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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.0B
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We are a multi-state managed healthcare company focused on serving people who receive healthcare benefits through publicly sponsored programs, including Medicaid, Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Medicaid expansion programs, and Medicare Advantage. We believe that we are better qualified and positioned than many of our competitors to meet the unique needs of our members and the government agencies with whom we contract because of our focus solely on recipients of publicly sponsored healthcare, medical management programs and community-based education and outreach programs. We design our programs to address the particular needs of our members, for whom we facilitate access to healthcare benefits pursuant to agreements with applicable state and Federal governments. We combine medical, social and behavioral health services to help our members obtain quality healthcare in an efficient manner. Our success in establishing and maintaining strong relationships with government agencies, providers and members has enabled us to obtain new contracts and to establish and maintain a leading market position in many of the markets we serve.

Chief Executive Officer of Amerigroup Ohio
Gary Fletcher
Number of Employees 2,999
Contact Information

4425 Corporation Ln

Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462

www.amerigroupc...

1 757 473 2737

NAICS Code Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers: 524114

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Gary Fletcher Chief Executive Officer of Amerigroup Ohio
Hala Moddelmog President and Chief Executive Officer of Susan G. Komen for The Cure
Leonard Kirschner President, Aarp Arizona
James W. Truess Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
John R. Finley Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President, Business Ethics
Leon A. Root Jr. Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Margaret M. Roomsburg Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer
Mary McCluskey Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer
Richard C. Zoretic Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
John E Littel Executive Vice President, External Relations
Linda Whitley-Taylor Executive Vice President, Associate Services
Nancy L. Grden Executive Vice President
Stanley F. Baldwin Executive Vice President
Julie Loftus Trudell Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
Kent Jenkins Jr. Senior Vice President, External Communications
Sharon Brumley Senior Vice President Regulatory Compliance
Peter Lobred Vice President, Communications
Tuan Nguyen Vice President, It Security and Compliance, Amerigroup Corporation
Richard D. Shirk Lead Independent Director
William T. Keena

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
James G. Carlson Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
William J. McBride Chairperson
Chuck Graham Board of Directors
Coles Kay Board of Directors
Dallas Sweezy Board of Directors
Emerson U. Fullwood Board of Directors
James M. Parker IV Board of Directors
Jane Woods Board of Directors
Jeffrey B. Child Board of Directors
Kay Coles James Board of Directors
Lee Schulz Board of Directors
Lex Frieden Board of Directors
Mark Johnson Board of Directors
Mark Meiners Board of Directors
Matt Davies Board of Directors
Sita Diehl Board of Directors
Thomas E. Capps Board of Directors
Uwe E. Reinhardt Board of Directors
William H. Graves Board of Directors
Yanira Cruz Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Chief Executive Officer of Amerigroup Ohio Current

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer of Susan G. Komen for The Cure Current
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Carlson, age 56, has been one of our Directors since 2007. Mr. Carlson has been our President and Chief Executive Officer since September 1, 2007, and Chairman of the Board since May 8, 2008. Prior to that, he served as our President and Chief Operating Officer from 2005. Previously, he served as an Executive Vice President of UnitedHealth Group and President of its UnitedHealthcare business unit, which served more than 10 million members in HMO and PPO plans nationwide. Mr. Carlson also serves on the Board of Directors of the National Kidney Foundation, Morningside College and the Health Sector Advisory Council of Duke University s Fuqua School of Business, in addition to numerous community charitable organizations. On May 8, 2008, Mr. Carlson was re-elected as a Director of the Company for a three-year term that expires in 2011.

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Chairman, Chief Executive, Officer and President Current
Healthspring, Inc. Founder Current
Workscape Inc. Co-Founder Current
America's Health Insurance Plans Board of Directors Current
Morningside College Board of Directors Current
Workscape Inc. CEO Former
Amerigroup Corporation Chief Operating Officer Former
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Executive Vice President Former
Workscape Inc. Board Director Former
Rider University Degree Former

In addition to his AARP activities, Dr. Leonard Kirschner is currently a member of the Boards of Directors of Sun Health, Del E. Webb Memorial Hospital, La Loma Senior Living Services and the Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Kirschner recently was asked by Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano to lead a comprehensive review of operations of the State Veteran Home. He is a Trustee of the Arizona Perinatal Trust, a member of the Arizona State Medicaid Advisory Committee, and was a member of the Harvard School of Public Health Leadership Council from 2003 to 2006. Dr. Kirschner is a former Director of the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS). He is credited with establishing the Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS) under AHCCCS, which serves the elderly, blind and disabled, who are in need of nursing home care.

