2012 Proposal Advisory Group*

The 2012 Proposal Advisory Group (PAG) was composed of broad set of experts in state health policy and health services research who assessed the merits of each proposal submitted under SHARE's 2012 call for proposals (CFP) based on program criteria set out in the CFP; discussed the comparative merits across all applicants; and provided funding recommendations to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 

Joel Cantor, Sc.D., Director
Rutgers University Center for State Health Policy

Sandra Decker, Ph.D., Senior Service Fellow
National Center for Health Statistics, CDC

Anne Gauthier, M.S., Senior Program Director
National Academy for State Health Policy

Heather Howard, J.D., Director
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, State Network

Sarah Iselin, M.S., President
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation

Tony Lo Sasso, Ph.D., M.A., Professor
Health Policy and Administration, University of Illionois at Chicago School of Public Health

James Marton, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University

Richard Onizuka, Ph.D., Health Care Policy Director
Washington State Health Care Authority

Chris Trenholm, Ph.D., Associate Director of Health Research
Mathematica Policy Research

Ann Volpel, M.P.A., Director
Bureau of Policy Analysis and Initiatives, New York State Department of Health

2007 Proposal Advisory Group*

The 2007 Proposal Advisory Group (PAG) developed criteria, review, and rate responses to the initial SHARE Call for Proposals. The PAG assisted with the final formulation of grant criteria and provided input on grant proposals. This included reviewing and rating grant applications and making final funding recommendations to the Foundation.

Sonia Chambers, Chair of the Board
West Virginia Health Care Authority

Andy Coburn, PhD, Professor and Director,
Institute for Health Policy, University of Southern Maine

Anne Gauthier, MS, Senior Policy Director
The Commonwealth Fund

Allyson Hall, PhD, Research Director
Florida Center for Medicaid and the Uninsured

Neva Kaye, Senior Program Director
National Academy for State Health Policy

Enrique Martinez-Vidal, MPP, Director
State Coverage Initiatives

Cindy Mann, JD, Research Professor,
Health Policy Institute, Georgetown University

Marian R. Mulkey, MPP, MPH, Senior Program Officer
California HealthCare Foundation

*Professional titles and affiliations at time of PAG participation