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PHOENIX, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- In the intricate business of military health care, TriWest Healthcare Alliance sought direct input from its customers from its inception nearly 11 years ago with a set of locally-based customer advisory boards in key communities across its service area.

Five years ago, it added to that focus with the creation of a 15-member Executive Advisory Board (EAB) comprised of senior retired military officers, non-commissioned officers and military family members who provide guidance to TriWest leadership as the company delivers on the promise of the military's health care program, TRICARE, to provide the highest quality of care and customer service.

Current EAB Members:

-- Chairman RADM H. James T. Sears, M.D., USN (Ret.)

-- Co-Vice Chairman Maj Gen James 'Jerry' Sanders, M.D., USAF (Ret.)

-- Co-Vice Chairman LTG Ronald Blanck, D.O., USA (Ret.)

-- MG Nancy Adams, USA (Ret.)

-- Maj Gen George Anderson, M.D., USAF (Ret.)

-- Marcia Bonifas, MPA, retired TRICARE Management Activity Deputy

Director

-- Maj Gen Fred Fiedler, USAF (Ret.)

-- BG James Hastings, M.D., USA (Ret.)

-- Maj Gen. James McMonagle, USMC (Ret.)

-- Mary Jo Myers, board member, National Military Family Association,

Fisher House Foundation

-- Joyce Wessel Raezer, Chief Operating Officer, National Military Family

Association

-- RADM Richard 'Dick' Ridenour, M.D., USN (Ret.)

-- RADM Frederic Sanford, M.D., USN (Ret.)

-- SCPO Robert Washington, USN (Ret.)

"Wanting to stay close to what the customer needs, as well as receiving their input on ideas to improve our focus and delivery of service, meant developing platforms for a transparent dialogue with them. The EAB serves this purpose," said David McIntyre, TriWest's president and chief executive officer. "And, they have never disappointed us in bringing their valuable insight to our work on behalf of t
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