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. President, Aarp Arizona Current
Sun Health, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Arizona Perinatal Trust Board of Directors Current

James W. Truess is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of AMERIGROUP, overseeing all aspects of the Company's financial operations. Mr. Truess has enjoyed a two-decade career in financial roles, including the past 18 years in the managed care industry, and the last 11 years as a Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining AMERIGROUP, he served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Group Health Cooperative, one of the largest vertically integrated health maintenance organizations in the country. Mr. Truess holds a master's degree in Finance from Seattle University and a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Washington. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Current
Group Health Cooperative Chief Financial Officer Former
Group Health Cooperative Executive Vice President Former
Group Health Cooperative Treasurer Former
Seattle University Master's Degree In Finance Former

John R. Finley is Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President, Business Ethics for AMERIGROUP Corporation. In this position, Mr. Finley is responsible for the Office of Business Ethics and all compliance-related functions within the organization, including oversight of Risk Control Compliance Officers companywide. Prior to joining AMERIGROUP, Mr. Finley was the Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Compliance Officer at the University of Kansas Medical Center, including serving as Co-Chair of the Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC) Forum on Regulation. He joined the University of Kansas from his position at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), where he worked in the Office of the Commissioner as Special Assistant to the Deputy Commissioner for Policy, and as Regulatory Counsel at FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation, Office of Compliance. Mr. Finley also served in the Executive Office of the President of the United States, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as a Presidential Management Fellow. An active member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, Mr. Finley received his undergraduate degree from the University of Tulsa and a law degree and master's of public health from the University of Oklahoma.

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President, Business Ethics Current
University of Kansas Medical Center Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Compliance Officer Former
The University of Oklahoma Master's Former
The University of Tulsa Undergraduate Degree Former
The University of Oklahoma Degree Former

Leon A. Root is Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of AMERIGROUP Corporation. In this role, he is responsible for the information systems and strategies to meet organizational business goals. Mr. Root joined the Company in 2002 as Chief Technology Officer. Previously, he served as Chief Information Officer at Medunite, Inc., a private e-commerce company founded by Aetna, Cigna, PacifiCare Health Systems and five other national managed care companies. Medunite focuses on secure web-enabled administrative transactions and services for healthcare constituents. At Medunite, he was responsible for the information technology and operations division. Also, he was the Senior Vice President/General Manager at McKesson HBOC's business systems division. Mr. Root began his career as systems architect at Eastman Kodak. He earned his master's of science in Business Administration from Pennsylvania State University.

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer Current
The Pennsylvania State University Master's Former

Margaret M. Roomsburg is Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of AMERIGROUP Corporation. Ms. Roomsburg joined AMERIGROUP in 1996 and has served as Controller since 1999. Effective February 1, 2007, Ms. Roomsburg was named Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. Ms. Roomsburg is a Certified Public Accountant. Prior to joining AMERIGROUP, she was the Director of Finance for ValueOptions, Inc. (formerly Options Mental Health).

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer Current
ValueOptions, Inc. Director of Finance Former

Mary McCluskey, MD is Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for AMERIGROUP, overseeing healthcare services for the Company's 1.7 million members. Prior to AMERIGROUP, Dr. McCluskey served in a variety of senior medical positions with Aetna Inc., most recently as Chief Medical Officer, Northeast Region. In this role, she was the senior clinical and medical quality leader for a division that provided health insurance for 2.4 million people through employer-sponsored and Medicare programs. Under her guidance, the company's Northeast region earned an excellent accreditation rating from the National Committee for Quality Assurance. Her previous positions at Aetna included National Medical Director/Head of Clinical Cost Management and Senior Regional Medical Director, Southeast Region. Prior to Aetna, Dr. McCluskey was Vice President of Medical Affairs for Medpartners Medical Management in Tampa. She previously served as Internist/Medical Director of Bridgeton Health Center in St. Louis. Dr. McCluskey began her career as an Urgent Care Physician in St. Louis. A graduate of St. Louis University and the St. Louis University School of Medicine, she completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Jewish Hospital/Washington University in St. Louis.

