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Public Employees' Benefit Board

Board Members

The Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) is working for you!

The Board selects and manages:

  • Your medical, dental and vision benefits,
  • Optional benefits like life and disability insurance, and
  • A variety of programs to support your physical and mental wellbeing.

The Board works on behalf of all eligible public employees and retirees. That's nearly 143,000 PEBB members and their dependents who live and work in every county in the state.

The Board works to ensure that PEBB continues to offer great benefits at great costs. They do this by managing budget limitations and making informed decisions about the benefits offered.

The Board is made up of 10 members, who meet each month. There are eight voting members — four who represent labor and four who represent management. Certain management members serve in an unofficial capacity; the rest are nominated by the governor and approved by the senate. The Board also includes two non-voting members of the legislature.

The Board is an integral part of PEBB. We want to help all members learn more about this important group. PEBB will share more information and stories about how the Board is at your service. Stay tuned!

Board Members

​Dawn Mautner, MD
Chair




Siobhan Martin is the deputy executive director for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 503. She has worked with the labor movement for over 18 years. Her background in social work led her to an interest in labor. She moved from Missouri to Oregon in 2000 to defeat both anti-worker and anti-government ballot measures. Siobhan stays mentally active by thinking about how employers can change the workplace to keep workers healthy and stays physically active by holding as many walking meetings as her co-workers will allow. Siobhan lives in Portland with her son.

Greg joined the PEBB board in February 2022. Ultimately, Greg's goal is to, “Keep high quality, good insurance at a low price for our members." Greg sees himself as an average person representing regular folks. He listens to reason. He didn't come to the Board with an agenda. He just wants to make sure all PEBB members are represented when the Board makes decisions. “One of the biggest surprises since joining the Board is the cost of some medications. Just one or two members taking a high-cost medication can impact the overall insurance costs. The Board has to consider the pros and cons. Then, they can make decisions on which medications to cover so that the plan benefits the most members."

Greg has been serving as a Correctional Corporal at Two Rivers Correctional Institution in Umatilla, Oregon, for over 24 years. He served as the president, vice president, and board member of his local union for approximately 12 years. He sat on an executive board for AFSCME Council 75 for about 15 years.​


​Chiqui Flowers
Board Member

Director of OHA or Designee
Director of Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace


Since 2017, Chiqui Flowers has led Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace as its Director. Chiqui first joined Oregon's marketplace in 2013 as a project manager and has been part of implementing every open enrollment effort since that first year. Chiqui has held various positions within the organization, including serving as the first COFA Premium Assistance Program Manager, an Oregon innovation that delivered premium sponsorship and out-of-pocket cost reimbursement to low-income Oregonians who immigrated to the United States under the Compact of Free Association. As the Director, Chiqui has been a crucial leader in the passage and implementation of Senate Bill 972 (2023) which requires the transition from a state-based marketplace using the federal platform to a state-based marketplace in time for open enrollment for plan year 2027.

 

Born and raised in the Philippines, she moved to Oregon in 2007 and has called this state her home. She and her husband are proud parents to two daughters and one forever-puppy. In her free time, she enjoys playing board games with her family, reading, volunteering, eating chips and salsa, and not feeling guilty about chocolate.

​Andria Fultz
Board Member

Andria Fultz, member of the OT-AAUP Executive Committee and associate professor in the Communication Department. Negociating contracts between staff and local unions Andria, promoted the deal in a press release stating, “Our package not only satisfies the concerns of Oregon Tech, it aligns with values and pillars set forth in the President’s Strategic Plan with a commitment to the community and institutional excellence that will ultimately lead to student success.”

Kimberly Hendricks was appointed to the Public Employees' Benefit Board in June 2017. Kimberly is superintendent of Santiam Correctional Institution for Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC). She has also served as superintendent at Shutter Creek Correctional Institution in North Bend. Kimberly has been with DOC since 2001, when she joined the start-up team at Coffee Creek Correctional Institution. In addition to 16 years of corrections management experience, Kimberly has been a volunteer firefighter, emergency medical technician, and an occupational health technician at Silverton Hospital. Kimberly attended Willamette University, where she received a certificate in public management. Kimberly is a member of the Board of Public Safety Standards and Training's Corrections Policy Committee. Kimberly and her husband Kevin, a retired fire chief, enjoy fishing and camping.

Shaun Parkman was appointed to the Public Employees’ Benefit Board in 2015.  Shaun works as an evaluation specialist in the Oregon Public Health Division and is a rank and file member of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 503.  He is a Southern/Midwest transplant and has loved living in Portland since 2010.  Shaun stays active by hiking and running with his wife and daughter.

​Emily Wang

Board Member​

​Rep Rob Nosse represents House District 42 Inner SE and NE Portland.  He is serving his third term.  His committees include Rules, Ways and Means where he is the sub-committee co-chair for Human Services and Healthcare where he has served as the vice chair since his first term.  When not working in the legislature, Nosse also works as a union representative for the Oregon Nurses Association helping the nurses to bargain their contracts and implement the programs of the union.  He has been with his husband Jim for 27 years and has two kids and a two-year-old grandson.  ​

Coordinated Care 

The Coordinated Care Model exhibits the Key Components of the Board's Vision.

We seek optimal health for our members through a system of care that is patient-centered, focused on wellness, coordinated, efficient, effective, accessible, and affordable. The system emphasizes the relationship between patients, providers, and their community; is focused on primary care; and takes an integrated approach to health by treating the whole person.

  • An innovative delivery system in communities statewide that uses evidence-based medicine to maximize health and use dollars wisely
  • A focus on improving quality and outcomes, not just providing health care
  • Promotion of health and wellness through consumer education, healthy behaviors, and informed choices
  • Appropriate provider, health plan and consumer incentives that encourage the right care at the right time and place
  • Accessible and understandable information about costs, outcomes, and other health data that is available for informed decision-making
  • Benefits that are affordable to employers and employees.​