External Operations Conference
Tuesday, June 10 - Friday, June 13 2008

San Francisco, California
InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco
Hosted by Blue Shield of California
District IX Section Chairs
Marketing -
Lisa Putt
Group Vice President & CIO, Marketing
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma
1215 South Boulder Avenue
Tulsa, OK 74119-2800
Phone: 404.841.9510
lputt@bcbsok.com
Communications -
Sally Vogler
Director, Public Relations
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Colorado
700 Broadway, 9th Floor
Denver, CO 80273-0002
No phone given
sally.vogler@anthem.com
Provider Relations -
Karen Smoot
Director, Network Services
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico
12800 Indian School Road, N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87112
P. O. Box 276308 - Zip: 7125-7630
Phone: 505-816-2163
karen_smoot@bcbsnm.com
Yvette Pounds
Phone: 505-816-2147
yvette_pounds@bcbsnm.com
Legal -
Rick Kastner
Vice President & General Counsel
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas City
2301 Main
Kansas City, MO 64108
P. O. Box 419169 - Zip: 64141-6169
Phone: 816-395-3635
rick.kastner@bcbskc.com
Medical Management -
Paul Handel, M.D.
Vice President & Chief Medical Officer
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
901 South Central Expressway
Richardson, TX 75080
P. O. Box 655730 Zip: 75265-5730
Phone: 972-766-3333
paul.handel@bcbstx.com
Finance -
Karen Abraham
Vice President, Finance
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona
24444 West Las Palmaritas Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85021
P. O. Box 13466 - Zip: 85002-3466
Phone: 602-864-5700
kabraham@phx1.bcbsaz.com
Actuarial -
Bryan Miller
Vice President and Chief Actuary
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
2301 Main
Kansas City, MO 64108
P. O. Box 419169 - Zip: 64141-6169
Phone: 816-395-2880
bryan.miller@bcbskc.com
MIS -
Jerry Scherer
Group Vice President and CIO
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma
1215 South Boulder Avenue
Tulsa, OK 74119-2800
P. O. Box 3283 - Zip: 74102-3283
Phone: 918-560-2181
jscherer@bcbsok.com
Donna Lowe
Phone 918-560-2148
dlowe@bcbsok.com
Human Resources -
Sherri Enright
Vice President, Human Resources
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
2301 Main
Kansas City, MO 64108
P. O. Box 419169 - Zip: 64141-6169
sherri.griffin@bcbskc.com
Claims, Membership and Customer Service -
Jeanie Schuler
Director, Member Relations
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas
1133 Topeka Blvd.
Topeka, KS 66629-0001
P. O. Box 239 - Zip: 66601-0239
Phone: 816-395-2780
District IX on EOC Planning Committee -
Mike Brown
Senior Vice President
Enterprise Networks
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield
601 Gaines Street
Little Rock, AR 72203
Phone:501-378-3251
Fax: 501.378.2037
mwbrown@arkbluecross.com