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer Current
St. Louis University School of Medicine Former

Richard C. Zoretic is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of AMERIGROUP Corporation. In this role, he is responsible for AMERIGROUP's health plan operations in 11 states, with the Company's four regional Chief Executive Officers -- Northeastern, Mid-Atlantic, Southeastern, Southwestern -- reporting directly to him. In addition, Mr. Zoretic oversees the Company's Healthcare Management Services, Healthcare Delivery Systems, Medical Finance and Customer Service operations. With over 28 years of management experience in healthcare finance and insurance, Mr. Zoretic joined AMERIGROUP from CIGNA Dental Health, a national dental benefits provider, where he served as Senior Vice President, Network Operations and Distribution. From 1994 to 2000, he held a variety of leadership positions at UnitedHealth Group, including Regional President of United Healthcare's Mid-Atlantic operations, Senior Vice President of Corporate Sales and Marketing and President of the company's Middle Market Business, where he had overall responsibility for United Healthcare's largest commercial market segment. Mr. Zoretic began his career in 1980 with MetLife's Group Life & Health operations where he held a series of positions of increasing responsibility over a 13-year period. He has also served as a management consultant in Deloitte Consulting's healthcare practice, with clients including Aetna, Kaiser, Anthem and several Blue Cross and Blue Shield organizations. He joined AMERIGROUP in 2003 as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Mr. Zoretic earned a degree in finance at Pennsylvania State University.

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Current
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Senior Vice President Current
The Pennsylvania State University Degree In Finance Former

John R. Finley is Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President, Business Ethics for AMERIGROUP Corporation. In this position, Mr. Finley is responsible for the Office of Business Ethics and all compliance-related functions within the organization, including oversight of Risk Control Compliance Officers companywide. Prior to joining AMERIGROUP, Mr. Finley was the Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Compliance Officer at the University of Kansas Medical Center, including serving as Co-Chair of the Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC) Forum on Regulation. He joined the University of Kansas from his position at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), where he worked in the Office of the Commissioner as Special Assistant to the Deputy Commissioner for Policy, and as Regulatory Counsel at FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation, Office of Compliance. Mr. Finley also served in the Executive Office of the President of the United States, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as a Presidential Management Fellow. An active member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, Mr. Finley received his undergraduate degree from the University of Tulsa and a law degree and master’s of public health from the University of Oklahoma.

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Corporation Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President, Business Ethics Current
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Executive Vice President, External Relations Current
Amerigroup Corporation Executive Vice President, External Relations Former
Heritage Foundation Deputy Director of the Citizenship Project Former
Commonwealth of Virginia Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources Former
Heritage Foundation Counsel Former
Heritage Foundation Board of Directors Former
Human Resources Incorporated Board of Directors Former
Health-Corp Board of Directors Former

Linda Whitley-Taylor is Executive Vice President, Associate Services for AMERIGROUP Corporation. In this position, Ms. Whitley-Taylor is responsible for Associate Services functions and programs including human resources, Associate policy development, compensation and benefits administration, travel and events planning, and training and leadership development. She has two decades of experience in the field of human resources and talent development. Ms. Whitley-Taylor came to AMERIGROUP from Genworth Financial, where she served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources Operations at the company's Richmond, Va., headquarters. At Genworth, her roles in human resources, training and quality steadily increased in responsibilities and scope, ultimately resulting in oversight of human resources operations for 6,500 employees in 24 countries. In addition to her international experience, Ms. Whitley-Taylor has significant expertise in talent development and people strategy initiatives and is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt.

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Executive Vice President, Associate Services Current

Nancy L. Grden is Executive Vice President for AMERIGROUP Corporation. She is responsible for leading the Company's Public Policy Institute, the AMERIGROUP Foundation, public policy and partnerships, eHealth and branding. She previously served as the Company's Chief Marketing Officer responsible for growth and product development. Ms. Grden has extensive leadership experience across several industries in building and launching new ventures, new product and service development, marketing, public policy, and public-private partnerships. Prior to joining AMERIGROUP, she was Founder and President of Avenir, LLC, providing consulting and interim executive services to new ventures, as well as Chief Executive Officer for Lifescape, LLC, a web-based behavioral health services company. She also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for FHC Health Systems, parent company of ValueOptions. Previously, Ms. Grden was Executive Vice President, Marketing Services for NationsBank, before the firm became part of Bank of America. She also has public sector background with university, federal government and state government positions. Ms. Grden has a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina, a master's of Urban and Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina, a bachelor's degree in economics from Bucknell University, and is a graduate of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at the University of Delaware.

