Blue Cross Blue Shield Board of Directors
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Board of Directors is the 35-members governing board of Blue Cross Blue Shield. Of the 35 members, 4 are appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Of those 4 members, two must represents individuals who are age 62 or over. Click here to access the BCBS Board of Directors website
Statute
Public Act 350 of 1980, MCLA 550.1301
Contact Information
Mark Cook
Vice President of Governmental Affairs
Phone: (517) 371-7910
Email: mcook@bcbsm.com
Members Appointed by the Governor
Vacant
Represents retired individuals 62 years of age or older
Term ends 2/18/2014
Anne Mervenne, Royal Oak
Term ends 2/18/2014
William Meyers, Ann Arbor
Represents retired individuals 62 years of age or older
Term ends 2/18/2014
Darrell Burks, Franklin
Term ends 2/18/2014
Members Representing Providers
Physicians:
Edward J. Canfield, D.O., Sebewaing
Physician, Managing Partner and Owner
Canfield Family Practice LLP
Edward G. Jankowski, M.D., Grosse Pointe Woods
Physician
Private Practice
F. Remington Sprague, M.D., Muskegon
Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Mercy Health Partners
Hospitals:
Brian M. Connolly, Dearborn
President and Chief Executive Officer
Oakwood Healthcare Inc.
Spencer C. Johnson, Lansing
President
Michigan Health & Hospital Association
Registered Nurse:
Diane R. Goddeeris, R.N., B.S.N., Lansing
Registered Nurse, OB Informatics
Sparrow Hospital
Pharmacist:
James W. Richards, R.Ph., Ann Arbor
Professor Emeritus,
Social and Administrative Sciences
University of Michigan College of Pharmacy
Other:
Edwin D. Secord, D.D.S., M.S., Beverly Hills
Owner-Orthodontist - Retired
Private Practice
Member Representing Corporate Management
Daniel J. Loepp, Detroit
President and Chief Executive Officer
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Members Representing Subscribers
Large Groups - Labor:
Steven B. Cook, East Lansing
President
Michigan Education Association
Sarah W. Doyle, Detroit
Senior Benefit Consultant
International Union, UAW
Bob King, Detroit
President
International Union, UAW
James U. Settles Jr., Detroit
Vice President
International Union, UAW
Large Groups - Management:
Livio Mezza, Livonia
Ford Motor Company (Retired)
Kathleen S. Neal, Auburn Hills
Director, Integrated Health Care and Disability
Chrysler Group LLC
Jean L. Rose, Detroit
Executive Director, Employee Benefits and HR Operations
General Motors Corporation
John VanderMolen, Lansing
Chief Operating Officer
Michigan Farm Bureau
Medium Groups - Labor:
Joseph J. Ashton, Detroit
Vice President and Director-General Motors & Gaming
International Union, UAW
William H. Black, Detroit
Executive Director
Michigan Teamsters Joint Council 43
Patrick J. Devlin, Detroit
Financial Secretary/Treasurer
Michigan Building and Construction Trades Council
Mark T. Gaffney, Detroit
Business Agent
Teamsters Local Union 214
Calvin T. Rapson, Detroit
International Union, UAW (Retired)
Medium Groups - Management:
Jon E. Barfield, Birmingham
President and CEO
LJ Holdings Investment Company LLC
Terry W. Burns, East Lansing
Executive Vice President
Michigan Automobile Dealers Association
Robert A. Patzer, Howell
Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (Retired)
S. Martin Taylor, Grosse Pointe Farms
DTE Energy Company (Retired)
Small Groups:
Gary J. McInerney, Grand Rapids
Owner
McInerney & Associates
Gregory A. Sudderth, Gladstone
President
Executive Labor-Management Services Inc.
Gary H. Torgow, Detroit
Chairman
Talmer Bancorp, Inc.
Nongroup:
Renee C. Axt, Detroit
President
RCP Associates LLC
Melvin L. Larsen, Farmington Hills
President
Larsen & Associates Inc.- Retired
Wallace D. Riley, Grosse Pointe Farms
