MASS-CARE BOARD
Alan Meyers MD, Physicians for a National Health Program
Benjamin Day, Healthcare-NOW
Beth Kontos, American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts
Alternate: Nick Gula, President, UMass Dartmouth Maintainers AFT Local 6350
Christopher Spears, Our Revolution Massachusetts
David Foley, Service Employees International Union Local 509
David Cohen, Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution
Dean Robinson, Massachusetts Teachers Association
Diana Stein, League of Women Voters Amherst
Ellen Church, League of Women Voters Massachusetts
Erin Leahy, Act on Mass.
Jeane Anastas, National Association of Social Workers Massachusetts Chapter
Jon Weissman, Western Mass. Medicare for All
Judith Atkins, Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution
Katharine Nash, Democratic Socialists of America Massachusetts Chapters
Lyn Newkirk, South Shore Medicare for All
Patricia Healey RN, Massachusetts Nurses Association
Peter Knowlton, United Electrical Workers
Organizations are listed for identification purposes only, except for official organizational representatives, whose organizations are in bold.
MASS-CARE OFFICERS
Chair Jon Weissman
Secretary Patricia Healey
Treasurer Lyn Newkirk
UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE EDUCATION FUND BOARD
President/Clerk Benjamin Day
Treasurer Judith Atkins
Members Alice Swift, Hubert Caplan MD, Patricia Berger MD, Sandy Eaton RN
ADVISORY BOARD
Marcia Angell MD
Physicians for a National Healthcare Program
Representative Jennifer Benson
Lead Sponsor, Healthcare Cost Control Bill
Jordan Berg-Powers
Mass Alliance
Elaine Bernard PhD
Harvard University
Stephanie Nakajima
Executive Director
A former Mass-Care intern, Stephanie has been working in the single-payer space since 2012. Formerly Director of Communications at Healthcare-NOW, the national single-payer umbrella organization, Stephanie brings seven years of experience organizing for Medicare for All at the national level. Stephanie was also on the board of Mass-Care for two years before becoming Executive Director.
Stephanie lives in Dorchester.
Kate Bigbee
Research Analyst & Community Organizer
Kate is a Human Services student at Northeastern University & has been part of the Mass Care team since January 2023. She brings her experiences in GIS and Computer Science to create our Cosponsor Maps and to manage our website! Kate also helps with data collection/ tracking, research, and organizing across MA to gain support for single payer.
Kate lives in Fenway-Kenmore.
Don Berwick MD
President, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Kathleen Bittetti
Artist Foundation
John Bonifaz
Western Massachusetts Activist
Jeff Crosby
Labor Leader for Single Payer
Linda DeBenedictis
Patients Rights Group
Carlos AF Da Silva
Immigrant Community Leader
Michael Dukakis
Former Governor of Massachusetts
Senator Jamie Eldridge
Lead Sponsor, Single Payer Bill
Professor Elmer Freeman
Northeastern University Community Healthcare Program
Professor Gerald Friedman
University of Massachusetts – Amherst, Economics
Representative Denise Garlick
Lead Sponsor, Single Payer bill
Peter Hiam
Former Commissioner of Insurance for Massachusetts
David Himmelstein MD
Physicians for a National Health Care Program
Thea James MD
Boston University School of Medicine
Susan Leslie
Unitarian Universalist Association
Katie Murphy RN
Mass Nurses Association
Brian O’Malley MD
Cape Cod Single Payer Activist
Julie Pinkham RN
Executive Director, Massachusetts Nurses Association
John Polk MD
Associate Dean, Boston University School of Medicine
Barbara Roop JD PhD
Leader for Single Payer
Grace Ross
The Massachusetts Alliance Against Predatory Lending
Alan Sager PhD
Professor, Boston University School of Public Health
Debbie Socolar
Former Educator, Boston University School of Public Health
Jass Stewart
Single Payer Activist, Brockton, MA
Steven Tolman
President, AFL-CIO Massachusetts
Bill Walczak
Boston leader Single Payer
Jamie Willmuth
Labor Leader, SEIU
Rand Wilson
Labor Leader, SEIU
Daniel A. Wolf
Former State Senator
Jackie Wolf PhD
Former Co-Chair Mass-Care
Steffie Woolhandler MD
Physicians for a National Health Care Program