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Executive Vice President Current
FHC Health Systems Inc. Chief Marketing Officer Former
FHC Health Systems Inc. Executive Vice President Former
University of South Carolina Master's Degree In Business Administration Former

Stanley F. Baldwin is Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for AMERIGROUP Corporation. He has in excess of three decades of experience providing legal services to corporations in the areas of business law, securities regulation, insurance, managed care and corporate finance. In addition to managing the Company's legal affairs, Mr. Baldwin is responsible for the regulatory compliance, internal audit and corporate investigations functions. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Baldwin served as a senior officer and general counsel of Epic Holdings, Inc., EQUICOR - Equitable HCA Corporation and CIGNA Healthplans, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Executive Vice President Current
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. General Counsel Current
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Secretary Current

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Senior Vice President, Investor Relations Current

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Senior Vice President, External Communications Current

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Senior Vice President Regulatory Compliance Current

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Vice President, Communications Current

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Vice President, It Security and Compliance, Amerigroup Corporation Current

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Lead Independent Director Current
Myotn Chairman of Cerulean Companies, Inc. Current
Amerigroup Corporation Board of Directors Current
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Blue Cross Chief Executive Officer Former
Blue Shield LLC Chief Executive Officer Former
The Blue Cross President Former
Blue Shield LLC President Former
CIGNA Corporation Senior Executive Former
Cigna HealthCare Former

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Chairperson Current

Senator Graham serves as the Assistant Minority Floor Leader in the Missouri Senate. Prior to his service in the Senate, Senator Chuck Graham served four terms in the Missouri House of Representatives. Previously, Senator Graham worked as the Missouri Coordinator for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Project at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He has served as Chair of the Missouri Assistive Technology Council. In 1990, he was recognized by the U.S. Congressional Task Force on the Rights and Empowerment of Americans with Disabilities for his leadership in passing the ADA Act. In 1997, the National Rehabilitation Association bestowed upon him the E.B. Whitten Silver Medallion and the Governor's Council on Disability gave him their Breaking the Barriers Award. He has been honored on four occasions as the Elected Official of the Year by Services for Independent Living. He was named Legislator of the Year by Disabled Citizens Alliance for Independence in December 2000 and 2001. This year he was honored by the Missouri Academy of Family Physicians with the 2007 MAFP Legislative Award.

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Dallas "Rob" Sweezy was appointed to his current role by the President. From 2001 to 2004, he served as the Director of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services at the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. Currently president of a communications firm, he has served on the Board of Directors for the Northern Virginia Parents of Down Syndrome, a local advocacy group.

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Fullwood, age 60, has been one of our Directors since February 11, 2009. Mr. Fullwood retired from Xerox Corporation in June 2008 after serving as Corporate Vice President, Executive Chief of Staff and Marketing Officer for Xerox North America since 2004. Prior to that, Mr. Fullwood held several executive and general management leadership positions with Xerox, including Corporate Vice President. Mr. Fullwood currently serves as a Director of the Vanguard Group and the Vanguard Funds and SPX Corporation. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the United Way of Rochester, the Rochester Boy Scouts of America, Monroe Community College Foundation, the Urban League and Colgate Rochester Crozier Divinity School.

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Board of Directors Current

An advocate for long-term service expansion and improvement in home and community-based services, James Parker IV has worked directly with CMS Real Choice/Systems Change and Robert Wood Johnson to develop and implement New Mexico's Self-Directed Medicaid waiver. He also worked to institute the State Medicaid Option for Personal Care, which features a consumer control and direction component, and he helped bring Medicaid "buy-in" for working disabled individuals to the State. Having worked for three independent living centers (Ability Center, Las Cruces; Atlantis Community, Denver; VOLAR, El Paso), he also served as Accessibility Compliance Coordinator for the City of El Paso, Texas, and as VISTA Volunteer for Coalition of Texans with Disabilities. He was actively involved in the formation of ADAPT nationally and in Texas.

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Disabilities Vista Volunteer Former
Personal Care, Inc. Former

Jane Woods is the former Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources and now works for George Mason University's College of Health and Human Services. In the College's new Department of Health Administration and Policy, Woods provides assistance in analyzing state policies and trends. Previously, she completed an eight-year term as a member of the Virginia Senate and a four-year term as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. She has received numerous awards and recognitions, including being named Virginia Leader in Healthcare and twice receiving the Virginia School Board Association's Legislator of the Year award.

