity Technical Advisory Committee
Attachments: WA-Health-Equity-TAC_letter_Baird-Joshi-Susan_2013Feb19.docx; susan-baird-
joshi_PM_detailed_201302.doc
Dear Washington Health Benefit Exchange,
Please find attached my application letter and resume for the Health Equity TAC.
Thank you.
Susan
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Susan Baird-Joshi
Caliber A! Discovery and Analysis
12556 120th Ave. NE #228, Kirkland, WA 98034, 425-877-1197
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Susan D. Baird-Joshi
Caliber A
12556 120th Ave. NE, #228
Kirkland, WA 98034

February 19, 2013
Erica Hansen
Health Equity Technical Advisory Committee
Washington Health Benefit Exchange
P.O. Box 657
Olympia, WA 98507
Dear Ms. Hansen:
Thank you for returning my phone call on Wednesday, February 13, 2013, regarding applying for the
Health Equity TAC. I would like to be a member of the TAC for several reasons.
I have been an advocate for children and their education through the Washington State Parent Teachers
Association, receiving the Outstanding Advocate award from the Lake Washington PTSA Council. I
bring 10+ years of experience in researching, organizing and leading advocacy efforts for the education
and well-being of children, a key underserved and underrepresented population. The schools that my
children attend are diverse from an ethnic, social, developmentally abled and economic standpoint, so I
am well versed in dealing with culturally and socially sensitive issues.
As you’ll see on the enclosed resume, the depth of my experience in Project Management and technical
expertise for electronic communications and data offers you the opportunity to have a professional who
has worked with healthcare and confidential medical data through a browser-based user interface.
Finally, I see this TAC as being a strong advocate and voice for those people less fortunate in personal
health. Having had serious medical issues and seeing my self-employed health insurance premiums raise
by 40 percent in one year, I am very sensitive to the need to provide accessible, affordable health
insurance and healthcare to every human. I see this TAC as an excellent outreach opportunity to partner
with various organizations in the state to reach everyone, regardless of their social or economic position.
My Linked In profile and web site have several endorsements. I look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Susan D. Baird-Joshi

Enclosure
Cc Pam Cowley, [email protected]
Susan D. Baird-Joshi Tel: [phone] email: [email protected]

What I Offer
20 years Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and business experience, including project management,
analysis, writing and development using Microsoft and open source technologies. A “Soup to Nuts” person, I
am skilled at assessing and balancing user, business and technical needs. Key process components include
working with Directors and CxOs; planning and managing projects and resources; gathering and documenting
requirements; leading meetings; developing and implementing solutions; monitoring quality; and training users.
I take a collaborative approach, working with all parties to meet the client’s needs.

Summary of Qualifications
Small business owner and officer since 1994--experience which lends itself to SDLC project management.
Technical experience includes senior consulting positions in project management, systems and business
analysis, application development and writing. Industries included US government, health care, insurance,
pharmacy, biopharmaceuticals, FDA-validated businesses, energy management, e-commerce, software, legal,
telecommunications and publishing. Development projects included application development and deployment
in small, medium and large, multi-user environments and N-tier application development utilizing distributed
technologies, including cloud-based platforms.
Business experience includes accounting (A/R and A/P), finance (Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet, cash flow,
debt management), vendor/client credit, budgeting, tax preparation; purchasing and receiving; human
resources, payroll, Employee Stock Option Plan; legal and intellectual property; quality; sales and marketing;
federal government grant management; commercial, state and federal contract RFP response writing; and
management of shareholders and Board of Directors obligations.

Skill Set (years)
Project and Data Management (all 20 years): Project management; Business analysis; Business process and
application architecture modeling; Technical Writing; Data modeling, analysis and architecture; Database
development; Software programming; Web development; Information Science.
Databases: MS Access (20), MS SQL Server (15+), relational data models (20); Oracle (1); SPSS (1);
PostgreSQL (1), XML data models (1).
Programming: SQL (20), HTML (20), XML (11), MS Visual Basic/VBA/VBScript (7), ASP/ADO (2), DAO (2),
JScript (1); UML (1), Object oriented modeling (2).
Applications: MS Office (20), Visio (10+), MS PowerPoint (10+), MS Publisher (10+); QuickBooks Pro (20); MS
Project (7), MS FrontPage (4), MS IIS (3), ProVision (1), MS Visual InterDev (2), MS SourceSafe (1), Erwin (1);
Adobe Photoshop (10+); Open Office (5+).
Operating Systems: Windows-based operating systems (20), Linux (2).
Standards: UML (15+); FDA Part 11, HIPAA, HL7/DICOM and XML in EDI (4); FDA PDMA (1); DDI, NPI, NDC,
CPT, ICD9, ICD10, LOINC, HCPC (1).

Experience
2010-present Caliber A (owner) Kirkland, WA
Consultant--Manager, Analyst, Developer, Writer and Editor within the SDLC process.

** Lead development of cloud-based project management tool.
** Lead data modeling, UI design, testing and documentation for a cloud-based health IT portal.
** Co-lead data analysis of local election results.

1999-2009 Userspace Corporation (co-founder) Kirkland, WA
Project Manager Responsibilities
I possessed high levels of autonomy and responsibility in all projects. Key responsibilities included managing
teams, project deliverables, cost and timeline; identifying stakeholders; reporting to CxOs and business
owners; and training users. Complementary Business Analyst, Database Developer and Technical Writing
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responsibilities included analyzing user and business needs; gathering and documenting requirements; writing
specifications; modeling processes and data; designing application and information architecture; developing,
testing and deploying solutions; and writing technical and user documentation.

