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Meet the Commissioners

Click on a Commissioner's photo below to learn more about them.

Click here to view a list of currently vacant Commission seats.

House Minority Member

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Representative Mindy Domb

House Member

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Representative Brandy Fluker Oakley

House co-chair

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Senate co-chair

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House Chair seat

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House Chair Seat

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House Chair Seat

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Senate Member

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Senator Bruce Tarr

Senate Minority Member

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Chloe Zera, MD

Senate Chair Seat

Massachusetts Division of Insurance designee

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Beth Buxton

Massachusetts Department of Public Health designee

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Sarah Hodin Krinsky

MassHealth designee

Lived experience with PPD

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Vacant

Representative of a commercial health insurer

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Senate Member

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Senate Chair Seat

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Leena Mittal,

MD, FACLP

Senate Chair Seat

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Margarita O'Neill-Arana

Massachusetts Department of Mental Health designee

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Tyreese Nicolas

Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care designee

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Lauren Almeida

Massachusetts Department of Children and Families designee

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Vacant

Massachusetts Coalition of Nurse Practitioners

Massachusetts Association of Health Plans

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Children's Behavioral Health Advisory Council

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Dr. Joshua Sparrow

Massachusetts Medical Society; Child Psychiatrist

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Massachusetts Medical Society; Obstetrician

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Jennifer Gilbert-Cohen, CNM

American College of Nurse Midwives and Massachusetts Midwives Association

Massachusetts Medical Society; Psychiatrist

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Vacant

Massachusetts Medical Society; Pediatrician

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Massachusetts Medical Society; Family Physician

Representative of a commercial health insurer (Health New England)

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Vacant

Representative of a commercial health insurer

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Dr. Lisa Scarfo

Representative of a managed care org. contracting with MassHealth (Neighborhood Health Plan)

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Massachusetts Psychological Association

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Karen Garber, LICSW CEIS

National Association of Social Workers - MA

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Nadja N. Lopez, Ph.D.

Representative of a regionally-based nonprofit currently serving women with PPD (William James College)

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 Nurses United for Responsible Services, Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurse

Staff 

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Vacant

Commission Coordinator

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