Public Health Council members

Learn about the makeup of the Public Health Council (PHC).

The PHC consists of the Commissioner as Chairman and 14 members, 12 of whom are appointed by the Governor. The other 2 members, who must be non-providers, are appointed by the Secretary of Elder Affairs and the Secretary of Veterans Services.

Current members

Name of MemberRepresentingStatutory Requirements
Robbie H. Goldstein, MD, PhD
Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Massachusetts Department of Public HealthChairs Council by statute.
Stewart Landers, JD, MCP
Senior Consultant, John Snow, Inc.
Massachusetts Public Health AssociationThis seat is appointed by the Governor from 3 nominations submitted by the Massachusetts Public Health Association. The position must be held by a “non-provider.”
Craig S. Andrade, RN, MPH, DrPH
Associate Dean for Practice/Activist Lab Director
Associate Professor of Community Health Sciences
Non-Public School of Public HealthThis seat is appointed by the Governor from among the heads of the non-public schools or programs in public health in the commonwealth or their nominees.
Ramnath Subbaraman, MD, MSc, FACP, FIDSA
Associate Professor, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
Non-Public School of MedicineThis seat is appointed by the Governor from among the heads of the non-public schools of medicine in the commonwealth or their nominees.
Mary Moscato
Health Care Services and Hebrew Rehabilitation Center, Hebrew SeniorLife
Long Term Care Health Services ProviderA health services provider appointed by the Governor who has expertise in long term care management.
Emily Cooper, MPH
Chief Housing Officer, Executive Office of Elder Affairs
Executive Office of Elder AffairsAppointed by the Secretary of Elder Affairs.
Marcia Hams, MA
Health Care Policy Professional and Advocate
 
Health Care for AllThis seat is appointed by the Governor from 3 nominations submitted by Health Care For All. The position must be held by a “non-provider.”
Lissette Blondet
Director, Massachusetts Association of Community Health Workers
Massachusetts Association of Community Health WorkersThis seat is appointed by the Governor from 3 nominations submitted by the Massachusetts Community Health Worker Network. The position must be held by a “non-provider.”
Gregory Volturo, MD, FACEP
Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medicine Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine UMass Medical School
UMass Medical SchoolAppointed by the Governor from among the chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Medical School and a list of 3 nominated by said chancellor.
Aria Zayas, MBA, LICSW
Director of Homecare Programs,
Peabody Resident Services
Community/ Home Based Care Health Services ProviderA health services provider with expertise in home or community-based care management; appointed by the Governor.
Thomas Mackie, PhD, MPH
Tenured Professor of Health Policy and Management
School of Public Health and Health Sciences
University of Massachusetts-Amherst 
UMass Public HealthAppointed by the Governor from among the dean of the UMass Amherst School of Public Health or Health Sciences list of three nominees
Ellana Stinson, MD, MPH, MBA
Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center
Acute Care Health Services ProviderA health services provider with expertise in acute care hospital management; appointed by the Governor.
Damian K.L. Archer, M.D.
CEO, Outer Cape Health Services; Assistant Dean, Tufts University School of Medicine
Primary Care Health Services ProviderA health services provider with expertise in primary care medicine or public health nursing; appointed by Governor.
Robert Engell
Executive Director of Homes and Housing, Massachusetts Executive Office of Veterans’ Services
Executive Office of Veterans’ ServicesAppointed by the Secretary of Veterans’ Services.
Kathleen Carey, PhD
Professor of Health Economics, Boston University School of Public Health
Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical ErrorsAppointed by the governor from a list of 3 nominated by the Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors.

Contact

Address

Department of Public Health
250 Washington St., 2nd Floor, Henry I. Bowditch Public Health Council Room, Boston, MA 02108

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