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Health-Corp Secretary Former
The Virginia House Board of Directors Former
Human Resources Incorporated Secretary Former

Mr. Child, age 49, has been one of our Directors since 2003. Since July 2005, Mr. Child has served as the Chief Financial Officer of a family office of an unaffiliated third party. From February 1999 through June 2003, Mr. Child served as a Managing Director, U.S. equity capital markets at Banc of America Securities LLC, where he was responsible for its public equity underwriting business in the United States. Prior to that, he served as Managing Director of the Banc of America Securities healthcare group. Mr. Child also serves on the Board of Directors of ev3 Inc. and is a Trustee of the Menlo Park City School District Board of Education. On May 8, 2008, Mr. Child was re-elected as a Director of the Company for a three-year term that expires in 2011.

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Member, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Medicaid Advisory Commission. Former Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management and Former Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Lee Schulz has 35 years of experience in social services, disability rights and healthcare. Of those years, 23 years of experience has been in Wisconsin and 21 years with independent living. He has given many regional presentations on fund development and organizational management for disability organizations and is well-known within the disability rights community across the country. As the Executive Director of IndependenceFirst in Milwaukee, he has guided a small organization of seven and a $260,000 budget to a dynamic organization of 90 in-house staff and 1,200 PCW's and a budget of $27 million. IndependenceFirst has developed several innovative programs such as the statewide Women and Abuse Program, Alternative Financing Program, Home Ownership Program and the Try A Gadget resource center. Mr. Schulz has served several terms on the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) Board of Directors, served on the SILC, co-Founded the Wisconsin Coalition of Independent Living Centers (WCILC) and served on several Research and Training Center Advisory committees on disability-related issues.

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Independencefirst Co Executive Director Former
Wisconsin Coalition of Independent Living Centers, Inc. Founder Former

Lex Frieden is Professor of Health Informatics and Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and he is Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and of Family and Community Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. Mr. Frieden is also Senior Vice President at TIRR|MemorialHermann Hospital in Houston, Texas, where he directs the ILRU Independent Living Research Utilization Program a research, training and technical assistance program on independent living for people with disabilities and those who are aging. Mr. Frieden has served as chairperson of the National Council on Disability, president of Rehabilitation International, and chairperson of the American Association of People with Disabilities. Credited with defining and pioneering the concept of "independent living" in the early 1970's, he has published many articles and papers and he speaks frequently on the subject. Mr. Frieden was instrumental in conceiving and drafting the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). He has received two Presidential Citations for his work in the field of disability. A graduate of Tulsa University, Mr. Frieden has been honored as a Distinguished Alumnus. He also holds a master's degree in social psychology from the University of Houston where he completed doctoral requirements in rehabilitation psychology. In 2004, he was awarded an honorary doctorate in law (LL.D.) by the National University of Ireland.

Organization Position Status
Tirr Senior Vice President Current
Baylor College of Medicine Professor Current
Hcbs Current
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Ilru Director Current
The University of Houston Master's Degree In Social Psychology Former
Tulsa University Former

Mark Johnson was recently awarded the 2007 Henry B. Betts Award from the American Association of People with Disabilities in honor of his achievements in improving the quality of life for people with disabilities. A one-time counselor at the Charlotte Rehabilitation Hospital, he helped establish the Metrolina Chapter of the National Paraplegia Foundation and one of the first Title VII Independent Living Centers in the U.S. In Denver in the 1980s, Johnson ran the Transitional Living Program at Holistic Approaches to Independent Living (HAIL) and was subsequently its Director of Advocacy. He also became Colorado's first Statewide Independence Living Coordinator. Johnson also helped to create Americans Disabled for Accessible Transportation (ADAPT) in 1984, a grassroots-driven organization that has been an effective force for change in the national disability rights movement. In 1987, Johnson assumed the position of Director of Advocacy at the Shepherd Center, recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top rehabilitation hospitals in the country.

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Colorado Inc Statewide Independence Living Coordinator Former

Mark R. Meiners, Ph.D., is a Professor of Health Policy in the College of Health and Human Services at George Mason University. Dr. Meiners specializes in the areas of aging and health with emphasis on financing and reimbursement issues. He is nationally recognized as one of the leading experts on financing and program development in long-term care. Among his noteworthy recent accomplishments is his leadership of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Medicare/Medicaid Integration Program, an initiative designed to help states develop new systems of care that better coordinate acute and long-term care. In addition, he has led the RWJF Partnership for Long-Term Care, an innovative state-based long-term care insurance program, since its beginning in 1987. His path-breaking research on long-term care insurance has been a major catalyst to the current interest in this topic and his work on Medicare/Medicaid integration has helped advance chronic care improvement strategies for all aged and disabled populations. Dr. Meiners holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in economics from Georgetown University and a B.A. in economics with distinction from the University of Wisconsin.

