We celebrate the depth of leadership and clinical experience our TFME Board Members bring to our work. Please contact us if you have interest in serving on board appointed committees.
Officers and Directors
John Kitzhaber, MD, President & CEO
TFME
Chuck Kilo, MD, Chair
William Johnson, MD
President, MODA Health
Lewis Low, MD
Physician Development Coach and former SVP and Chief Medical Officer of Legacy Health
Atif Zaman, M.D., MPH, SVP
Chief Clinical Officer, OHSU
Staff
John Kitzhaber, MD
President & CEO
John Kitzhaber, former Emergency Physician, state senator and three-term Governor of Oregon, has over forty years of experience in health policy and politics in both the public and private sectors. He has been involved with TFME since 2003 and holds TFME Chair in Health Policy. During his terms as governor John championed the need for primary prevention through investments and very young children and their families. He developed the Oregon Children’s Plan; led the transformation of Oregon’s early childhood delivery system, and the creation of the Early Learning Council and local Early Learning Hubs. John authored the groundbreaking Oregon Health Plan and was the chief architect of Oregon’s Coordinated Care Organizations. Modern Healthcare Magazine ranked John #2 on list of the “100 Most Influential People in Health Care;” and #1 on the list of the “50 Most Influential Physician Executives. Born in Colfax Washington, John is a graduate South Eugene High School, Dartmouth College, and the University of Oregon medical school.
Ellen Singer, M.D.
Medical Director
Ellen is a dually board certified internist and pediatrician with 28 years of clinical experience in primary care and urgent care. She attended medical school and completed her combined residency and chief residency at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Ellen began her career in Oregon at OHSU in 1995 and joined Northwest Permanente (NWP) PC in 2001. She has served as medical director of several large clinical practices and was the NW Permanente Ambulatory Internal Medicine department chief from 2012-2018. Ellen has trained as a Narrative Medicine Facilitator with NW Narrative Medicine, as a Co-Active and Positive Intelligence coach, and with the Harvard Program on Negotiation. In late 2022 she retired from her primary care practice with NW Permanente and began a new career as a physician development coach with Legacy Medical Group. She continues to work in Convenient Care with NW Permanente. Ellen has a longstanding interest in training and improving clinical communication skills, improving medical education and helping others learn and grow in leadership skills. She values the opportunity to create conversations about health care sustainability and delivery in our community through TFME’s educational offerings and regional collaborations.
Eden Bainter
Managing Director
Eden joined TFME in May 2023, where she orchestrates TFME leadership, operations, and programs. Eden also manages the Oregon Wellness Program (OWP). The Program has seen tremendous growth and now provides services to all physicians, physician assistants, podiatrists, acupuncturists, nurses, nurse practitioners, certified nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses, dentists, dental hygienists, and dental therapists who are licensed in Oregon.
Eden has over 15 years’ administrative experience in healthcare systems, where she enjoys making connections between big ideas and smart implementation. Prior to joining TFME, she was a project manager and business intelligence analyst for Northwest Permanente PC (the physician group for Kaiser Permanente NW). For many years she was education director for the literary arts nonprofit, Wordstock, and helped execute their annual literary festival, the largest celebration of writers and readers in the Pacific Northwest. She has also collaborated with the Oregon Women’s History Consortium, Willamette Writers, and the Montavilla Farmer’s Market. After growing up in Walla Walla, WA, she studied government and women’s studies at Smith College. Eden is also a board member and program coordinator of the Northwest Narrative Medicine Collaborative and coordinates their monthly workshop series.