Meet the team of dedicated and deeply experienced staff, executives and advisors who organize our operations and shepherd our grant programs.
President
Lynda Rossi serves as the president of the Foundation's board of directors. She helps shape the overall strategy and direction of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Rossi joined the company in July 2007 as vice president of public policy and social mission.
Executive Director and CEO
Audrey Harvey joined Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan in 1991 and served in many roles before becoming the Foundation's executive director and CEO. Harvey holds a juris doctor, a master's degree in taxation and a bachelor’s degree in accounting, all from Wayne State University. She graduated from the University of South Florida in December 2017 with a master of public health – public health practice program. Harvey is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, licensed to practice in the state of Illinois. She is a certified public accountant and certified in public health.
Senior Program Officer
Myra M. Tetteh is responsible for the Foundation’s Investigator Initiated, Physician Investigator and Community Matching grant programs in Southeast Michigan, the Bay Area, the Thumb and the Upper Peninsula. She is also responsible for the Foundation’s Student Award Program throughout Michigan. Tetteh holds a master's degree in public policy and a Ph.D. in public health both from the University of Michigan.
Senior Program Officer
Kelly Brittain is responsible for the Foundation’s Investigator Initiated, Physician Investigator, and Community Matching grant programs in Mid-Michigan, West Michigan and Northern Michigan. She's also responsible for the Foundation’s Proposal Development Award Program throughout Michigan. Brittain holds a master’s degree in community/urban health nursing from Wayne State University and a Ph.D. in Nursing with a concentration on Health Promotion/Risk Reduction from the University of Michigan.
Senior Analyst
Elba Huerta is responsible for the Foundation’s process improvement and accounts payable administration. She is in charge of the monthly financial and accounting reporting. Huerta has a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering with a specialty in software development from the Institute Technologic of Durango. She also holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration from Walsh College.
Corporate Secretary
Susan Shelton is the executive assistant to the Foundation's executive director and CEO and serves as the corporate board's secretary. Shelton joined the Foundation team in 2014. She also is the point person for planning, implementing and managing board activities.
Board-Certified Dermatologist, President and Founder, CosmedicDerm
President, Ferguson Development LLC
Executive Vice President, Strategy, Innovation and Public Affairs Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
President and Chief Executive Officer, Arab-American and Chaldean Council
Retired Director of Michigan Department of Community Health
Retired CEO, Michigan Health Endowment Fund
Assistant Dean, Macomb University Center, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Grant Advisory Panel members are essential to ensuring that BCBSM Foundation support is directed toward research of the highest quality, thus improving health care access, quality and cost, in our quest to improve the health of Michiganders.
Lawrence J. Baer, PhD
Consultant
Grand Rapids
Clifford L. Broman, PhD
Professor
Department of Sociology
Michigan State University
David Julius Brown, MD
Associate Vice President and Associate Dean for Health Equity and Inclusion, Associate Professor, Pediatric Otolaryngology, University of Michigan Medicine
Jade Burns PhD, RN, CPNP-PC
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Michigan
Cleopatra Howard Caldwell, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Health Behavior & Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan
Bhavin Dalal, MD
Associate Professor, Vice Chief, Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep Medicine, Associate Program Director, Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship, Beaumont Health, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Jessica D. Faul, PhD
Associate Research Professor, Co-Director, Institute for Social Research Biospecimen Lab, University of Michigan
Gary L. Freed, MD, MPH
Percy and Mary Murphy Professor of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Michigan
Megan C. Frost, PhD
Professor and Department Chair, Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Michigan Technological University
Charles Given, PhD
Professor Emeritus, College of Nursing, Michigan State University
John Goddeeris, PhD
Professor, Department of Economics, Michigan State University
Allen Goodman, PhD
Professor, Economics Department, Wayne State University
Robert Goodman, DO, MHSA, FACEP, FACOEP
Medical Director, Blue Care Network of Michigan
Gerod S. Hall, PhD, MPH
Senior Statistician, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Denise Soltow Hershey, PhD, RN, FNP-BC
Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Michigan State University
Kenneth A. Jamerson, MD, FASH
Professor, Internal Medicine, Frederick G.L. Huetwell Collegiate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan Medicine
Phillip Levy, MD, MPH, FACEP
Assistant VP for Translational Science and Clinical Research Innovation, College of Medicine, Wayne State University and Wayne Health
Jersey Liang, PhD
Professor, Department of Health Management & Policy, School of Public Health, University of Michigan
Rob Lyerla, PhD, MGIS
Professor, Western Michigan University
Nora Maloy, DrPH, MHSA
Adjunct Clinical Instructor, Department of Global Reach, University of Michigan Medical School
Milisa Manojlovich, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor, School of Nursing, University of Michigan
Laurence McMahon, MD, MPH
Professor, University of Michigan
Sharon Milberger, ScD
Director, Michigan Developmental Disabilities Institute, Wayne State University
Kagan Ozer, MD
Professor, Orthopedic and Plastic Surgery, University of Michigan
Jae A. Puckett, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Michigan State University
Neli Ragina, PhD, MSc
Associate Professor, Director, Students and Residents Clinical Research, College of Medicine, Central Michigan University
Phillip Rodgers, MD
Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan
Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH
Chief of Medicine, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, George Dock Professor, University of Michigan
Michael Simon, MD, MPH
Professor, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University
Herbert Smitherman, Jr., MD
Vice Dean of Diversity and Community Affairs, Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, President and CEO, Health Centers Detroit Foundation
Miron Stano, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Department of Economics & Management, Oakland University
Carmen Stokes, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CNE
Nurse Navigator, SM Gavini Center for Cancer Prevention, Ascension Health
Ira Strumwasser, PhD
Executive Director & CEO (Retired), BCBSM Foundation
Marianne Udow-Phillips, MHSA
Principal, MuConsulting
Ksenia I. Ustinova, PhD
Professor, School of Rehabilitation and Medical Sciences, Central Michigan University
Gina Lynem-Walker, MD
Associate Medical Director, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Lori J. Warner, Ph.D., LP, BCBA-D, Licensed Psychologist, Lori J. Warner Ph.D., PLLC
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