Organization Position Status
George Mason University Prof of Health Policy Current
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Georgetown University PH.D. Former
Georgetown University M.A. In Economics Former

Matt Davies is a healthcare advocate focusing on the challenges and barriers faced by older adults and people with disabilities. Mr. Davies served as the CEO of UnitedHealthcare in Central and North Florida from 1997 -2006. Prior to United, he worked 13 years in healthcare for Prudential. His primary responsibilities were overall operations, plan services and financial performance. Mr. Davies' member-centric approach resulted in his health plan receiving the highest ranking for member satisfaction of the over 20 distinct United health plans around the country in 2005. Mr. Davies became a quadriplegic in a 2005 car accident. He hopes to use his new perspective and his 20 years of professional experience as a healthcare executive to make a difference in his community. He is looking at how healthcare services are made available to the elderly and to people with disabilities, and how these people are supported in their efforts to be contributing and productive members of the workforce. Mr. Davies graduated from Colgate University with a bachelor's degree in 1984. He serves on the Winter Park Health Foundation and has served on the American Red Cross Board for Greater Orlando, including Chairperson in 2004.

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The American National Red Cross Board of Directors Former
Colgate University Bachelor's Degree Former

As Executive Director of NAMI Tennessee, Sita Diehl leads that State's chapter of an organization dedicated to improving quality of life of individuals and families affected by mental illness. Her chapter provides support and education, advocates for fair and nondiscriminatory laws at the federal and state level, and works to eliminate the stigma surrounding severe mental illness.

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Dominion Resources, Inc. Compensation Committee

Organization Position Status
Dominion Clearinghouse CEO Current
Visitors Board of Directors Current
Amerigroup Corporation Board Director Current
The Shaw Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Amerigroup Corporation Compensation Committee Member Current
Dominion Resources, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Armstrong Energy Limited Partner L.L.P. CEO Former
Dominion Corporation, Inc. Former
Dominion Resources, Inc. Chairman Former
Dominion Resources, Inc. Board of Directors Former
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Degrees Former

Dr. Reinhardt, age 71, has been one of our Directors since 2002. He is the James Madison Professor of Political Economy and Public Affairs of Princeton University, a Trustee of Duke University and of its Duke University Health System, a Trustee of the H&Q Healthcare Investors and H&Q Life Sciences Investors, and a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of the American Medical Association, Health Affairs and several other journals. Dr. Reinhardt serves on the Board of Boston Scientific Corporation. He is a Commissioner on the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation s Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Until 2002, he had served for five years on the Center for Health Care Strategies, a non-profit think tank focused on improving managed-care techniques for the Medicaid and State Children s Health Insurance Program populations. On May 10, 2007, Dr. Reinhardt was re-elected as a Director of the Company for a three-year term that expires in 2010.

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Board of Directors Current

William H. Graves, Ed.D., C.R.C., serves as the Dean and Professor of Educational Leadership and Counseling, Darden College of Education at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va. Dr. Graves is the author and co-author of research articles, technical publications, and books in counseling and disability policy and research. He served as the Director of the nation's only Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision. His research in blindness and low vision was funded by state and federal agencies for over 10 years. For his research contributions, he has received the Distinguished Service awards from the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association and the National Association of Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers. He also received the Warren C. Bledsoe Award for Outstanding Contributions in Research in the Field of Blindness and Low Vision. Dr. Graves has held national leadership offices in numerous professional associations and certification bodies. He has been appointed to disability policy and state educational licensing bodies by the governors of Mississippi and Virginia. He was appointed as the Director of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research by President George H. W. Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate. Dr. Graves received a bachelor's degree from Wake Forest University, a master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, and a doctoral degree in Student Personnel from the University of Florida.

Organization Position Status
Amerigroup Maryland, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The National Institute Director Former
University of Florida Master's Degree In Rehabilitation Counseling Former
Wake Forest University Bachelor's Degree Former
University of Florida Degree In Student Personnel Former

Organization Position Status
Nhcoa President & CEO Former
Latin American Youth Center Board of Directors Current
American Diabetes Association Board of Directors Current
Hshps Former

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