Our Members

Kaakpema “KP” Yelpaala, Senior Fellow/Lecturer & Faculty Director, InnovateHealth Yale, Yale School of Public Health

eHealth Commission Chair

Kaakpema, who goes by “KP,” is a global entrepreneur and public health practitioner with over 20 years of experience working across the public and private sectors in the United States, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Caribbean. He is a Senior Fellow and Lecturer at the Yale School of Public Health and the Faculty Director for InnovateHealth Yale.

KP Co-Founded InOn Health in 2018. The company used digital communication channels and consumer insights to better connect multicultural populations to healthcare services. Prior to InOn Health, he also founded access.mobile International. access.mobile was a venture-backed global digital health company that developed solutions to improve access to health information and services in African countries. The company implemented programs in 13 African countries.

KP served as one of the early employees of the Clinton Health Access Initiative and worked as a management consultant for Dalberg Global Development Advisors. He is a member of the External Equity and Innovation Advisory Board for the American Medical Association. He is also Chair of the Advisory Board for IndyGeneUS, a company with a mission to accelerate the discovery, development, and manufacturing of advanced therapeutics to address health disparities that underserved communities face in accessing high-quality, equitable healthcare.

Kaakpema received a Bachelor of Arts with Honors from Brown University and a Master of Public Health from the Yale School of Public Health. He is a 2023 Rock Health Top 50 in Digital Health Luminaries honoree.

Toni Baruti, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at AllHealth Network 

eHealth Commissioner

Toni Baruti is the Chief Technology & Innovation Officer at AllHealth Network.  She has over 25 years in healthcare and consulting healthcare systems and payors. She helps transform care and payment models using her blended background in Finance, Analytics and Technology.  Prior to joining AllHealth Network she was the Principal Owner of Solutions FBIA, a firm that consults Healthcare Systems, FQHCs, Small Businesses, Nonprofits, Community Health Centers and Community Mental Health Centers.  She served on the Colorado State Healthcare Policy and Finance Committee for selection of the State’s Business Intelligence Data Management System. Toni’s passion is helping the underserved, with a steadfast focus on Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity.  Toni spends her spare time volunteering with several organizations.  She served as the Board Chair and Capital Campaign Chair for The Center for African American Health. She also serves on the Executive Committee for Curious Theater, Treasurer for the White Rose Foundation, Inc. and on the Board and Finance Advisory Committee for Cleo Parker Robinson Dance. Toni graduated from Clark Atlanta University with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance.  She lives in Aurora, CO with her husband Abasi, daughter Imani, 16-year-old Shih Tzu, Noah, and 8-month-old Bugg, Stiles.

Mona A. Baset, Vice President, Digital Services, Intermountain Health

eHealth Commissioner

As Vice President of Digital Services at Intermountain Health, Mona Baset leads digital strategy and transformation, including the development and implementation of the digital technology road map. Prior to joining Intermountain Health in September 2019, Mona served as Assistant Vice President in the Information & Analytics Services organization at Atrium Health, leading consumer and patient engagement strategies. She transitioned into that role after leading digital marketing and analytics strategy for Atrium Health. Prior to her return to healthcare, Mona spent almost 10 years at Bank of America, where she led various marketing and communications teams.

Mona holds a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of California at Irvine, a master’s degree in Communications from California State University at Fullerton, and a master’s degree in Business Administration from Wake Forest University. She is Green Belt certified and design thinking trained. Mona was also recognized by UC Irvine with a Lauds & Laurels Distinguished Alumni Award in 2019.

Amy Bhikha, Chief Data Officer, Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology 

eHealth Commissioner

Amy Bhikha is passionate about the impacts data can have on the lives of individuals, which has led her to the role of Chief Data Officer at the Governor’s Office of Information Technology (OIT), overseeing data strategy, integration, architecture, and GIS. Amy is also the chair of the Government Data Advisory Board (GDAB), whose mission is to improve the  efficiency and effectiveness of state government, Coloradan service delivery and policymaking via governed data. Throughout her career, Amy has been motivated by the illustration of data in understandable and innovative ways and is excited to provide strategic guidance on how data can best be used to benefit Coloradans.  

Prior to joining OIT, Amy was Sr. Principal, Business and Technology Advisory at Stonebridge Consulting and has 20 years of experience in data management, where she established a company-wide culture of using data as a strategic asset, including creating a cross-functional data governance organization, multi-faceted data management team and project management organization (PMO). 

Amy holds a master’s degree in educational technology leadership from George Washington University, a graduate certificate in computer and information sciences from Robert Morris University and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Grove City College. Prior to her 2008 move to Colorado, she lived in Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Canada and  Norway. She enjoys hiking, skiing, camping and international travel.

