WPSR Volunteer Task Forces
Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility is primarily a volunteer-based organization. Our issue-area task forces, composed of healthcare professionals and other community members, take the lead in setting WPSR's strategic priorities. They typically meet monthly and play a vital role in our program work. Below you will find more information on our three task forces.
We are always looking to add new voices to our task forces. If you are interested in joining us, please read our Task Force member “job description” and let us know below.
climate and health task force
WPSR's climate and health task force - comprised primarily of health professionals - seeks to bring attention to climate change as a current personal and public health issue. We work to enlist other healthcare leaders to actively speak out on the health impacts of climate change, and provide a medical voice for promoting low-carbon energy sources. Learn about our priorities on our climate change webpage.
Task Force Co-Chairs:
Mark Vossler, MD
James Moschella, MPA
Task Force Members:
Mary Beth Bennett, MD
Chris Covert-Bowlds, MD
Jill Denny, MD
Annemarie Dooley, MD
Alex Fay, ARNP
Howard Frumkin, DrPH, MPH, MD
Anna Janecek, MD
Dianne Glover, MD
Elizabeth Hansen, MD
Rejean Idzerda, PhD
Bashar Khiatah, MD
Thomas Kuczmarski, MD
Ken Lans, MD, MBA
Breck Lebegue, MD, MPH
Jim Little, MD
Amy Markezich, MD
David Masuda, MD, MPH
Nan Noble, MA, PCC
Claire Richards, PhD, RN
Mark Roller, MDc, MPH
Keith Sanderson
Sarah Struthers, MD
Gordon Wheat, MD
Stefan Wheat, MD
Economic inequity & health task force
WPSR's economic inequity and health task force is continually growing and expanding. Now that WA State has passed a strong paid family leave policy, we are working to support other policies that would reduce economic inequity (including tax reform) and improve the lives of those who are most deeply impacted by inequity. Visit our section on economic inequity for more information, or contact us about joining our task for and supporting our work.
Task Force Co-Chairs:
Charles Mayer, MD, MPH
Lilly Deerwater, MPH
Task Force Members:
Julie Akers, Pharm.D.
Youssef Azami
Stephen Bezruchka, MD, MPH
Alison Bradywood, DNP, MPH, RN
David Brook, MD
Paul Buehrens, MD
Nicole Casanova, MPH
Esther Chung, MD, MPH
Mallory Davis, MD
Robert De Gregorio
Hunter Furutani
Lulit Essayas, RPh, MPH
Emily Grant
Lexi Lightner
Daniel Low, MD
Yanxin Madrid, MS
Jesse Paulson, MD
James Pfeiffer, PhD, MPH
Colin Romero, MD
Kimmy Siebens, RN
Aditi Sharma, MD
Aimee Svendsen, ND
Gleb Sych
Josie Tracy, Ph.D
Robin Von Davies, MMSci, MSRCS
Rachel Weiner, MD, MPH
Lara Wilson, MD
nuclear weapons task force
WPSR's nuclear weapons abolition task force works to organize civil society to educate and pressure our elected officials on nuclear weapons issues. As the US begins to launch a surprising and ill-conceived policy to "modernize" its entire nuclear triad - submarines, missiles and bombers - at a projected cost of a trillion dollars over 30 years, we have to say no. Visit our section on nuclear weapons for more information on this issue and supporting our work.
Task Force Chair:
Joe Berkson, MD
Sean Arent
Task Force Members:
Kit Burns, B.Arch
Joe Copeland
Amy Hagopian, MHA, PhD
David Hall, MD
Mary Hanson
William Jones
Evan Kanter, MD
Peter Lumsdaine
Cheryl McDaniel, RN
Robin Narruhn, PhD MN RN
Steve Overman, MD
Jim Sawyer, CPP, CHPA
Natalie Snitzer