Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Leadership

Serving through the challenges of today and tomorrow

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has been a champion of accessible health care for more than 80 years. We’re the largest provider of health insurance in the state. In fulfilling our mission, we lead the way in funds donated to support programs that improve the health of everyone in Michigan.

Who makes up our leadership teams? Customers from around the state and businesses of all sizes. Health care professionals setting the standards for the industry. Corporate executives with the experience, vision and strategies to tackle the challenges of today and tomorrow. Meet the Blue Cross leadership team united in our common goal: to give our members access to affordable, quality health care, and to improve their health and the health of the communities, economy and health care system in Michigan and across the nation.

Gregory A. Sudderth

Chairman of the Board

F. Remington Sprague, MD

Vice Chairman of the Board

2024-2025 Board of Directors

James Agee
President
JG Agee Consultants, LLC

Peter Ajluni, DO
Orthopedic Surgeon
Orthopedic Specialists PC - Retired

Reneé Axt
President
RCP Associates, LLC

Ronald Bieber
President
Michigan State AFL-CIO

Terry Burns
Membership Benefits/Real Estate and Special Projects
Michigan Automobile Dealers Association

Pat Byers
Administrative Assistant to President
UAW

Karen Cheeseman
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mackinac Straits Health System

Rosalind Cooperman
President
Roz Lullove Cooperman, LLC

Patrick Devlin
Financial Secretary/Treasurer
Michigan Building Trades Council

Shauna Ryder Diggs, MD
Board-Certified Dermatologist, President and Owner
Shauna Ryder Diggs, MD, PC

Linda Forte
Senior Vice President, Business Affairs
Comerica Bank - Retired

Joseph Garcia
Attorney
Joe Garcia Consulting, PLLC

Yousif Ghafari
Chairman and Founder
Ghafari Associates, LLC

Diane Goddeeris, RN, BSN
Registered Nurse, Obstetrics Information – Retired
Sparrow Hospital

Gerald Kariem
Vice President
International Union UAW - Retired

Kerry Kaysserian, DDS
Dentist, PLLC Member
Access Dental Group, PLLC

Melvin Larsen
President
Larsen & Associates Inc. - Retired

Daniel Loepp
President and Chief Executive Officer
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Chandra Madafferi
President & CEO
Michigan Education Association

Christopher Maksym, PharmD
Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan - Retired

Demmy McBride
Senior Director, U.S. Health & Welfare Benefits
Ford Motor Company

Gary McInerney
Owner
McInerney & Associates

Anne Mervenne
Chief Executive Officer
Mervenne & Company

Susanne Mitchell
Director
International Union UAW Social Security Department - Retired

Kevin Moore
President
Michigan Teamster Joint Council 43 Local 299

Brian Peters
Chief Executive Officer
Michigan Health & Hospital Association

Phillip Pierce
Managing Member
Pierce, Monroe and Associates, LLC

Dennis Ramus, MD
Board Certified Family Physician
Bay Area Family Physicians, PC

Scott Serota
President and CEO
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association - Retired

F. Remington Sprague, MD
Vice Chairman of the Board
Ministry Organization Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Mercy Health Muskegon, CHE - Trinity Health - Retired

Gregory Sudderth
Chairman of the Board
President and Founder
Executive Labor-Management Services Inc.

Brad Thompson
Director of Health Care, Disability, and Medical Operations
Stellantis N.V.

Gary Torgow
Chairman
The Huntington National Bank

Renee Turner-Bailey
Director, Social Security Department
International Union UAW

Janice Uhlig
Vice President of Global Total Rewards and Employee Relations
General Motors