Blue Cross Foundation Welcomes New Board Chair and Members
Published In: Business, Minnesota 
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 4:21 PM
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EAGAN, Minn., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of
Minnesota Foundation welcomes Pat Geraghty, Deborah Meehan and Shawn Patterson
to its 13-member board of directors. Geraghty recently joined Blue Cross and
Blue Shield of Minnesota as president and CEO. He is also chair of the
foundation's board. Meehan is the founder and executive director of the
Leadership Learning Community in Oakland, Calif., and Patterson is the vice
president of marketing at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. The board
directs the state's largest grantmaking foundation dedicated exclusively to
improving health in Minnesota and includes five community representatives.

"Pat has a special interest in reducing health inequities, which is a
primary focus for our foundation. Deborah joins us at a critical time in the
development of our community health leadership program and brings extensive
experience from her work with similar programs across the country," said
Marsha Shotley, Foundation president. "And Shawn's strong business background
and passion for creating healthier communities are an ideal fit for our
board."

Geraghty is responsible for the strategy and operations of the state's
largest health plan, serving 2.9 million members, with a full scope of health
plan products and services. Prior to joining Blue Cross, Geraghty served as
senior vice president of the Service Division for Horizon Blue Cross Blue
Shield of New Jersey. He is a graduate of Colgate University and is a frequent
speaker on a range of health care topics. He has served as the chair of the
American Conference on Diversity board and has served in a variety of other
community leadership and volunteer positions.

Meehan leads The Leadership Learning Community, a national organization
for leadership development programs. She has a bachelor's degree in psychology
from the University of California, Berkeley. She has served on several boards,
including Children's Advocate, International Leadership Association and the
Kellogg Fellow Leadership Alliance Board of Directors.

Patterson has more than 25 years of experience in the health industry and
is responsible for bringing innovative solutions to the health care market. He
has a bachelor's degree in marketing and advertising, and a master's degree in
finance from Indiana University, Bloomington. He volunteers for Habitat for
Humanity, is a volunteer mentor for Menttium and works with the American Heart
Association for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota.

For more information on the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
Foundation, visit us on the Web at http://www.bcbsmnfoundation.org or call
(651) 662-3950 or toll free 1-866-812-1593.


The Blue Cross Foundation's purpose is to look beyond health care today
for ideas that create healthier communities tomorrow. By addressing key
social, economic and environmental factors that determine health -- beyond
genes, lifestyle and access to health care -- the foundation's work extends
beyond the traditional reach of the health care system to improve community
health long-term and close the health gap that affects many Minnesotans. The
foundation has become the state's largest grantmaking foundation to
exclusively dedicate its assets to improving health in Minnesota, awarding
more than $22 million since it was established in 1986.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, with headquarters in the St. Paul
suburb of Eagan, was chartered in 1933 as Minnesota's first health plan and
continues to carry out its charter mission today: to promote a wider, more
economical and timely availability of health services for the people of
Minnesota. A nonprofit, taxable organization, Blue Cross is the largest health
plan based in Minnesota, covering 2.9 million members in Minnesota and
nationally through its health plans or plans administered by its affiliated
companies. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is an independent licensee
of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, headquartered in Chicago. Go to
bluecrossmn.com to learn more about Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota.


SOURCE Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota


 
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 4:21 PM

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