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  • Scott Allen

    Scott Allen is the Executive Director of the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (ICAAP). Prior to joining the Chapter in late 2000, he worked at the national offices of the American Academy of Pediatrics in Elk Grove Village for nearly 9 years, managing medical subspecialty education programs as well as staffing the AAP’s activities in school health, child care, and early childhood. He initiated a period of growth in membership and programming for the Chapter and served as staff leader in the development of multiple practice-based education and research programs addressing immunizations, tobacco, asthma, child development, and other issues. Scott has his BA from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL and has been Education Director for the Public Library Association and done fundraising work for professional arts organizations.

  • Melinda K. Abrams

    Melinda K. Abrams is Assistant Vice President for Patient-Centered Coordinated Care, The Commonwealth Fund.

  • Amal Abu-Rahma
    For the past 10 years, Ms. Amal Abu-Rahma has been representing the State of California in regulating Health Care Service Plans/HMOs.  As the senior-most attorney in the Office of Enforcement of the Department of Managed Health Care, Ms. Abu-Rahma has been litigating against licensees and enforcing statutory mandates to ensure accountability and quality of care in the managed care industry.  Implementing innovative investigatory techniques, as well as maximizing the traditional methods, during her tenure at the Department Ms. Abu-Rahma has netted groundbreaking results in collecting administrative penalties totaling over $5 million, implementing systemic corrective action plans, and revamping problematic business models.  Ms. Abu-Rahma earned a Communications Degree from UCLA as well as a Law Degree from UC Davis.  Before joining the Department, Ms. Abu-Rahma litigated complex medical malpractice and elder abuse cases, as well as health care provider and facility reimbursement actions.  Ms. Abu-Rahma is on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Managed Care Regulators, which has recently merged with NASHP, and locally sits on the Board of Women Lawyers of Sacramento.  In her spare time, Ms. Abu-Rahma volunteers as an Arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau.
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  • Traci Adair

    Traci Adair is a program manager with Washington State’s Aging and Disability Services Administration, Home and Community Services Division. Her role is to develop and foster cross-system partnerships that support community-based long-term care options for individuals with behavioral or other challenges. She holds a master’s degree in psychology from Antioch University and has over 20 years of experience in the field of aging.

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