The Arizona Telemedicine Council was created by the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the Arizona State Legislature. The Council was given oversight for the Arizona Telemedicine Program and the development of its telecommunications network. Senator Robert (“Bob”) Burns, who initiated the legislation that created the Arizona Telemedicine Program, became the first Co-chairman of the Council which has met quarterly in Phoenix since 1996.
Senate President Robert Burns (retired)
Representative Matt Heinz, M.D.
Representative John Kavanagh
Bureau of Emergency Medical Services - Ben Bobrow, MD
United Healthcare - Donald A. Graf
Joint Legislative Budget Committee - Steve Grunig
Arizona Lottery - Jeff Hatch-Miller
Arizona Department of Health Services - Will Humble, MPH
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) - John Molina, MD
Arizona Strategic Enterprise Technology (ASET) - Galen Updike
Native American Health- Mark Carroll, MD
Northern Arizona Area Health Education Center (NAHEC) - Sean Clendaniel
Mayo Clinic Hospital - Bart Demaerschalk, MD, MSc, FRCP(C)
Copper Queen Community Hospital – James Dickson, CEO
University of Arizona, College of Medicine Phoenix - Stuart D. Flynn, MD
AZ Telecommunications & Information Council - Ralph Gierish
University of Arizona, College of Medicine - Tim Hunter, MD
Keeling Law Offices - Michael C. Keeling, Esq.
AZ College of Osteopathic Medicine Midwestern University - Lori A. Kemper, DO
University of Arizona, College of Medicine - Stephen A. Klotz, MD
Barrow Neurological Institute - Alan Pitt, MD
Northern Arizona Regional Behavioral Health Authority (NARBHA) – Nancy Rowe
Arizona Health-e Connection - Melissa Rutala
Flagstaff Medical Center - Gigi Sorenson, RN, MSN
Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center - Mark Smith, MD
Vitaphone USA - Brad Tritle
Mayo Clinic - T'Nita Waters
Carondelet Health Network - Donn Zazworsky, RN, MS, CCM, FAAN
Michael Adu-Tutu, DDS, MBA, CCHP-A
AZ Department of Education - Bruce Groll, PhD
Banner Health System - Steve Sowards