Patrick Gordon, President and CEO, Rocky Mountain Health Plans

eHealth Commissioner

Patrick Gordon is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Rocky Mountain Health Plans (RMHP) in Colorado, a UnitedHealthcare Company.  UnitedHealthcare serves 6.4 million Medicaid members in 31 states and Washington, D.C.  Patrick has led reform efforts in the Colorado marker for practice transformation, payment reform and technology adoption to help make the healthcare system work better for everyone.

Prior to becoming CEO, Patrick served as RMHP's Vice President where he developed a statutory program known as Payment Reform for Medicaid Enrollees (PRIME), which significantly enhances payments for primary care, integrated behavioral health and quality improvement, while producing a net savings for Colorado taxpayers.

Sophia Gin, Founder & CEO, SeidoHealth

eHealth Commissioner

Sophia is a dynamic global healthcare executive with over 25 years of experience driving growth, strategy, operations, and health services at Aetna/CVS, UnitedHealthcare, and Cigna. She has developed extensive provider networks both domestically in the US and internationally, comprising 1.7 million providers across more than 190 countries. Her leadership portfolio includes spearheading global Payment Integrity programs, advancing Medical Economics & Analytics capabilities, managing Health Intelligence, providing expertise through Management Consulting, and forging global strategic partnerships for population health, digital care access, and compliance.

In 2024, Sophia founded SeidoHealth, establishing a consulting practice dedicated to advancing healthcare affordability and enhancing population health management for U.S. and international clients. Leveraging her extensive expertise in the payer-provider-consumer dynamic, Sophia is passionate about promoting both global and local healthcare improvements through value-driven initiatives, innovative technology, and balanced stakeholder incentives, all aimed at making healthcare more affordable and enhancing the consumer experience.

Sophia moved back to Colorado in 2008 after living in many major US cities and Seoul, Korea. She enjoys hiking, international travel, music, and futuristic ideation.

Krystal Morwood, Manager, Health Information Systems Branch, Center for Health and Environmental Data, CDPHE

eHealth Commissioner

Krystal Morwood serves as the Manager of the Health Information Systems Branch within the Center for Health and Environmental Data at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). In this role, Krystal provides public health leadership to optimize the intersection between population health and clinical care through strategic design, development, management, evaluation and funding of information systems. Krystal oversees the Public Health Informatics Program and Colorado Central Cancer Registry teams, which includes maintaining the Health Informatics Data Systems platform and strong collaboration with CDPHE public health programs and the Governor’s Office of Information Technology. Krystal is passionate about health systems change in order to advance equity and improve individual and population health outcomes.

Krystal has a BS in Health Education and MS in Kinesiology and Health with an emphasis in Health Promotion from the University of Wyoming. In her free time, Krystal enjoys spending time outdoors and traveling with her spouse, Simon, and two sons, Kellen (16) and Sheamus (10).

Alex J. Reed, PsyD, MPH, Director of Behavioral Health Education, University of Colorado Family Medicine Residency/Associate Professor, Departments of Family Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado School of Medicine 

eHealth Commissioner

Ellen Sarcone, MD, Associate Chief Medical Information Officer, Denver Health

eHealth Commissioner

Dr. Ellen Sarcone is a physician at Denver Health with dual board certifications in Internal Medicine and Clinical Informatics. Her Undergraduate medical degree is from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. She moved to Denver in 2004 and completed her residency training in Internal Medicine at the University of Colorado in 2007. She currently serves as Associate Chief Medical Information Officer at Denver Health where she has been on staff since 2007. Dr. Sarcone is an Associate Professor of Clinical Practice in the Division of Hospital Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. She care for inpatient adults at Denver Health in addition to teaching and supervising medical students, internal medicine residents and advanced practice providers for the past 18 years.

Dr. Sarcone's academic interests are in Health Equity. In 2017, she started an interactive curriculum in the CU Internal Medicine Residency Program focused on health equity and advocacy which she co-led for five years. Her clinical informatics expertise is in decision support, provider efficiency and communication strategies.

Outside of work, Ellen enjoys high intensity pilates, yoga, skiing, hiking, cooking, and traveling; in most of these endeavors, she is accompanied by her husband and two sons.

Kevin Stansbury, MS, JD, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Lincoln Health

eHealth Commissioner

Kevin Stansbury serves as the CEO at Lincoln Community Hospital in Hugo, CO. Kevin has over 35 years in healthcare, primarily in community hospitals. He has served in roles in hospital administration, strategic planning, healthcare project planning and service in emerging economies. His work has taken him not only across the United States but all over the globe, most recently Nigeria, Ethiopia and Vietnam. He serves on the Executive Committee of the Colorado Hospital Association. He has also served on a variety of State and national task forces supporting the cause of rural health. Recently Mr. Stansbury was appointed by Governor Polis to the e-Health Commission. Mr. Stansbury is a founding member of the Eastern Plains Health Consortium. Mr. Stansbury received his BS in Business Administration from the University of Wyoming, MS in Health Services Administration from Central Michigan University and he received his JD with honors from the University Of Wyoming College Of Law. Kevin and his wife Jennifer have three grown children, a daughter in Denver with one of their grandchildren, a daughter and son-in-law in Firestone, Colorado with their other five grandchildren; and a son who lives in Wichita, Kansas. 

