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Representing the Public Employees’ Benefit Board (PEBB)

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Shaun Parkman

Shaun Parkman

Committee Chair
 
Shaun Parkman was appointed to the Public Employees’ Benefit Board in 2015.  Shaun works as an evaluation specialist in the Oregon Public Health Division and is a rank and file member of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 503.  He is a Southern/Midwest transplant and has loved living in Portland since 2010.  Shaun stays active by hiking and running with his wife and daughter.

Kimberly Hendricks

Kimberly Hendricks

Kimberly Hendricks was appointed to the Public Employees' Benefit Board in June 2017. Kimberly is superintendent of Santiam Correctional Institution for Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC). She has also served as superintendent at Shutter Creek Correctional Institution in North Bend. Kimberly has been with DOC since 2001, when she joined the start-up team at Coffee Creek Correctional Institution. In addition to 16 years of corrections management experience, Kimberly has been a volunteer firefighter, emergency medical technician, and an occupational health technician at Silverton Hospital. Kimberly attended Willamette University, where she received a certificate in public management. Kimberly is a member of the Board of Public Safety Standards and Training's Corrections Policy Committee. Kimberly and her husband Kevin, a retired fire chief, enjoy fishing and camping.

Representing the Oregon Educators Benefit Board (OEBB)

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Geoffrey Brown

Geoffrey Brown

Committee Vice Chair
 
With 35 years of consulting experience, Geoff's work as a senior consultant with Towers Watson led him to play a key role in OEBB's history. He provided expert testimony during the 2007 legislative session in favor of OEBB's creation, and as lead consultant to the OEBB Board, he assisted with the design and implementation of OEBB's plans from the first offerings in 2008 until his retirement in 2013.
 
Geoff possesses a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech Therapy and Education as well as a Masters of Science in Communication Education. He is also a musician, community volunteer, father of four, grandfather or seven, and proud husband for over 40 years to his wife, Sally Jo.

Jonian 'JJ' Scofield

Jonian 'JJ' Scofield

JJ's work in Human Resources has led him to management positions across the state, from Portland to Newport, where he first discovered his enjoyment of working in the public sector. In his current position as HR Director for Josephine County, JJ's duties include oversight of all human resources and risk management for the county, including total compensation and benefit administration. As an OEBB Board Member, he is proud to represent Southern Oregon as well as local governments. JJ is an experienced and passionate teacher and trainer with a Bachelor of Science in Contemporary Music and numerous leadership awards from Western Oregon University.

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Tom Syltebo

Tom is a retired physician who has worked in Oregon healthcare as a primary care physician, hospital chief of staff, operations medical director, and medical group liaison. He represented Kaiser Permanente before the OEBB Board for five years as KP Northwest Region's Clinical Quality Representative, and continues to participate with Oregon Health Care Quality Corporation (Q Corp), an organization dedicated to providing comprehensive, actionable, statewide medical information to all stakeholders.

Representing OEBB-PEBB Leadership

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Ali Hassoun

Director of the Oregon Educators Benefit Board (OEBB) and the Public Employees' Benefit Board (PEBB).

Margaret Isa-Smith

Margaret Smith-Isa

Margaret Smith-Isa serves as PEBB’s Program Development Lead and staffs the Innovation Workgroup. Margaret joined PEBB in 2007 and since then has worked in a variety of areas including value based benefit design, health plan quality measurement, and program research and development for condition and wellness management. Prior to joining PEBB Margaret worked in health analytics for a large health plan and health research and policy at a federal government agency. She holds a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from the University of Illinois and a master’s degree in public policy from Duke University.