Insurance Advisory Committee members

Director of Government Affairs Providence Health Plan
3601 SW Murray Blvd,
Beaverton, OR 97005
Phone : 503-574-7139
Email: Jennifer.Baker2@providence.org
Exec chair 2020, 2021

Jennifer Baker is Director of Government Affairs for Providence Health Plan. She manages the Government Affairs team for PHP health plans in Oregon and Washington. She is the current Treasurer for the Oregon State Bar Health Law Section. She brings over 20 years of government relations experience in Oregon. Her focus for this committee is aiming to find new ways to provide access and affordability to quality health care for all Oregon consumers. She earned her law degree from Willamette University College of Law.

Ryan Chieffo is the director of Government and Regulatory Affairs at The Standard. Ryan joined The Standard in 2016 as an attorney in the Legal and Compliance division. Before coming to The Standard, Ryan was an assistant director at the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation and an employee benefits attorney at Perkins Coie LLP. Ryan earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Siena College in New York and his Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C.

100 SW Sublimity Blvd, P.O. Box 219
Sublimity, OR 97385-0219
Phone: 503-769-3919, Office
Email: ericc@sublimityins.com​

Eric is a 32 year insurance industry professional processing a prior regulatory background. He has lead and managed numerous teams throughout his career, with a major focus on Oregon for the vast majority of his time. He is currently the Vice President of Operations for Sublimity Insurance Company in Sublimity Oregon.

Phone: 503-412-4053
Email: dave.nesselercass@modahealth.com​

Dave Nesseler-Cass is Chief Compliance Officer and Director of Regulatory Affairs at Moda Health and Delta Dental of Oregon and Alaska. Dave oversees the compliance program for all lines of business including commercial, Medicare and Medicaid medical and dental plans. He is also responsible for maintaining strong relationships with regulators and advocates on the company’s behalf regarding regulatory policy issues. He currently serves on the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services Insurance Advisory Committee and has served on various other regulatory workgroups. Dave holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Creative Writing from the University of Illinois and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Portland State University. He is also a volunteer board member for the American Cancer Society’s Oregon and Southwest Washington Area. Dave has worked on health insurance compliance and regulatory issues since 2005.

​Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Oregon Mutual
Phone: 503-883-1402
james.workinger@ormutual.com

James Workinger is the Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Oregon Mutual. Founded two centuries ago in the beautiful Willamette Valley on the principle of neighbors helping neighbors, Oregon Mutual proudly continues its tradition of service to members as the West’s oldest mutual property and casualty insurer.