Parrish Steinbrecher, Division Director, Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, HCPF

eHealth Commissioner

Parrish Steinbrecher is the Director of the Health Information Office at the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF). The Health information Office has oversight of the Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS), the Business Intelligence Data Management System (BIDM), Hitech conversion to MMIS funding, the Enterprise Project Management Office, and the hardware and software procurements for the HCPF.

Parrish has been responsible for implementing many projects since joining the Department in 2011. He initially worked on the implementing the Colorado Registration and Attestation System and implementing a new Intranet and workflow processes utilizing SharePoint on premise, before transitioning that platform to the cloud with his team in 2013. Most recently, he was responsible for ensuring the COMMIT project was completed on time in 2017, which was the project to replace the Colorado legacy systems with the new MMIS, PBMS, and BIDM systems.

Parrish also was the passionate leader for the implementation of an Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) at the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing since joining the Department and as of 2019 the Department has a fully functioning, mature EPMO team that is expanding to include not only systems, but to all areas of the Department.

Parrish holds a Six Sigma Greenbelt certification, and has a Master’s degree in Information and Communication Technology with a Project Management focus from the University of Denver. 

Misgana Tesfaye, Director of the Business Innovation, Technology & Security Division, Colorado Department of Human Services

eHealth Commissioner

Misgana Tesfaye is the Director of the Business Innovation, Technology & Security Division at the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). This division within the Office of Administrative Solutions manages CDHS technology projects and initiatives in partnership with the Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT). Misgana joined CDHS from the Colorado Department of Revenue, where he was their Deputy Director of the Business Innovation Group. As deputy director, Misgana worked with the director and team as the product owner of the Technology Infrastructure and Enterprise Operations products. In his current role as BITS Director at CDHS, he is focused on improving the efficiency of ongoing operations and increasing the value obtained from investments in enterprise solutions. Misgana is an MBA with an undergraduate degree in accounting and finance. He has over 20 years of public sector organizational leadership experience with the State of Colorado, plus over two years of professional experience in private sector internal audit and accounting. He is a Professional Scrum Master (PSM) and is passionate about Agile transformation in state government. Misgana is also a proud husband, and a father of a 11 year old daughter and 6 year old son. In his personal time, Misgana loves traveling the world with his family and sharing the amazing Colorado outdoors with his wife and children.

Micah Jones, Vice President and Legal Counsel, Contexture 

eHealth Commission Advisor

Micah serves as Vice President of Legal for Contexture, leading its legal department and focusing on contracts and regulatory matters pivotal to healthcare and Health Information Exchange (HIE) operations. His expertise spans compliance with HIPAA, the CARES Act (Part 2), and the 21st Century Cures Act (Information Blocking). A dedicated HIE advocate, Micah collaborates with participants, stakeholders, government leaders, and organizations at state and national levels to promote the advancement of HIE across federal, state, and local landscapes.

Previously, Micah was the Medicaid Health IT Coordinator with the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF), where he oversaw HCPF’s Health IT and Health Information Exchange initiatives and the EHR Incentive Program. He also advised on programs for justice-involved and homeless populations. Before joining Colorado Medicaid, Micah practiced healthcare law with Miles & Peters, PC.

Based in Denver, Micah holds a law degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Outside work, he enjoys working out, reading, traveling, browsing Reddit, and spending time with his partner, Bruce, and their Goldendoodle, Katie.

Jackie Sievers, Vice President of Social Determinants of Health, Contexture

eHealth Commission Advisor

Jackie Sievers serves as the Vice President of Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) at Contexture, where she leads the SDOH program and technology to improve care quality in Colorado and Wyoming. She was instrumental in launching the Community Resource Network (CRN) in 2020 and has been integral to its growth. Jackie has demonstrated her expertise at Civitas, the San Diego 211 CIE Summit, and Alaska’s HIE Summit. Under her leadership, CRN was recognized in the ONC SDOH Toolkit and won second place in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation SDOH Innovation Challenge.

With over 20 years of experience in human services operations, Quality Assurance, and Informatics, Jackie advocates for the secure exchange of whole health data. Her expertise as a former end-user helps her enhance workflows and care coordination. Previously, she served as COO at Quality Health Network, overseeing the Social Determinant of Health solution, CRN.

Jackie is dedicated to empowering community leaders with tools and workflows that streamline their efforts and improve community health through secure data sharing.