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
Officers
Daniel J. Loepp
President and Chief Executive Officer
Susan L. Barkell
Senior Vice President, Provider Contracting and Network Operations
Laura Byars
Senior Vice President, Chief Talent Officer
Jeffrey L. Connolly
Senior Vice President and President, West Michigan and Upper Peninsula
Kenneth R. Dallafior
Executive Vice President and President, Health Plan Business
David Ellenbogen
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
William M. Fandrich
Executive Vice President, Information Technology and Operations
James D. Grant, MD
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Waymond E. Harris
Senior Vice President and Treasurer
Elizabeth Irick
Vice President and Corporate Secretary
Tricia A. Keith
President and CEO-Elect
Darrell E. Middleton
Executive Vice President
Paul L. Mozak
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Lynda M. Rossi
Executive Vice President, Strategy, Innovation and Public Affairs
Laurine Symula Parmely
Senior Vice President
Michele A. Samuels
Senior Vice President, General Auditor and Corporate Compliance
Todd Van Tol
Executive Vice President, Health Care Value