Key accomplishments:
** Managed two-year, ~$425K grant through National Institutes of Health (NIH) Small Business
Innovation Research (SBIR) program. Key responsibilities included managing seven-person
development and test team; managing business and project finances, purchasing and receiving; developing
and ensuring compliance with business and scientific SOPs; analyzing data and developing conceptual and
logical XML data models for real-time programmatic mass spectrometry data analysis; serving as managing
editor for user and quality documentation; preparing applications and follow-up reports. Key project
components included building high-end routers and servers; designing experiments using animal models;
analyzing mass spectrometry data; and developing software solutions to programmatically parse and
analyze data in real-time.
** Managed the complete life-cycle of a two-year project, from conception to installation and user
acceptance, of an electronic patient record and sample management application with 42,000+ patient
records. Key responsibilities included negotiating with CxOs, managing a seven-person team and leading
data conversion and management and database (conceptual, logical and physical) development. Key
project components included converting Access 97 data to SQL Server 2000 data; validating patient data;
converting 42,000+ patient reports from MS Word to PDF and validating the results; and customizing the N-
tier platform using HTML, XML, Java, Flash Action Script and SQL Server 2000.
** Managed the complete life cycle of six-month project, from conception to installation and user
acceptance, of customizing a Web-based, N-tier platform for flow cytometry data analysis and reporting at a
life sciences not-for-profit company. Key responsibilities included working with the Principal Investigator,
managing a seven-person team and serving as managing editor for user and quality documentation.
** Managed documentation of user (man pages and user manual) and technical documentation (file syntax
reference) for a Linux-based product that interacted with Anaconda, YUM and RPM. Key responsibilities
included negotiating deliverables and deadlines with the CEO, interviewing lead developers to understand
the product and tailor the technical definitions to fit the audiences; experimenting with the product; and
writing the documentation in segmented DocBook XML.
** Analyzed and documented business processes in an FDA-validated (PDMA and eSignature) business
using ProVision.
** Lead design and development of the information architecture and conceptual, logical and physical
database components for a SQL Server 7.0 database for a legal advice Web site.
** Lead design and development of a marketing reports N-tier application with a Web-based
HTML/ASP/ADO user interface and a SQL Server 7.0 data repository. Key responsibilities included writing
the project charter; and working with the business managers and Oracle database administrator to define
the business and technical requirements, develop a timeline and implement the solution. Key project
components included developing and implementing application components; deciphering the physical
database model for another vendor’s 80-table order fulfillment database; and using DTS and ETL to transfer
data from the vendor’s e-commerce, Unix-based Oracle order fulfillment database in Ohio to the SQL Server
database at the corporate headquarters in Seattle.
** Diagnosed and fixed on-line bugs for the first pharmaceutical e-commerce Web site in the country.
** Developed a Web-based user interface to an Oracle 8I database using Oracle 8I, IIS and HTML with
frames, ASP, ADO, VBScript and JavaScript.
** Developed automated tool for maintenance of a hierarchical button-based menu bar using SQL Server 6.5,
HTML, ASP and VBScript.

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Userspace Corporation Officer and Director Responsibilities
Managed Userspace and its Indian subsidiary (AR/AP, Finance, Payroll, Legal, ESOP, IP, HR, and Marketing).
Key accomplishments:
** Managed the development of a quality control, cost accounting and project management platform.
** Developed SOPs for cost-accounting, AR/AP, payroll, project management and time tracking.
** Negotiated contracts and standardized legal agreements (contracts, RFP responses, LOI and NDA).
** Restructured and revised patent claims.
** Implemented ESOP and HR policies and documentation.

1994-1999 Userspace (owner) Kirkland, WA
Consultant--Manager, Analyst, Developer and Writer within the SDLC process
Completed more than 10 projects for six clients using MS Access, MS SQL Server, VBScript, VBA and HTML.

Key accomplishments:
** Lead design and development of a Web-based project time tracking tool with a SQL Server data
repository. Key responsibilities included reporting to the CTO, managing three-person development team,
coordinating user testing and working with payroll and project management business unit directors. Key
project components included developing the SQL Server database; designing and developing the
HTML/ASP user interface; developing a VB application using DAO; creating on-demand export functionality;
and writing user, technical and installation documentation.
** Managed and lead the design, creation and implementation of three Web sites in the first three years of the
Web.
** Managed and lead the design, creation and implementation of one of the first web sites in the healthcare
industry. Identified stakeholders, gathered content requirements, identified design requirements, worked
with a designer to achieve desired look-and-feel, converted content and graphics to HTML and image files
and added HTML-tagged staff directory.
** Lead the analysis and categorization of data and the programmatic conversion of MS Word documents for
the quality and validation department to PDF format using a project plan and methodology approved by the
customer’s FDA regulatory employee.
** Lead content analysis and the programmatic conversion of a health insurance formulary in MS Word
documents to a Web-browser accessible document with appropriate HTML tags.
** Analyzed and documented requirements modeled data and created MS Access database to track and
maintain equipment locations for cellular tower network.

Degrees
1993 M. Librarianship, University of Washington. Emphasis on business and library information systems.
1990 MA in History, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar.
1987 BA in Journalism and Mass Communications / History / Pre-Law, Kansas State University, Manhattan
Newspaper jobs: Managing Editor, Campus Desk Co-Editor, Columnist, Reporter, Wire Service Editor.

Continuing Education and Certifications
2006 0.80 CEU U.S. General Services Administration, “How to Become a Contractor—GSA Schedules
Program”
2005 Comptroller’s Workshop certificate.

Awards
2011 Washington State PTA Golden Acorn from Helen Keller Elementary PTA
2009 Washington State PTA Outstanding Advocate Award from Lake Washington PTSA Council
2009 Certificate of Merit in Recognition of Outstanding Community Leadership and Service to Education and
the Young People of Washington from the Washington Association of School Administrators
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