| Dale
Christine Ahlskog,
MBA |
 Dale Christine Ahlskog, President of Molina
Healthcare of Washington, is responsible for
direction and oversight of strategic initiatives
and operations for the Washington health plan.
Prior to this, Ms. Ahlskog was the Chief
Financial Officer for Molina Healthcare of
Washington. She was the CFO for the former
QualMed Washington Health Plan, Inc. (now Molina
Healthcare of Washington). Dale was also the
former Controller and Director of Operations of
Micro Innovations, Inc. in Seattle, Washington.
She holds an MBA from the University of
Washington (Seattle). |
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| Laurel
Lee, MSPH |
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 Laurel A. Lee, MSPH, Chief Operating
Officer, is responsible
for managing
all hands-on operational aspects of the
company. She has direct accountability for
the Member
Services, Provider Services, Administrative
Services, Human Resources and Information
Services Departments. As a member of
Washington's senior management team, she
works to ensure that the company has
the proper operational controls,
administrative and reporting procedures, and
human/system resources in place to ensure
success. Laurel
joined Molina Healthcare in 1998 as a
Manager of Provider Contracts and she served
from 2000 to 2004 as Director of Provider
Services & Contracts. |
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Ms. Lee formerly served as Vice President of
Contract Management for UniMed Management
Company, an affiliate of the former
UniHealth based in Burbank, California. Ms.
Lee holds a Master of Science in Public
Health from the University of California,
Los Angeles. |
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| Jennifer Freeman, CPA |
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 Jennifer Lee Freeman, Chief Financial Officer
for Molina Healthcare of Washington, manages the
Finance Department which includes accounting,
enrollment, billing, capitation operations, and
claims cost recovery. As a member of Molina
Healthcare of Washington's senior management
team, she works on long term strategic planning,
financial performance review and operational
issues. Formerly, she was the Director of SEC
Reporting and Audit for Molina Healthcare, Inc.
in Long Beach, California. Before taking her
position with Molina Healthcare, Inc., she had
originally joined the company as a consultant
for the Sarbanes-Oxley 404 Implementation.
Also, Ms. Freeman was the former Controller for
Cox Communications in Orange County,
California. She holds a BBA from The University
of Texas at Austin and has been a CPA since
1992, licensed in Texas. |
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| Ward B. Hurlburt, M.D., M.P.H., FACPE, FACS, CPE |
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 Ward B. Hurlburt, M.D., M.P.H., FACPE, FACS, CPE, Chief Medical Officer, leads the Molina Healthcare of Washington Health Care Services staff that includes utilization management, case management, quality improvement, credentialing, pharmacy and special programs.
Prior to joining Molina Healthcare, Dr. Hurlburt was Medical Director at PacifiCare Northwest and Divisional Medical Director for Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound/Group Health Permanente. Dr. Hurlburt's previous experience also includes full spectrum medical management and consulting, staff model health care delivery, and a post as Assistant Surgeon General with the US Public Health Service. |
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Dr. Hurlburt has an M.D. from George Washington University and Masters of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Hurlburt is licensed in Washington and Alaska. He is a Certified Physician Executive with the American College of Physician Executives; a Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery, American Board of Medical Management, and the American Board of Preventive Medicine. Dr. Hurlburt is a Fellow of the American College of Physician Executives, American College of Surgeons, and the American College of Preventive Medicine. |
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| Peggy
Wanta, M.Ed. |
 Peggy Wanta, Director of Contracts and Compliance,
is responsible for management of the Healthy Options,
Basic Health and Children’s Health Insurance
Program (CHIP) contracts. Her role includes coordination
of the contract renewal proposals and oversight
of compliance, training and service issues. Ms.
Wanta was a former employee benefits consultant
with William Mercer, Inc. in Seattle, Washington.
She holds a Master of Education/Early Childhood
from the University of Washington (Seattle). |
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