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STEERING COMMITTEE

The IHS/VHA Steering Committee (Committee) oversees national initiatives created under the MOU. Specifically, the Committee is charged to:

Review progress on ongoing national initiatives and provide guidance on them to IHS and VA leadership, headquarters staff and program representatives.
Identify new areas and set priorities for collaboration between IHS and VA.
Receive reports on existing local and regional collaborations and encourage or catalyze additional collaborative projects through such actions as identifying successful collaborative models and sharing the findings across the country.
Advise and assist in outreach and communication to constituent groups.

The Committee reports to the Director of IHS and the Under Secretary for Health, VHA. Members are:

Indian Health Service

Douglas G. Peter, MD - Co-Chair
Assistant Surgeon General
Acting Chief Medical Officer

Kathy Hughes
Vice Chairwoman
Oneida Nation of Wisconsin

James Toya
Director, Albuquerque Area

Bruce Finke, MD
Consultant, National Elder Care Initiative

Elmer Brewster
Director, Division of Business Office Enhancement
Office of Resource Access & Partnership

Tammy Cannady
Northern Area Deputy Administrator
Choctaw Nation

Michael J. Kussman, MD, MS, MACP - Co-Chair
Acting Under Secretary for Health for the Veterans Health Administration

Robert Petzel, MD
Network Director, VISN 23

Alfonso R. Batres, PhD, MSSW
Chief Officer, Readjustment Counseling Service

Lucretia McClenney
Acting Director, Center for Minority Veterans

James Floyd
Director, Salt Lake City VAMC

Linda Pyne
Outreach Analyst, Veterans Benefit Administration

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