The Health Care for All-WA Education fund is a 501(c)(3) entity that assists in the educational activities of HCFA-WA to promote public commitment to high quality, sustainable, publicly-funded health care for all Washington residents.
Board of Directors
Sherry Weinberg, President - Sherry is editor of our quarterly HCFA-WA Newsletter and serves on the WHST Revision Committee. She is also President of Physicians for a National Health Program’s Western Washington chapter. Reach her at [email protected]. | |
Chuck Richards, Vice-President - Chuck has been active since 2006, served as president of HCFA-WA 501c(4) from 2011-2016, and is organizing supporters in the 36th LD. | |
Dana Iorio, Treasurer - Dana is active in the 36th LD. Reach him at [email protected]. | |
Rich LaGue - Rich is a retired physical therapist who got involved in health care financing reform in 1991 after observing the human costs of our current health care financing arrangements over many years. Having lived most of his adult life in Corvallis, OR, he was involved in the 2002 Oregon ballot initiative for universal access to health care, and returned to the Seattle area, where he grew up, in 2008. | |
Ronnie Shure, PharmBS, President HCFA-WA - Ronnie Shure has been an active member of HCFA-WA since 2012; and he has been involved in the grassroots movement for universal health care since 1972. He worked as a pharmacist providing care to underserved populations in public health, behavioral health, and substance abuse programs for 42 years. Instead of retirement, he has transitioned to become an advocate for social justice in health care. He also serves as a member of the Board of Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action, a Co-Chair of the Steering Committee of the Health Care is a Human Right coalition, and an active participant in the work of many of our healthcare allies across the state and nation. Most importantly, his retirement transition allows him the joy of spending time with his wife and daughters and grandchildren. He can be reached at [email protected]. |