Albert E. Barnett, M.D. is Chairman of the Board, Institute for Healthcare Advancement, and Chief Medical Officer of Friends of Children Health Center. He is a nationally recognized expert on healthcare delivery models. Dr. Barnett founded Friendly Hills Medical Group in 1968 and served as the CEO of Friendly Hills HealthCare Network until 1996. During this time, he helped to build one of the most esteemed physician-led healthcare delivery systems in the U.S. A respected author and lecturer, Dr. Barnett consults on an extensive variety of healthcare issues and has written or contributed to six books on the delivery of healthcare.
		Gloria Gilbert Mayer, R.N., Ed.D., FAAN,  is the President and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Advancement.  Before joining IHA, Dr. Mayer was the COO of Friendly Hills Healthcare Network, a large managed care organization serving 400,000 members.  Dr. Mayer has extensive journal publications and 11 published books. Dr. Mayer is the author of 3 of the books in the "What To Do For Health" book series.
IHA Board of Directors
		John Applen, M.D. has served as a member of the board of directors of the Institute for Healthcare Advancement since its incorporation in 1994. As a physician and surgeon, Dr. Applen has had over 40 years of experience practicing in various healthcare settings throughout the U.S.
		Juan M. Garcia has been actively involved in community issues for several years and held the office of Mayor of the City of La Habra, California in 1999. He is currently employed as Business Coordinator for the Chevron Petroleum Technology Company.
		George S. Goldstein, Ph.D. is Executive Vice President of Molina Healthcare, Inc., an HMO serving California, Washington, Utah, New Mexico, Indiana, Ohio, Texas, and Michigan. Previously, Dr. Goldstein held several senior positions in healthcare in both public and private sectors, in the U.S. and other countries. Dr. Goldstein has published extensively on numerous healthcare topics.   Nancy J. Monk, M.P.H., M.B.A., brings a wealth of experience in healthcare systems management to the Board. She is the Vice President of Public and Regulatory Affairs at PacifiCare Health Systems in Cypress, Calif., where she has served for the past 10 years. Nancy has drawn accolades for her work in managed care and policy development, and continues to lead with her experience in strategic planning, government relations and leadership training and development. She earned her two masters' degrees from UCLA's School of Public Health and Graduate School of Management, and remains active academically as a member of the Masters in Health Administration Advisory Board at CSU Long Beach.
		Barbara Price, is Vice President, Project Management with Scripps Health in San Diego, California. She has over twenty years of experience in healthcare delivery systems and health plan operations. Ms. Price currently consults with corporate and business unit leadership to provide content expertise and advice on clinical and business process performance change and improvement.
		Duane Saikami, Pharm.D., MBA, is a partner in PharMedQuest, a consulting firm that works with pharmaceutical manufacturers, health insurance companies, physician organizations, and health care entities to develop managed pharmaceutical care strategies and tactics.  Previously, Dr. Saikami was the Vice President of Market Capability Development for Merck-Medco Managed Care, now Medco Health Solutions.  Dr. Saikami received his Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration from California State University Long Beach.
		Sheldon S. Zinberg, M.D., joined the IHA Board of Directors in 2008. He is the founder of Nifty After Fifty Wellness Centers. He founded CareMore Medical Group in 1993 and served as its Chairman. In addition to his internal medicine private practice of 35 years, he served as a clinical professor of medicine at both UC Irvine and Western University of Health Sciences. He earned his M.D. from UC Irvine.
IHA Executive Staff
		Michael Villaire, MSLM, Director, Programs & Operations, joined IHA in 2000. He is accountable for all aspects of daily operations of the Institute for Healthcare Advancement, and coordinates the planning and production of IHA's annual Health Literacy Conference. Prior to working at IHA he served as managing editor for a number of peer-reviewed medical and nursing journals, and has produced national healthcare symposia. He earned baccalaureate degrees in English and Communications from Western Michigan University, and his master's degree in organizational leadership and management, nonprofit emphasis, from the University of La Verne.
		David Lee, MHA, Director, Clinical Operations, joined IHA in 2007. He was the administrator at Bergman Medical Group and a special consultant to Whittier Medical Center.  He has also served as administrator and vice president of corporate relations at Los Angeles Urgent Medical Center, and regional director of business development and marketing at Rehability Corporation.  David earned his bachelor of science degree from California State University at Sacramento and his masters of health administration degree from Saint Mary's College.